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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Farnboro John" data-source="post: 1477512" data-attributes="member: 36432">Speaking as a twitcher - and patcher - and mammal-watcher - and dragonfly and butterfly lister and photographer who is putting his toe in the macro-moth water - I have met a few purely butterfly people and they are seriously, seriously weird even by the standards of the hobby that gave you the IQ 40 Club, Upside-down Man and I-can-separate-Yellow-Wagtail-races-on-flight-pattern (four initials, first one D).  Nothing I can put my finger on - well maybe I can.  Don't try to photograph a butterfly when they are around because you are bound to do it wrong.  Don't be polite and try to take turns at a showy Black Hairstreak cos they'll just shove in and stay in (and make rude remarks when you find another and start work on it without letting them in, even if the first one is still doing the business).  Don't expect to exchange information with them or even chat with them - they will look at you as if you are from another planet if you try.As for dress and general appearance - I'm not even going to try.  Think Futtock's End and you'll get the general idea.John</blockquote>