Cracking Blues from a post back Dave 8) :mrgreen: I would agree with the Orchids for 1-5 (Pyramidal, Spot, Spot, Spot, Fragrant) but looking at the way the the florets are packed (they seem to be more spaced out in Fragrant?) and the shape of the lobes on 6 I reckon that could be another Pyramidal? ...

"the colours remind me of cake" I see what you mean, they look ready for icing Having missed out on Blackstreaks this year Id have been more than happy with that shot

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Cracking images Guy - things are looking a little better then 8) Is berisalii the one with the dumbbell marking? I spent a lot of time pouring over my images from Portugal when I went looking for said marking so that I could differentiate between Provencal and Heath...only to discover that Heaths ar...

Cracking set of Marshies maximus and nice and fresh too
"it was all dark clouds, but to the west I could see blue sky."I had the opposite yesterday when I was on my way back home from Warminster so all I saw was a single 'Murrf'

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Cheers Katrina :D Yep the Grizzlies have been a bit thin on the ground this year :? Cheers Trevor :D Next season I need to give you a guided tour of Martin Down :wink: :D Bentley 15-05-2024 Having missed the Bentley Pearls by a day or so I was anxious to get my annual fix of this species and so it t...

More cracking in flight Small Heaths Dave Interesting 'binocular' Heath as well But the butterfly I can still see when I close my eyes is that female Adonis - what a looker she was

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Cracking set of shots of the Heath Frits Trevor It's been a fair few years since I've seen them, in fact I've seen Provencal Frit more recently than Heaths so have a few more

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Cheers for the info on Lydlinch Maximus :D I don't know about the Marshies at Odstock - they're on lots of down land round and about and relatively near by but I still have my doubts as to their providence :? Cracking Adonis shots, they practically 'ping' out of the screen :D and are you sure that's...

Sad to read about the dearth of butterflies Guy :shock: :? It's been a bit more hit and miss over here but the main thing is the timings are off for a range of species - some early but most late, hopefully things will pick up for the later species :? That being said lovely set of Pearly Heath shots,...

No greasy ones there Ernie I bet that Small Heath watching form the sidelines was the one that started it - they're terrible for that

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Cracking Large Skipper shot Katrina I love it when they have that pose, it makes the fore wings seem smaller than they are

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Cheers Dave :D They are a charismatic butterfly; was it Matthew Oates who described them as 'sex maniacs'? :lol: Martin Down 11-05-2024 After a surprisingly short time I found myself out of the car and walking the paths at Martin Down. Despite the apparent ideal conditions it seemed very quiet on th...

Good to see the Sidbury shots Dave I think we made the most of what there was on offer You did better with the Small Copper than me

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Crickey Trevor that Holly Blue is something else

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Good to see someone else enjoying the butterfly karma from hospital visits Bugboy :D Mine this year have yielded Small Pearls and my first Greenstreaks :D Personally I think 'an day butterflying' should be the prescription for pretty much any ailment (that I suffer from) :wink: :lol: Have a goodun W...

Great Small Pearls Katrina The male and female Scarce Chasers are so different they could almost be different species

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That third Marshie is a right looker Maximus I've not been to Lydlinch is it close to Hazelbury Bryan/Alners Gorse? I feel like I should make a visit but there are so many closer sites (including one near Odstock hospital ) it doesn't get a look in

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That is a cracking looking Blue Neil almost the complete 'blue' palette on one butterfly

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I think it's a 5 spot, at least I count 5 spots and the paler colour could be because Its a little old and worn - they go a bit 'greasy' like Marshies

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