The pictures below are the five species they identified for me, but please don't ask me what the identifying features are!!
This one I managed to identify myself - it's a Mallow Skipper, Carcharodus alceae.
And this is the other one I managed to identify as a Sage Skipper, Muschampia proto.
This is the underside of the Sage Skipper.
This one I am told is a Red Underwing Skipper, Spialia sertorius. I had noted that it was smaller than the others I had seen, but I had no idea what it was!
This is a Southern Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus malvoides.
And this one is a Southern Marbled Skipper, Carcharodus baeticus.
A page of brown and beige - very 1970s! I am very grateful to Guy and Roger for their help identifying these pictures.
Little skippers I find to be quite cute. We have skippers here and I always enjoy seeing them. Your photos are lovely.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are lovely, but very difficult to tell apart!! It is funny to think that a few years ago they were considered to be separate from butterflies.
DeleteHi Nick,
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoyed your summer!
I love this first photo, so graphic, congrats!
And I also enjoyed seeing this butterfly, it is very delicate.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures.
Nice to meet your blog.
janicce.