multiple species photo challenge

[David M]

Getting anything in shot next to a male Skipper is pretty good going!

[ChrisC]

i can do no more than 2 species and the only one i have outside the garden is the 2 blues from Durlston. but a good challenge for next year

[Ian Pratt]

This is entitled "Blues convention"!

[millerd]

I remember that one - hard to beat!

Here's another pair, including another Large Skipper within sight of something else...

Dave

[GOLDENORFE]

small skiper and a marbled

[Reddog]

Hi I have gone though my butterfly photos and come up with these shots of two or more species. Some of the photos are a bit blurred ( a combination of an old camera and butterflies moving to fast ) if you look hard you should see what I saw.

[Reverdin]

accustomed as I am to lower the tone of any gathering, I feel it is my duty to represent an image, albeit French, of butterflies at POO, since no-one else has represented the POO party.....

I could let you decide for yourselves which species are represented, but Damon, Eros and Chalkhill are there, with either icarus or aricia sp. not sure about that! -

PS...Hope the forthcoming rules don't ban POO

PPS.... I must point out it was not in fact my duty, but presumably scat of fox or Alpine cat thing

PPPS... sorry about the c**p photo quality

[Padfield]

Your standards are dropping, Rev.

Guy

[Ian Pratt]

See the following for Adonis blues on poo! Ian www.youtube.com/watch?v=37FPiv4vT0Q

[millerd]

If I must, I will once again post this offering. There is one interloper amongst the Chalkhill poo afficionados...

Dave

[Philzoid]

since no-one else has represented the POO party.....

PS...Hope the forthcoming rules don't ban POO

Certainly not. The Emperor in the opening post is fine dining on the brown stuff

[Reverdin]

sorry, missed that one.... ( usually never miss a pile of poo ) seems my observational skills are also dropping, thanks for the chuckle Guy

[Padfield]

While you lot are going through the motions, here's sweeter bait.

Two species caught here, scrumping fermenting apple. One is a British butterfly.



Guy

[David M]

That forewing visible in the lower right corner looks distinctly Hipparchia semele.

[Neil Freeman]

Another entry for the poo party.

Taken at Fermyn / Lady Wood. If I had been a bit quicker I would have caught a Red Admiral in there as well but he took off as I approached and didn't come back.

Purple Emperor and Comma

Cheers,

Neil F.

[Philzoid]

That forewing visible in the lower right corner looks distinctly Hipparchia semele.

I agree that looks like a grayling.
For the others my initial thought was large Wall brown, then Great Sooty Satyr and then Tree Grayling Don't know, just guessing really

Put me out of my misery Guy

[Padfield]

Sorry - no intention to cause misery!

Yes, David was right - that's a grayling. And the thronging masses it's rubbing shoulders with are tree graylings, as you guessed.

G

[Padfield]

This one's for the BBC:



(See: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5918&p=54002)

Guy

[David M]

This one's for the BBC:



Guy

LOL! Yes, had they contacted Guy Padfield prior to publication they'd have saved themselves significant embarrassment.

Perhaps you should offer your services on a consultancy basis, Guy.

[Susie]

This is definitely a challenge for next year. This was the best I could manage for this year, I think there are two species here. I could be wrong.