Did you watch a female SSS ovipositing or search in a suitable 'rabbit-hole' site? It took me 15 mins to find a suitable site at Aston Rownant (from Jeremy Thomas's description), and there were three eggs within a sq. ft.

Tony M.

Thank you very much, guys. I'm really in awe of such expertise.

I did start early ( about age 7) but unfortunately missed most of the next 60 years

Carpe diem...

Tony M.

The following pix were taken recently in Austria - all between 1000 and 2000 m. I wondered if the first might be meolans , but otherwise have no idea. On current form they're probably all manto ! I would be grateful for any help or suggestions. 6-E meolans 2.jpg 4-Mystery Ringlet 7.jpg 3-Mystery Rin...

Thanks, Roger (ARRrrrrgggh!),

One out of two, anyway...

T.

One which I forgot from avant le deluge was a Large Wall Brown, the only one I saw all week: 1-Large Wall Brown 1.jpg On Wednesday I was up at the Sommerbergalm, the first stage of the Hintertux cable-car(2100m), by 11.30. The sky had clouded over and it was quite chilly. I wandered around for an ho...

Frit heaven, indeed...

Tony M.

The Penkenbahn disappearing ;into the mist: 1-Weather.jpg The day was enlivened by this little visitor: 2-Visitor.jpg The rain gave over for an hour and I used my free Penkenbahn trip. An early Alpenrose: 1-DSC09443_edited-1.jpg A neat little wasp: 3-Wasp.jpg And the biggest hoverfly I've ever seen....

Thank you all so much for the input . There were good numbers of what I thought might be manto around. They drop into the undergrowth at the least provocation. Is this one? :
Tony M.

Just back from a short 'Alps fix' in Mayrhofen,where I saw not one piece of litter during my stay – what a pleasant change after fast-food Britain. It is a beautiful area with acres of flowery meadows, but unfortunately, almost all are seeded and cordoned off, so that access to good butterfly areas ...

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/scien ... t-species/

I thought this interesting, and worth a read.

Tony M.

Is not the hw angle is too obtuse for graeca?

Tony M.

Great post, Mark,

Love the 'hairstreak', but was most fascinated by the 'Wall' - quite different from our version . Look forward to the rest.

Tony M.

David,

Thankee, kindly zur!

T.

ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

There days, intimations of mortality appear with increasing and alarming frequency; have to make the most of what time is left .

Tony M.

I'm going to Mayrhofen for a week from Saturday next. Does anyone have any info on the area and what I might find? Are there any good areas for Apollo? Any help will be gratefully received .

Tony M.

Wow!!

Tony M.

Sorry, Guys,

Looks like wishful thinking on my part . Current thinking is that it is an unhatched Brown Hairstreak egg from last year. Any thoughts, anyone?

Tony M.

After several years of unsuccessful searching, I finally found a Black Hairstreak egg yesterday . Tony M.

Thanks, Pauline, for your approbation .

We have to be careful not to turn UKB into Dave and Tone's Laugh-in. (For those old enough to remember Rowan and Martin!).

Tony M.

Just back from a few days on Ischia, one of the unsung jewels of the Mediterranean. Flowers everywhere, but despite several treks into the hills, surprisingly few butterfly species :( . The commonest by far was Wall Brown, with dozens being seen in many places. It reminded me of my childhood when WB...