Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)

[Cuddy]

Trying out my new camera and lens i managed a photo of this little beauty.




http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/Small_Skipper.jpg

[Venomator]

New camera and lens ... :suspect:



Great capture though Cuddy ... :thumbs: ... makes a change from birds ... :D





:p

[V6GTO]

Nice shot, except it's Large Skipper - Ochlodes venata :) It's the largest of our golden skippers, and has distinctive markings on the wings.

Martin.

[Cuddy]

Thanks Venomator, next few weeks its Orchids, Bugs, Plants for me.

Martin this thing was about the size of my thumbnail so i thought it must be a small, any clues as to why its a Large, im curious?

[Duckydoodle]

Very nice Cuddy :thumbs:

[V6GTO]

Martin this thing was about the size of my thumbnail so i thought it must be a small, any clues as to why its a Large, im curious?


Because, as I said above, it's the largest of our golden skippers ( out of 5)...in order of size the smallest is Lulworth Skipper, the next three are the same size, Small, Essex and Silver-spotted Skippers, and Large being the biggest. It's also bigger than our other skippers, Dingy, Grizzled and Chequered (don't you just love those names? :))

Martin.

PS - it's a male too...it has sex brands (the dark lines on it's wings) which produce pheramones.

[Cuddy]

Cheers Martin, the others must be tiny, dont think we get them up in Northumberland. As you may gather im fairly new to this.

Ty DD much appreciated.

regards brian.

[Ajophotog]

Nice find Cuddy, congrats on your new gear too ;)