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toonamp

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Taken with the 50D and the 100-400
 
Nice set Ant #2 especially (y)
(Can't help with the ID's though)
 
1. Male Silver studded Blue

2. Speckled Wood

3. Gatekeeper

4. Longhorn Beetles, possibly Wasp Beetles. I think you will find one is male and the other female. :D
 
Cobra said:
Nice set Ant #2 especially (y)
(Can't help with the ID's though)
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Thanks Chris :)

jomike said:
1. Male Silver studded Blue

2. Speckled Wood

3. Gatekeeper

4. Longhorn Beetles, possibly Wasp Beetles. I think you will find one is male and the other female. :D
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Cheers Mike for the comprehensive IDs :) Yes I'd heard that often when the male had been at the fermented apples the female had to carry him home, I'm pleased to have captured such a behavioural shot :)
 
jomike said:
........ I think you will find one is male and the other female. :D
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What makes you say that :shrug:
toonamp said:
Yes I'd heard that often when the male had been at the fermented apples the female had to carry him home, I'm pleased to have captured such a behavioural shot :)
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Ah That explains it (y) :D
 
A very nice set, well shot.
 
Good, well-composed and lit shots:clap::clap:
 
heidfirst said:
are you sure that it's not a Common?
Silver studded usually has a wider dark band around the outer edge of the upper wings?
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Another iffy one in the sequence, does this help?


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I'm still leaning towards a Common (white wedge along v4 on hind wing & the black spot in the cell on the forewing are also indicators) but willing to be disproved.
Got any more of it?
 
heidfirst said:
I'm still leaning towards a Common (white wedge along v4 on hind wing & the black spot in the cell on the forewing are also indicators) but willing to be disproved.
Got any more of it?
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I have but they're a little OOF and don't show anything different.

Having googled the two I think you could well be right, both very pretty creatures though :)

Ajophotog said:
Nice set of butterflies ;)
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Thank you Alby :)
 
toonamp said:
Having googled the two I think you could well be right, both very pretty creatures though :)
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many Lycaenidae are very similar to start with & then you have individual variation, different forms etc. ... bit of a nightmare sometimes for ID :bang:

but yes, some stunning beasties :love:
 
Very nice Set Ant, #2 is my fave.
 
heidfirst said:
many Lycaenidae are very similar to start with & then you have individual variation, different forms etc. ... bit of a nightmare sometimes for ID :bang:

but yes, some stunning beasties :love:
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Thanks for your help Scott :)


stan the man said:
great set of shots toonamp...(y)
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Cheers Stan :)


DaiTheDragon said:
Beautiful images.

Dai
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Ta Dai :)


jomike said:
I'll go along with Common Blue as well on second thoughts.
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Thanks Mike :) as Scott says there are so many similarities and cross references, it is a job some times. I agree with you, a Common blue as much as I would have liked it to be the Silver studded Blue.


jgs001 said:
Very nice Set Ant, #2 is my fave.
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Thank you John :) I like the speckled wood too, shame about the tear on its wing mind.
 
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