ID help UK
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ID help UK
Please can someone confer, the id of these taken earlier today in Staffordshire, thnks
Re: ID help UK
1) Probably female Small Skipper.
2) Male Common Blue
3) Holly Blue
2) Male Common Blue
3) Holly Blue
Re: ID help UK
I'm sure that Matsukaze has got it right.
Those are nice photos and, if you have got the 'bug', you should get a field guide to find your way around. There's a good list under the 'Resources' tab on the Home Page of this website - I like the Richard Lewington guide, as an easily-pocketable reliable reference.
There are only 58 breeding British species, so it doesn't take long to become familiar with them all, though there are also several colourful day-flying moths, which confuse a lot of people. Once you have all these under your belt, cross the Channel and there are hundreds more to see!
Mike
Those are nice photos and, if you have got the 'bug', you should get a field guide to find your way around. There's a good list under the 'Resources' tab on the Home Page of this website - I like the Richard Lewington guide, as an easily-pocketable reliable reference.
There are only 58 breeding British species, so it doesn't take long to become familiar with them all, though there are also several colourful day-flying moths, which confuse a lot of people. Once you have all these under your belt, cross the Channel and there are hundreds more to see!
Mike