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Slightly out of focus skipper
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 6:58 pm
by richardh
Hi
Whilst wandering through last years photos I came across this (rather badly focussed) picture of a skipper
I have photos of large and small skippers from the same day so I hadn't really paid any attention to it previously as it wasn't a great photo - but now I've looked at it again I'm not so sure it is a large skipper. Any thoughts?
Rich
Re: Slightly out of focus skipper
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 7:00 pm
by Lee Hurrell
Hi Rich,
That's a Silver Spotted Skipper.
Cheers
Lee
Re: Slightly out of focus skipper
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 7:05 pm
by Trev Sawyer
Hi Rich,
I can see what you are thinking, but it is just the way the light is hitting the wing. It IS a Large Skipper.
Trev
Re: Slightly out of focus skipper
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 7:32 pm
by Padfield
Yes, Trev is right - definitely a large skipper. I can see why you thought silver-spotted, Lee, but it's an illusion!
Guy
Silver-spotted - strong spotting near the wing base.
Large - at best a weak spot near the wing base.
Re: Slightly out of focus skipper
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 10:26 pm
by richardh
Hi All
Thanks for the help - I shall have to keep looking for those silver spots!
Rich
Re: Slightly out of focus skipper
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 7:44 am
by Lee Hurrell
Ah - a Large Skipper foxes me once again
Sorry for the mis-lead Rich.
Cheers
Lee