Really pleased to see you struck Irish gold
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I particularly like the close-ups of the eggs (must get my macro lens out) and the shots of baynesi.
Enjoy your next trip.
Kindest regards. Mark
Thanks Guy - much appreciated! The baynesi moniker has been bugging me because, like you, the photos I took didn't seem that different from other Dingies I've seen, and I've not had a chance myself to do any "deep" analysis ... so really appreciate your observations here!padfield wrote:I've been studying your baynesi, because it struck me at first that this bright grey/white was found on most fresh dingy skippers - and yet they did look different. When I compared the patterns it became apparent that a major difference is the submarginal, wavy, grey band, beyond the dark postdiscal band. In your baynesi, and especially in your second picture, that band is complete and well-developed, while in most dingies from elsewhere it is broken and poorly developed. I wonder if this is what makes baynesi look so exotic.
Thanks Mark!Mark Colvin wrote:Great work, Pete.
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I particularly like the close-ups of the eggs (must get my macro lens out) and the shots of baynesi.
Enjoy your next trip.
Kindest regards. Mark
Indeed! Tony's dedication, staying up until 5am, is quite admirable!Vince Massimo wrote:I was pleased to see that the little fella emerged at a civilised hour.
Small Tortoiseshells are reported to exhibit the same egglaying behaviour (Thomas/Lewington - page 185), but the reason for this is not explained.Pete Eeles wrote:
Why 3 females should all choose the same leaf given the area of the site and amount of larval foodplant available is beyond me, but I do intend to write this up for a journal, since it's not something I've come across before. Some theories are:
1. Pure coincidence.
2. The particular plant is in a favoured position for the site, and has a favoured leaf.
3. The females give off some chemical/pheremonal signal that attracts other females - perhaps giving the resulting (and larger) larval nest a better chance of survival (assuming, of course, that there is available larval foodplant).
Thanks Vince (and Mark!). I'll drop JT an email to see if there's a name for this phenomenon and gather the theories (if there are any!). Shall report back!Vince Massimo wrote:Small Tortoiseshells are reported to exhibit the same egglaying behaviour (Thomas/Lewington - page 185), but the reason for this is not explained.
Just to close the loop ... I asked Jeremy the following:Pete Eeles wrote:Vince Massimo wrote:I'll drop JT an email to see if there's a name for this phenomenon and gather the theories (if there are any!). Shall report back!