help with burnet moth id please!
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:09 pm
Any experts on burnet moths out there??
The attached 3 burnet pics were taken in the Queyras Regional Park in France last week (7-14th July). Looking at various online resources I am getting conflicting IDs from different websites!
Burnet 1 was taken at 2600m on open alpine grassland - my best guess is Z.exulans
Burnets 3 and 5 were taken at around 1800m in flower-rich sheltered meadows, my best guesses, Z.carniolica for 3 and Z.hilaris for 5, but I would welcome any opinions.
And just for entertainment value, if anyone wants to have a go at seeing how many Lycaenid species they can spot in the mud-puddling pic, I would be very interested to compare notes!
Many thanks for any help.
Pete
The attached 3 burnet pics were taken in the Queyras Regional Park in France last week (7-14th July). Looking at various online resources I am getting conflicting IDs from different websites!
Burnet 1 was taken at 2600m on open alpine grassland - my best guess is Z.exulans
Burnets 3 and 5 were taken at around 1800m in flower-rich sheltered meadows, my best guesses, Z.carniolica for 3 and Z.hilaris for 5, but I would welcome any opinions.
And just for entertainment value, if anyone wants to have a go at seeing how many Lycaenid species they can spot in the mud-puddling pic, I would be very interested to compare notes!
Many thanks for any help.
Pete