Superb shots as always, Neil - those open wing Brownies and the male Adonis in particular

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William

Hi Alistair, This is quite a notable creature (I'm very jealous!), it's a male Gypsy Moth... http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=6312 It was formerly resident in the UK, but became extinct around 1900. Fortunately they seem to be making a comeback and quite a few have popped up in different places thi...

I think you've been tricked, Pauline - your eggs are Common Blue eggs, laid on Bird's Foot Trefoil

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William

Hi Pauline, Excellent moth photos, now you've started, you'll never look back :wink: They are: Coxcomb Prominent September Thorn (August Thorn is very similar, but has white tibiae) Peppered Moth Lesser Swallow Prominent Catoptria pinella Swallow Prominent Nut Tree Tussock Flame Shoulder BWs, William

Thanks chaps, I was delighted to have the chance to examine the Brown Hairstreak up close, definitely one of our most exquisite butterflies :) Portland Having visited the legendary 'isle' of Portland before, and been amazed by the quantity of rare butterflies, and the place itself, I was delighted t...

Fascinating stuff Nomad, look forward to reading the rest

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William

Hi TM, Sounds a lot like a male Oak Eggar... http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=975 Whilst the picture is evidently of a large brown moth, in flight, with the sun shining through their wings, they do look orange. They're are amazingly active insects, flying strongly at great speed in the afternoon su...

Thanks Pete, I was pretty chuffed with the Meadow Brown egg, it's nice to think they all colour up in different ways - each one is unique :) Chris, Graylings and Green Hairstreaks are everywhere on the Quantocks - I would highly recommend it :) . If you fancy looking for Graylings, I'd park at Stapl...

Thanks Wurzel, Large Chequered Skippers are wonderful butterflies :) Catching Up Since returning from France, things have been fairy quiet butterfly-wise, what with the awful, windy weather. Nevertheless, I've managed to get out and about close to home, and things seem to be ticking over. Grayling a...

Cracking photos as ever, Pauline. The Blue looks like Silver - Studded, and the moth, a Dusky Sallow...

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=327

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William

Thanks, David, I was delighted to stumble across the Asian Fritillaries (more luck than judgement), though I'd swap one for a Glandon Blue :) . It would be nice to get the odd mugshot once in a while, Neil, and a big thank you for your kind comments, a huge compliment - hope the Fritillaries and Emp...

I'd go Mottled Umber for number 1.

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William

Superb Small Blue larvae, Pauline - it takes real skill to find older lycaenid larvae in the wild, and photograph them that well - brilliant

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William

Foreign Fling - Fritillaries Fritillaries are a family with an aura of rarity in the UK, I'm always excited to find Silver-Washed Fritillaries feeding in the hedgerows on the patch, and make special trips to see some of the others. It was exciting to see them in real abundance in the Alps, with 20 ...

Great shots from Fermyn, Neil - sounds like quite a place . That male Silver-Washed on the ride is particularly nice!

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William

Thank you guys for the kind words - the style of the photos was more out of necessity than any particular artistic disposition, I, like David and Guy, experienced the heatwave in the Alps, which meant things were difficult to approach for close ups, nevertheless, I was delighted with how some of the...

Superb White-Letters, James - particularly that third one, one of those species I've only ever seen from below unfortunately

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William

An amazing selection of species, David, and great photos and observations to boot- I thought my 91 was greedy - is there anything you didn't see

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William

Foreign Fling - Lycaenids From the 5th to the 11th of this month, I was lucky enough to spend a bit of time in the verdant Alpine meadows of the French Alps (with a little stop over in the Loire Valley). As ever when visiting this part of the world, I spent most of my time utterly lost for words, t...

Superb photos of the White-Letter Hairstreaks and Purple Emperors, I'm very envious. Interestingly, your first photo from July the 14th looks like a Large Tortoiseshell - a very notable sighting!

Elms are one of their foodplants...

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William