Ringlet
Jun 30, 2018 16:16:48 #
A Ringlet Butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus). I found about a hundred of them the other evening, settled to roost for the night in a small area of grass and scrub as it got dark. They seem to go into a torpor like state and you can move among them. Weird.
Jun 30, 2018 16:56:27 #
How beautiful, David! I'd never heard of these butterflies before.
Jun 30, 2018 18:21:28 #
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Jul 1, 2018 11:15:50 #
davids999 wrote:
A Ringlet Butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus). I found about a hundred of them the other evening, settled to roost for the night in a small area of grass and scrub as it got dark. They seem to go into a torpor like state and you can move among them. Weird.
Nice....Rich
Jul 1, 2018 15:00:29 #
Jul 1, 2018 15:23:41 #
davids999 wrote:
A Ringlet Butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus). I found about a hundred of them the other evening, settled to roost for the night in a small area of grass and scrub as it got dark. They seem to go into a torpor like state and you can move among them. Weird.
How fascinating, David! I have never heard of them but I guess it is the location that makes that true. Nice shots!
Jul 1, 2018 16:15:00 #
Jul 1, 2018 22:43:44 #
davids999 wrote:
A Ringlet Butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus). I found about a hundred of them the other evening, settled to roost for the night in a small area of grass and scrub as it got dark. They seem to go into a torpor like state and you can move among them. Weird.
Beautiful, David! So you tiptoed through the ringlets rather than the tulips.
Jul 2, 2018 00:27:38 #
Jul 15, 2018 07:46:34 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
How beautiful, David! I'd never heard of these butterflies before.
Hello Donna
Thank you very much for looking and for commenting, always appreciated. I think these are a European species. They are happy to fly on cloudy days so there is always a good chance of seeing them.
David
Jul 15, 2018 07:47:19 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
The detail in the first shot is amazing! A neat butterfly.
Hello Carol
I am really pleased that you liked them. Thank you very much for looking and for commenting, always appreciated.
David
Jul 15, 2018 07:47:59 #
kpmac wrote:
Excellent set, David. Very nice.
Hello Ken
Thank you very much for looking and for commenting, always appreciated. I am very pleased that you liked them.
David
Jul 15, 2018 07:48:58 #
DOOK wrote:
Nice ones, David.
Hello Earl
Glad that you liked them. Thank you very much for viewing and for commenting, always appreciated.
David
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