ID Please

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Posted by Dave Courtenay on July 8, 2006 at 12:15 PM

What a strange day,I was driving to the Jura for ibex when a badger run across the road in front of me and then as i slowed run along side the car-very early so no chance of a shot,About a mile further on and a fox with cubs then a miserable morning sitting in cloud but found some ibex females and they had 3 very young (days old)calves? so got plenty of shots with them feeding when i noticed a small bird land above them when i looked through the viewfinder it was a wallcreeper the first i have seen in real life,i took 2 frames which are specs in the image and then fitted the 2x only to see a flash of red and it was gone,On the way back to the car i found this little chap,it looks like some sort of blue as i have both wings open and closed and guess its a female but cant see exactly what in my books

Posted by Tim Munsey on July 8, 2006 at 1:12 PM

I reckon it's a Large Pig, sorry a Large Copper (it's just that my x was a pig I mean copper).

Tim

Posted by Dave Courtenay on July 8, 2006 at 1:32 PM

Not sure if i will get slapped wrists for this but this is the same butterfly with wings shut-may help with i.d
Tim i thought coppers had similar colouration both sides,Hope your ex doesnt browse the forums or you may be going down for a long stretch

Posted by Tim Munsey on July 8, 2006 at 1:51 PM

Try this young man:-
http://www.leps.it/
Pick Lycaenidae then Lycaena dispar

Tim (feeling smug)

Posted by Dave Courtenay on July 8, 2006 at 2:43 PM

Looks like a purple edged copper-good link cheers for that

Posted by Justin on July 9, 2006 at 10:56 AM

A most attractive and colourful shot.Like it.