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Nick, I have a lot of shady areas in my garden and I spend a lot of time out there in any sort of reasonable weather looking. They tended to visit one area most, at times yes they would shoot off and other times they sat around for ages. I had two P. cognata males near each other, one disappeared fairly quickly but I got a shot or two. The other stayed forever, I left it in the end! They are much smaller than the other two species. I also got pics in 2009 I think of a female laying eggs in my 'lawn' but I'm not sure which species! She took no notice of me as I kneeled near her taking pics.

I have some pics of a female P. cognata, they are easily recognised because of the red head but also they are much smaller and the wing patterns are usually quite faint by comparison. I think they became used to me being around, it seemed to become easier to get pics of them but they were often in awkard positions. I got a mating pair which was not in a good position, I had to shove in amongst the shrubs but they were not deterred. I got the male afterwards on his own, flexing his male parts. ;) I'm not sure which they were until I check and they are all still in my folders which I'm sorting but I found the female cognata.