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| Topic Started: Sep 16 2008, 02:56 PM (19,494 Views) | |
| lavendergirl | Aug 12 2011, 05:17 PM Post #261 |
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| Davebutterflyman | Aug 12 2011, 06:10 PM Post #262 |
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Well done Lavendergirl and it is a Common Blue ![]() Where abouts did you take the photos? |
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| lavendergirl | Aug 12 2011, 06:32 PM Post #263 |
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Dave Dave,it was on my back door this morning,luckily I had my camera on me at the time,I looked it up and wasn't sure if it was a Common Blue or a Brown Argus
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| Davebutterflyman | Aug 12 2011, 07:38 PM Post #264 |
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Thats a great find to have on your back door Lavendergirl
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| Chris | Aug 13 2011, 05:12 PM Post #265 |
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I think is a Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus). Can this be confirmed, please?
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| Davebutterflyman | Aug 13 2011, 05:16 PM Post #266 |
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Spot on Chris
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| Chris | Aug 13 2011, 08:27 PM Post #267 |
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Thank you very much, Dave.
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| Chris | Aug 30 2011, 04:09 PM Post #268 |
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I think this must be a Common Blue (Polymattus icarus) even though the ocelli group on the underside of the forewing seem to form more of a half circle than one would expect and that there are one or two oddly-shaped ocelli. Since I can't find anything else to match it has to be P. icarus - or has it?
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| Davebutterflyman | Aug 30 2011, 04:24 PM Post #269 |
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ChrisIt is indeed Common Blue and you can just see the cell spot on the upper hindwing. |
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| Chris | Aug 30 2011, 05:48 PM Post #270 |
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Dave. Sorry, I hadn't realized that I had put this ID request in Pauline's thread. I hope you will both accept my apologies for the error.
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| Davebutterflyman | Aug 30 2011, 06:09 PM Post #271 |
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No problem at all Chris
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| Chris | Aug 30 2011, 09:55 PM Post #272 |
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I've managed to photograph a Clouded Yellow but I don't know if it is C.hyale or C.alfacariensis. Is it possible to ID this one, please, Dave? |
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| Davebutterflyman | Aug 30 2011, 10:11 PM Post #273 |
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Not possible i'm afraid Chris from the image alone. It can be done sometimes from upper forewing images but again it can be very tricky.The only 100% way of telling is to find the larvae on the larval foodplant.Both caterpillars are completely different and i would suggest it is the only reliable method.Even gen.det can prove inconclusive. |
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| Chris | Aug 30 2011, 10:20 PM Post #274 |
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OK, Dave, I'm not altogether surprised. Another Colias sp. anyway!
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| Night Owl | Aug 30 2011, 10:27 PM Post #275 |
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| Davebutterflyman | Aug 31 2011, 03:51 PM Post #276 |
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Colias sp is all you can hope for sometimes Chris and i know how frustrating it can be knowing that there is every possibility that you could well be staring at a new species. |
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| Deleted User | Sep 24 2011, 04:04 PM Post #277 |
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| Davebutterflyman | Sep 24 2011, 10:45 PM Post #278 |
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Spot on Judy. |
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| Deleted User | Sep 24 2011, 10:52 PM Post #279 |
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Thanks Dave. |
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| Davebutterflyman | Sep 25 2011, 02:10 PM Post #280 |
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No problem
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