I think we've successfully established that the poor little chap has a most unenviable name!
Felix.
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- Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:36 am
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Something else to focus in on
- Replies: 20
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- Sat Feb 09, 2008 5:51 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Something else to focus in on
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1343
Re: Something else to focus in on
For what it's worth I second Steve's identification, and what beauties they are!
I can't wait until oil beetle time in this country, they're a proper sign of Spring for me.
Felix.
Ps: Another great pic Martin.
I can't wait until oil beetle time in this country, they're a proper sign of Spring for me.
Felix.
Ps: Another great pic Martin.
- Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:51 am
- Forum: Links
- Topic: Lepidoptera Breeders Association
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4847
Re: Lepidoptera Breeders Association
I too have been doing a little investigation into these guys and it turns out that they are a thoroughly reputable bunch with some worthy aims, and some pretty high profile projects on the go.
Felix.
Felix.
- Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:09 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Something else to focus in on
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1343
Re: Something else to focus in on
I was trying to be polite...!Oh, and 'scatophagid' is Greek for 'poo eater'.
Felix.
- Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:06 pm
- Forum: Links
- Topic: Lepidoptera Breeders Association
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4847
Re: Lepidoptera Breeders Association
Hmmmm. They also have a significant quantity of set specimens for sale too. One assumes they're the results of their breeding programmes! I noticed that they have Light and Dark Crimson underwing ova for sale too, the inference in the advert is that it's British stock. :? Also: The Swallowtail (P.m....
- Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:44 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Something else to focus in on
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1343
Re: Something else to focus in on
Hi Dave,
The fly is a Scatophagid, probably Scatophaga stercoraria. What a beauty.
Felix.
The fly is a Scatophagid, probably Scatophaga stercoraria. What a beauty.
Felix.
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:52 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Forum Upgrade
- Replies: 24
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Re: Forum Upgrade
Ooooh Ouch!!Hamearis wrote:Surely you use Mr Green when you realise that everyone else has a good camera, and you only have a Sony?
(Ducks)
Felix.
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:31 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Forum Upgrade
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Re: Forum Upgrade
Looking good Pete.
I'm not totally au fait with 'emoticons'. Under what circumstances does one use Mr Green ?
I wouldn't want to be misinterpreted!!
Regards,
Felix.
I'm not totally au fait with 'emoticons'. Under what circumstances does one use Mr Green ?
I wouldn't want to be misinterpreted!!
Regards,
Felix.
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:50 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Another one for Guy maybe...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1793
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:45 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Canon, Nikon or Sony ?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 5907
So, nominations for the most bullet-proof camera please.... I think that the Nikon FM2n has gone down in history as pretty much bullet proof (almost literally) - hence it's popularity with explorers and pioneers even to this day, although it hasn't been made for a few years now. It really will take...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:00 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Another one for Guy maybe...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1793
Well, melanism and cold do go together. Alpine forms are frequently much darker than their lowland cousins. Many non-genetic colour variants have also been produced by temperature experiments in the laboratory. Perhaps hiernalis is governed by some low temperature trigger? Of course! It would make ...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:56 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Another one for Guy maybe...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1793
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:27 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Another one for Guy maybe...
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- Views: 1793
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:05 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Another one for Guy maybe...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1793
Guy, Of course! and Martin's specimen is clearly old (or at least well weathered!) that would explain it. Mystery solved. Incidentally (and on a totally unrelated note), if you're interested in interspecific hybridization in European butterflies take a look at this paper - it's very interesting inde...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:34 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Another one for Guy maybe...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1793
Hmm. yes yes. I've done a little research and the characteristic of ab hiemalis is the occlusion of the blue markings on the hind wind inner margin with black scales, together with heavier black scaling in the more usual areas. Those yellow eye spots are something else though. So I suppose that one ...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:28 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Another one for Guy maybe...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1793
Nice photo's Martin, and a very lucky find. At first I thought ab. hiemalis but there is a key feature on your specimen which is the yellow 'eyes' on the hind wings, rather than the usual orange/red. This is an additional aberration that one wouldn't expect with 'pure' hiemalis . It's plausible that...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:46 am
- Forum: Conservation
- Topic: Stop the New Town in Hampshire!!!
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5807
That's an excellently crafted letter Guy - succinct and to the point. Let us hope that the correspondence editor sees fit to publish it. Many thanks to you and to Pete for pulling it together. George: Surely weight of public opinion could eventually change or influence the way that the government th...
- Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:11 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Things other than photography...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 945
- Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:36 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Canon, Nikon or Sony ?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 5907
- Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:31 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Things other than photography...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 945