The last L. hippothoe or alciphron snapped on August 13th, 2009, on the meadow together with lots of Aricia agestis.

Thanks Guy. I already have some shots of Geranium Argus, but all with the backside of wings: 1. http://img4.rajce.idnes.cz/d0402/0/906/906306_4ecc9fa1fde4594c37d23da3a3e6ebb6/images/P7050193.JPG Aricia eumedon, July 07 2008, the Meadow Geranium grow in the side ditch 2. http://img5.rajce.idnes.cz/d0...

Thanks, I shell specify it as Cyaniris semiargus in my evidence.

BTW, I had found a male of Cyaniris semiargus on the same place before (on May 23 2009)


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Thanks, Pete and Guy! I have initially pondered on the female of Aricia eumedon (Geranium Argus) or Aricia artaxerxes (Mountain Argus). I have given thought to Polyommatus admetus (Anomalous Blue), too, but it would be a rarity. Cupido is excluded with regards to its size. Do you exclude Aricia (eum...

I have another photo of an undetermined lycenid from the same trip:

Can anybody accomplish the determination based on this picture?

traplican

Another usable site is here . Zygaena filipendulae is here and a photo of its larva here: http://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/8952.jpg But in this site the English names mismatched: Six-spot Burnet is named "Six-spot Blue" and the names of both Zygaena loti and Zygaena angelicae are assigned as &...

Thank you, Misha, it looks so. There is another photo of catepilar of some undetermined species (probably some burnet - Zygaena sp., most probably Zygaena filipendulae). Is it posible to determine it to the species? Here is the checklist of the Czech republic: http://img5.rajce.idnes.cz/d0506/2/2174...

I just have found a caterpillar and pupa between my photos now. Can anybody help me with identification, please? These photos were snapped on Jnune 21, 2001. The caterpillar eated the wild hop as foodplant. http://img5.rajce.idnes.cz/d0506/2/2174/2174972_5bed403f4be93395104213232e48561f/images/P0906...

JKT wrote:

traplican wrote:Ad 5.: Definitely Argynnis. Maybe High Brown or Niobe?

My vote is on A. aglaja.

And now mine, too!
http://www.guypadfield.com/darkgreenfritillary.html

Mikhail wrote:I agree with Pete except for no 2, which I'm pretty sure is Provençal Frit. You can see foxy red hairs on the palps, which rules out Heath Frit.

Misha

I have noted the palps.

Ad 5.: Definitely Argynnis. Maybe High Brown or Niobe?

Pete Eeles wrote:3, False Ilex Hairstreak.

Probably you're right.

I'm not an expert so I guess only:
1) Heath Fritillary.
2) Provençal Fritillary?
3) Sloe Hairstreak
4) Blue Spot Hairstreak
5) Pearl Bordered Fritillary

Traplican

I have bought Canon PowerShot SX10 IS this spring. It is a compact with 20x zoom (5.0 - 100 mm) objective with function SuperMacro (usable if some buttefly let you bring the camera near to itself because in this mode is the focal distance automatically set to 5.0 mm). Resolution 10 MPixels is import...

I had no idea that Maculinea lived in orchards, and as my wife wants to move south and live somewhere with an orchard one day... I have found one worn Maculinea teleius in a orchard (or orchard/meadow). Thi is the butterfly: http://img5.rajce.idnes.cz/d0501/2/2302/2302331_ea76042994a5e3d8f2a322d990...

There is a problem that conditions of agroenvironmental donations dictate two mowings in year in term inappropriate for endangered insects - excluding some localities in the White Carpathians where it has given birth to extinction of C. myrmidone on the Czech side of the border. These agri-environme...

Here is an interesting link to a summary of Monitoring Butterflies and Moths Protected under the European Community's Habitat Directive.

On Fig. 3 is probably Empria sp.

My shots are here: Shot #1, Shot #2, Shot #3, Shot #4, Shot #5, Shot #6, Shot #7.

a here are similar larvae of Empria sp. on http://lepo.it.da.ut.ee/~mprous/Zoa/allantinae.htm:
Empria alector, Empria longicornis, Empria basalis.

Thank you, Mikhail.

http://img1.rajce.idnes.cz/d4/2/2004/2004174_35391d44934589b4b8476ca72d8c20ee/images/P090515_0156.jpg Fig. 1 - On the mullein leaf at the sunny forest road border on May 15th 2009 http://img5.rajce.idnes.cz/d0503/2/2264/2264796_060e72f421a2d47a16eb8b1cf0c83996/images/P090712137.jpg Fig. 2 - in the ...

I have sent a report about this locality to the Czech Entomological Institute but first report about occurence was sent shortly after June 16th. The meadow has three parts separated by brooklets with bank protection stands. The upper part was cut when I visited it on June 16th and I had reported tha...