I'll try again..
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:26 pm
).Tony M.
).Tony M.
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This was photographed in Bulgaria in June. I think it is Chequered Blue - would someone kindly confirm (or otherwise ).
Tony M.
).Tony M.
Re: I'll try again..
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:52 pm
I think that's a female Eastern baton blue, Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) vicrama.
Guy
Guy
Re: I'll try again..
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:04 pm
It looks intact to me - no nibbles out of the wingspadfield wrote:Eatern [sic] baton blue
Mike
Re: I'll try again..
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:14 pm
It's this modern habit of phonetic spelling that causes problems, it's an Eton baton blue (probably on holiday during the parliamentary recess)MikeOxon wrote:It looks intact to me - no nibbles out of the wingspadfield wrote:Eatern [sic] baton blue
Mike
Re: I'll try again..
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:16 pm
Thanks, Guy - aarrrrggh!
TM
TM
Re: I'll try again..
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:17 pm
Sorry Mike - your witty correction coincided with my editing my own post! 
I shall leave the corrected version and acknowledge humbly that sharp eyes spotted it before I did...
... And now, as I post this acknowledgement I find JohnR is there too!!
I blame my upgrade to Windows 8, which resulted, for technical reasons, in my mousepad becoming hyper-sensitive so I have had to change my touch-typing hand position!
Guy
I shall leave the corrected version and acknowledge humbly that sharp eyes spotted it before I did...... And now, as I post this acknowledgement I find JohnR is there too!!
I blame my upgrade to Windows 8, which resulted, for technical reasons, in my mousepad becoming hyper-sensitive so I have had to change my touch-typing hand position!
Guy
Re: I'll try again..
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:20 pm
I take it you'd rather it was chequered blue - sorry! Unfortunately, I'm confident it's not. There are lots of reasons but a sufficient one is the submarginal region of the forewing. In chequered blue there is a strong double row of spots. In Eastern baton the inner row here is strong but the outer one is vestigial, giving the impression of a single row of spots. The hindwing orange pattern is also different, being much stronger and better defined in chequered blue.Antonym wrote:Thanks, Guy - aarrrrggh!
TM
Guy
Re: I'll try again..
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:46 pm
As I am sure you realise, this is the time of year when one has to find something to write about, in the absence of any butterflies!padfield wrote:I blame my upgrade to Windows 8
Good luck with Windows 8 - I'm still in the dark ages of XP
I should also say to Antonym that those are nice photos of whatever Blue it is.
Mike
Re: I'll try again..
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:48 pm
Agreed. And hats off to Guy as I thought it was Chequered Blue as well. 
Re: I'll try again..
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:31 am
The 'AAARrrrggh!' was just that I managed to get it wrong - again....
T.
T.