Swiss ID's Part 3
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:26 pm
Time for the next installment of Swiss butterfly ID's.
Firstly a Boloria fritillary found at the high end of the Val d'Herens. I suspect this to be napaea with more parallel spotting and thin discal lines but after previous photos I'm less certain again. Will I ever get these correct. More pointers required please.
1. The next photos were again from the eastern side of the Val d'Herens at around 2000m I guess and the first is an Erebia which I think is Small Mountain Ringlet.
2. 3. Next a dreaded or should I say exciting Pyrgus. The latter I think. Could this be an Olive Skipper, I know I thought so at the time. Unfortunately the uns isn't well shown but I have it on film I think.
4. The next was flying alongside the above and I thought initially to be the same species but I now have my doubts and go back to carlinae again. Ups only I'm afraid.
5. Finally from this site I'm fairly certain this is a female pales Shepherd's Fritillary sitting with an Alpine Heath.
6. 7. The next lot are all Erebia and from a spot close to where Guy lives.
The first I have down as a fresh Bright-eyed Ringlet. It definitely had black underside tips of the antennae. I have a photo but not on here.
8. 9. The next is ups only but uns were matching with regard to orange and black spotting so I plumped for Lesser Mountain Ringlet
10. The last three pictures I think are all the same species probably males and females. I think Yellow spotted Ringlet manto. Could the last one be eriphyle.
11. 12. 13. I'll leave it at that as I have a few more for later.
Many thanks again.
Firstly a Boloria fritillary found at the high end of the Val d'Herens. I suspect this to be napaea with more parallel spotting and thin discal lines but after previous photos I'm less certain again. Will I ever get these correct. More pointers required please.
1. The next photos were again from the eastern side of the Val d'Herens at around 2000m I guess and the first is an Erebia which I think is Small Mountain Ringlet.
2. 3. Next a dreaded or should I say exciting Pyrgus. The latter I think. Could this be an Olive Skipper, I know I thought so at the time. Unfortunately the uns isn't well shown but I have it on film I think.
4. The next was flying alongside the above and I thought initially to be the same species but I now have my doubts and go back to carlinae again. Ups only I'm afraid.
5. Finally from this site I'm fairly certain this is a female pales Shepherd's Fritillary sitting with an Alpine Heath.
6. 7. The next lot are all Erebia and from a spot close to where Guy lives.
The first I have down as a fresh Bright-eyed Ringlet. It definitely had black underside tips of the antennae. I have a photo but not on here.
8. 9. The next is ups only but uns were matching with regard to orange and black spotting so I plumped for Lesser Mountain Ringlet
10. The last three pictures I think are all the same species probably males and females. I think Yellow spotted Ringlet manto. Could the last one be eriphyle.
11. 12. 13. I'll leave it at that as I have a few more for later.
Many thanks again.