A new species of fly -Trichomyia hardeggensis - revealed in the Czech Republic: http://www.aemnp.eu/PDF/52_2/52_2_505_abstr.pdf

http://praguemonitor.com/2013/02/14/cze ... cies-flies

Hi, last Saturday I have recorded a Chapman's Blue to a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhbzwRmCgDs[/video]

Correction: It were not Map Butterflies but Orange Underwings - Archiearis parthenias :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhsL_wQoMzQ[/video]

... and today I have succeeded in snapping of the Brimstones.

Today I have seen: - a Brimstone (but one hasn't posed for a photo) :( - Commas - a Large Tortoiseshell sucking the sap of the tree (probably damaged by the frost) - Small Tortoiseshells - Peacocks - and Map Butterflies (regrettably without the photos). P.S.: I month ago a rare Bicolored Shrew - Cro...

My first this year butterflies today!

A Small Tortoiseshell in my garden and a Comma here.

Oops, my "Twin-spot Fritillary" is Lesser Marbled Fritillary male. No spots of Twin-spot Frit haven't bright centres, proximal veins of the hindwings underside are black (not brown) and also habitat doesn't match to Twin-spot.

Yesterday I have snapped Lesser Purple Emperor , Large Tortoiseshell , Lesser Marbled Fritillary , etc. Maybe I have recorded Twin-spot Fritillaries - Brenthis hecate but I am not sure: The photos are badly focused or the specimen was too worn . I have also recorded a video (alhough I would rather s...

JKT wrote:and more...

The first two frits resembles Nickerls' for me ... hirsute gingery palpi. Compare with mz Nickerls':

http://traplican.rajce.idnes.cz/Motyli_ ... 22_063.jpg

I am not sure they are aurelia but in any case they are'nt athalia.

Today I have taken a female of Large Copper - Lycaena dispar . One was ovipositing, I have found two eggs on the Bloody Dog leaves: 11616 010.jpg 11616 071.jpg 11616 074.jpg P.S.: Can anybody help me to identify this moth ? Edit: This moth is most probably Brown Oak Tortrix - Archips xylosteana :( E...

Well, I am licensed by the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic . It was poited to me that I don't use net although I was equiped by one and that it is impossible rely on the readiness of difficultly determinable butterflies to pose in appropriate positions. ...

My wife advise me not to publish photos of butterfly in the clear box because it isn't so romantic like butterfly on the flower. She says that my photos may be popular and may propagate butterflies conservation only if the butterlies on the published photos will be free. On the other hand, there is ...

Today I have snapped this caterpillar.

Photos http://traplican.rajce.idnes.cz/Motyli_ ... 04_280.jpg to 11604_289.jpg

Can you help me with the identification?

Today I have bought a clear soap box in Interspar supermarket, size 10 x 6 x 4 cm and tested it on butterflies: - Heath Fritillary - Pyrgus armoricanus - Mazarine Blue (though it is easily determinable species so it appears needless to capture one if it is possible take it to the photo without). It ...

Thank you Guy, I shall attemp to buy similar clear boxes like you.

Here are videos of these two skippers:

P. armoricanus : http://traplican.rajce.idnes.cz/Motyli_ ... 03_072.jpg

P. serratulae : http://traplican.rajce.idnes.cz/Motyli_ ... 03_109.jpg

Today I have done a trip with the enthomological net. It is necessary for taking photos of rare skippers Pyrgus sp. ( P.armoricanus / P. alveus / P. trebevicensis / P. serratulae / P. carthami ), usable for identification. The enthomological net grid can serve as the size scale (but I have regrettab...

Thank you ChrisC, it is probably Spilosoma lubricipeda or S. lutea (White or Buff Ermine).

Thank you, Reverdin.

I have a caterpillar and a geometrid for id.

Can anybody help me?

It was quite small butterfly, alveus is more larger. This butterfly wasn't larger than P. malvae. But naturally, my determination isn't definitive.

Last evening after the sunset I have taken a walk across my garden and noted a skipper Pyrgus sp. with the compound wings. After the wings underside it has seemed to be a Pyrgus armoricanus for me so a have take some photos and recorded it to the video. But I haven't succeeded in looking let alone s...