Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Kannustiiva (Kannustiib)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Lepiku
Two sorts, the #JalakaKannustiib, the white letter hairstreak, #StrymonidiaWAlbum; and #ToomingaKannustiib, the black hairstreak butterfly, #SPruni. Part of a swarm of butterflies in the Lepiku District. Why are their young called #caterpillars
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#Öölase (Öölane)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Lepiku
Noctuid owlet moth (numerous species). Part of a lepidopteran group. Lit. night-time being. See #Kannustiiva.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Animals #Loomad
#Insect #Putukas