Felix you disgust me. Your insults must come from a very sad soul. search yourself and let everyone enjoy butterflies, not just you. You do not know me, your assumptions are wrong, grow up.

I assume Guy will realize it was not his comments I had in mind.. manipulative as well eh Felix. sigh

Finally I feel goaded into a response. If those self righteous t**ts on here are so right about not breathing near a butterfly, then we might as well let the establishment juggernaut concrete over whats left of this sh**ty little empire! This country has so many rules there is becoming a silent unde...

A few more hopefully not all repeats...

Here are a couple of shots of our final home in the Alps-Maritimes.... takes me back, sigh,

and Roger, getting his eye in.....

I was hoping for Olive, and hutned a likely skipper for ages... it is the brown, worn "malvae" on the more skippy customers bit!! not much olive though

Fantastic... I think that would be a healthy Geometrid catty Guy... nearest in UK... see write up on http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3429 not that it would be that particular type

The orion was a definite... is the de Prunner's ID ok ? ( see back).... I think that will make it one for each of us for records..... Roger, would you PM me or email me the OPIE contact details? :D Guy... I put my uncertainties in the Skippery customer bit on Identification... I think you responded ...

A little trip out today in thundery and windy weather to find our Dukes..... about 8 seen, with a couple of Small Heaths, 4 Dingy Skippers and a GVW. male.. http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/ptkip/7490s1100f10i100-Copy.jpg female, must have been out a while.. http://i223.photobucket.com/album...

Why don't you join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Yorkshiremoths/ - it's a vibrant group of mother s who would be only too pleased to ID stuff for you

Thanks Jack

I find white butterflies a real challenge... GVW from today's garden...
s1/100 f10 i100

That's really bad Guy

Kind words Roger, you were brilliant hosts.

Here are some of the skippers from the trip...

I would say 10-12mm - I found 3 of them not far from the last time I put photos up. I'm just praying feeding birds don't see them as well

My wildflower patch is coming to life....


and the local WLH cattys are growing up...

A trilogy of undersides..

More of the scenery... Alpine vista..

A definite Chapman's... underside only, second finger ( cringe) pic just to confirm lack of cell spot, and a record shot of the single de prunner's we saw...

I haven't worked out whether this one has been exhaustively discussed... if so a one word ID will do

To finish off my Peirids...
apologies