Re: Tenerife - 7th to 12th March 2023
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:55 am
Nor had I this time last week, Pete. It's a stunning butterfly and reasonably approachable too.
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Nor had I this time last week, Pete. It's a stunning butterfly and reasonably approachable too.
Looks like a female, John. Nice capture. Had it not been for that mist on my final morning I may have seen some settle. The location is steep so it's sadly no place to be running around.John Vergo wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:02 amAt least you saw them David, I was lucky in 2016, one settle down
Thanks, Pete. It was certainly an impromptu decision but one that paid off handsomely. I feel a lot better having had sun on my back and several iconic butterflies in front of me.
Thanks, Paul. Quite how you found what you did given the poor weather you experienced last year was one hell of an achievement. You are also largely responsible for me finding a few of the local desirables too!
Duly noted DavidDavid M wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:10 am Canary Skipper - Thymelicus christi
One that caught my eye was parque de las mesas, north east of the capital Santa Cruz. I arrived there at 10am the following day but found the park to be largely shady with no access to the summit of the hill due to there being a large fence around the communications masts.
However, opposite the entrance to the park was a verdant, flowery, grassy slope:
Thanks, Bertl. Yes, although cleobule's English name is Canary Brimstone, it's more closely related to Cleopatra, although the males are a richer yellow with almost completely orange upfs. Even the females are a pale yellow, unlike cleopatra females.
Yes, the road back down was also very green and lush, Paul, so I suspect you'd have probably found christi had conditions been more kind to you.selbypaul wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:38 pmThat's fascinating where you picked to try and see Canary Skipper David. I picked very close by there, about 1km west of where you chose. It was great habitat, but on the one sunny afternoon I had it was very windy, and a cool wind at that, so no luck. I had absolute confidence it was a good site though, in better conditions. You got a great photo!
It took a fair bit of patience, John, not to mention the best part of an hour's waiting, but florella isn't something you see every day!John Vergo wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:35 pmYes David sometimes it is hard to get the photobut you succeded super
I have only see one flying past me on Tenerife
Indeed! There always seems to be something to obstruct butterflying activities in Spain. If it's not beehives then it's wire fences erected for no apparent logical reason, overgrazing or just signs telling people to keep out.