Here's my guess (and it is a guess)....
Spotted Fritillary
Holly Blue
Knapweed Fritillary
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Excellent work Lee !!
The third one i am not entirely sure... it is either Knapweed Fritillary or Meadow Fritillary .... PADFIELD !!
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The third one i am not entirely sure... it is either Knapweed Fritillary or Meadow Fritillary .... PADFIELD !!
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Blimey, did I get all 3!?
Having seen Meadow (but not Knapweed), I would go for Knapweed based on what I saw but Guy should be able to say!
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Having seen Meadow (but not Knapweed), I would go for Knapweed based on what I saw but Guy should be able to say!
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Based on the slight incurve of the forewing edge ( as in HBF) I would say that's Knapweed. 
definitely not Meadow, potential other would be Provencal, but it isn't I think.
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thanks for settling the question Paul !!
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Just because my name has been taken in vain, I'll back up all the knapweed supporters!! And I'll add the submarginal lunule in s3 as more evidence. Even when other signs are ambiguous (which they aren't here) that lunule is generally indisputable.
Guy
And I'll add the submarginal lunule in s3 as more evidence. Even when other signs are ambiguous (which they aren't here) that lunule is generally indisputable.Guy
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thanks for putting the matter beyond doubt Guy
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Here is one from Symi in Greece:
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I suspect that one's a scarce swallowtail, even though it looks like a beautiful marble floor!
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Well done Guy !!
The butterfly spent its last moments on the marble slabs of the quayside at Symi
here are two more from the same pic:
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The butterfly spent its last moments on the marble slabs of the quayside at Symi
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Here is a lovely daffodil... 
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Have bought an epson V330 scanner & have started scanning my late father's slide collection. Here is me with a Peacock butterfly
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Wow Charles - that must be a very old photo..... even the deckchairs are in black and white! 
Just shows that a love of butterflies can last a lifetime - I'd bet many of us were first stricken by an interest in butterflies as a child.
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Just shows that a love of butterflies can last a lifetime - I'd bet many of us were first stricken by an interest in butterflies as a child.
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I know I was.
I need to get one of those scanners - I have boxes of my dad's and grandad's slides!
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I need to get one of those scanners - I have boxes of my dad's and grandad's slides!
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glad you like the pic trev & lee.
i am very happy with the epson scanner... just right for family slides.
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i am very happy with the epson scanner... just right for family slides.
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Leisure wear circa 1968 
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Well this year's butterfly expedition to the South of France begins tomorrow.
I am flying to Montpellier then picking up a long distance footpath heading west towards Toulouse.
The plan is to walk the footpath for 4 weeks then spend a week relaxing in Carcassonne ( where i have spent the last 3 years' hols ).
The route passes through the Cevennes but to the south of where DavidM reported from recently : viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5482
I will be offline for most of the journey but will upload pics & reports in due course
Hope everyone else has a super summer
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I am flying to Montpellier then picking up a long distance footpath heading west towards Toulouse.
The plan is to walk the footpath for 4 weeks then spend a week relaxing in Carcassonne ( where i have spent the last 3 years' hols ).
The route passes through the Cevennes but to the south of where DavidM reported from recently : viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5482
I will be offline for most of the journey but will upload pics & reports in due course
Hope everyone else has a super summer
Charles
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Hope you have a great time Charles, I look forward to your report and photos.
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Cheers
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For Photoshop/Elements users, there's a free kaleidoscope plugin available from: http://www.mehdiplugins.com/english/kaleidoscope.htm
Here is an example made with Photoshop Elements 2 from an original on my website:
I downloaded this plug-in after finding that the Sumo site was not available.
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Here is an example made with Photoshop Elements 2 from an original on my website:
- Small Tortoiseshell - made with:
Mehdi Photoshop Plug-in
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Lee: thanks for your good wishes... hopefully i will get some interesting pics
MikeOxon : that's a lovely kaleidoscope pic !! sorry you did not manage to get the sumo working
Charles
MikeOxon : that's a lovely kaleidoscope pic !! sorry you did not manage to get the sumo working
Charles
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