Swiss ID's Part 2
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:49 pm
Yep I managed to remember to begin a new thread this time so we'll call it 2.
I'll begin with another Pyrgus and hope for the best. This was in a woodland clearing close to Evolene in the Val d'Herens.
Here's the upper side.
1. and the under side.
2. I suspect it was carlinae but maybe I have a fixation with this species now.
The next two photos I tentatively suggest are Heath Fritillary but with all the abnormal froms around I'm not 100% sure.
3. 4. The next photos are from higher up near Mattmark and I'll start with another infamous Pyrgus. I'm hopeful that this is a Dusky Grizzled Skipper.
5. Next another of my weak spots and I have many. Shepherd's and Mountain Fritillary. T me it all seems to be very subjective with these. Do the spots come together or are they more parallel and are those lines thin or thick. Have a look. The first I suspect are all male Mountain Fritillary Boloria napaea. I reckon I've cracked the females they are mostly a different colour.
6. These boys are definitely different sizes and slightly different in patterning but I think they may both be napaea.
Heres there ups.
7. I think the next may be Shepherd's Fritillary. These were higher up the mountain and appear to have thicker black lines in the discal region of the forewing and the spotting on said wings appears to come together more so at space 4 than with the previous picture. This however, seems very sunjective to the angle the wings are viewed from. Here's the photos.
Male Shepherds ups?
Male Shepherd's uns?
8. and finally female Shepherds uns?
9. The next are from a site lower down alongside a river. The first two are hopefully a doddle.
Dusky Meadow Brown.
10. The next caught me by surprise when checking Helens photos. It is an Apollo but has red on the forewing beyond the cell and appears to have striped antennae bringing me to the conclusion it may be a Small Apollo. However, as always the antennae don't appear as clear cut black and white as in the books and that red spot I always expected to be closer to the costa. Here it is.
11. The final species at this site is another Skipper. I have three photos here and am not convinced they are all the same butterfly or even the same species. The first 2 match with my filming and I suspect these are possibly Mallow Skipper.
12. 13. This third photo I originally thought the same insect but on inspection it appears to be more black and white on the hindwing ups. Unfortunately this is the only photo we have and I didn't see this one to film it. It could be the same butterfly with poor lighting through me trying to enhance it to see it.
14. Do Tufted Marbled Skippers occur in this area?
Thanks for looking. Ant help greatly appreciated.
I'll begin with another Pyrgus and hope for the best. This was in a woodland clearing close to Evolene in the Val d'Herens.
Here's the upper side.
1. and the under side.
2. I suspect it was carlinae but maybe I have a fixation with this species now.
The next two photos I tentatively suggest are Heath Fritillary but with all the abnormal froms around I'm not 100% sure.
3. 4. The next photos are from higher up near Mattmark and I'll start with another infamous Pyrgus. I'm hopeful that this is a Dusky Grizzled Skipper.
5. Next another of my weak spots and I have many. Shepherd's and Mountain Fritillary. T me it all seems to be very subjective with these. Do the spots come together or are they more parallel and are those lines thin or thick. Have a look. The first I suspect are all male Mountain Fritillary Boloria napaea. I reckon I've cracked the females they are mostly a different colour.
6. These boys are definitely different sizes and slightly different in patterning but I think they may both be napaea.
Heres there ups.
7. I think the next may be Shepherd's Fritillary. These were higher up the mountain and appear to have thicker black lines in the discal region of the forewing and the spotting on said wings appears to come together more so at space 4 than with the previous picture. This however, seems very sunjective to the angle the wings are viewed from. Here's the photos.
Male Shepherds ups?
Male Shepherd's uns?
8. and finally female Shepherds uns?
9. The next are from a site lower down alongside a river. The first two are hopefully a doddle.
Dusky Meadow Brown.
10. The next caught me by surprise when checking Helens photos. It is an Apollo but has red on the forewing beyond the cell and appears to have striped antennae bringing me to the conclusion it may be a Small Apollo. However, as always the antennae don't appear as clear cut black and white as in the books and that red spot I always expected to be closer to the costa. Here it is.
11. The final species at this site is another Skipper. I have three photos here and am not convinced they are all the same butterfly or even the same species. The first 2 match with my filming and I suspect these are possibly Mallow Skipper.
12. 13. This third photo I originally thought the same insect but on inspection it appears to be more black and white on the hindwing ups. Unfortunately this is the only photo we have and I didn't see this one to film it. It could be the same butterfly with poor lighting through me trying to enhance it to see it.
14. Do Tufted Marbled Skippers occur in this area?
Thanks for looking. Ant help greatly appreciated.