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Ariundle, Ardnamurchan
Ardery, Ardnamurchan
Ardery, Ardnamurchan
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About 2.5cm across. Slightly bigger but similar shape to Grizzled Skipper. These are some of the rarest British butterflies that I have seen, only known to occur in the Scottish Highlands. They like damp areas where there is running water, boggy ground and shady nectar sources such as bluebells and nearby trees. All the ones I saw were amongst Bracken and Bluebell patches, and also shared their patches with swarms of the dreaded Scottish midges!
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3rd June 2014 - Same Butterfly (Male) Ariundle, Ardnamurchan |
3rd June 2014 - Male Ardery, Ardnamurchan |
3rd June 2014 - Male Ardery, Ardnamurchan |
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3rd June 2014 - Same Butterfly (Female) Ardery, Ardnamurchan |
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About 2cm across. Very hard to follow but well worth it as they are not that common.
There is also a Dingy Skipper in one of the Nymphalidae -> Marsh Fritillary photos.
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25th May 2006 - Same Butterfly (Left) Sharpenhoe Clappers |
25th May 2006 Ivinghoe Beacon |
2nd June 2006 - Same Butterfly Tugley Wood |
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21st April 2007 Ivinghoe Beacon |
28th April 2007 Ivinghoe Beacon |
28th April 2007 - Same butterflies (Mating Pair) Ivinghoe Beacon |
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31st May 2008 Seven Barrows |
2nd May 2008 Oaken Wood |
14th May 2010 Ivinghoe Beacon |
24th April 2011 Ivinghoe Beacon |
19th May 2013 Ivinghoe Beacon |
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4th May 2014 - Same Butterfly Bison Hill |
4th May 2014 Ivinghoe Beacon |
4th May 2014 Ivinghoe Beacon |
16th May 2015 Ivinghoe Beacon |
16th May 2015 Ivinghoe Beacon |
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16th May 2015 Bison Hill |
8th May 2016 Ivinghoe Beacon |
8th May 2016 - Same Butterfly Incombe Hole |
8th May 2016 Incombe Hole |
8th May 2016 Incombe Hole |
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17th May 2016 Bentley Wood |
27th May 2016 Totternhoe Knolls |
27th May 2016 Totternhoe Knolls |
27th May 2016 Totternhoe Knolls |
About 1cm long. These look just like Small Skippers, except for their antennae tips which are a darker glossy black colour and sometimes there are additional veins on the forewings and the rear end sometimes looks less well defined.
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11th July 2003 Stockley Park |
6th July 2004 Stockley Park |
7th July 2005 - Female. Barnhill |
7th July 2005 - Female. Barnhill |
28th June 2007 - Same Butterfly (Female). Park Wood |
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1st July 2007 - Female. Horsenden Hill |
9th July 2007 - Male. Horsenden Hill |
14th July 2007 - Female. Sharpenhoe Clappers |
14th July 2007 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
5th August 2007 Blakeney |
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20th July 2009 - Same Butterfly (Male). Horsenden Hill |
25th June 2014 - Female. Regents Park |
19th July 2015 - Female. Bald Hill |
30th July 2016 - Female. Lasham Airfield |
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24th July 2016 - Same Butterfly (Female). Biskirchen, Northwest of Frankfurt |
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About 2cm across. Very hard to follow but well worth it as they are not that common.
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10th May 2006 Bison Hill |
14th May 2006 Aldbury Nowers |
2nd June 2006 Tugley Wood |
2nd June 2006 Tugley Wood |
2nd June 2006 Tugley Wood |
28th April 2007 Ivinghoe Beacon |
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3rd May 2008 - Same Butterfly. Bison Hill |
24th April 2009 Bison Hill |
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2nd May 2008 Oaken Wood |
9th May 2009 - Same Butterfly. Denbies Hillside |
14th May 2010 Bison Hill |
14th May 2010 Bison Hill |
14th May 2010 Bison Hill |
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3rd June 2010 Park Corner Heath |
13th May 2012 Bison Hill |
19th May 2013 Ivinghoe Beacon |
4th May 2014 Bison Hill |
4th May 2014 Bison Hill |
4th May 2014 Bison Hill |
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4th May 2014 Ivinghoe Beacon |
4th May 2014 Ivinghoe Beacon |
4th May 2014 Ivinghoe Beacon |
25th April 2015 - Same Butterfly. Ivinghoe Beacon |
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25th April 2015 Ivinghoe Beacon |
25th April 2015 Ivinghoe Beacon |
16th May 2015 Bison Hill |
4th May 2016 Ivinghoe Beacon |
23rd April 2017 Ivinghoe Beacon |
About 2cm long.
