A while ago we mentioned that I was taking part in the
French Butterfly Atlas (STERF) study. My survey area is not far from here and today we went up for the first of the 'counts'.
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| One of the transects I am surveying |
I thought that armed with a clip-board, a field guide and a cold drink I'd be ok but how wrong can a girl be?! Fortunately for me Colin offered to come with me and take photos as I did the recording.
Between us we got quite a number of sightings but it was far from easy to identify, in the field, what we saw.
Some were easy....
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| male orange tip |
Some were not so easy but with the help of Colin's photos I've been able to make an educated guess...
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| Duke of Burgundy |
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| Duke of Burgundy - underwing |
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| Sooty Copper |
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| Sooty Copper - underwing |
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| Small Heath |
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| Small Heath and friend! |
And some I'm not too sure about...
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| Large White? Small White? Medium White??! |
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| ??? |
Susan, who first introduced me to STERF, very kindly offered to help with any identifying if I needed it..... I fear she may now regret this offer!
Susan? Are you there???
2 comments:
I would say Small White. Your other one is a Common Heath moth Ematurga atomaria. You lucky thing, getting a Duke of Burgundy! They are uncommon and in decline.
Thanks for coming to my aid, Susan... it may not be the last time!!
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