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Chris Jackson in Marseilles
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Well done Chris! I know from personal experience just how frustrating that can be but nevertheless, still a great sequence of shots there. Thanks for letting us know the outcome ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Fantastic images even though it caught out - I reckon it waited until you were sleeping
Still a miraculous looking butterfly
Have a goodun and stay safe
Wurzel
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Have a goodun and stay safe
Wurzel
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Sublime stuff, Chris.
I'd be happy just to see an adult of this species, let alone follow the emergence from pupation.
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I'd be happy just to see an adult of this species, let alone follow the emergence from pupation.
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Thanks Pauline, Wurzel and David.
Still on the topic of the Two-tailed Pasha, here is a bit more.
Whereas the overwintering stages of the TTP tend to spread the life cycle out, the summer brood is different.
In the space of 5 days or more the egg stage plays out:
May 23rd. Egg completely yellow = laid less than 24 hours previous. May 24th. Egg with dark crown. May 28th at 10 am: May 28th at 5 pm. The cat eating its egg shell. May 29th Chris
Still on the topic of the Two-tailed Pasha, here is a bit more.
Whereas the overwintering stages of the TTP tend to spread the life cycle out, the summer brood is different.
In the space of 5 days or more the egg stage plays out:
May 23rd. Egg completely yellow = laid less than 24 hours previous. May 24th. Egg with dark crown. May 28th at 10 am: May 28th at 5 pm. The cat eating its egg shell. May 29th Chris
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Re: Chris Jackson in Marseilles
More great images Chris with interesting details to accompany. Having just spent 50+ hours (on and off) watching the antics of my Dukes I could do with seeing something evolving a bit quicker
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Crickey Chris they're weird looking little things - they remind of the monsters from the Tremors movie
Have a goodun and stay safe
Wurzel
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Wurzel
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Amazing how quickly the larva emerges from the date the ovum was laid (it's not exactly the smallest larva either!)
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Hi Pauline, Wurzel and David. Thanks for your comments. Much appreciated.
Here is a short sequence of Essex Skipper photos from the south of France.
They are much less common down here than Lulworth Skippers. I made the most of overcast conditions to get a decent set.
Hope I've got the ID right. The diffused black wing borders in these photos appear more distinctive than in Pete's book.
Chris
Here is a short sequence of Essex Skipper photos from the south of France.
They are much less common down here than Lulworth Skippers. I made the most of overcast conditions to get a decent set.
Hope I've got the ID right. The diffused black wing borders in these photos appear more distinctive than in Pete's book.
Chris
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I find Essex Skippers to be more dusky in the south of France than in the UK, Chris. I guess they'll be emerging over here any day now.
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Thanks David.
After umpteen attempts to capture Swallowtail pupation, and having missed it by a matter of minutes each time through distraction, here it is.
To avoid boredom, I have condensed my sequence here down to one image in five.
This is a European Swallowtail, end of third voltin, so the pupa will over-winter.
The essential part of the sequence lasts less than 10 minutes.
03 October. Chris
After umpteen attempts to capture Swallowtail pupation, and having missed it by a matter of minutes each time through distraction, here it is.
To avoid boredom, I have condensed my sequence here down to one image in five.
This is a European Swallowtail, end of third voltin, so the pupa will over-winter.
The essential part of the sequence lasts less than 10 minutes.
03 October. Chris
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You nailed it this time, Chris. Well done. That's a phenomenal sequence. ![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
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