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  1. harry eales

    Melanism in Butterflies

    Hello Jon, Unfortunately your underside picture didn't help, I even tried running it through Photoshop7 and lightening it, but no markings showed up. Thanks for trying though. Harry
  2. harry eales

    Melanism in Butterflies

    Hello John, I'm glad were getting somewhere at last. lol. The Chimney-sweeper is a common moth with a very wide distribution, but it is local. It likes damp field edges, country lanes, I have even seen it along forest rides through pine plantations. Searching for the foodplants will also help...
  3. harry eales

    Melanism in Butterflies

    Hello John, I have to admit I'm getting a bit 'stumped' here. We seem to have eliminated just about every possibility, either by known distribution or size. If they had been female Common Blue's, you are correct, there should have been males about, and they're a lot more visible than the...
  4. harry eales

    Melanism in Butterflies

    Hello John, The only smallish brown or dark coloured butterflies you will find in scotland are:- Small Heath. Large Heath. Mountain Ringlet. Female Common Blue. Brown Argus Small Blue Dingy Skipper Chequered Skipper Purple Hairstreak Larger Brown or mainly brown Scottish butterflies are:-...
  5. harry eales

    Melanism in Butterflies

    Hello John, It's likely that what you saw was a fairly common day flying moth known as The Chimney Sweep. Odezia atrata (Linnaeus, 1758) They are common in damp places, especially where there is a lush growth of grasses. This species is frequently reported as a sighting of The Small Blue...
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