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I was just about to photograph a cluster of Bramble flowers when a Green-veined... (more)

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I'm having a small amount of trouble with identifying this butterfly.... (more)

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One of dozens of Painted Lady butterflies seen at Ballymacormick Point west of... (more)

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This tiny butterfly is quite a rarity. I was not surprised to see one here,... (more)

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Cuckoo Flower or Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis) is the favourite food... (more)

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Speckled Wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) at Lisnabreeny Rath near Belfast.

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The butterfly is on a spike of Marsh Woundwort.

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These common and widespread butterflies were very plentiful on the chalk downs.

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Just when I thought summer was over, a glorious warm spell brought out more... (more)

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One of our commoner butterflies, the Small Tortoiseshell populations fell... (more)

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The one on the left is a female Large White, but I'm not sure about the other one.

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I can't quite make my mind up whether this is a Large White or a Small White.

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The woods are busy with Ringlets (Aphantophus hyperantis) at the moment. This... (more)

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Just when I thought summer was over, a glorious warm spell brought out more... (more)

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There were quite a lot of Red Admirals about, but few posed for me as well as this one.

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The disused Broadcroft Quarry is marked on the map as a butterfly reserve, and... (more)

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There were large numbers of butterflies on the brambles by the path along Ballard Down.

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At least I think that's what it is. They were flying in profusion on the... (more)

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Just when I thought summer was over, a glorious warm spell brought out more... (more)

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Not the best ever image of a butterfly, and partly obscured by a blade of grass,... (more)

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We were quite surprised to come across a Red Admiral in mid-November, but it was... (more)

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A Red Admiral butterfly resting on a handrail between Titanic Quarter Railway... (more)

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This butterfly is extending its range eastwards in northern Scotland, but is... (more)

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I think it might be a Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus) but am willing to be corrected.

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Euphydryas aurinia larvae were plentiful on wet grassland on the Mull of Oa.... (more)

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When I first saw this it was fluttering awkwardly, and I thought there was... (more)

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At least, I think it's a Large Skipper from the pattern on its wings, but I... (more)

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The nearer one is a Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) and the other is a... (more)

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Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on hedging at Bangor.

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These butterflies were on bracken beside NS4288 : The Aber Path; see that picture for... (more)

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There were clouds of Ringlets among the brambles on the cliff top.

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There were clouds of Ringlets among the brambles on the cliff top.

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This species is almost confined to northern and western Scotland. It flies only... (more)

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A rather smart specimen, basking in the middle of the track in Glen Orchill.

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Feeding on a Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre).

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Feeding on Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix).

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Peacock (Aglias io) butterfly at Castle Park in Bangor.

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Lurking behind it, a Small Tortoiseshell. Strangely, although I had spent a... (more)

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Perhaps it was because the weather was a bit overcast, but the large numbers of... (more)

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One of the white butterflies commonly lumped together as 'cabbage white'.

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I had never before seen a Comma. I have a book published in 1992 that shows no... (more)

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I had never before seen a Comma. I have a book published in 1992 that shows no... (more)

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This is a male; the females lack the distinctive orange patches. They are active... (more)

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This butterfly is widespread in northern and western areas of Britain but seldom... (more)

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This tiny butterfly is quite a rarity. I was not surprised to see one here,... (more)

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I don't think I have ever seen so many Peacock butterflies so early in the... (more)

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We saw about 10 different species of butterfly as we walked down the dale.

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The size and the iridescent blue colour identify this as a Common Blue. It... (more)

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