Possible "Helice" Clouded Yellow.
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:04 am
Im still learning here
After looking through this forum for a couple of days now, ive come across the word/term Helice which i confess of not hearing/knowing about until now!
I know i had a fantastic time on the 11/8/13, when i captured emerging/mating shots of the clouded yellows. But the day before, was when i first saw a clouded yellow. It was at a different location(approx 20 miles distance) and i only saw the one CY on the day.
I went there for Small Blue, Adonis Blue, Chalk hill Blue etc. which i was pleased to see/photograph.
This "strange" butterfly caught my eye, i gave chase and stalked it until it landed, i took record long distance shots with my Nikon at first, then i used my FZ45 bridge camera, with the raynox 250 macro lens attached(which meant getting within 6 inches of the target) in order to make the shot. This all happened pretty quick, the CL was gone in an instant, in the next 3 hours of searching i didnt sight it again.
I was very happy, i had seen a new species, and got some pics.
The question is, is this CL a helice??? from the pics/threads on this site, it appears it might be?
Cheers Paul.
A couple of photos(close ups).
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After looking through this forum for a couple of days now, ive come across the word/term Helice which i confess of not hearing/knowing about until now!
I know i had a fantastic time on the 11/8/13, when i captured emerging/mating shots of the clouded yellows. But the day before, was when i first saw a clouded yellow. It was at a different location(approx 20 miles distance) and i only saw the one CY on the day.
I went there for Small Blue, Adonis Blue, Chalk hill Blue etc. which i was pleased to see/photograph.
This "strange" butterfly caught my eye, i gave chase and stalked it until it landed, i took record long distance shots with my Nikon at first, then i used my FZ45 bridge camera, with the raynox 250 macro lens attached(which meant getting within 6 inches of the target) in order to make the shot. This all happened pretty quick, the CL was gone in an instant, in the next 3 hours of searching i didnt sight it again.
I was very happy, i had seen a new species, and got some pics.
The question is, is this CL a helice??? from the pics/threads on this site, it appears it might be?
Cheers Paul.
A couple of photos(close ups).