I met up with the Swiss recorder at the weekend and he showed me this remarkable photo he took this spring:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yannickch/ ... 8/sizes/l/
He spotted them on the branch and at first thought it was a dead CB, straddled on the twig - then realised it was much more exciting!
It was at the same site where I watched territorial CB behavour, also this spring, see http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... =20&t=3101.
Guy
Remarkable CB photo
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Remarkable CB photo
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Re: Remarkable CB photo
That is amazing! Seeing any Nymphalids mating is a pretty rare sight in my experience (with the exception of the fritillaries and browns)!
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Re: Remarkable CB photo
"CB" isn't common blue, then.... 
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Re: Remarkable CB photo
Nor chequered blue, nor Chapman's blue...
I recently started making an official abbreviations list for all European butterfles, to enable rapid communication without the possibility of confusion. Then I suddenly realised this was a very sad thing to do, so I stopped.
Guy
I recently started making an official abbreviations list for all European butterfles, to enable rapid communication without the possibility of confusion. Then I suddenly realised this was a very sad thing to do, so I stopped.
Guy
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