Butterfly and Moth 2015 Pictures


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Photos 10th September 2015

Two Speckled Woods by Regents Canal and into Regents Park.


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Two Speckled Woods.

Photos 31st August 2015

Tropical butterflies seen during a visit to Butterfly World in St. Albans. Light levels in the tropical tent were very poor due to bad weather outside so photography was rather challenging, especially with the ones that wouldn't sto moving.


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Doris Longwing. Unidentified. Malachite. Unidentified. Two shots of an Owl butterfly.

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Unidentified. Thai Clipper. Zebra. Owl. Hecales Longwing. Tree Nymph.

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Postman. Cydno Longwing. Flambeau. Tree Nymph.

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Glasswing. Unidentified. Lacewing. Unidentified. Unidentified.

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Indian Leaf. Two shots of a Thai Clipper settled on a picture of an Owl. Freshly emerged Monarch.

Photos 9th August 2015

A morning Yellow Shell moth parked on a wall in Hendon. A Male Chalkhill Blue used my foot as a wind break during a windy walk on top of the Dunstable Downs. Then in the evening in Kenton a couple of moths flew into my room.


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Yellow Shell moth. Male Chalkhill Blue. Two shots of what looks like an Apple Ermine moth. Coleophora serratella moth.

Photos 19th - 23rd July 2015

After dark moths in Kenton.


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Riband Wave. Least Carpet.

Photos 19th July 2015

We went to Bald Hill to see the Silver Spotted Skippers. We were a bit earlyand the weather was marginal but two freshly emerged Males were spotted. Other species were of course seen too, including an exquisitely fresh Painted Lady on brambles and more.


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Two shots of a Male Silver Spotted Skipper. Two shots of a Male Gatekeeper. Cinnabar moth caterpillar. Small Tortoiseshell.

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Female Essex Skipper. Four shots of a Painted Lady feeding on brambles.

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Male Holly Blue. Three shots of a Male Chalkhill Blue. Large White.

Photos 16th July 2015

Regents Park butterflies and moths.


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Red Admiral basking on gravel. 6 Spot Burnet.

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Female and Male Gatekeeper. 6 Spot Burnet with a Male Large Skipper on Buddleia. 6 Spot Burnet with a Bumblebee on Buddleia. Two 6 Spot Burnets on the same Buddleia flower head.

Photos 11th July 2015

Pictures from a walk around Park Wood in Ruislip. This is the first time I've been here in July. I didn't know Silver Washed Fritillaries existed here. But when a Male swooped past me and then was found further along the track feeding on Blackberries that was my sighting of the day. I did also see a Purple Hairstreak in the trees but did not get a good picture of it.


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Two Ringlets. Large White. Male Gatekeeper.

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White Admiral feeding on dung and salts. Marbled White. Female Small Skipper.

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Three shots of a Male Silver Washed Fritillary. Female Meadow Brown. Comma.

Then back home in Kenton a Least Carpet moth paid a visit to my room.


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Least Carpet Moth.

Photos 3rd July 2015

I went to Esher / Fairmile Common to see the Silver Studded Blues. They were already tatty but still nice to see them. Then over to Chobham Common where not a lot was flying around in the heat (and what was on the move was impossible to photograph).


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Male Silver Studded Blues.

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Three shots of a Female Silver Studded Blue. Two Male Silver Studded Blues.

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Two shots of a Female Silver Studded Blue. Common Heath moth at Chobham Common.

Photos 30th June 2015

A trip to Sharpenhoe Clappers to see the Dark Green Fritillary. The Marbled Whites were also great too.


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Marbled White in the grass. Ringlet. Three shots of a Marbled White feeding on a Devil's Bit Scabious.

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The Marbled White is joined by a second one. Four shots of a Dark Green Fritillary feeding on Thistles.

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More Dark Green Fritillary shots. Marbled Whites on Thistles.

Photos 25th - 29th June 2015

More pictures from Regents Park and Horsenden Hill.


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Red Admiral. Freshly emerged 6 Spot Burnet moth. Horsenden Hill Comma.

Photos 21st June 2015

A moth in Hendon.


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Dwarf Cream Wave moth.

Photos 3rd - 15th June 2015

Regents Park Common Blues and other butterflies and moths.


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Two shots of a Male Common Blue. Underside of a Burnet Companion moth. Two different Male Common Blues.

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Nemophora degeerella moths. Dichrorampha petiverella moth.

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Burnet Companion moth. Speckled Wood. Female Common Blue. Two shots of a Male Large Skipper. A rather tatty Speckled Wood.

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Female Large Skipper. The Female Large Skipper is joined by a courting Male. Meadow Brown.

Photos 21st May 2015

Holly Blue in Regents Park.


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Male Holly Blue.

Photos 16th May 2015

Ivinghoe Beacon butterflies and moths. The Dukes are already looking tatty now. But always nice to see them.


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Small Heath. Green Hairstreak. Burnet Companion. Duke of Burgundy.

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Dingy Skipper. Duke of Burgundy. Duke of Burgundy. Dingy Skipper.

Bison Hill butterflies. Here the Dukes were much fresher. I guess this more exposed location means a later start. However, they were doing remarkably well here, and have spread all along the path over the hill from the layby. I've not seen them along there before.


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Green Hairstreak. Worn but good condition Duke of Burgundy. Dingy Skipper. Two fresher Duke of Burgundies.

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Grizzled Skipper. More fresher Duke of Burgundies. I do not remember if these are the same or different individuals. Green Hairstreak. Male Brimstone.

Photos 25th April 2015

Spring butterflies at Ivinghoe Beacon. I wanted to see the Duke of Burgundy butterflies but conditions were a bit on the cool and cloudy side and it seemed a bit early. However, I did find a single early Duke that looked freshly emerged.


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Two shots of a Male Orangetip. 3 shots of a pair of mating Grizzled Skippers. Male Brimstone at rest.

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Basking Grizzled Skippers. Male Brimstone nectaring on Cowslips. Green Hairstreak. Duke of Burgundy. Peacock.

Photos 20th April 2015

Peacock by Regents Canal.


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Peacock Butterfly caught taking off.

Photos 18th April 2015

A White-Shouldered House Moth in Hendon.


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White-Shouldered House Moth.

Photos 31st March - 15th April 2015

More spring butterflies.


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Comma in Regents Park. Peacock in Sunny Hill Park. Two Commas along Regents Canal. Peacock in Regents Park. Small Tortoiseshell in Regents Park.

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Small Tortoiseshell in Regents Park.

Photos 23rd March 2015

I found and rescued a fresh looking Hebrew Character moth in the Aerodromo Santa Cilia clubhouse in Spain. This moth is also found in the UK at this time of year.


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Hebrew Character moth.

Photos 12th March 2015

The first spring butterflies of the year.


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My first Comma of the year basking in the sunshine by Regents Canal near London Zoo.

Photos 2nd January 2015

A Chestnut moth from Hendon.


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Hendon Chestnut moth.