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Post by nomad on Jun 11, 2016 10:40:20 GMT
Yes, Vanessa cardui has been seen in numbers in England, even reaching Scotland. It seems a cardui year is on.
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Post by mygos on Jun 11, 2016 12:23:00 GMT
Nice Michel. From top. Coenonympha pamphilus Vanessa cardui Maniola jurtina Unknown species of Hover-fly. Thanks for the ID's Peter ! A+, Michel
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Post by wollastoni on Jun 11, 2016 15:01:52 GMT
Michel,
Your hover-fly may be this one I saw in Brittany, Alophora hemiptera :
A splendid Diptera !
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Post by mygos on Jun 11, 2016 16:59:38 GMT
Yes Olivier, it is exactly the same insect ! Thanks for the ID and beautiful picture !
A+, Michel
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Post by wollastoni on Jun 13, 2016 15:23:02 GMT
I have built a "collection" of my macro pictures ranked by family. On each photo, I put the species name + data
It does help to remember and learn about them as none of us can learn all insect names.
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Post by mygos on Jun 19, 2016 9:45:45 GMT
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Post by nomad on Jun 19, 2016 19:28:55 GMT
Very nice macro shots Michel. The butterfly is a faded Lycaena phlaeas. The day-flying moth below is Euclidia glyphica and I always find the latter very hard to approach. The Diptera on the Daisy is the Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria, so I am guessing you have cattle nearby. The Damsel-fly seems to be Ischnura elegans. I have just started photographing Hoverflies and Diptera in earnest. I have some interesting images to share when I get time. I spent the weekend in a large forest and an unimproved meadow complex not far from my home. I know our member weymouthent is an expert on Hoverflies.
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Post by mygos on Jun 19, 2016 20:52:26 GMT
Thank you Peter for the ID's !
I was told the Lycaenidae was a female Lycaena tityrus ? We have a lot of Euclidia glyphica at the moment ... There are some cattle around but not so close ! I am really enjoying that new lens, but what I found difficult is to chose which picture to keep in my computer ?
A+, Michel
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Post by nomad on Jun 20, 2016 4:40:50 GMT
Yes, its probably a female Lycaena tityrus ? being from France. Have you seen the dark males.
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Post by mygos on Jun 20, 2016 5:53:27 GMT
Yes I saw a dark grey/brown male in the same area, but haven't been able to photograph him A+, Michel
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Post by nomad on Jun 20, 2016 14:00:20 GMT
Better luck next time, at least you have Lycaena tityrus in your meadow. We do not have that species . The only Copper we now have is Lycaena phlaeas and it has much declined here in recent years.
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wolf
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Post by wolf on Jun 20, 2016 19:29:53 GMT
From Gdansk, Poland this year. These were taken last week with my phone so not super quality! L.tityrus male L.alciphron male L.dispar female
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Post by mygos on Jun 20, 2016 21:06:50 GMT
Thank you Wolf, the male L. tityrus is exactly the one I saw A+, Michel
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Post by wolf on Jun 21, 2016 15:07:35 GMT
I was out today mainly looking for L.populi. Didn't see any even though it has been reports the last week. But i found a new location for Oeneis jutta, which was nice! Also observed egg laying female. Male Female Egg
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Post by mygos on May 1, 2017 9:37:02 GMT
For live specimens, the 100-400 will give you a lot more reach, of course, compared to the 100 macro. It also has very close focus (to about 1:3 life size). It's excellent quality (I have one), but the macro will be a bit sharper. The latter may not be noticeable with handheld shooting. You were right Danny, I recently purchased a Canon 100-400 mm IS II USM zoom, and it is my favorite now Our friend Antonio Giudici told me to buy an extender 1,4, but unfortunately the autofocus is not compatible with my 70D A+, Michel
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