Re: Bugboys mission
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:20 pm
That’s a good analogy Wurzel. Speaking of the LTB’s, here’s another pre-curser to the main event (which, speaking from one laggard to another, is still several posts away )
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August 2022
Friday 26th. Another half day from work meant another trip down to Whitehawk Hill. It was another warm sunny day but not so hot as to keep the LTB’s wings closed this time. When I arrived there were two in attendance, plus Trevor. Neither of the Blues was perfect but one was still blue. The other was more of a Long-tailed Grey but if it caught the light at the right angle it did exhibit a subtle opalescence on its near scaleless wings, although the camera didn’t do a particularly good job at picking this feature up. Trevor mentioned another enthusiast had been here earlier in the day and had found an egg. I had a look and if it was the same one, then unfortunately it wasn’t a LTB egg, most likely that of a Pea moth. Anyway, Trevor bid me farewell and about half an hour later a female LTB dropped in, sat and gave me a variety of poses for a few minutes before vanishing again. Along with the main star of the show there was the usual set of co-stars: Common Blues, Whites and Red Admirals. One of the latter, although impossible to show in the images without making it sit on a ruler, was noticeably small, comparable with a Small Tortoiseshell, most likely it suffered as a caterpillar during the drought. Of course, things were set to get much better!
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August 2022
Friday 26th. Another half day from work meant another trip down to Whitehawk Hill. It was another warm sunny day but not so hot as to keep the LTB’s wings closed this time. When I arrived there were two in attendance, plus Trevor. Neither of the Blues was perfect but one was still blue. The other was more of a Long-tailed Grey but if it caught the light at the right angle it did exhibit a subtle opalescence on its near scaleless wings, although the camera didn’t do a particularly good job at picking this feature up. Trevor mentioned another enthusiast had been here earlier in the day and had found an egg. I had a look and if it was the same one, then unfortunately it wasn’t a LTB egg, most likely that of a Pea moth. Anyway, Trevor bid me farewell and about half an hour later a female LTB dropped in, sat and gave me a variety of poses for a few minutes before vanishing again. Along with the main star of the show there was the usual set of co-stars: Common Blues, Whites and Red Admirals. One of the latter, although impossible to show in the images without making it sit on a ruler, was noticeably small, comparable with a Small Tortoiseshell, most likely it suffered as a caterpillar during the drought. Of course, things were set to get much better!