Thanks Shirley,

Just watched the film, very enjoyable, it made me long for spring and it left me smiling.

Keith

If you have enough beers you’ll see Red Admiral’s everywhere, I do!! Cheers and bottoms-up or should that be Butts-up!!!

Firstly, I would like to congratulate xmilehigh for such a stunning winning shot and although it didn’t receive one of my three votes it was high on my shot list. The quality of the pictures from so many of the entrants in this competition is simply breathtaking. Well done everyone, you all get my v...

Hi all, Just to lower the tone a bit, I thought I would post a mug-shot of me wearing my badge of office. The picture is entitled “Beauty and the beast”. One vote per member only please, on which one is the beauty. ( Votes so far for Keith 000 ) ( Votes so far for Swallowtail 999 ) http://i368.photo...

Cotswold Cockney, You asked in response to, Some how I don’t think it likely that he is breading and releasing butterflies and just keeping a few extra’s to sell in order to fund the project. saying, Why do you say that? There are some very resourceful breeders worldwide. The reason why I doubt this...

OK Neil and Guy and All

The majority rules, It’s a Common.
Should I chose a pair of glasses, start reading all the literature again or chose my own blindfold before standing against a wall?

Keith.

Guy, As I said, One can seldom be one hundred percent positive with some of the more tricky identifications of what are visually very similar species I think you are equally as likely to be correct with striolatum and your reasoning is also sound. It’s a shame there is not a picture of the dorsal su...

Hi Deano, I Thought I would post these two pictures of Sympetrum striolatum - Common Darter taken 14th September for you to compare against your photo. They clearly show the yellow stripes down the legs. As you can see they are a very distinct feature of this species. Also as can be seen they do not...

Hi Deano, One can seldom be one hundred percent positive with some of the more tricky identifications of what are visually very similar species but for my money I would say your pictures are of an immature male Sympetrum sanguineum - Ruddy Darter mainly because of the “wasted” apearance of the abdom...

Well having read the responses made to this question “Can butterflies hear” posed by Emily and responded to by Guy, Eccles, Dave McCormick, and Cotswold Cockney it would seem the one thing I was completely right about was when I said as this site seems to me to be as much about educating any of us w...

Very nice photos as always Emily. This is a very interesting topic that poses the question what senses do butterflies have? If anything written below is incorrect, these comments are only what I have come to believe and are not intended as to be quoted as scientific fact. Please put me right anywher...

Today I went on “ebay” in the hope of finding a charity pin badge of a Camberwell Beauty for the “Bedra” Charity, that I had once seen, just to add to my newly started collection of butterfly memorabilia – Stamps, Tea Cards etc. I typed in a search for Camberwell beauty and was horrified when I foun...

Thanks Dave,

As everyone seen to agree, that settles it, White Ermine it is.

Thanks everyone, Keith.

Thanks Chris, With your suggestion and Pete’s I have done a quick google search for “White Ermine caterpillar” and found this link, which would suggest you are right. http://www.habitas.org.uk/moths/larva.asp?item=6146 Apart from a slight colour variation in the dorsal stripe, which could be due to ...

Thanks Pete,
Looking at the Knot Grass moth caterpillar I think you are very likely right.
Many thanks
Keith.

Hi Everyone, Can any one help me to confirm the identity’s of these three caterpillars Please? The White one with Black and Yellow spots I think might be a Mullein Moth - Pictured June 18th The Black one with the red dorsal line I think may be a type of Ermine Moth – Pictured August 14th The one wit...

Soon it will no longer be “in England’s green and pleasant land” Instead it will be "England a large housing estate which is on the outskirts of Europe". I say stop letting people in and there will be housing enough for all And no need to touch any of our precious greenbelt land My name is...

Holly Blue - Refuelling in my garden, 23 July 08 Chelsfield Kent. Canon G9 camera.