pink butterfly??

[animartco]

Originally Posted by Miss Caretaker

So, will it be called the "Tupped Pink"?

Of Course! and there will lso be the tupped green and purple.

[Purplepixii]

Originally Posted by Lance Morgan

here's one

Pinky - Wild About Britain Pics

Brilliant!!!!

[missy14512]

Ive read some of this and i researched and found the southern pink moth its all pink but no black body so its as close as i could find
http://www.birderslounge.com/wp-cont...57-closeup.jpg
or
http://bugguide.net/images/raw/AQF0W...QKOKBQY05K.jpg
i would google image and you can see more.
it might have been a cross breed of that moth

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by missy14512

Ive read some of this and i researched and found the southern pink moth its all pink but no black body so its as close as i could find
http://www.birderslounge.com/wp-cont...57-closeup.jpg
or
http://bugguide.net/images/raw/AQF0W...QKOKBQY05K.jpg
i would google image and you can see more.
it might have been a cross breed of that moth

This is an american species so is unlikely to be in the UK. Also its extremely rare that moths hybridize, if at all.

[GeorgeBB]

http://bugguide.net/images/raw/AQF0W...QKOKBQY05K.jpg

Hey Missy - WOW - now that is the closest match I have seen so far! But yes, it definitely had black body etc.

But at least someone is trying instead of taking the p***, thank you. I will keep looking for my elusive 'barbie'.

G.

n.b. I have now seen the same type of butterfly/moth 3 or 4 times in my Mother's garden, I have also seen the cinnebar and various others there - I guess we must be doing something right with our wildlife/insect/bird friendly garden up in Norfolk?

p.s. I tried to get photos, but my phone camera is awful and has not even managed to pick up the fact there is a butterfly/moth in the frame let alone what colour/shape/size etc... I'll keep trying, maybe get a decent camera.... but flying/flitting tiny pink thing not the easiest of photographic subjects....

[GeorgeBB]

Originally Posted by Dogghound

This is an american species so is unlikely to be in the UK. Also its extremely rare that moths hybridize, if at all.

So how did all the different sorts of moths and butterflies (and everything else) become different if they didn't mix the genes up/evolve then? Or has all evolution just stopped now that man thinks everything has already been categorised/discovered....?

I don't mean to be rude in reply... but it seems like a sweeping statement to make?

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by GeorgeBB

So how did all the different sorts of moths and butterflies (and everything else) become different if they didn't mix the genes up/evolve then? Or has all evolution just stopped now that man thinks everything has already been categorised/discovered....?

I don't mean to be rude in reply... but it seems like a sweeping statement to make?

They evolved, this is quite different from hybridizing with other species. A new species doesnt necessarily occur when species A breeds with species B. It occurs when the population of species A is fragmented and different environmental factors cause it to turn into species A and species AA.

Its not a sweeping statement its called evolution. Do you think that a red admiral bred with a painted lady to create a small tortoiseshell? it doesnt happen this way.

[Jason Green]

...no, it'd make a Red Lady

[pressld2]

...or a painted admiral.

Dave P.

[urbantwitcher]

Well I saw a really pretty small dark pink, almost red butterfly with solid colour in both sets of wings and the wings were framed with black. I have never seen anything like it before hence looking up google images to see if I could find it. It was in Hounslow in my mum's garden which is on the A4, Great West Road near Heathrow Airport. She does have a lilac bush and other flowers. Any suggestions welcome!