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Butterfly ID
Topic Started: Sep 16 2008, 02:56 PM (19,482 Views)
eddie17
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Retired and wrinkly.
Davebutterflyman
Jun 20 2014, 08:05 PM
I would say Small White Eddie.
Thank you Dave.

Eddie
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Davebutterflyman
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Ok Eddie.
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Dovetail-Marg
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Is this a Pearl-bordered Fritillary Dave? It was bright orange, but it's come out a lot lighter in the photo.

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carlos100
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Wow that is gorgeous Marg and well taken.

To me it looks like Silver-washed Fritillary - Argynnis paphia

http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/silver-washed-fritillary-0

But wait till Dave or someone else who is better at Butterflies to confirm.
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Dovetail-Marg
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Thanks Carl. :grin:

Looking through my books, and knowing that the Pearl-bordered butterfly is seen in that wood..it was on the information board at the entrance, I just assumed that was what it was. For once I wish it's wings were closed, but it stayed like that for about a minute before flying off, giving me no chance of seeing what the markings were.

Thanks for that link :cool: That's definitely how orange it was, especially the one on the right in that link.
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Grayling
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Lovely photo Marg :cool3: Lots of Silver-washed Fritillaries on my walk today too.
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Davebutterflyman
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Great capture Marg :clap3:

It is indeed a SW Fritillary.
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feedyourhedgehog
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I'm glad they're out and about ..time for me to go and have a look out for them :cool:
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Davebutterflyman
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Likewise Paula. We might go and look for them at Holt CP this week.
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Grayling
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Don't forget Any Fritillary is on the Challenge Marg :cool3: :grin:
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JennyWren
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what a beauty , Marg ...... lucky you . A super photo :wow:

Paula :point: helped me earlier with this one ......... a skipper :YAY: i don't think the photos are good enough to tell whether its a large or small . I thought it was a moth when i saw it , then noticed the little knobs on it's antennae :cool1: a dear little face it had :grin:

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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Jen.

Looking at the colour of the forewings and the sex brand (black line on wing) i would say this was Large Skipper.
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Dovetail-Marg
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Thanks Dave. :cool: That's the first time that I've seen one of those. :grin:

I know Grayling, so I'm quite pleased about that :cool: .....as usual, I've got quite a few points to add to my challenge, but I keep forgetting to put them up on there...thank goodness that photos are dated these days, otherwise I'd get into a right old mess. :giggle:
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JennyWren
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:thankyou2: :cool4: , Dave ... the first photo of one of these for me ... it was all by itself : (
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Davebutterflyman
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A pleasure Jen.
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Naturezel
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Can you help with the identity of this butterfly please I saw it in Surrey while out with Ame taking in the beautiful wild flowers on the downs and all the butterflies flitting over them.

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I know there is not a lot to go on but that is all we saw of it.
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feedyourhedgehog
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It might be a Meadow Brown but I can't say for sure Hazel, I'm sure Dave will be along later he'll let you know :cool:
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Grayling
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Looks like the underside of a Meadow Brown to me too - they sometimes lower the topwings down like that :Cool:
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Davebutterflyman
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I agree with Paula and Grayling.
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Naturezel
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Thanks everybody for your help.
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