Arnside Fritillaries

Oy · Post by Oy » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:04 pm

Very windy on Arnside Knott today!

What are these?

Post by **Pete Eeles** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:39 pm

1. Dark Green Fritillary.

2. High Brown Fritillary.

3. Dark Green Fritillary.

This is based on the upperwing spot, as shown here:

Cheers,

- Pete

Oy · Post by Oy » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:41 pm

Thanks Pete

richard · Post by **richard** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:37 pm

Pete,

Thanks for pointing me to your site.

You reply above "This is based on the upperwing spot, as shown here: "

but I can't see anything there! Any idea why?

Thanks

Richard

Post by **Pete Eeles** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:44 pm

Hi Richard,

The "as shown here:" is followed by an image that is actually on another website - which may have been unavailable at the time. So if you try again it might work!

The thumbnail (which is hyperlinked) resides at

http://upload4.postimage.org/670116/comparison.jpg

and the full image is at

http://upload4.postimage.org/670116/photo_hosting.html

Cheers,

- Pete

richard · Post by **richard** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:57 pm

Thanks Pete, I can see the images now.

How reliable is this? I was photographing 4 frits following each other around this morning. I thought they were all HBFs. I definitely saw the underside of one - it was a HBF without doubt so i though they were all HBFs. However, my pics show at least 1 with a small spot and at least 1 a with large spot. I didn't check them all underneath - perhaps there was both HBFs and DGFs together?

Richard

Post by **Pete Eeles** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:03 pm

Hi Richard,

DGF and HBF fly together at Arnside, which is why a) this makes things more difficult and b) distinguishing between the two is a very relevant question to ask!

I'd say that Dark Green definitely outweigh High Brown at Arnside, although the relative proportion varies. The Dark Green appear slightly earlier.

Cheers,

- Pete

richard · Post by **richard** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:08 pm

Thanks

The ones I saw today were at Gait Barrows.

I attach a HBF I took at Arnside approx 3 weeks ago - seems to have a 'large' spot to me

Richard

Post by **Pete Eeles** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:24 pm

Hi Richard,

I believe this *is* High Brown, but this isn't because of the size of any spot. It's because the 3rd spot is indented, as shown in the figure in a previous post. Hope this helps!

Cheers,

- Pete

richard · Post by **richard** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:33 pm

Yep - I see what you mean.

Thanks.

Richard

e.garnett · Post by **e.garnett** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:55 am

hi pete

when you say the third spot is indented i guess you meen set further back and not aligned with the first larger two if so ive seen the light amazing i just thought it was the size if the spot or its absence

best

eric

Post by **Pete Eeles** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:25 am

That's it!

Cheers,

- Pete