Bugs, bees and beasties- Bio-diversity matters

[Yve_Clark]

Meadow Browns were out in abundance today...beautiful to watch

 

The last one's not so sharp...but who's the little guy on the left?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Meadow Browns were out in abundance today...beautiful to watch

 

The last one's not so sharp...but who's the little guy on the left?

 

 

 

 

I would hazard a guess at Capsodes gothicus, the amount of orange on the wings varies. found in lush grassy places from june-August.

[Saw-sick Steve]

Meadow Browns were out in abundance today...beautiful to watch

 

The last one's not so sharp...but who's the little guy on the left?

First pic is a Meadow Brown - last two are of a Ringlet.

[Yve_Clark]

First pic is a Meadow Brown - last two are of a Ringlet.

 

I would hazard a guess at Capsodes gothicus, the amount of orange on the wings varies. found in lush grassy places from june-August.

 

Thanks for the id's guys...of course it's a ringlet

[Andy Collins]

A couple of wee beasties from last nights ramble

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

A couple of wee beasties from last nights ramble

 

Thats the privet hawk Moth Andy, nice find latin Sphinx ligustri:thumbup1:

 

I love hawk moths, one day i will find A deaths head hawk, the largest european Moth!

 

but there is also a moth that imitates a hornet that i rather fancy too!

 

[Yve_Clark]

I dont know any of these, just thought I would share from this morning in cornwall whilst on the dunes

 

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Hama, both butterflies are the same species - Common Blue. The male is blue and the female, despite her name, is brown with orange as in pic.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Hama, both butterflies are the same species - Common Blue. The male is blue and the female, despite her name, is brown with orange as in pic.

 

actualy they are adonis blues, as you rightly point out they are male and female, the slight blue on the upper body of the female being the indicator for an adonis pair, also the vetch they where found on!

[Saw-sick Steve]

actualy they are adonis blues, as you rightly point out they are male and female, the slight blue on the upper body of the female being the indicator for an adonis pair, also the vetch they where found on!

It's sometimes difficult with Blues to get a positive i.d without seeing the under wing, but they are definitely not Adonis Blues.

Yve - you're a lot closer; but given the habitat, location and time of year, I'm going for Silver-studded Blue. As I said, it's tricky without seeing underneath, but the thicker black wing margins on the male would clinch it for me.

[Yve_Clark]

actualy they are adonis blues, as you rightly point out they are male and female, the slight blue on the upper body of the female being the indicator for an adonis pair, also the vetch they where found on!

 

Hmmmm....I'm not sure. It's difficult to tell which species they are as both the Adonis and Common Blue females have an amount of blue colouring and the amount of colouring varies on them both. Isn't the Adonis male usually very bright blue in colour? Your photo of the male appears to have a lighter blue colouring, which would suggest the Common Blue, but you have the advantage of having seen them with your naked eye. On the males, the Adonis has black bands on the wing fringes...difficult to tell from your photo if those are black bands. Perhaps the vetch is the deciding factor then??