Adonis Blues mating.
Gatekeeper.
Marbled Whites.
Marsh Fritillary.
White Admiral.
The Duke of Burgundy.
Marsh Fritillary.
Chalkhill Blue
Peacock
Everyone knows this common beauty.
It's eye like markings probably protect it from predation.
Everyone knows this common beauty.
It's eye like markings probably protect it from predation.
Small Copper
Silver Washed Fritillary
Painted Lady
Small Blue
This is our smallest resident butterfly with a wing span that can be a little as 16mm.
This is our smallest resident butterfly with a wing span that can be a little as 16mm.
Common Blue
Large Blue.
Large Blue
The Large Blue is the rarest of the blue butterflies in this country.
It became extinct in the UK in 1979 due to losses of suitable habitat but
has been reintroduced to a few sites.
Due to it's strange life cycle it will probably never be very common.
The bokeh on this particular shot is a bit busy but I will try and get some
more shots next season of these rare wonders.
The Large Blue is the rarest of the blue butterflies in this country.
It became extinct in the UK in 1979 due to losses of suitable habitat but
has been reintroduced to a few sites.
Due to it's strange life cycle it will probably never be very common.
The bokeh on this particular shot is a bit busy but I will try and get some
more shots next season of these rare wonders.
Adonis Blue.
Another of the rarer UK butterflies.
Another of the rarer UK butterflies.
Gatekeeper
Red Admiral
Small Coppers on Ragwort
Chalkhill Blue
