Critique Butterflies and a Moth

Graham · 9 Apr 2015

Hi all,
Another productive day for me,
Heres a small selection of Butterflies and a single Moth.

#1 Its one I posted the other day, No idea what it is but the antennae are very long, lots about today.
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#2, is this a Orange tip? (large crop)
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#3 No idea on this one
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#4 A Brimstone I think
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Graham · 9 Apr 2015

#5 another Brimstone
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#6 mountain clouded yellow
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Answers on a post card please.
Thanks for looking and any C&C is welcome

Tintin124 · 9 Apr 2015

#3 could be a meadow brown

#1 may be a moth of some sort.

Some really nice finds and shot.. WB is way off on #5/6 needs warming up massively.

Graham · 9 Apr 2015

Tintin124 said:
#3 could be a meadow brown

#1 may be a moth of some sort.

Some really nice finds and shot.. WB is way off on #5/6 needs warming up massively.

I didn't realise my flash batteries died :banghead:

that's why they are off

JohnPh · 9 Apr 2015

First one looks like a yellow barred long horn moth.
Number three looks like a skipper, possibly a grizzled!
Number five has me stumped!

poacher · 9 Apr 2015

#3 could be a Grizzled Skipper
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=malvae

#5 could be a clouded yellow.
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=croceus

#2 is an orange tip, I`m still waiting for them, the first one I photographed last year was the 13 of april, I hope they`re not late this year.

Graham · 9 Apr 2015

JohnPh said:
First one looks like a yellow barred long horn moth.
Number three looks like a skipper, possibly a grizzled!
Number five has me stumped!

Cheers John.
Yes very much like a grizzled skipper.
I've never heard of one called "has me stumped"

Thanks for your input

Graham · 9 Apr 2015

poacher said:
#3 could be a Grizzled Skipper
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=malvae

#5 could be a clouded yellow.
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=croceus

#2 is an orange tip, I`m still waiting for them, the first one I photographed last year was the 13 of april, I hope they`re not late this year.

Thanks, I forgot to say I'm in the south of France no5 is a mountain clouded yellow..
Thanks for commenting

G.K.Jnr. · 9 Apr 2015

Nice set of images Graham, other than the WB on the last two. #1 & #3 are the pick of the set for me.

George.

Graham · 9 Apr 2015

G.K.Jnr. said:
Nice set of images Graham, other than the WB on the last two. #1 & #3 are the pick of the set for me.

George.

Why thank you George

hoftwi · 9 Apr 2015

No.1 is beautiful

Graham · 9 Apr 2015

hoftwi said:
No.1 is beautiful

Thank you icy, its very small, I think this one was a male as the antennae are up to 5 times the body length.

Paul Iddon · 9 Apr 2015

So many flutterbys there, not so many my way...

Paul.

Graham · 10 Apr 2015

Paul Iddon said:
So many flutterbys there, not so many my way...

Paul.

Thats cos they all enjoying the sunshine here 1st Paul

i`ll send some your way soon

Thanks for your comment Paul

Graham · 10 Apr 2015

Tintin124 said:
. WB is way off on #5/6 needs warming up massively.

An improvement ?

Tintin124 · 10 Apr 2015

Graham said:
An improvement ?

Huh have you changed anything?

LCPete · 11 Apr 2015

Beautiful Graham agree with poacher on the I'D no 3 is a grizzled skipper not very common in the uk

Carlh · 13 Apr 2015

Wow, the antennae nearly poked my eyes out! Thats one long set of feelers. Nice set again!

Graham · 13 Apr 2015

Carlh said:
Wow, the antennae nearly poked my eyes out! Thats one long set of feelers. Nice set again!

LCPete said:
Beautiful Graham agree with poacher on the I'D no 3 is a grizzled skipper not very common in the uk

Thanks guys, all comments appreciated. Pete, as I am a bit further south than you I guess I'll get lots of different ones, watch this space.

ChrisA · 13 Apr 2015

Nice to get a clouded yellow - Colour looks a bit greeny blue to me in last too.

Agree it is a Grizzled skipper & most likely the Yellow Barred Longhorn moth. Definitely a type of longhorn but barring and head colour match the Yellow-barred.

Graham · 13 Apr 2015

ChrisA said:
Nice to get a clouded yellow - Colour looks a bit greeny blue to me in last too.

Agree it is a Grizzled skipper & most likely the Yellow Barred Longhorn moth. Definitely a type of longhorn but barring and head colour match the Yellow-barred.

Agreed on the longhorn too.
Last 2 are off colour, I didnt realise I had my w/b on incandescent for some strange reason.:banghead:
Thanks for your comments .