Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly on Buddlia (backlit)
Posted 30/08/2016 - 12:00
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Thanks. I'm pretty sure mine really IS a small tortoiseshell. Any idea what the one in the Mail article is though?
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Posted 30/08/2016 - 12:02
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Except for the colors, their pic looks nothing like one; unless they are of some different variaty? Either way, this is the DM.... Nice capture
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Posted 30/08/2016 - 13:20
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Someone has commented on the Mail website that the photo they describe as a small tortoiseshell is in fact a plain tiger butterfly which are widespread in Asia and Africa, but not the UK. I'm not going mad after all!
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Posted 30/08/2016 - 13:23
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This is just an example of the quality of the Daily Mail - the image is DEFINITELY not of a small tortoise shell (or a large one either). I'm not sure what the butterfly in their article is, but it looks a bit like a Tiger Longwing - a tropical species, just shoddy journalism. Viscount Rothermere must be turning in his grave.
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Posted 30/08/2016 - 14:58
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Isn't it disturbing how wrong the Mail is on a subject people do know about, ie what a small tortoiseshell looks like. Even more disturbing - all those subjects we don't know anything about but we read articles in the mail about. Are they all as wrong?
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Posted 30/08/2016 - 17:43
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I find it hard to believe the Mail could get that so wrong. The photo agency credited is Alamo; looking on that site they have plenty of photos of the real thing so I can't see that there's any excuse. Yes, one wonders if anything they publish can be trusted after that.
John K
Posted 30/08/2016 - 23:15
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It looks like a Monarch butterfly to me, from the USA. Put (e.g.) 'milkweed butterfly' in google and see what you think
The story is probably right, however as I have seen very few small tortoishells this year
The story is probably right, however as I have seen very few small tortoishells this year
Posted 30/08/2016 - 23:24
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davidwozhere wrote:
It looks like a Monarch butterfly to me, from the USA. Put (e.g.) 'milkweed butterfly' in google and see what you think
The story is probably right, however as I have seen very few small tortoishells this year
It's certainly similar, but not quite the same.It looks like a Monarch butterfly to me, from the USA. Put (e.g.) 'milkweed butterfly' in google and see what you think
The story is probably right, however as I have seen very few small tortoishells this year
Try this search for the plain tiger butterfly:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=plain+tiger+butterfly&client=firefox-b&biw=101...
Anyhow, at least some small tortoiseshells are around, but I agree not as many as usual.
That butterfly I photographed was amazingly around on the same flower head for several more hours after I took that!
John K
Posted 30/08/2016 - 23:31
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Yes - Quite right !
Posted 31/08/2016 - 13:29
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I saw my first small tortoiseshell of the year yesterday. Not many Red Admirals around this year either.
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Posted 31/08/2016 - 20:54
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Not seen an admiral this year at all. That one from yesterday has been around again today (given there's only one I presume its the same one.) It must be feeling quite lonely.
John K
Posted 01/09/2016 - 00:50
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There you are, 4th August, Malhamdale, N Yorkshire
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Can anyone confirm I'm not going stupid as the Daily Mail has just published an article saying the small tortoiseshell population has crashed link but their photo looks nothing like a small tortoiseshell to me. So if that isn't a small tortoiseshell, what is it as I've not seen one of those before? I suspect it is an overseas variety. There is one comment confirming my thoughts that the Mail got it wrong - unbelievable!