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Butterfly ID
Topic Started: Sep 16 2008, 02:56 PM (19,470 Views)
JennyWren
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What a stroke of luck with the ID Jay :cool3: superb photo as ever :yes:
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Davebutterflyman
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Well sorted out Jason.
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JaySteel
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Thanks. Yes, it was a lucky find for the ID.
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sensiblenamejohn
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the butterflies in Italy were everywhere and it must be down to the heat because they didn't hang about for their pic to be taken :groan:
Dave mention a species with a double tail ...think I got it :hmm:
here's some for ID ing
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and for extra points ....some on the walls of Bar Marta :Ha:

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Davebutterflyman
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Hi John.

1. A Grayling sp but there a number of candidates where upper wing shots would be required.
2 and 4. Large Skipper
3. Either Small or Southern Small White
4. Scarce Swallowtail
5. Probably impossible from the photo John, it is a type of Blue sp and i could narrow it down but there are nearly 50 species of blue in Italy.

As for the last one :cwl:
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sensiblenamejohn
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not my forte , Dave ....they just wouldn't sit still :groan: ......good effort though , cheers :wave2:
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AnnB
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Super butterfly photos, John. I'll have to start going abroad soon for my butterfly fix, when I've run out of UK species.
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Davebutterflyman
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:cool2: John.

You would be in heaven Ann, done it myself many years ago and some of the species i saw were amazing, stuff like Clouded Apollo, Southern Festoon, Two-tailed Pasha, Ilex Hairstreak, Poplar Admiral etc, etc, even managed Swiss Brassy Ringlet in Switzerland.
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AnnB
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Sounds wonderful, Dave.
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JennyWren
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Wow well done John , lots of nice specimens there . I'd hazard a guess at the last one , could be described as after Damien Hirst :grin:

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Eric Hardy
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More great photos from your holiday, John
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Davebutterflyman
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:lol: Jen
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Davebutterflyman
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I think i can see a cell spot so i would hazard a guess at Common Blue, John
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Naturezel
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Not sure which white butterfly this is as it doesn't seem to match my field guides. It was in thewild flower area of the garden

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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Hazel.

That is a Green-veined White
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Naturezel
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Thanks Dave
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Davebutterflyman
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:cool2: Hazel.
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Davebutterflyman
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I think your first one is actually just a Grayling, John.
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feedyourhedgehog
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I don't have a decent butterfly guide on me and I can't work out these 2 butterflies

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2. This one seemed quite small

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Geoff F
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I would say female and male Common Blue.

Females can be almost all brown on top or with quite an extensive blue patch.

There is a fair bit of size variation with Common Blues and my book gives the wingspan between 29 and 36 mm.
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