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| Posted: Mon Jun 24th, 2013 07:50 |
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Eric
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Dont know if Herr Constable knows this critter...or there is another entomologist on here who knows the answer? Seen in N. Italy at moderate altitude. Didnt have right lens to get better piccie....so a bit oof. Cant find it in any of my books or on web. But maybe I am looking in wrong sections. I assumed it was a butterfly but perhaps not?????? Attachment: what the... copy.jpg (Downloaded 78 times)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 24th, 2013 07:58 |
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jk
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Chernobyl moth!!  Where is Prof. Constable? I guess he is either busy with student exams or reading bursary applications or the like. Come back Ed!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 24th, 2013 12:01 |
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blackfox
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bloody weird looks like a cross between a caterpillar,a moth .and a butterfly with the head of a yorkshire terrier LOL
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| Posted: Mon Jun 24th, 2013 13:54 |
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Eric
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blackfox wrote: bloody weird looks like a cross between a caterpillar,a moth .and a butterfly with the head of a yorkshire terrier LOL Forgot to say.... it was 3 foot long.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 24th, 2013 16:05 |
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TomOC
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Gee, it just looks like a flying caterpillar to me 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 25th, 2013 15:17 |
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Eric
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Well according to a guy who knows his butterflies.... It's an Owlfly. Never heard of them before! 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 25th, 2013 15:49 |
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Constable
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Sorry Haven't been around because of moving to the white side for the mpe 65! Anyway Eric, i owe you an apology. My first thought was that you had pulled a photoshop on us! Then I remembered that I had seen one of these once. It is not a butterfly but a thing called an owl fly. I think it might be the Owly Sulphur Owlfly, but I am not certain. It is quite rare and very spectacular. They are a bit like antlions but brighter coloured. How was Italy? Ed Sorry, crossed with your post above
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| Posted: Tue Jun 25th, 2013 16:33 |
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Eric
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Constable wrote:Sorry Now worries Ed. I emailed some guy on European butterflies site yesterday and he kindly put me straight. So have you ditched Nikon entirely ? Was only in Italy for a week, mainly in the North. Took in some mountain passes, missed some that were still closed, grabbed some culture in Ravenna and Florence ( sadly the wife discovered the gold shops on the Ponte Vecchio)  Spent most of the time in Germany, Austria and Slovenia. You will laugh that I spent ages stalking marmots and alpine choughs...only to discover later in the week, the little buggers hang around the restaurant on the GroĊ¸glockner! I am sure you are used to snowy mountainscapes...but coming from Norfolk, we were well impressed with the spectacular scenery.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26th, 2013 03:16 |
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jk
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Had me there.... Moving to the white side for the mpe 65. I thought that you had been spending time at GCHQ an were talking in code. So is it a complete change or only a partial?
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26th, 2013 03:20 |
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jk
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http://angellightphoto.eu/2562/owly-sulphur-libelloides-coccajus-lunigiana-italy/ Nice.
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