A little focus on Provencal Orange Tip

Hmmm.... Compo here....

just thought I'd put up a few pics of the Blues we saw during the week, many more pics to come I think from us all....
and apologies to the detestors of "butterflies on a stick".

... a bloke can take his top off to get a tan can't he .... but I did wonder how I had developed several more testicles .... now to find the tick remover

Thanks Guy... it was late there as well, hence they were trying to sleep!!

Now, from the same place.... malvae?. or more onopordi??.. 2 different beasts, no open wing opportunities

Great.... one of 10 new species for me.... more questions to follow in due course.... thanks Guy

dedicated to the cause......

The first of a number of ID confirmation requests - this one from a four field site in the SoF near Frejus..... is this onopordi? - calling Guy and Roger G. http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/ptkip/1104234613s1200f10i250.jpg http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/ptkip/1104234644s1200f10i250...

Susie... we don't agree you would spoil anything, but we do understand.
Two sorts of Festoon... more to come in due course
Here's a quiz... spot the raptor...

With Pete in mind from LOTSW1, I wish to tell Rogerdoge his is a b$^^$%d for getting such a stonking SWA photo and making it not worthwhile even looking at mine. :evil: :mrgreen: HA, but at least I have ballus :D sorry Rog. :lol: (edit) sorry Susie, it's a Southern White Admiral, and we ALL wish you...

Pic for today... s1/250 f9.0 i100

Lovely photos again Guy, a joy to see.

Yep, I see

so the next question is... does that matter , or are the scales defective... sorry genuine ignorance here of what scale defect constitutes. I may soon appear to be a pedant

you KNOW I didn't, don't you...

.. and the reason I posted it was 'cos I thought the blown up pic seemed to show scales

Yeah. I suppose scale defect most likely... that's why I was having second thoughts.... interesting tho' ent it

There is hope then

This was on my local moorland site today... initially I thought battered/ damaged... but I think the extra spots are scaled accordingly... anyone seen one like it. ?? http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/ptkip/4188s1100f9i1002.jpg http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/ptkip/4188s1100f9i100.jp...

First female OT in the garden today... further afield.... More GHs, in moderately good weather.. 12 seen and some photos.... s1/100 f9.0 i100 http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/ptkip/4162s1100f9i100.jpg http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/ptkip/4121s1100f9i100.jpg http://i223.photobucket....

Thanks Iain, you're too kind, maybe see you around Berwick area later in the year for some more practise