Not bad compensation for the bad weather Guy... can't wait to see your photos

Hi Roger.... wow... I can only add my agreement to what others have said. Stunning images. You evidently had a wonderful time!

Dave.... totally agreed.. what a variable lot... I saw manto this time round for the first ever, and there weren't two alike!!! Piers! I am truly delighted to receive your comment. :D Now all you need to do is give me a clue what homeosis is. :oops: :roll: I hate being ignorant. The new species bit ...

My son Andrew took this photo and noticed some extra spotting... anyone recognize it as a known occurrence, - close up to point to bit we mean.. feedback appreciated sometime.

This was to be our last day. It was a risk to decide to go chasing Phengaris species, as I had maps covering the start and end of the journey, but not the middle bit!.. A friend, :wink: chanced in on the way, kindly supplied the missing link, actually more straightforward than I remembered. Sadly he...

After much identifying and agonizing, I am left with uncertainty about this little lot. Again I know it can be impossible from the available info, but any help appreciated as ever... 1 IMG_9040 110630 Col de Joux Planes 9040.JPG 2 IMG_9271 110702 Plateau des Saix.JPG IMG_9566 110702 Plateau des Saix...

Looks like Escher's to me.

I'll go with that!... thanks, as ever.

Certainly did, only your company ( impossible I know) could have made it better... as others on this site can now appreciate. Well, here are the Fritillaries from our penultimate day... IMG_0922.JPG IMG_1012.JPG IMG_1033.JPG IMG_0866.JPG IMG_0910.JPG IMG_1043.JPG and after some searching, and more w...

Guy... you have no idea how much I was hoping you would say that.. I doubted it 'cos we were at the other site with the Cynthia's.

Skippers were likewise fast and furious, but up at 2500m, this large one I think may be cacaliae, another first.. IMG_0890.JPG and Silver Spotted Skippers were among the most common.. IMG_0951.JPG At a similar height, I finally found an obedient Peak White, and only probably LOTSW1 know what that me...

Day 9 continued... We saw one Small Apollo, which seemed dozy whilst I over-exposed all my photos, the as I nonchalantly adjusted things and prepared to do it right, the Apollo flitted lazily off over the cliff, never to return... so here is my attempt to rescue a blown immage... the only time I hav...

Thanks again Guy, I'm losing my touch.. just hadn't seen the males around, but your arguement is sound as usual.. changing it now... it was a beauty!!!

Day 9 continued. There were other Blues around to savour.. immediately out of the car, Eros was making it's pale and beautiful presence felt.. IMG_0724.JPG IMG_0733.JPG This female tityrus (edit) hippothoe must have been very fresh.. IMG_0758.JPG Idas was ever present, and probably as plentiful as m...

Day 9 A trip to a further high venue, at a different mountain pass. This time quite a long uphill trek was necessary, after setting off at 2200m, again in wonderful alpine weather. An early start meant we could make the most of butterflies rousing and nectaring before their most active daily routine...

Thanks Guy, epiphron they are! As ever, much appreciate you keeping me right, I tend to come up with some maverick ID's on occasions

Day 8 Another day to savour.. Quite a long trip to a high Swiss mountain pass to search out some special species at 2000m to 2250m. It was very sunny to start with, but the cloud built up until it deposited plenty of rain as we beat a retreat in the mid afternoon. Bodily but not spiritually dampened...

Hi Lee... you could well be right.... I've been caught out like that before with lightly marked napi... but it was a big b****r!! - I'll look at it more closely.... thanks

Hi David.... my guess would be the first erebia butterfly is meolans, Piedmont, with that little apical spot deflected laterally, second looks like two different butterflies to me.. medusa, Woodland, and another Piedmont... but I'm not sure. The third one looks like medusa or oeme, bright eyed, depe...

Day 7 - Another short morning walk down the river valley through waste ground and woodland yielded a few more species, although the hope of a fresh Short-tailed Blue never materialized.. IMG_0069.JPG IMG_0075.JPG IMG_0078.JPG IMG_0083.JPG IMG_0094.JPG IMG_0116.JPG At the end of the day we travelled ...