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A Green-brindled Crescent moth rescued from the clubhouse at Lasham Airfield. Interesting the way it camoflages so well against the brick wall.
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| Green-brindled Crescent moth. |
A Chalkhill Blue on the East slope of Sharpenhoe Clappers nectaring on Knapweed and sipping salts from some faeces! There were also Marbled Whites, the odd Dark Green Fritillary, other Whites and plenty of 6 Spot Burnets on the wing too. Plus a pair of courting Speckled Woods in Heartwood Forest near St Albans and Silver Spotted Skippers on Bald Hill, Aston Rowant NNR in the Southern Chilterns.
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| Male Chalkhill Blue | 3 shots of 1 Male Chalkhill Blue | Pair of courting Speckled Woods. | ||
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| Silver Spotted Skippers on Bald Hill. The one on the hand gladly seeked warmth when it clouded over. The middle two are Males. | |||
A Brown Argus in Elstree. Taken with the iPhone. Definitely not as good or easy as the main camera for macros but great to have a backup though.
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| Brown Argus |
In Brent Lodge Park in Hanwell I found a small butterfly house...
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| Great Mormon. | Blue Morpho. | Common Eggfly. | Great Mormons mating. | Chocolate Pansy. | Unknown. |
A spectacular and early season for the Duke of Burgundies at Icinghoe Beacon. I've only ever seen a handful before but this year they are doing really well with over 30 butterflies present. I've never seen them emerge this early before either. No doubt a result of the unusually mid and sunny late winter and spring, following on from a freezing cold early winter to kill off the bad bugs.
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| Male Duke of Burgundy. | Dingy Skipper. | Green Hairstreak. | Female Duke of Burgundy. | Small Tortoiseshell. |