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Re: May 2016

Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 2:44 pm
by Bluebell
Common Blue taken yesterday in Shropshire

Re: May 2016

Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 9:09 pm
by Testudo Man
Havent been on the forum of late, so just adding several sightings for the last 10 days of May.

Various locations in Kent, cheers Paul.

Female Common Blue.
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Grizzled Skipper.
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Small Blue.
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Brown Argus.
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Brown Argus.
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Male Common Blue.
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Brown Argus.
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Re: May 2016

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:52 am
by The Doc
Ian Pratt wrote:Also several wall lizards (podarcis muralis) which I believe are unique to Ventnor .
I have seen Wall Lizards (P.muralis) all along the Dorset coast from Purbeck to Portland and there are in several other populations in the south of England. A useful site guide/population summary can be found here http://link.springer.com/article/10.100 ... 012-0353-3

Ventnor IS the only viable Isle of Wight population, and is of the green backed form which is rare elsewhere, so maybe that is what you meant :) Great shots of the butterflies too, my only species left on the UK Breeding list so very jealous!!

Re: May 2016

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:42 am
by peterc
Some of the Brimstone larvae in my back garden are clinging on in spite of the wind and the rain :)

One larva had a visitor on the same leaf - does anyone recognise it?

ATB

Peter

Re: May 2016

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:35 am
by bugboy
Thats a hoverfly larvae Peter :)

Re: May 2016

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:11 pm
by Vince Massimo
bugboy wrote:Thats a hoverfly larvae Peter :)
...................or it could be a moulted skin :)
Brimstone larva 6-June-2015
Brimstone larva 6-June-2015
Vince

Re: May 2016

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:24 pm
by peterc
Vince Massimo wrote:
bugboy wrote:Thats a hoverfly larvae Peter :)
...................or it could be a moulted skin :)
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Vince
Thanks for looking, bugboy - you could be right because I thought it was alive but after having another look the other 'dark thing' was actually on another leaf :lol:

Thanks also to you, Vince and for including a photo - I initially thought it was the old skin so my first hunch may well be correct :)

ATB

Peter

Re: May 2016

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 9:47 pm
by bugboy
Yes now I'm at home on my computer (as opposed at work on my phone) that does indeed look more like a shed skin rather than a Hoverfly larvae :oops: