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Meadow brown aberration?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:57 pm
by eccles
This meadow brown was snapped today in the local wildlife park nectaring off teazel heads. Is this pale type a known aberration?
![Image](http://members.lycos.co.uk/majorbludnock/palemeadowbrown.jpg)
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:02 pm
by Pete Eeles
Hi eccles,
This looks like the ab. alba. It actually shows better in the various books on aberrations I have, but there are some examples on the Cockayne database at:
http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research ... ES=jurtina
Nice one!
Cheers,
- Pete
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:36 pm
by Bryan H
I think this chap is more beautiful than the non-aberrant version!
Beautiful photograph, eccles. Surely a contender for the July compo? But for goodness sake, don't take my advice!
Bryan
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:39 pm
by Pete Eeles
Couldn't agree more. On that note, eccles, could you please email me a high-res version for the main species pages (
pete@ukbutterflies.co.uk) - assuming you're OK with it being used!
Cheers,
- Pete
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:50 pm
by eccles
Thanks for comments and info.
Pete, this one is 800x600. If it's good enough, feel free to use it. If not, let me know what resolution you wish. I took three shots in difficult foliage. I didn't want to risk damaging the teazels and it flew off before I could get really close. As a result, this is a crop, about 50%, so I could go up to around double this image size.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:53 pm
by Pete Eeles
Thanks Eccles - this is fine!
Cheers,
- Pete
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:55 pm
by Dave McCormick
Is this an aberration meadow brown? (not very good quality) it has two wite lines on forewings and it does not look like they are from being worn, is it or is this just worn?
![Image](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2143/meadowbrownzu9.jpg)