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Post by nomad on May 11, 2017 7:28:57 GMT
Now the photobucket images are back..............
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Post by nomad on May 11, 2017 7:25:34 GMT
Here is a thread to discuss your problems with those that use image hosting websites. For those that cannot see images uploaded by members ( do let us know) or other technical issues. Here is number one, no photobucket images at least mine are visible today. A recurrent problem with this company. Its strange because when other hosting sites do maintenance you might not be able to upload images for a while but the images do not vanish!!
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Post by nomad on May 8, 2017 18:53:14 GMT
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Post by nomad on May 8, 2017 11:56:44 GMT
Nice camera and lens but not sure about the two wheeled things.
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Post by nomad on May 8, 2017 11:49:49 GMT
or where the butterflies are so few, how about studying the vast array of other insects in the many families, even here in the UK that is a enough for many lifetimes. The wealth of insects is astonishing and you never know what you might find, it has certainly rekindled my passion, in my later stages of my life I have become a field entomologist instead of only a lepidopterist.
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Post by nomad on May 5, 2017 19:41:38 GMT
Probably Cyclophora ruficilaria, I presume the image is recent . Here is a first generation Cyclophora linearia from the UK. Image taken in Beech woodland June 2016. C. linearia shows seasonal variation here, the second generation which occurs in late summer is more heavily marked. Cyclophora ruficilaria does not occur in the UK except in the channel Islands.
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Post by nomad on Apr 24, 2017 11:20:14 GMT
Most Hoverflies visit flowers but some do not and are therefore not easy to find. A walk in large forest yesterday, produced two such species. Stuart Ball and Roger Morris wrote " finding Brachyopa is an art, but once mastered it will be found that species within the genus are no means scarce as past text books have suggested". Walking slowly along a mixed woodland ride I saw several of what I took to be another family of Diptera basking low down on Ash trees, unfortunately I did not recognize them as Brachyopa, until I posted an image on the Diptera forum and thus only took a single image and could perhaps produced others at different angles. The body is a lovely orange, which is hard to see through the closed wings in my image. Now I know I came across a rather an infrequent species, one to keep a sharp lookout for in the same area, although the flight period is very short. The only widespread species that is associated with Ash among other trees in the UK is Brachyopa scutellaris, the larvae living in Sap runs. Brachyopa scutellaris, Wilts, April 2017. On a sunny day common Bacchini species, small hoverflies are found in most habitats especially along hedgerows and woodland rides. Most visit flowers but among the myriads might be the strange looking and very dainty Baccha elongata which does not and therefore easily overlooked. This species is well named and likes the dappled shade of woodland. The females thin elongated body is widened at the end. Female Baccha elongata, Wilts, April 2017. Male Baccha elongata, Wilts, April 2017. Habitat of Baccha elongata and other woodland Hoverflies.
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Post by nomad on Apr 24, 2017 8:19:04 GMT
This Peacock, aglais io still beautiful after emerging in July-August 2016 and still enjoying the Spring sunshine in April 2017.
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Post by nomad on Apr 24, 2017 8:08:45 GMT
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Post by nomad on Apr 24, 2017 7:54:27 GMT
It is probably referable to ab. alboinspera. Clive Pratt has kindly verified this aberration, so a good find. It was a very windy day and just a quick click and it was gone, a pity as I would liked to have presented better images. Seen on a local nature reserve!
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Post by nomad on Apr 21, 2017 16:02:23 GMT
Super macro, not sure what that is, it is quite a size for the spider, Diptera maggot?. Hopefully someone here will know!
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Post by nomad on Apr 20, 2017 19:06:46 GMT
Superb !
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Post by nomad on Apr 20, 2017 16:38:51 GMT
dang I think its a trip to specksavers, I have been told that one antennae, is folded in your original photograph and both specimens appear to be the same butterfly, I have deleted my previous comment. Delias vietnamensis is a special butterfly, fill free to post some set specimens on the section show your insects, that would be great to see.
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Post by nomad on Apr 20, 2017 16:22:08 GMT
Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus malvae are also on the wing earlier in the UK than they used to be. The first one that I found this year was on grassland in Berkshire, this male appeared to be unusual, heavily marked and dusted with white especially in the inner forewings. It is probably referable to ab. alboinspera. Others have started to appear on Salisbury Plain, a male and female are shown, the latter being quite brown. I found the butterflies hard to approach in the windy condition and they like to rest on the ground and are soon gone, almost impossible to follow with the eye. The fourth image showing a male resting on the bare chalk was taken in the same area a couple of year ago, its my favourite of this species. Aberration Male, Berks. male, Salisbury Plain, April 2017. female, Salisbury Plain April 2017. male, Salisbury Plain, April 2015.
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Post by nomad on Apr 20, 2017 15:42:13 GMT
That little jewel, the Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi has just started to appear on Salisbury Plain in spite of the cold northern wind which has been a feature of April in my part of the UK. The images are of two different butterflies found yesterday. On Chalk Downland they often sit about low down.
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