Hi all,
I said the other day that I'd noticed a lot of variation in the colour of Comma's since I've been in Somerset. Look what I found today.....
I couldn't see anything like it on the Cockayne database on the NHM website, any ideas?
Also, I think this dark individual is ab. neole?
While this one really looks like Hutchinson's to me. Has anyone seen Hutchinson's outside of June and July?
Normal Comma for comparison:
Cheers
Lee
Comma aberrations
- Lee Hurrell
- Stock Contributor
- Posts: 2423
- Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 7:33 pm
- Location: Hampshire
Comma aberrations
Last edited by Lee Hurrell on Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:58 pm, edited 2 times in total.
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.
Re: Comma abberations
Hi Lee,
The butterfly in the first images is very interesting, maybe ab. castanea I shall get back to you on that one...
The second one, neole is a good call...
Interestingly I have had several f. hutchinsoni in the garden over the past week. If the weather holds they should lay...
Felix.
The butterfly in the first images is very interesting, maybe ab. castanea I shall get back to you on that one...
The second one, neole is a good call...
Interestingly I have had several f. hutchinsoni in the garden over the past week. If the weather holds they should lay...
Felix.
- Lee Hurrell
- Stock Contributor
- Posts: 2423
- Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 7:33 pm
- Location: Hampshire
Re: Comma aberrations
Many thanks Felix. Be really interested to know about the first one.Felix wrote:Hi Lee,
The butterfly in the first images is very interesting, maybe ab. castanea I shall get back to you on that one...
The second one, neole is a good call...
Interestingly I have had several f. hutchinsoni in the garden over the past week. If the weather holds they should lay...
Felix.
Cheers
Lee
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.
- Lee Hurrell
- Stock Contributor
- Posts: 2423
- Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 7:33 pm
- Location: Hampshire
Re: Comma abberations
Hi Felix,Felix wrote:The butterfly in the first images is very interesting, maybe ab. castanea I shall get back to you on that one...
I know you'll be a busy man with your new role, but did you have any joy with the Comma ab?
Thanks,
Lee
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.
Re: Comma aberrations
My sincere apologies Lee H, I was just trolling through the sightings for this year and discovered that I never replied to your request!
Your (very nice) photographs are of the Comma ab. obscura, first described in 1916 as having 'broad, dark marginal bands on both fore and hind wings, without the yellowish marginal spots'. This description fits your comma to a tee.
Lee, please could we use it on the Species Pages? if you could dump the images into the Species Specific Albums I would be grateful.
With kind regards,
Felix.
![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
Your (very nice) photographs are of the Comma ab. obscura, first described in 1916 as having 'broad, dark marginal bands on both fore and hind wings, without the yellowish marginal spots'. This description fits your comma to a tee.
Lee, please could we use it on the Species Pages? if you could dump the images into the Species Specific Albums I would be grateful.
With kind regards,
Felix.
- Lee Hurrell
- Stock Contributor
- Posts: 2423
- Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 7:33 pm
- Location: Hampshire
Re: Comma aberrations
No problem Felix, thank you for replying though
Of course, feel free to use them. I will post them into the album now.
EDIT - all done. Thanks again Felix!
Best regards
Lee
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Of course, feel free to use them. I will post them into the album now.
EDIT - all done. Thanks again Felix!
Best regards
Lee
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.
- Lee Hurrell
- Stock Contributor
- Posts: 2423
- Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 7:33 pm
- Location: Hampshire
Re: Comma aberrations
I was just going though some photos from last year and came across another unusual looking Comma.
The yellow marks in the marginal areas have been separated. This one was at Bernwood Forest in July.
Felix, any ideas?
Thanks
Lee
The yellow marks in the marginal areas have been separated. This one was at Bernwood Forest in July.
Felix, any ideas?
Thanks
Lee
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.