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A moth from Lasham and Hendon, and a Hummingbord Hawk Moth seen at the Eden Project in Cornwall.
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| Elderly Lasham Yellow Shell. | Hendon Small Dusty Wave. | A Hummingbird Hawk Moth feeding on Buddlhiea. | ||
Hendon after dark moths.
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| Swallow-tailed Moth. | Large Yellow Underwing Moth. | Two shots of a Marbled Beauty moth on a mirror. | |
More from Regents Park.
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| 6 Spot Burnet. | Peacock Caterpillar. | Male Gatekeeper. | Gatekeeper. | Speckled Wood. | Gatekeeper. |
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| Peacock. | Small Tortoiseshell. | Male Meadow Brown. | Male Small Skipper. | |||
Pictures taken during lunchtime walks in Regents Park.
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| Large Skipper. | 5 Spot Burnet moths. | Small Tortoiseshell. | Burnet Companion moth. | Female Large Skipper. | |
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| Male Large Skipper. | Final Instar Peacock Caterpillar that I rescued from a busy footpath. | Two Red Admirals. | |||
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| Female Small Tortoiseshell oviposting. | Elderly Male Common Blue. | Male Meadow Brown. | Red Admiral. | Essex Skipper. | |
Butterflies and moths seen during a trip to the Isle of Mull.
Near Craignure, Mull
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| Somewhere South of Craignure, Jack released two freshly emerged Female Orangetips that he had bred through from Caterpillars. (They occur naturally here so no problem. They are also normally out later than the Southern counterparts.) After feeding up on nectar the ladies soon took their maiden flights and were free. | Cinnabar moth at the release site. | Brown Silver-line moth at Ardery, Ardnamurchan. | ||
Ardery and Ariundle, Ardnamurchan
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| Green Hairstreak at Ariundle, Ardnamurchan. | Green Veined White on my thumb. Note how much more pronounced their veins are compared to those down South. | Another Brown Silver-line moth.. | Clouded Border moth. | Two shots of my first ever Chequered Skipper. This is a Male. | |
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| Green Veined White nectaring on Bluebells. | Common Carpet Moth. | Male Chequered Skipper on Bugle back at Ardery. | Speckled Yellow moth. | Male Chequered Skipper. |
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| Female Chequered Skipper. | More shots of the same Female Chequered Skipper. | Female Chequered Skipper in its home environment. | |||
Fishnish, Mull
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| Green Veined White. | A pair of mating Small Heath butterflies. | Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary. I had no time to get a better shot without the grass blade in the way. I'm just glad this one focussed well in a rush. | Silver Ground Carpet. | An elderly Peacock butterfly. Just after this shot it got caught in a spider's web and I rescued it. | |
Grass Point, Mull and Lunga Island, Treshnish Isles
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| Green Hairstreak. | Argent & Sable moth. | Green Veined White. | Clouded Border moth. | Cinnabar moth. | Garden Tiger caterpillar. |
Butterflies in Regents Park and along Regents Canal. These are all last year's butterflies that hibernated over the winter as adults.
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| Peacock. | Small Tortoiseshell. | Peacock. | Elderly Comma. | Brimstone. |
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| Three shots of a Female Small Tortoiseshell egg laying. | Green Veined White. | Pair of mating Common Blues (Female on left). | |||
Butterflies from Bison Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon. It was nice to see the Dukes, Grizzled and Dingy Skippers and Green Hairstreaks doing so well. (The latter I didn't see at all last year.)
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| Brimstones courting across the path at Bison Hill. | The Drinker moth caterpillar. | Dingy Skipper nectaring on a dandelion. | |||
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| Dingy Skipper caught launching. | Three shots of Male Duke of Burgundy butterflies. | Nettle-tap moth. | Male Duke of Burgundy. | ||
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| Male Duke of Burgundy. | Three shots of Grizzled Skippers. | Green Hairstreak. | Peacock. | ||
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| Green Hairstreak. Also caught launching, revealing the normally hidden brown upper wing surfaces. | ||
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| Grizzled Skippers at Ivinghoe Beacon. | Two shots of an Ivinghoe Male Duke of Burgundy. | Dingy Skipper. | Green Hairstreak. | ||
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| Dingy Skipper. | Male Duke of Burgundy. | Freshly emerged Small Copper. | Two shots of a Male Duke of Burgundy. | Grizzled Skipper. | |
Speckled Wood by Regents Canal.
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| Speckled Wood. |
Fresh Male Duke of Burgundy at Ivinghoe Beacon. Cloud cover allowed me to get very close with the FZ200 as it became settled and docile.
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| Male Duke of Burgundy. | |
Golders Hill Park Small White
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| Two shots of a Small White. | |
More Regents Park and Canal butterflies including my first Speckled Wood of the year.
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| Speckled Wood. | Male Orangetip. | Small White. | Comma. |
My first butterflies of 2014, as warm weather brings out the hibernators. My first FZ200 butterflies too. Nice to see that this new camera takes good butterfly pictures too. It's zoom and speed of operation makes taking pictures of twitchy butterflies easier too. A good start.
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| Kenton Peacock. | Sunny Hill Park Small Tortoiseshell. | Regents Park Small Tortoiseshell. | Regents Canal Commas. | ||