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Guy
You are correct.
m_galathea kindly included a photograph of the river Kent in his answer.
The three sites I would have accepted were indeed Maethop Moss, plus Foulshaw Moss, and Nichol's Moss, which are visible (I think) in m_galathea's photograph.
The Subspecies is indeed davus (Large Heath).
I need an independant judicial opinion here.
If m_galathea hadn't got Arnside Knott, Guy may not have got the rest.
Who do I pass the baton to................
HELP - PETE

We have two gentlemen involved, I'm sure. Given that Guy is already "snowed under" (not literally, I hope!), I suggest we hand the baton over to Mr. Marbled White

Cheers,

- Pete

Agreed
m_galathea - the floor is yours..........

Mr. Marbled White
Go on Alexander, give us a good one.

Denise

I nearly forgot.
m_galathea thought Plebeius artaxerxes spp salmacis was the sub-species.
Sadly he missed the clue -

The sub-species on this site is probably eyed more than the others I reckon.

Clumsily eferring to the prominent eye spots on davus.
I hope that is clear?

Pete Eeles wrote:Given that Guy is already "snowed under" (not literally, I hope!), I suggest we hand the baton over to Mr. Marbled White

(Asha hunting for E. flavofasciata last week)

Actually, I was hoping to watch the Midsomer Murders tonight, so that's a good reason for not wanting the question!!

Guy

Thanks for passing over to me, sorry I couldn't post last night. I really should have got davus, but I was put off by the prominence of Whitbarrow.

Carrying on with the sites theme, here are three well known British places for their butterflies, all are included in the sites section of UKB, so hopefully not impossible! Two in the south, one isn't. If nobody's got it by this evening then I'll issue some more clues...

Apologies to Guy et al, you may find this difficult!

no1: no2: no3:

I shall have a bash at these.
1/ Undercliffs at Branscombe, S. Devon
2/ Whitebarrow, Lake District
3/ Ballard Down, Dorset.

Looks like it's clue time!

Roger, the first one you have correct, well done

clue for no2:
This place is known for High Brown Fritillaries - a number of populations along this scenic valley act as a meta-population. Note the tor in the background. Knot in the north of England.

clue for no3:
Good quality Grayling habitat is shown at the base of the photo, but the sites section of UKB doesn't mention this species here... it is well known for a large diversity of species though.

Ok
2 is most certainly southern Dartmoor - probably the upper reaches of the Dart Valley.
3 has me stumped. I am sure that is Portland in the far distance, would that make it Stone Barrow Hill?

You are getting there. No 2 is indeed the Dart valley, one of my favourite places.
That just leaves the northern one...enough clues for tonight, I think you can get this.

Hi Alexander,

Is it Chambers Farm Wood overlooking Spurn point?

Denise

3 - Could it possibly be Arnside Knott, looking south (most photos from here look north to the Lakes)?

Yes, you got there Roger!
I really liked that side of the Knott, good place and a good view.

Back to you...

And which butterfly do these images represent. I am away for a few days, so I have PMed the answer to Gruditch to adjudicate.
Good luck

So I'm not the only one finding these difficult!!

I wonder if Gruditch would let us know if these are all British butterflies, or if we can look further afield... Would that be cheating?

If that last one shows a Californian babe she could be a West Coast Lady, Vanessa annabella, though I'm not sure she really looks like a lady.

Guy

Oh - I've just read the question and it might all be one butterfly.

Mmm.

Guy

Hmmm.

All I can come up with is Milky (as in MILhaven and KY) - often used to describe the moon = selene.

Boloria is latin for "fishing net" = lake.

So - Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary.

No idea about the babe. Something tells me this is wrong.

Cheers,

- Pete

Sorry wrong............ Hey this is fun

Gruditch

Ok, So before I start to get the old grey matter working, I'm going for a wild guess.
As all the clues seem to USA related,
I'm going for the most famous of American butterflies. Monarch.

Denise