Using "set" specimens on the species pages
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I've posted the pictures below before (I'm quite pleased with them), showing Berger's clouded yellow uppersides. But I do it again to make the point that when courting, the females of all three clouded yellow species expose their uppersides for sometimes quite long periods of time, and the males, hanging around the females, show some of their features too. Perhaps this is less pertinent in the UK, where mating couples are extremely rare; but who knows - this may become a commoner sight in the future.
I also have this fairly rubbish picture of a female clouded yellow upperside.
I think pictures like these (you are welcome to use them, Pete) might be useful, as it is not uncommon to watch butterflies fluttering around one's feet, and since videos of such events might reveal the uppersides too.
Guy
I also have this fairly rubbish picture of a female clouded yellow upperside.
I think pictures like these (you are welcome to use them, Pete) might be useful, as it is not uncommon to watch butterflies fluttering around one's feet, and since videos of such events might reveal the uppersides too.
Guy
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Had a thought. Maybe we don't need set specimins. If you do it the way "Butterflies of Europe" book as been made, then we don't need them, its better that case, especially for skippers which don't rest like other butterflies.
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Thanks Dave - yes, photos of living butterflies seems best. The alternative would be something like this (Berger's Clouded Yellow):
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...and please retain (or even expand?) the "similar species" feature which has comparitive photos with helpful arrows pointing to the relevant features
In the guides I use there are references in the text to some of these distinguishing features, but I find myself turning pages back and forth and, looking at the photos provided, I'm often pushed to see what the text is talking about
Thanks, Pete.
Bryan
In the guides I use there are references in the text to some of these distinguishing features, but I find myself turning pages back and forth and, looking at the photos provided, I'm often pushed to see what the text is talking about
Thanks, Pete.
Bryan
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OK - then I'll kick off with the Pieridae!! These are the minimum requirements for ID purposes, as I see it, already met in most cases on these pages. No harm in more than the minimum, though!
Large white: M ups, F ups, uns. Earlier and later broods not a major issue.
Small white: All 4 x 2 (for spring brood and summer brood).
Green-veined white: All 4 x 2 (ditto).
Orange tip: All 4.
Bath white: M ups, F ups, uns.
Black-veined white: Ups and uns.
Brimstone: M uns, F uns, but an ups (not so hard to extract from a video, or taken by chance) of male at least would be good as that is where the brilliant colour is.
Wood white: Essentially, you only need the uns but one does get glimpses of the ups in that pathetic flight, so something like this would be good:
Clouded yellow: M uns, F uns, helice uns. Ups shots would be a bonus, especially as it is the ups in flight which make clouded yellow so easy to identify. I notice you've got one of your own flight pics of a male clouded yellow on these pages, Pete. Nice!
I took this helice today - there doesn't seem to be one on the site:
You're welcome to the original.
Pale clouded yellow: M uns, F uns, but again, any ups shots would be welcome.
Berger's pale clouded yellow: As pale clouded.
Guy
Large white: M ups, F ups, uns. Earlier and later broods not a major issue.
Small white: All 4 x 2 (for spring brood and summer brood).
Green-veined white: All 4 x 2 (ditto).
Orange tip: All 4.
Bath white: M ups, F ups, uns.
Black-veined white: Ups and uns.
Brimstone: M uns, F uns, but an ups (not so hard to extract from a video, or taken by chance) of male at least would be good as that is where the brilliant colour is.
Wood white: Essentially, you only need the uns but one does get glimpses of the ups in that pathetic flight, so something like this would be good:
Clouded yellow: M uns, F uns, helice uns. Ups shots would be a bonus, especially as it is the ups in flight which make clouded yellow so easy to identify. I notice you've got one of your own flight pics of a male clouded yellow on these pages, Pete. Nice!
I took this helice today - there doesn't seem to be one on the site:
You're welcome to the original.
Pale clouded yellow: M uns, F uns, but again, any ups shots would be welcome.
Berger's pale clouded yellow: As pale clouded.
Guy
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Thanks for starting this off Guy. Although I think you need upperside of both male and female Black-veined White, since they are different (the female losing her scales).
Also - I suggest we deal with forms and subspecies once we've got the basics in place!
On that note - I've created a spreadsheet to allow things to be more-easily modified while we're working things out.
My "default" is to include "all 4" - male and female upperside and underside. Of course, some of these would be very very difficult to obtain - but I'm happy to leave a placeholder in case someone "gets lucky" This then means that the only items are not included are where the male and female are pretty much indistinguishable. The result is shown below - so which items should we *not* include? And thanks!
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Also - I suggest we deal with forms and subspecies once we've got the basics in place!
On that note - I've created a spreadsheet to allow things to be more-easily modified while we're working things out.
My "default" is to include "all 4" - male and female upperside and underside. Of course, some of these would be very very difficult to obtain - but I'm happy to leave a placeholder in case someone "gets lucky" This then means that the only items are not included are where the male and female are pretty much indistinguishable. The result is shown below - so which items should we *not* include? And thanks!
