BUTTERFLIES

All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by Placido » Mon May 30, 2016 11:52 am

No no, "Small White" is one of the very few names that I know.
Anyway, it's all Jacksparrow's fault :( for spoiling the literally meant joke.
The next "first" that I spot I'll call it 'Colin' :shrug:

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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by Jacksparrow » Mon May 30, 2016 8:31 pm

Placido wrote:No no, "Small White" is one of the very few names that I know.
Anyway, it's all Jacksparrow's fault :( for spoiling the literally meant joke.
The next "first" that I spot I'll call it 'Colin' :shrug:
Eh what? twernt me posting laughing emoticons at your efforts. I was on your side and trying to bat off any mocking at your expense. :prod:

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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by nuthatch » Tue May 31, 2016 7:11 am

I saw Colin fluttering across the road yesterday afternoon :butterfly:

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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by Placido » Tue May 31, 2016 12:11 pm

Seen 2 Colins already today :butterfly: :butterfly:

Jacksparrow - it's what you're there for, to take the blame and scattergun the abuse :nod:. You're good at it by now ......

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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by Placido » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:53 pm

First butterfly for ages - a quite small one, very dark, flying rapidly thus <<<<<<<.
Went out and it flew in front of me, thus >>>>>>>.
I've enough trouble with landed ones - no chance with a flying one even if it didn't know where it was going .....

The instant ident. gives Purple Hairstreak or Ringlet but frankly I'm not sure about either of them.

Aaaanyway, it was good to see a butterfly for a change :)

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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by Jacksparrow » Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:02 pm

Placido wrote:First butterfly for ages - a quite small one, very dark, flying rapidly thus <<<<<<<.
Went out and it flew in front of me, thus >>>>>>>.
I've enough trouble with landed ones - no chance with a flying one even if it didn't know where it was going .....

The instant ident. gives Purple Hairstreak or Ringlet but frankly I'm not sure about either of them.

Aaaanyway, it was good to see a butterfly for a change :)
The ID is very much dependent on the size of the B/fly. Ringlets are not small(in Butterfly terms). A small dark one could be the female of on of the blue butterflies but they are more dark brown than black.
PS I took some butterfly :photo: today including Ringlet. I will post later. :nod:

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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by Jacksparrow » Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:49 pm

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Marbled White

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Ringlet

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Small Tortoiseshell

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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by nuthatch » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:54 am

:butterfly: Ooo - fabulous pics, Jacksparrow :nod: :D

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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by Willpar » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:48 am

Like them jacksparrow, not seeing very many at the moment.

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Re: BUTTERFLIES

Post by Jacksparrow » Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:42 pm

My Buddleia has just started blooming and I spotted a Small Tortoiseshell drinking the nectar today.
PS There would have been a photo but by the time I'd fetched the camera it had decided to seek pastures new. :( :photo: :shake:

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