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Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 10:28 pm
by Padfield
Don't do it, Tony. It's not worth it. :D

Just for you, another of my favourite butterflies, with not a glimmer of blue on its wings. Hastily put together too, as I really haven't got time for this!! :D

Image

Guy

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 10:42 pm
by Tony Moore
What would Il Pape have to say about such a thing?

Tony M.

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:33 am
by Chris Jackson
Tony Moore wrote:
ps: did no one like my No.10?
I didn't understand it Tony. :(
I guessed everyone else did but I didn't want say anything for fear of appearing an idiot :oops:
So ? Put me out of my misery please. :D

Chris

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:30 am
by Susie
It would be great if after a while people put the answer for those of us more cerebrally challenged and not as clever as you lot!

I'm still trying to work out the chaps with the eye patches :lol:

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:40 am
by Padfield
Susie wrote:I'm still trying to work out the chaps with the eye patches :lol:
I believe those were black-eyed blues Susie. :D

Guy

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:12 am
by Tony Moore
And how many of Guy's cards and pie-dishes are under the command of the Pontiff? Think elementally...

Tony M.

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:29 am
by Charles Nicol
Padfield wrote:
Susie wrote:I'm still trying to work out the chaps with the eye patches :lol:
I believe those were black-eyed blues Susie. :D

Guy
hehehe well done Guy :wink:

here is another one:
whatisit10.JPG

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 1:08 pm
by Mikhail
Cleopatra.

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 1:52 pm
by Pete Eeles
Mikhail wrote:Cleopatra.
Well done, Mikhail. I was wondering what a Clio-mushroom-ra butterfly looked like :D

Cheers,

- Pete

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 3:00 pm
by David M
LOL! Loving these (particularly Guy's Baton Blue that took me over 5 minutes to get!!)

Here's another:
MM.jpg

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 5:55 pm
by Charles Nicol
Mikhail wrote:Cleopatra.
Well done Mikhail !

Brave attempt Pete :wink:

here is another... this time it is American :
whatisit11.JPG

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 6:10 pm
by Tony Moore
1-Empire state.jpg
Sorry for my crap photoshopping, but I'm sure you'll all get the idea :mrgreen:

Still thinking about 'Black-eyed Marilyn' ....

Tony M.

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 6:19 pm
by David M
Tony Moore wrote:

Sorry for my crap photoshopping, but I'm sure you'll all get the idea
High Brown Fritillary?

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 6:27 pm
by David M
Charles Nicol wrote:
here is another... this time it is American :
whatisit11.JPG
Lol! I'm sad enough to have gone through the list and I think it is this:

http://butterfliesofamerica.com/ministrymon_zilda.htm

...aka the Square-Spotted Mini-streak :D

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:59 pm
by Tony Moore
One of my all time favourite butterflies:
+M.jpg
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Tony M.

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:20 pm
by Neil Hulme
Spanish Fritillary. :D
BWs, Neil

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:29 pm
by Charles Nicol
David M wrote:
Charles Nicol wrote:
here is another... this time it is American :
whatisit11.JPG
Lol! I'm sad enough to have gone through the list and I think it is this:

http://butterfliesofamerica.com/ministrymon_zilda.htm

...aka the Square-Spotted Mini-streak :D
oh so close :wink:

correct genus, wrong species

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:33 pm
by Tony Moore
Neil wrote :
Spanish Fritillary.
Spot on! - super butterfly.

Incidentally, I didn't get the full 'Pasha', but thought that with two squirrelly tails, my choices were pretty restricted :D.

Tony.

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:42 pm
by Tony Moore
Pale MInistreak??

T.M.

Re: Silly Sightings

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:50 pm
by bugboy
Gray Ministreak, Ministrymon azia surely?