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Whats up Pete? None of your images you post work for me unless I copy and paste location to my browser.
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Thanks for fixing. Anyway, here is a couple of pics I used on my website to show species. One is the Small Tortoiseshell one:
Not the best analigy of what you want, but here is another one:
Here is the "Orange Sulphur" I scanned in from a book and added ID. Maybe somthing like this for clouded yellows?
Not the best analigy of what you want, but here is another one:
Here is the "Orange Sulphur" I scanned in from a book and added ID. Maybe somthing like this for clouded yellows?
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I was just going to say what Pete said, but he beat me to it!!
Be careful, Dave - some publishers would come down heavily on you for this sort of thing, even if you acknowledege your sources.
In addition, I like to think this site is a collaborative effort of its contributors (with Pete doing by far the greatest amount of work, of course!!) and that we can produce all that is needed between us, as an original exercise. I think we complement the text books and shouldn't draw on them for illustrations.
Guy
Be careful, Dave - some publishers would come down heavily on you for this sort of thing, even if you acknowledege your sources.
In addition, I like to think this site is a collaborative effort of its contributors (with Pete doing by far the greatest amount of work, of course!!) and that we can produce all that is needed between us, as an original exercise. I think we complement the text books and shouldn't draw on them for illustrations.
Guy
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Couldn't agree more - the community aspect of the UK Butterflies website is what really makes it special, in my opinion!padfield wrote:I like to think this site is a collaborative effort of its contributors and that we can produce all that is needed between us, as an original exercise. I think we complement the text books and shouldn't draw on them for illustrations.
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I will keep that in mind. Don't want to do anything illegal. Wanted to show "natural" alive shots in identification anyway. OK, here is a small heath. If you know if its a subspecies, let me know. If you want to use it, its fine:
I took this myself a couple of weeks ago. Does this help?
I took this myself a couple of weeks ago. Does this help?
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Just when you thought this thread was dead
OK - I've added another enhancement to provide ID of male upperside, male underside, female upperside and female underside. Not sure I like the "look" at the moment, but take a look at:
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species. ... Hairstreak
Just below the species "header" you'll see the 4 items. In some cases, a missing image! I'm currently looking at how I can show a larger image when you mouse over the thumbnail, rather than having to "click through".
To see a summary, visit:
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species_ ... tage=imago
Not a dead specimen in sight Now ... for all you contributors out there ... I need 2 things:
1. Photos that "fill the gaps" in terms of missing images. I have some of my own I can add - but please send me anything that might help (pete@ukbutterflies.co.uk).
2. Any corrections that need to be made (I had to guess at some of the photos!).
Feel free to reply to this post to help complete the set! Also - I realise that the thumbnails have no copyright against them. I hope this is OK with you contributors out there! I intend to retrospectively fix this at some point.
Right - onto the next enhancement ...
Cheers,
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OK - I've added another enhancement to provide ID of male upperside, male underside, female upperside and female underside. Not sure I like the "look" at the moment, but take a look at:
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species. ... Hairstreak
Just below the species "header" you'll see the 4 items. In some cases, a missing image! I'm currently looking at how I can show a larger image when you mouse over the thumbnail, rather than having to "click through".
To see a summary, visit:
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species_ ... tage=imago
Not a dead specimen in sight Now ... for all you contributors out there ... I need 2 things:
1. Photos that "fill the gaps" in terms of missing images. I have some of my own I can add - but please send me anything that might help (pete@ukbutterflies.co.uk).
2. Any corrections that need to be made (I had to guess at some of the photos!).
Feel free to reply to this post to help complete the set! Also - I realise that the thumbnails have no copyright against them. I hope this is OK with you contributors out there! I intend to retrospectively fix this at some point.
Right - onto the next enhancement ...
Cheers,
- Pete
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Hi JKT,
I've been pondering seasonal variations. Although the Map is the only UK species to be declared as an official "form", I think the same logic applies to different broods of Holly Blue, Small White, Green-veined White etc. too. Let me think about this - and thanks for the comment!
Yes - anything above 750 (max) x 750 (max) is fine, since this is what they get compressed to on this website. Pictures not from the UK are fine.
For everyone else - please take a look at JKT's website at:
http://www.jkt.1g.fi/Butterflies/Butterflies.htm
... now on the main links pages. An oversight on my part - shame on me Now fixed.
Cheers,
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I've been pondering seasonal variations. Although the Map is the only UK species to be declared as an official "form", I think the same logic applies to different broods of Holly Blue, Small White, Green-veined White etc. too. Let me think about this - and thanks for the comment!
Yes - anything above 750 (max) x 750 (max) is fine, since this is what they get compressed to on this website. Pictures not from the UK are fine.
For everyone else - please take a look at JKT's website at:
http://www.jkt.1g.fi/Butterflies/Butterflies.htm
... now on the main links pages. An oversight on my part - shame on me Now fixed.
Cheers,
- Pete