New to forum, and to butterflying (?)
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 8:26 pm
Hallo folks, I came across the forum whilst looking for info. I posted here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7127
Anyways I know next to nothing about butterflies, but just in the last 36 hours I have been paying a bit more attention, and have lots of questions. I shall put them here, and hope that a moderator or admin will direct them where they should go.
The common ones, Do they vary in size? ie whites and tortoiseshells, or are they different species?
Is there a dearth or shortage of Red Admirals this year? (I think I saw two of them today, but they were silhouetted against the sun, and may well have been summat else)
I think I have brimstones, could I be mixing them with another species? They are a buttery/buttermilk colour.
I saw a small one today, which I am almost certain I have not seen before. He politely sat for about 10 minutes, whilst I ran and got the camera, and sorted everything. I took about 10 good close-ups. Unfortunately I had the camera on a wrong setting, and there is nothing to see. He was small, grey/brown mottled. Big head and abdomen, hairy. I have tried on the ID site, and it comes up with this: http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/spe ... %20Skipper
Which somehow I doubt.
And..... What was that yellow one with orangey brown ?.... And are the little brown ones 'gatekeepers'? And the blue one? etc etc etc.
Anyways I know next to nothing about butterflies, but just in the last 36 hours I have been paying a bit more attention, and have lots of questions. I shall put them here, and hope that a moderator or admin will direct them where they should go.
The common ones, Do they vary in size? ie whites and tortoiseshells, or are they different species?
Is there a dearth or shortage of Red Admirals this year? (I think I saw two of them today, but they were silhouetted against the sun, and may well have been summat else)
I think I have brimstones, could I be mixing them with another species? They are a buttery/buttermilk colour.
I saw a small one today, which I am almost certain I have not seen before. He politely sat for about 10 minutes, whilst I ran and got the camera, and sorted everything. I took about 10 good close-ups. Unfortunately I had the camera on a wrong setting, and there is nothing to see. He was small, grey/brown mottled. Big head and abdomen, hairy. I have tried on the ID site, and it comes up with this: http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/spe ... %20Skipper
Which somehow I doubt.
And..... What was that yellow one with orangey brown ?.... And are the little brown ones 'gatekeepers'? And the blue one? etc etc etc.