Guy
Thanks for the reply. I can now tick off another from my life list.
You've got to love a taxonomist!
Bob
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- Thu Aug 22, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Brown Argus query
- Replies: 2
- Views: 140
- Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:19 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Euro 2024 Grande Finale
- Replies: 11
- Views: 306
Re: Euro 2024 Grande Finale
Pete
What a fantastic week!
Here are my best efforts.
Bob
What a fantastic week!
Here are my best efforts.
Bob
- Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Brown Argus query
- Replies: 2
- Views: 140
Brown Argus query
Hi Both of these photos were taken on 9th August at Lac des Gloriettes in the French Pyrenees. Argus A.JPG I think this is A.cramera as it is well marked with rounded wingtips. The image in T&L looks right. Argus C.JPG This screams A. artaxerxes to me, but on checking Leraut I find that A. artax...
- Fri Jul 19, 2024 5:37 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Latest adventures in France
- Replies: 7
- Views: 476
Re: Latest adventures in France
The mythical Larche! Superb. Well done. I know how much that meant to you!
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Overall Favourite Butterfly Photo of 2023
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1672
Re: Overall Favourite Butterfly Photo of 2023
I do love a Sooty Copper. This one was photographed in a Nature reserve near Geneva on August 1st last year.
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:49 pm
- Forum: Swallowtail
- Topic: Swallowtail - Favourite Photo of 2023
- Replies: 14
- Views: 813
Re: Swallowtail - Favourite Photo of 2023
My best effort, taken in the Alps in July.
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:03 pm
- Forum: Brown Argus
- Topic: Brown Argus – Favourite Photo 2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3362
Re: Brown Argus – Favourite Photo 2023
A lovely mating pair taken in 'bear country' in the Rodopi mountains of northern Greece.
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:24 am
- Forum: Competitions
- Topic: Annual 2023 Competition
- Replies: 60
- Views: 78065
Re: Annual 2023 Competition
Here are 3 of my favorites.
Blue Argus and Grecian Copper from Greece, and Yellow Spotted Ringlet from France.
Blue Argus and Grecian Copper from Greece, and Yellow Spotted Ringlet from France.
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 3:32 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: A French Finale – July 2023
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1487
Re: A French Finale – July 2023
Regarding the Fritillary, It is the positioning of the underside light patches that look different to the other two. It also looks smaller.
Bob
Bob
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:26 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: A French Finale – July 2023
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1487
Re: A French Finale – July 2023
What a fantastic Maculinea fest. Where are we going next?
Can anyone help with the Fritillary on the left in the picture below.
Taken on the way down from the Col de Glandon. Looks like Grisons to me, but I may be wrong.
Thanks
Can anyone help with the Fritillary on the left in the picture below.
Taken on the way down from the Col de Glandon. Looks like Grisons to me, but I may be wrong.
Thanks
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 8:35 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: A Greek Meze: lifers, half-lifers, and near-misses in Macedonia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3624
Re: A Greek Meze: lifers, half-lifers, and near-misses in Macedonia
The flora was amazing. My personal favourite was the Lizard Orchids.
I think the attached is Balkan Lizard Orchid Himatoglossom calcaratum subsp.jankae but may be wrong!
For such a striking plant, you could easily walk past without seeing them. They were over 2 feet tall and had no smell.
I think the attached is Balkan Lizard Orchid Himatoglossom calcaratum subsp.jankae but may be wrong!
For such a striking plant, you could easily walk past without seeing them. They were over 2 feet tall and had no smell.
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 8:21 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: A Greek Meze: lifers, half-lifers, and near-misses in Macedonia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3624
Re: A Greek Meze: lifers, half-lifers, and near-misses in Macedonia
My best efforts from an unforgettable fortnight
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:11 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: A Greek Meze: lifers, half-lifers, and near-misses in Macedonia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3624
Re: A Greek Meze: lifers, half-lifers, and near-misses in Macedonia
Pete
What a trip, so many memories!
Here's my Yellow Legged Tortoiseshell picture.
I only got the one. To be honest I didn't give it too much attention as I was looking for Clouded Apollo's at the time. Wish I had now.
What a trip, so many memories!
Here's my Yellow Legged Tortoiseshell picture.
I only got the one. To be honest I didn't give it too much attention as I was looking for Clouded Apollo's at the time. Wish I had now.
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:33 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Brown Hairstreak Chambers Wood
- Replies: 3
- Views: 466
Re: Brown Hairstreak Chambers Wood
The full story is available in "Butterflies of Lincolnshire - A modern History" by P Cawdell and P Smith
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:46 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: "Unauthorised" releases
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2127
Re: "Unauthorised" releases
Can I ask a couple of questions please.
Who decides what is an official release and what isn't, and who decides who is the official mouthpiece?
Just wondering!
Who decides what is an official release and what isn't, and who decides who is the official mouthpiece?
Just wondering!
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:21 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: Overall Favourite Butterfly Photo of 2022
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2559
Re: Overall Favourite Butterfly Photo of 2022
My favourite picture of the year.
Taken in a damp Cote-d'Or woodland ride in June this year.
Taken in a damp Cote-d'Or woodland ride in June this year.
- Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:20 pm
- Forum: Competitions
- Topic: Annual 2022 Competition
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27241
Re: Annual 2022 Competition
My favourite three. All taken in eastern France in June
- Mon Jun 27, 2022 2:34 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Ringlet aberration
- Replies: 1
- Views: 208
Ringlet aberration
Hi I was on a family walk near Appleby in Westmorland this weekend when I saw the aberrant Ringlet Ringlet pictured below. Sorry about the image quality, It was taken on my phone. Sods law says if you see something that special, you don't have your camera with you! Anyway, thought it was worth shari...
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:30 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Eastern France – A tale of triumph over adversity
- Replies: 12
- Views: 502
Re: Eastern France – A tale of triumph over adversity
Here are a few of my better efforts from an unbelievable week.
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:30 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: Eastern France – A tale of triumph over adversity
- Replies: 12
- Views: 502
Re: Eastern France – A tale of triumph over adversity
What a fantastic trip.
This is my best Bog Fritillary shot. I can still hear the farmer ranting away. I think its probably best we didn't understand him too well!
This is my best Bog Fritillary shot. I can still hear the farmer ranting away. I think its probably best we didn't understand him too well!