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This looks like a large tort to me!
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:14 pm
by Danny
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur ... %26hl%3Den
Whilst surfing the net came upon this site from Hastings....I think nthe photo looks like a large tort as opposed to a small....what do you reckon?
Danny
Re: This looks like a large tort to me!
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:59 pm
by m_galathea
I don't know much about American butterflies so can't help I'm afraid.
Re: This looks like a large tort to me!
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:01 pm
by m_galathea
I should add that the text says they are Nymphalis californica.
Re: This looks like a large tort to me!
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:38 pm
by Padfield
They are indeed California tortoiseshells, Nymphalis californica. This is sometimes regarded as the same species as the European N. polychloros (the large tortoiseshell) and certainly has the same general appearance. However, there are visible differences, such as the three spots instead of four on the forewing.
Guy
