Butterflies in Corfu
- Charles Nicol
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Thanks for your kind remarks Denise, Bryan & Martin !!
I did indeed have a super holiday in kavos despite not going to any foam parties
I managed to cover quite a lot of ground on foot & local bus ( very efficient & reasonably priced ).
Fortunately Corfu has been spared the fires which have devasted so much of the mainland forest & wildlife
I was wondering if http://www.flickr.com/photos/captaincat ... 45735@N24/
is a skipper or a moth... any ideas ?
charles
I did indeed have a super holiday in kavos despite not going to any foam parties
I managed to cover quite a lot of ground on foot & local bus ( very efficient & reasonably priced ).
Fortunately Corfu has been spared the fires which have devasted so much of the mainland forest & wildlife
I was wondering if http://www.flickr.com/photos/captaincat ... 45735@N24/
is a skipper or a moth... any ideas ?
charles
Charles,Charles Nicol wrote:I was wondering if http://www.flickr.com/photos/captaincat ... 45735@N24/
is a skipper or a moth... any ideas ?
charles
I'm sure Guy will be along soon to make me look like a fool, but I'd say that was a Grizzled Skipper - Pyrgus malvae.
Martin.
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- Charles Nicol
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I have posted the video of pashas here:
http://www.blip.tv/file/354876/
the sound is slightly out of sync
hope you like !!
charles
http://www.blip.tv/file/354876/
the sound is slightly out of sync
hope you like !!
charles
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That is pritty cool, I never seen a pasha yet, but now I want to. Thanks for sharing
Cheers all,
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Hi Charles,
Very iunteresting thread as I am considering going to Corfu myslef this year (probably May/June) and would welcome some advice on locations for the swallowtails and pashas especially.
I visited there once before in about 2003 and stayed in Paleocastritsa. Mostly it was beach based with the g/f but we did do a couple of drives up into the mountains (On roads our Fiat Uno hire car was definitely not designed for but it survived!) and some a few butterflies. Scarce swallowtails, painted ladies and southern white admirals werespecies I remember seeing a few of, but it was before I had a big interest in both them and photography. There was also an abundance of other insect life up in the mountains.
This next visit is planned as a dedicated butterfly trip on my own.
Very iunteresting thread as I am considering going to Corfu myslef this year (probably May/June) and would welcome some advice on locations for the swallowtails and pashas especially.
I visited there once before in about 2003 and stayed in Paleocastritsa. Mostly it was beach based with the g/f but we did do a couple of drives up into the mountains (On roads our Fiat Uno hire car was definitely not designed for but it survived!) and some a few butterflies. Scarce swallowtails, painted ladies and southern white admirals werespecies I remember seeing a few of, but it was before I had a big interest in both them and photography. There was also an abundance of other insect life up in the mountains.
This next visit is planned as a dedicated butterfly trip on my own.
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For some reason, I've only just come across this thread, even though it takes my name in vain. I don't think the skipper is Pyrgus, though I'd rather see the underside to be confident. I would go for a rather worn female sage skipper...V6GTO wrote:Charles,Charles Nicol wrote:I was wondering if http://www.flickr.com/photos/captaincat ... 45735@N24/
is a skipper or a moth... any ideas ?
charles
I'm sure Guy will be along soon to make me look like a fool, but I'd say that was a Grizzled Skipper - Pyrgus malvae.
Martin.
Guy
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thanks for that Guy, Tim & Matt...
here is another view:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2404/222 ... a4d2_o.jpg
meilleurs voeux
Charles
here is another view:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2404/222 ... a4d2_o.jpg
meilleurs voeux
Charles