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Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:31 pm
by The Annoying Czech
I'm trying to reduce anarchy and mess in my 2011s photos and saving this lovely imago for the time to come, not to end up in rubbish as 97% of content. Maybe it's a good time to start up the Queen related thread
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Ohh, Vince M. will certainly kill me
This is also an one of my 'goodbye, sweet 42 mm' photos, one of the last before upgrade on a higher class.
Mr. Three-legged!
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(Olympus E-450, 42 mm ••• 2011-08-24, Silesia, Czech Rep.)
Re: Queen of Spain - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:11 pm
by Susie
I know I am feeling particularly grumpy tonight but personally I think Vince should delete your post and image (nice as it is), and you should re-post when the thread has been officially opened.
Re: Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:30 am
by Vince Massimo
Lovely photo Marek
The Queen of Spain is a rare migrant to Britain and I did not open a topic for it because I didn't think anyone here saw one last year. On the other hand 2009 was an exceptional year for them at a site near Chichester, Sussex. Susie and I were amongst the lucky few to be shown around by Neil Hulme (Sussex Kipper) after the news became public. I think Susie might forgive you now
Vince.
Re: Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:47 am
by MikeOxon
Wonderful photo, Marek, of a butterfly we all hope will colonise UK sometime! You have successfully made us very envious here!!!
Let us hope that in some future year it will take up its place in a regular thread.
Mike
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:29 am
by marmari
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Re: Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:04 pm
by Reverdin
Presuming nobody really minds if more photos go in here... this one was from the Alps-Maritimes last April... Roger H and Nick B also have magnificent shots of this one, roosting quietly on a coolish mountain day...
This is another from the same week, posing on a suitably photogenic stick
Re: Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:24 pm
by FISHiEE
Vince Massimo wrote:Lovely photo Marek
The Queen of Spain is a rare migrant to Britain and I did not open a topic for it because I didn't think anyone here saw one last year.
I believe there was at least one spotted in the UK last year in Suffolk. I think it was in these Forums I read about it actually.
Re: Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:29 pm
by Susie
Vince Massimo wrote:. I think Susie might forgive you now
Vince.
Not up to me to forgive. If you're happy, I'm happy.
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Re: Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:33 pm
by Padfield
FISHiEE wrote:I believe there was at least one spotted in the UK last year in Suffolk. I think it was in these Forums I read about it actually.
You're right. Julian posted a photo on this page:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5383&p=48012
Guy
Re: Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:56 pm
by Vince Massimo
Thanks FISHiEE and Guy, I'd completly forgotten about that one. That's a fantastic photo by Julian. Does anybody have a view on whether it's a male or a female?
Vince
Re: Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:14 pm
by Padfield
It's a female. The abdomen is right, but another useful indicator is the apical region of the forewing. In the female the dark area completely encloses largish spots of a distinctly paler colour - often whitish. This isn't absolute but it's a good rule of thumb when other features are ambiguous.
Guy
Re: Queen of Spain Fritillary - Favourite Photo of 2011
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:38 pm
by The Annoying Czech
I actually have my "backup Queen of Spain" - since one imago lived right behind my house for nearly a month, I had tonns of time for a proper photo and we eventually
became friends. I strongly believe the friendship was based on my delicious sweat.
I'm also offering to anyone interested my possible 2012 Queens to present here as rare British find, presumably with something typically British photoshopped behind the butterfly, like Stonehenge, Buckingham Palace, Stamford Bridge, or the real Queen. It could be disgusting but great butterfly fraud
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