Hi again Grateful for expert opinions on the following - photographs I took in Bulgaria, close to Shabla Lake, in May. I've had a stab at identifying them from the book as follows, but they are all species I've encountered rarely or never before: top, 2nd & bottom - Knapweed Fritillary 3rd - Mar...

Thanks, Paul.

Anyone else got a view on whether the last picture is Oberthur's? It's not a bad shot of the upperwings at least.

Hi Having had some very helpful advice on Grizzled Skipper identification from this forum in the past, I thought I'd try my luck again. The attached were taken in Bulgaria (Rhodope Mountains) in May this year. Taking location and flight period into account, my starters for 10 are as follows (from th...

Hi Following some helpful responses to a request for assistance with identification of a photo of a skipper I took in Provence a couple of weeks ago (turned out to be Sage), I've got a couple more I'd appreciate some help with. The first isn't a great picture, I'm the first to admit. It was taken in...

OK, thanks for the tips on identification.

I've got another couple of skipper photographs I've taken in the last 2 or 3 years of which I'm not certain of. I'll dig them out in the next few days and seek your opinions on them.

Thanks to both. I'm interested in the Sage Skipper diagnosis. What is it about the photograph that makes you so sure of the identification? A few more details on location - it was on the GR97 path approx due north of the village of Merindol at the intersection of a couple of tracks in a beautiful ar...

Hi I'd be grateful for opinions on these 3. All were taken between Sept 10th and 14th this year in the Luberon area of Provence. The first I'm pretty sure is Baton Blue. I did vacillate over Chequered, but the timing looks wrong. It was tiny, certainly no larger than a Small Blue and was buzzing aro...

Thanks for your vote of confidence in my identification skills! - (and thanks incidentally for your website which I've referenced many times when trying to identify species I've seen on various holidays). Last photo attached. On the subject of the Marbled White, this particular individual was in the...

Thanks for the tip on moving to the overseas forum, I'll try re-posting there....

OK, I'll have to do this in 2 goes because of message size restrictions. I've put my own thoughts against each. We took a day out from a holiday on the Costa Dourada to drive up into the Prades hills, not far inland from Tarragona in mid July and all the photos were taken from a couple of random roa...

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I've got a few piccies from a recent trip to Spain that I've had a go at identifying, but wouldn't mind some opinions for the experts. Is this forum strictly UK only, or can I submit them here? If the former, any recommendations on where to go for help?

Thanks very much for this. This was my first visit to Africa and what struck me was that while birds and mammals seemed very happy and obliging to pose for photographs, the butterflies seemed a lot less willing to rest for a moment than at home. Also the number of Orange Tip lookalikes in the Masai ...

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