Hi Captainb,

Welcome to the forum ...

This is a Garden Tiger Moth, Arctia caja.

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2229

A nice find.

Kind regards. Mark

Hi Pete,

Great work

I particularly liked the video footage and think you did exceptionally well to capture the actual pairing ...

Will we recognise you after all that exercise

Speak soon ...

Kindest regards. Mark

Great work, Neil.

Undoubtedly the best images produced of this rare migrant ...

Kind regards. Mark

Hi Pauline, First you see it, then you don't! What happened to your last pic Mark? It appeared, then re-appeared with a different date - and now it's gone completely. Perhaps I just imagined it. No, you weren't seeing things. I did post it twice, having entered the wrong date the first time. I then ...

Hi Mike,

That's very kind of you, thank you, though I'm sure this is not true ...

MikeOxon wrote:As you know Mark, I came from the opposite direction, as a photo fan! Looking at your pics, I feel you have become much more expert at photography than I have at entomology

Thanks again.

Kindest regards. Mark

Hi Paul,

In order of appearance:

Common Blue (female).
Difficult, though I'd go for Essex (male).
Difficult again, but either Essex or Small (female).
Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio).
Brown Argus (male).
Adonis or Chalkhill (female).

It's not always easy from a photo.

Kind regards. Mark

Hi Patrolling,

Welcome to the forum.

This is the Jersey Tiger moth, Euplagia quadripunctaria.

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=862

A nice find ...

Kind regards. Mark

Hi Paul,

Welcome to the forum.

This is the small day and night flying moth, Pyrausta aurata.

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=965

Kind regards. Mark

Congratulations, Mark.

I think that's what you call a result ...

Kind regards. Mark

Hi red dog,

That's no Long-tailed Blue. What you have found is an equally as impressive Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli).

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species. ... =marshalli

Well done ...

Kind regards. Mark

Great work, Nick.

I particularly like the first shot of the Comma egg; great composition and clarity.

Undoubtedly the best I've seen ...

Kindest regards. Mark

Hi Debbie,

Debbie wrote:M brown - I think

This is a Small Heath; probably a male by the shape of the wings.

Kind regards. Mark

I'm not convinced this is a good idea.

There are plenty of websites and forums dedicated to fungi and would suggest that that such topics are best discussed in such areas. UKB is after all UK 'Butterflies' ...

http://www.abfg.org/
http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/

Sorry ...

Kind regards. Mark

It may be useful to point out that over the last couple of weeks there has been a steady trickle of Clouded Yellows, Colius croceus , appearing at Kithurst Hill; including a single Colias croceus croceus f. helice , which was seen and photographed by myself and Colin Knight after Colin's original di...

Nice work, Marc.

Definitely worth the effort

Hi Bill.

A difficult one as the most useful diagnostic feature, the antennae, are not clearly visible. For me this is an aged female Essex.

Kind regards. Mark

Hi Victoria.

Your 'butterfly' is a Jersey Tiger moth, Euplagia quadripunctaria.

A nice find ...

Kind regards. Mark

Hi Nick.

An unusual but very interesting composition. I like it ...

Good hunting.

Kindest regards. Mark

Nice work, Neil.

It's been some years since I last visited Arnside but I now feel a visit pending for 2014 ...

Keep up the good work

Kindest regards. Mark

Brilliant work

Keep it up ...

Kindest regards. Mark