Anyone else like moths or shall I shut up now?

Eichhörnchen · 11-15-15, 05:50 PM

You don't really know me yet, do you?

And it is wrong, I know, so I don't do it any more

CaptainRamius · 11-16-15, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

You don't really know me yet, do you?

And it is wrong, I know, so I don't do it any more

No, I don't know you yet, buddy.

Eichhörnchen · 06-14-16, 11:57 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36530758

I'm not keen on these, though

Wolferz · 06-15-16, 12:50 PM

He likes to smell moth balls...

Though I am unsure of how he gets their little legs apart.

Not that I want to know.

Eichhörnchen · 06-15-16, 02:28 PM

Eichhörnchen · 08-06-16, 01:00 PM

Yesterday (for only the second time this year) I visited my local butterfly 'hotspot' with my camera but all I found, even though the fleabane is out once again, were a few 'little brown jobs':

Peacock, a very familiar butterfly found just about everywhere

Gatekeeper, common in hedgerows and country lanes

Meadow Brown, a common butterfly of open countryside

The weather was rather overcast... and brown butterflies, absorbing heat more quickly than others because of their dark colouring, are the ones most often encountered on dull days.

Eichhörnchen · 08-07-16, 07:44 AM

This morning I revisited that patch of fleabane; some butterflies are more active in the mornings and it's hot again today, so I reckoned I might see some 'blues' or something unusual. No luck... all I saw were the usual brown jobs and this Painted Lady butterfly, very nice but it's a common migrant and might be seen anywhere.

I did come across this next to the churchyard, however. Never seen a white one before.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,403 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yesterday (for only the second time this year) I visited my local butterfly 'hotspot' with my camera but all I found, even though the fleabane is out once again, were a few 'little brown jobs': Peacock, a very familiar butterfly found just about everywhere Gatekeeper, common in hedgerows and country lanes Meadow Brown, a common butterfly of open countryside The weather was rather overcast... and brown butterflies, absorbing heat more quickly than others because of their dark colouring, are the ones most often encountered on dull days. __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 08-06-16 at 05:40 PM.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,403 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	This morning I revisited that patch of fleabane; some butterflies are more active in the mornings and it's hot again today, so I reckoned I might see some 'blues' or something unusual. No luck... all I saw were the usual brown jobs and this Painted Lady butterfly, very nice but it's a common migrant and might be seen anywhere. I did come across this next to the churchyard, however. Never seen a white one before. __________________