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11-09-2006, 12:05 PM
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| | | Re: Please identify this butterfly
looks like a Meadow Brown.
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11-09-2006, 12:08 PM
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| | | Re: Please identify this butterfly
Possibly Gatekeeper - need to see white dots on the black dot to be certain of either. |
11-09-2006, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by carlj Possibly Gatekeeper - need to see white dots on the black dot to be certain of either. | wouldn't the 2 black dots that are visible on the lower wing be white on a Gatekeeper? I could be wrong.
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11-09-2006, 12:16 PM
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| | | Re: Please identify this butterfly
Quite, there are Gatekeepers about which look similar ( http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/insects.htm ) but these have a double white spot inside the tip marking as opposed to the single white spot of the meadow brown: http://arglist.com/cgi-bin/image?gal...e=20050716-006 also the MB is much plainer elsewhere! Quote: |
Originally Posted by matt_xyz looks like a Meadow Brown.
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11-09-2006, 12:44 PM
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Just uisng the first view quick id principle, I thought meadow brown. It looks as if there's 1 white spot in dark spot on the underside of the forwing. Any closer shots ?
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11-09-2006, 12:54 PM
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| | | Re: Please identify this butterfly
Judging by its size compared with the bracken fronds it is a Meadow Brown. Gatekeepers are more "orangey". |
11-09-2006, 12:59 PM
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| | | Re: Please identify this butterfly
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Originally Posted by bugbotherer Just uisng the first view quick id principle, I thought meadow brown. It looks as if there's 1 white spot in dark spot on the underside of the forwing. Any closer shots ?
bugbotherer | Hi, this is the closest shot sorry http://www.picturesofengland.com/pic...1157469156.jpg |
11-09-2006, 01:15 PM
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| | | Re: Please identify this butterfly
Almost certainly meadow brown-one white spot in the black spot on the forewing and browny rather than orangey. |
11-09-2006, 02:09 PM
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| | | Re: Please identify this butterfly
Many thanks for all your help, it's very much appreciated.
I have now changed the caption to say it's a Meadow Brown.
Many thanks
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