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Images from Spain
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:49 am
by Martin
A lot of the butterflys we get here are also in Spain...
Brown Argus
Wall Brown
Meadow Brown
Large White
Small Skipper
Clouded Yellow (this one is Helice form)
Common Blue male
Common Blue female
Wall Brown laying eggs
...but there a lot we don't get too.
Blue Spot Hairstreak
Southern Gatekeeper
Spanish Marbled White
False Ilex Hairsterak
Green Striped White
Marbled Skipper
Geranium Bronze
Spanish Gatekeeper
African Grass Blue
Swallowtail
Spanish Swallowtail (this one is a bit deformed)
and two of my favourite, Spanish Festoon
Martin.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 11:50 am
by Pete Eeles
Nice pics Martin!
I think your egg-laying Wall is an egg-laying Speckled Wood
Cheers,
- Pete
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 12:03 pm
by Dave McCormick
Yep, thats a speckled wood laying eggs I belive.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 1:23 pm
by it344x
Most impressive shots - thanks for sharing.
regards
Martin
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http://www.mgnastro.org/wildlife.html )
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:32 pm
by Martin
Pete Eeles wrote:Nice pics Martin!
I think your egg-laying Wall is an egg-laying Speckled Wood
Cheers,
- Pete
Engage brain before typing!
My bad.
Martin.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 8:57 pm
by Padfield
Martin, wasn't it you I remember gloating because you had a good picture of Lulworth skipper and I didn't?
That's the only reason I'm mentioning that your small skipper, above, smells very much of Lulworth to me!!
They're really lovely pictures.
Guy
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 9:16 pm
by Pete Eeles
Well spotted Guy! You can even see the crescent on the left upperwing.
Cheers,
- Pete
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 8:51 am
by Martin
Me gloat? No...you can't gloat about being lucky, being in the right place at the right time for a change
I've just gone back over the photos and I think this is the same individual, what say you on this one? Lulworth again I think.
I'll be making mistakes until the day I die, I can live with that
, but it's very reassuring for a first season butterfly-er like me to be in the company of such very experienced and knowledgeable people.
Martin.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:15 am
by Padfield
Yes, that one has the same smell! It's wonderfully golden but it still cries out 'Lulworth skipper' to me.
I really must get a good picture of one this year.
Guy
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:01 pm
by Martin
padfield wrote:I really must get a good picture of one this year.
Guy
You could allways rent my apartment
Martin.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 7:43 pm
by Padfield
Thanks Martin - I may take you up on that one day! From your pictures I take it your apartment is in the South. I wonder, if I saw enough pictures, if I could place it to the nearest town...
Guy
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:17 pm
by Martin
Torrequebrada...in between Malaga and Marbella.
Martin.