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Riodinidae

Duke Of Burgundy

About 3cm across. From a distance they can look like Small Coppers. However this butterfly is much rarer and more intricately patterned.

DukeOfBurgundyClosed.jpg	DukeOfBurgundyOpen.jpg	DukeOfBurgundyJack.jpg	DukeOfBurgundy1a.jpg	DukeOfBurgundy1b.jpg	DukeOfBurgundy2.jpg
10th May 2006 Bison Hill	10th May 2006 Bison Hill	10th May 2006 Bison Hill	14th May 2006 - Same Butterfly (Male) Ivinghoe Beacon		14th May 2006 Ivinghoe Beacon

DukeOfBurgundy3a.jpg	DukeOfBurgundy3b.jpg	DukeOfBurgundy.jpg	MatingDukes1.jpg	MatingDukes2.jpg	MatingDukes3.jpg
14th May 2006 - Same Butterfly Ivinghoe Beacon		3rd June 2006 Bison Hill	28th April 2007 - Same butterflies (Mating pair, Female top) Ivinghoe Beacon

Duke1a.jpg	Duke1b.jpg	Duke1c.jpg	Duke1d.jpg	Duke1.jpg	Duke2.jpg
28th April 2007 - Same butterfly (Male) Ivinghoe Beacon				11th May 2008 Ivinghoe Beacon	11th May 2008 Ivinghoe Beacon

Duke3.jpg	Duke4.jpg	Duke1.jpg	Duke2.jpg	Duke3.jpg
11th May 2008 Ivinghoe Beacon	11th May 2008 (Male) Bison Hill	24th April 2009 Ivinghoe Beacon	24th April 2009 Ivinghoe Beacon	24th April 2009 Bison Hill

Duke1a.jpg	Duke1b.jpg	Duke2a.jpg	Duke2b.jpg	Duke1a.jpg	Duke1b.jpg
14th May 2010 - Same butterfly (Male) Ivinghoe Beacon		14th May 2010 - Same butterfly (Female) Ivinghoe Beacon		26th May 2010 - Same butterfly (Male) Totternhoe / Sewell Cutting