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Small or Large?
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:37 am
by njb55rtd
I think I know the answer but would appreciate other views. I have four different ident books but still not 100% sure. One was taken this year and one taken last year in the same area though. My guess - 1st Small, 2nd Large. Nick (Sorry about size and quality of images - not very good with cameras!)
Re: Small or Large?
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:48 am
by lee3764
Yep!.................1st photo is definately Small Skipper & 2nd photo is definately a Large Skipper.
Cheers,
Lee Slaughter (Cornwall). 
Re: Small or Large?
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:16 am
by MikeOxon
njb55rtd wrote:I have four different ident books but still not 100% sure.
The trouble with ident books is that it's easy to be overwhelmed by too much information. In a year or two, when you've seen lots of 'em, you'll wonder how you could have been confused. It's what birders call the sense of 'jizz'. in a nutshell, Small looks 'plain' while Large looks 'dappled'. My son used to tease me mercilessly when I confused these species!.
Mike