You stated that the dead Tortoiseshell found on the Shetlands had no antennae. Look just above the thorax and you will see that both of them are still attached.
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All the best, Nick.
Hawk-eye !hideandseek wrote:Hi Jack,
You stated that the dead Tortoiseshell found on the Shetlands had no antennae. Look just above the thorax and you will see that both of them are still attached.![]()
All the best, Nick.
padfield wrote:It certainly appears to be a yellow-legged tortoiseshell (xanthomelas), which as Jack says is recorded from Finland and even a few places in Sweden.
It might just be stunned, or pining for the fjords...............Jack Harrison wrote:I can see the antennae now. But we do seem to agree that it is dead
Not according to the original post on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theaterJack Harrison wrote:I can see the antennae now. But we do seem to agree that it is dead.
Would one emerge this early in a place as cold as the Shetland Isles?padfield wrote:...so worth keeping an eye out in April.
They have been recorded in Moscow In April.David M wrote:Would one emerge this early in a place as cold as the Shetland Isles?padfield wrote:...so worth keeping an eye out in April.
If anything, the winters on Shetland would be TOO mild for their survival - certainly very damp unlike dryer cold Scandinavian winters. It has often been speculated that Camberwell Beauty is unsuited to our mild damp winters so hasn't become established. I presume Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell is similar.Would one emerge this early in a place as cold as the Shetland Isles?