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11th June 2004 - Same Butterfly (Male). Stockley Park |
13th June 2004 - Male. Stockley Park |
17th June 2004 - Female. Stockley Park |
18th June 2004 - Male. Stockley Park |
21st June 2004 - Male. Stockley Park |
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22nd June 2004 - Same Butterfly (Female). Stockley Park |
22nd June 2004 - Male. Stockley Park |
7th July 2005 - Male. Barnhill |
7th July 2005 - Female. Barnhill |
27th June 2006 - Male on right. Barnhill |
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8th June 2007 - Male. Park Wood |
8th June 2007 - Male. Barnhill |
17th June 2007 - Female. Glapthorn Cow Pasture |
17th June 2007 - Male. Glapthorn Cow Pasture |
27th July 2007 Chobham Common |
27th July 2007 Chobham Common |
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27th July 2007 Chobham Common |
6th July 2013 Park Wood |
6th July 2013 Park Wood |
20th June 2014 Regents Park |
20th June 2014 - Female. Regents Park |
20th June 2014 - Male. Regents Park |
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19th June 2015 - Same Butterfly (Male). Regents Park |
19th June 2015 - Same Butterflies (Female foreground, Male background / flying). Regents Park. |
26th July 2015 - Male (left). Regents Park |
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3rd July 2016 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
3rd July 2016 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
6th July 2016 - Male Park Wood |
About 1cm long. Unique to the Lulworth area. They are similar to Small Skippers but a bit darker and a distinctive pattern on the wings. Unlike Small Skippers this one is a rare one.
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13th July 2009 Durdle Door |
13th July 2009 Durdle Door |
13th July 2009 Durdle Door |
13th July 2009 - Same Butterfly. Durdle Door |
13th July 2009 Durdle Door |
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13th July 2009 - Same Butterfly. Lulworth Cove |
13th July 2009 Lulworth Cove |
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Just slightly larger than a Small Skipper and similarly shaped. These are distinguished by the set of silver spots on the underwing, and different patterns on the top wing. Like Large, Small and Essex Skippers, the male has a darker black line towards the front of the top wing, as well as a slightly different pattern.
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4th August 2007 - Same Butterfly (Male) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
4th August 2007 - Same Courting Pair (Female Left, Male Right) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
4th August 2007 - Female Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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10th August 2008 - Same Butterfly (Female) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
10th August 2008 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
10th August 2008 - Courting Pair (Female Top, Male Bottom) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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10th August 2008 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
31st July 2009 - Same Butterfly (Female) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
31st July 2009 - Same Butterfly (Female, 1-2 of 7) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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31st July 2009 - Same Butterfly (Female, 3-7 of 7) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
31st July 2009 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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6th August 2011 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
6th August 2011 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
6th August 2011 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
6th August 2011 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
19th July 2015 - Same Butterfly (Male) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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31st July 2016 - Female Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
31st July 2016- Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
31st July 2016 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
31st July 2016 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
31st July 2016 - Same Butterfly (Female) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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About 1cm long. These look just like Essex Skippers, except for their antennae tips which are a lighter brown colour.
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11th July 2003 - Same Butterfly (Female). Stockley Park |
22nd June 2004 Stockley Park |
6th July 2004 Stockley Park |
28th June 2005 Gunnersbury Triangle |
7th July 2005 Barnhill |
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7th July 2005 - Male Barnhill |
28th June 2006 - Male Park Wood |
12th June 2007 - Male Park Wood |
1st July 2007 Horsenden Hill |
1st July 2007 Horsenden Hill |
19th July 2007 Horsenden Hill |
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19th June 2008 - Male Horsenden Hill |
5th July 2008 - Male Sharpenhoe Clappers |
13th July 2009 - Male Durdle Door |
15th July 2014 - Male Regents Park |
11th July 2015 - Female Park Wood |
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3rd July 2016 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
3rd July 2016 - Male Sharpenhoe Clappers |
31st July 2016 - Female Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |