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French Alps - Haute Savoie 4-11 July
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 10:48 pm
by Kip
Continuing on an already commonplace theme, here is my contribution to the Alpine Lepidoptera images currently on show...
I found my destination to be a week or two behind in relation to my previous experiences at the same venue 90 minutes south west of Geneve. This meant fewer species and no new ones for me, but the weather was wonderful at least!!
First, another opportunity to photograph
hippothoe, the Purple Edged Copper....
Re: French Alps - Haute Savoie 4-11 July
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:13 am
by Charles Nicol
Lovely photos Kip ! i look forward to seeing more from your trip.
Charles
Re: French Alps - Haute Savoie 4-11 July
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:04 pm
by Kip
Thanks
Next is
C. semiargus, Mazarine Blue, a fave of mine.... a few fresh males around.... wish
they would re-introduce it to the UK, preferably Yorkshire
Re: French Alps - Haute Savoie 4-11 July
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:22 pm
by essexbuzzard
I'm looking foreword to finding out what you've seen there too,as I've been to La Clusaz, Annecy, Megeve, Chamonix area a few times,and I've been a couple of times to Geneve as well. Black kites everywhere in the city!
Re: French Alps - Haute Savoie 4-11 July
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 5:20 pm
by Kip
Yes, we saw a few Black Kites around the area.
A couple of
artaxerxes next, the latter ?
allous, followed by a
eumedon, the Geranium Argus which always seemed to defeat my efforts to get a good image.. only seen on our last day, though they must have been there when I was at the site the week before as some were quite worn.... they must have been too elusive for me the first time.
Re: French Alps - Haute Savoie 4-11 July
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:19 pm
by Kip
A few Fritillary images worthy of showing, nothing dramatic!
M. diamina False Heath...
B. titania Titania's Fritillary...
A. adippe High Brown.....
and
E. aurinia Marsh Frit, the variant local to this region...
Re: French Alps - Haute Savoie 4-11 July
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:22 pm
by Padfield
I think that's a great eumedon, Paul! But then, true artists are always too harsh on themselves ...
Guy
Re: French Alps - Haute Savoie 4-11 July
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:35 pm
by Kip
Ha ha.... it is the best I've done so far!!
One surprise for the week were a load of
rubi high in an Alpine valley, presumably using plentiful Bilberry as host plant...
Another UK species much in evidence were
rhamni and this one practically insisted I took it's photo!!
Another new location find also for
osiris but the few flying had obviously been around a while....
Re: French Alps - Haute Savoie 4-11 July
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:39 pm
by Kip
Erebias were relatively mundane as well, but I did want another try with
oeme, the Bright Eyed Ringlet, which offered up two versions....
and...
lugens
As well as those, were
ligea, Arran Brown...
and
galathea, a rather nice female Marbled White....
and that was it!