Dear all:

Thanks very much.

I had hoped the second one might be a Small Blue; I wasn't at all convinced though!

Once again, many thanks….

Thanks for noticing this &c. …..

I do like the 'Mint Moth' …..

You have some very impressive pictures &c.

Back down to the Erith Marshes today before it rained early-afternoon. Except that it didn't rain at all! The usual characters were present including the first Comma Butterfly I had seen there for a few weeks: commaerith9june2014.jpg I noticed a very faded Peacock Butterfly; however I spotted a coup...

Dear Wurzel: Thanks. I'm relaxed with the Brown Argus (this and other characters). However, I was 'hoping' rather than 'thinking' that the other Butterfly was a Small Blue Butterfly; not really the right way to look at it. I think that I shall continue to seek my first Small Blue Butterfly. Kind reg...

Mike: Thanks; I'm coming to terms with the 'Large' Skipper now.

Kind regards ~ Mike …...

We decided to venture further afield today (Sunday 8 June); and made our way down the A2/M2 to the Queendown Warren Nature Reserve. Not too easy a place to find. We saw a few Butterflies; and quite a few Dogs! Truth to tell, we didn't see too many Butterflies but we managed to spot a Green Hairstrea...

Gentlemen: many thanks for the kind words of encouragement.

We visited Queendown Warren in Kent today. Thankfully I was driven; not an easy place to find from the M2 (for me at least). I have two pictures; not wonderful I know but I hope they will be helpful. I think this might be a Brown Argus; it seems too dark a brown for a Common Blue Butterfly? brownarg...

If I have gotten this right, this will be a Diary of my Butterfly watching activities. Having spent approaching four years in search of Birds I feel I need a change. Most of my birding activities take place locally beside the (tidal) Thames at Crossness and on the nearby Erith Marshes (formerly NW K...

Thanks very much.

I'm frankly reluctant to suggest it because my new acquaintance seemed so small. However; is this a Large Skipper please? I asked a similar question on 23 May and there does seem to be some spotting on the darker parts at the edge of the wing (as mentioned in a kind reply to my earlier request). But...

Yippee! Thanks very much ….

I'm wondering if the critter (seen today on the Elmley NNR in Kent) in the attached picture might be a (slightly faded) Burnet Companion Moth please?

A million thanks in advance ~ Mike ….

Thanks; I'm sure you'll see one very soon …..

Dear Ayjay, Howdy; thanks. I feel a bit of a goof asking but starting out in this game (Butterflies, Moths &c.) I prefer to make a bit of a goof of myself by asking for clarification of the seemingly obvious rather than making automatic assumptions. That way, I can build my confidence. Thanks ve...

I would be ever so grateful for confirmation that this is a Painted Lady please?

She/he was seen earlier today on the Erith Marshes.

As always, a million thanks in advance ~ Mike …..

I saw this character earlier today on the Erith Marshes (the Crossness Nature Reserve).

I initially wondered if she/he might be a Bordered White Moth but she/he seems to be too furry?

Any help will as always be very much appreciated.

A million thanks in advance ~ MIke …..

Guy,

Thanks. I'm thinking it's a male Nemophora degeerella viz. the long antennae.

The second critter puts me in mind of a stealth fighter!

Mike ….

PS … thanks for the kind words of encouragement ...