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Butterfly on Bramble Blossom
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6844
I was just about to photograph a cluster of Bramble flowers when a Green-veined... (more)
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Small Blue Butterfly (Cupido minimus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3663
This tiny butterfly is quite a rarity. I was not surprised to see one here,... (more)
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Orange Tip Butterfly on Cuckoo Flower
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3151
Cuckoo Flower or Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis) is the favourite food... (more)
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Painted Lady Butterfly (Cynthia cardui)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3458
Just when I thought summer was over, a glorious warm spell brought out more... (more)
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Skipper Butterfly
by Anne Burgess
for square SY6788
I'm having a small amount of trouble with identifying this butterfly.... (more)
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Ringlet Butterfly on brambles, Allanglachwood, Black Isle
by Julian Paren
for square NH6350
According to the Butterfly Conservation website, brambles and wild privet are a... (more)
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Ringlet Butterfly on brambles, Allanglachwood, Black Isle
by Julian Paren
for square NH6350
According to the Butterfly Conservation website, brambles and wild privet are a... (more)
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Butterfly, Bangor
by Rossographer
for square J5080
Peacock (Aglias io) butterfly at Castle Park in Bangor.
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Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3458
Just when I thought summer was over, a glorious warm spell brought out more... (more)
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Common Egg Fly - Stratford Butterfly Farm
by Chris Allen
for square SP2054
This is from south-east Asia and is apparently a very common species of... (more)
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Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea)
by Anne Burgess
for square SY6972
The disused Broadcroft Quarry is marked on the map as a butterfly reserve, and... (more)
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Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina)
by Anne Burgess
for square SZ0281
There were large numbers of butterflies on the brambles by the path along Ballard Down.
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Small Blue Butterfly (Cupido minimus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3663
This tiny butterfly is quite a rarity. I was not surprised to see one here,... (more)
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Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3358
This is a female Oramge Tip. Only the males have the characteristic orange patch... (more)
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Peacock butterfly near Settle
by John Illingworth
for square SD8361
A peacock butterfly on a thistle on Mitchell Lane.
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Small Tortoiseshell butterfly
by Philip Halling
for square SO8541
The small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) is one of the most common... (more)
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Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea)
by Anne Burgess
for square SY6788
Perhaps it was because the weather was a bit overcast, but the large numbers of... (more)
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Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea)
by Anne Burgess
for square SY8280
Not the best ever image of a butterfly, and partly obscured by a blade of grass,... (more)
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Green-veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ7747
One of the white butterflies commonly lumped together as 'cabbage white'.
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Silver washed fritillary butterfly
by Marika Reinholds
for square ST1334
High numbers of these colourful butterflies were seen in West Somerset in 2020.
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Peacock butterfly, Belfast harbour (August 2019)
by Albert Bridge
for square J3778
Peacock butterfly, feeding on buddleia (the “butterfly bush”), on the reclaimed... (more)
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Blue butterfly, Belfast harbour (June 2018)
by Albert Bridge
for square J3778
A small blue butterfly on the vacant and overgrown ground reserved for the... (more)
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Meadow Brown butterfly
by Robert Graham
for square NZ1751
On the Consett and Sunderland Railway Path at Annfield Plain. One of the... (more)
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Male orange-tip
by Richard Sutcliffe
for square NS6076
A male orange-tip butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines, sitting on its main larval... (more)
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Speckled Wood Butterfly (Pararge aegeria)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ5441
This butterfly is extending its range eastwards in northern Scotland, but is... (more)
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Comma butterfly
by Philip Halling
for square SO7640
Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) on lesser celandine flowers on an early... (more)
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Peacock butterfly on a butterfly bush
by Thomas Nugent
for square NS3174
A European Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) on a butterfly bush (buddleia) at the... (more)
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Peacock butterflies on a butterfly bush
by Thomas Nugent
for square NS3174
Two European Peacock butterflies (Aglais io) on a butterfly bush (buddleia) at... (more)
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Peacock butterflies on a butterfly bush
by Thomas Nugent
for square NS3174
Two European Peacock butterflies (Aglais io) on a butterfly bush (buddleia) at... (more)
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Common blue butterfly
by Mike Quinn
for square TQ0593
For info about the butterfly, see... (more)
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Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3050
I don't think I have ever seen so many Peacock butterflies so early in the... (more)
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Holly blue butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) near Moor Lane
by Mike Quinn
for square TQ0372
For info about the butterfly, and photos of the stunning blue colours in the... (more)
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A Small Skipper butterfly
by Malcolm Neal
for square SK2060
We saw about 10 different species of butterfly as we walked down the dale.
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Brimstone butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni, feeding on thistle flower
by Bikeboy
for square TR3160
See Link for information... ( more) |
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Brimstone butterfly on a bluebell
by Robin Drayton
for square ST3086
The brimstone is a single-brood butterfly which overwinters as an adult.
With a... (more)
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Small White Butterfly
by Philip Halling
for square SO8542
Small White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)
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Butterfly and Butterfly Orchid
by Richard Sutcliffe
for square NS6158
A Small Heath butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus) resting on a Greater Butterfly... (more)
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Female Holly Blue butterfly
by Robin Drayton
for square ST3086
Resting on an ivy leaf.
The broad black margin to the fore-wings indicate that... (more)
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Blue Butterfly
by Anne Burgess
for square SY8280
I think it might be a Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus) but am willing to be corrected.
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Green-veined White Butterfly
by Anne Burgess
for square NO4514
The butterfly is on a spike of Marsh Woundwort.
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Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina)
by Anne Burgess
for square SZ5692
A large, common butterfly, distinguished by its size and the black dots on its... (more)
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Lulworth Skipper
by Anne Burgess
for square SY8279
This butterfly occurs only in southern Dorset, around Lulworth, though it is... (more)
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Ringlet Butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
2024 is a poor year for butterflies, but there were lots of these along the top... (more)
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Gatekeeper butterfly on rose bush, Acton
by David Hawgood
for square TQ2081
The gatekeeper or hedge brown butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) gets its name because... (more)
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Butterflies on Knapweed
by Anne Burgess
for square NO7356
The one on the left is a female Large White, but I'm not sure about the other one.
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Peacock Butterfly on Willow
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4158
This was one of several Peacocks (Inachis io) that were feeding on the nectar in... (more)
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Peacock butterfly, Kers Hope
by Adrian Taylor
for square NY4882
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White Butterfly
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ8166
I can't quite make my mind up whether this is a Large White or a Small White.
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Ringlet Butterfly on Catsear
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3857
The woods are busy with Ringlets (Aphantophus hyperantis) at the moment. This... (more)
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White Admiral butterfly on brambles, Tunstall Forest
by Christopher Hilton
for square TM3754
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