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Taking my Argus for a walk...with it's crazy contraption was a funny experience! Certainly people ask lots of questions.
I had to do the bird on a wire shot....just had to :D Happy Monday!!!
I've finally started to find some of the smaller grassland butterflies. I think a combination of them appearing later this year and me having limited time means I hadn't found any until last week but over two days last week I found plenty of common blues and brown argus and even a single small copper
Argus est un nom vernaculaire ambigu en français, pouvant désigner plusieurs espèces différentes de petits papillons à nuances bleutées parmi les Lycaenidae et principalement dans la sous-famille des Polyommatinae. Ils sont parfois appelés entre autres « azurés » ou « cuivrés ».
Leur nom vient des taches circulaires sur leurs ailes qui évoquent les yeux d'Argus, un personnage de la mythologie grecque doté d'une centaine d'yeux.
It was a very small butterfly. ( Handheld)
Unlike most other 'blues', the Brown Argus has no blue scales on its upper side, both sexes being primarily brown in colour as its common name suggests, although the butterfly does exhibit a blue sheen when at certain angles to the light. On the underside of the forewing, there are no black spots closer to the base than the central spot (unlike Common Blue). Also, on the underside of the hindwing, the arc of black spots is not smooth, the 2nd spot from the leading edge being closer to the body such that the 1st and 2nd spots look like a colon mark (:).
The adults have a silvery appearance as they fly low to the ground and they stop frequently either to perch or feed on flowers. They may be confused with Common Blue females, which also have brown upperwings but usually with some blue at the base. It is also very similar to Northern Brown Argus which usually has no orange spots on forewing.
I've finally started to find some of the smaller grassland butterflies. I think a combination of them appearing later this year and me having limited time means I hadn't found any until last week but over two days last week I found plenty of common blues and brown argus and even a single small copper
Another highlight of this visit was finding a brown argus that stopped allowing a photo.
I really like these and much prefer this photo to the one I took earlier in the month for many reasons. Like the marsh fritillary it looks very fresh.
There were a small number of butterflies other than the fritillaries in the field but this was my favourite of them. They are very fast fliers and rarely fly in a straight line which added to their small size makes them very hard to follow.
Henosepilachna Argus. Contrary to most species of Coccinellidae, these feed on plants such as Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae. In these pictures the plant appears to be the Ecballium Elatenum.
Brown Argus Butterflies (Aricia argestis) mating, Derbyshire.
The Brown argus is a small butterfly that is on the wing throughout the summer, between May and September. Adults feed on Common Rock-rose, which is also the caterpillars' foodplant, together with various species like Crane's-bills. The Brown argus is found in dry, sunny and open habitats, including heathland and downland, and seems to be expanding its range as the climate warms up. Info: Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.
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Año 1956
Argus C44 es el último modelo de Argus serie C, lanzado en 1956 por ARGUS, INC (Michigan & Chicago, Illinois).
Carrete universal de 35mm.
Lente: 50mm f:2,8 Coated Cininter.
Diafragma desde 2.8 a 22.
Obturaciones: B, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200.
Modos entronización de flash M, F (zapata caliente)
Telémetro
Distancia mínima de enfoque 3 feet (0.9 metros)