Bright orange stripe

[Didymus20X6]

The striping was just like on those, except brighter orange, right?

I caught a Common that looked almost exactly like that a few months ago. Although I'm beginning to suspect that these are Easterns around here, given the color variations I've seen. But all the reading I've done seems to indicate that only Commons are to be found in this area. Maybe you guys can give me a more decisive opinion on that.

[Zephyr]

I caught a Common that looked almost exactly like that a few months ago. Although I'm beginning to suspect that these are Easterns around here, given the color variations I've seen. But all the reading I've done seems to indicate that only Commons are to be found in this area. Maybe you guys can give me a more decisive opinion on that.

Easterns can be very deceitful. At one point I thought I'd caught a butler's in a different area and it turned out to be an eastern. The distinguishing features between easterns and butler's is the face and its look. Easterns have larger, broader heads with lips that curve into a sly sort of "smile." Butler's have a cuter, more subtle look to their faces. And of course, there are the stripes. Butler's have more prominent ones.