Flight identification resources

[David Lazarus]

Are there any resources or information/videos for identifying UK butterflies in flight?

[Vince Massimo]

Hi David, I'm sorry to say that there is no database, article or photo album on this website at present which is dedicated to identifying butterflies in flight. It's a tricky subject generally and I can't think of an easy way of depicting or describing that sort of information. We do have a "Flying this Week" resource: https://ukbutterflies.co.uk/flighttimes_this_week.php which would help in narrowing down possible candidates for a mystery sighting and there is also a species listing for selected sites in Britain and Ireland: https://ukbutterflies.co.uk/sites_squar ... pecies=All which could be used to narrow down possible species that may be encountered in those areas. With me, in-flight identification has gradually developed with experience and particularly through transect-walking over many years. It also helps to have good books which describe flight characteristics and behaviours of different species.

Hope this helps,
Vince