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Nice photo of the Apache gunship.
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mickthemaverick wrote: 31 Jul 2022, 09:18 James, your butterfly pictures are in fact a Tiger Moth which seem to be on the increase in SE England. :)
No, I don't think it is.. When it was flying the wings looked like those of a Red Admiral.

EDIT; However, it may well be a Jersey Moth.

https://www.dorsetbutterflies.com/tag/jersey-tiger/
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Yes thats very likely James but these are examples of the Tiger Moth and the Scarlet Tiger Moth and you will see what I mean :-D
Tiger Moth
Tiger Moth
Tiger Moth
Tiger Moth
Scarlet Tiger Moth
Scarlet Tiger Moth
Scarlet Tiger Moth
Scarlet Tiger Moth
Red Admiral at rest
Red Admiral at rest
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And for comparison, a de Havilland Tiger Moth, at rest :-D

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Spotted a 2019 C-Elysée 1.2 on Spanish plates earlier. Not something you see every day…
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We used to have Tiger Moths flying over our house just after the war, Biggin Hill trainer planes. That one is prettier though.

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It's quite surprising how many butterflies we see that are actually moths. From memory moths have 2 wings and butterflies have 4 wings. No such thing as moths only come out at night
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There are many useful and informative threads on the FCF.

For Instance
"How Many Miles in the Month"
viewtopic.php?p=724959#p724959
I use it as a public convenience for my own mileage monitoring, annotated and embellished of course with a few entertaining randomly connected images. There is also a sister thread, for those number noticing moments as mileometers tick over to some pleasing or significant number.
That's the "Significant Mileage Photos" thread.....[minor effort alert]you need to take a photo[/minor effort alert]
https://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/ ... 61#p696761
Todays POTD Challenge....come up with a better chart than me shouldn't be difficult....doesn't have to be mileage related!
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Moths also rest with their wings down, butterflies with their wings up.

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I knew every 'Public convenience' on the motorway - before I had my prostate operation. :lol:

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 01 Aug 2022, 09:23 Todays POTD Challenge....come up with a better chart than me shouldn't be difficult....doesn't have to be mileage related
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The POTD chart challenge hasn't got off to a great start, surely a pie beats a bar, and an exploded pie beats an ordinary pie...

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 01 Aug 2022, 18:20

The POTD chart challenge hasn't got off to a great start, surely a pie beats a bar, and an exploded pie beats an ordinary pie...

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This lady would agree that a pie tops a bar.
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For those of you unable to rise to the POTD Chart Challenge switch channels to the First Day Thread.
for something less taxing. viewtopic.php?p=725034#p725034

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