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Speckled Wood, Billingford
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396
Norfolk
Speckled Wood Butterfly (Pararge aegeria) in Billingford, UK. These butterflies can be seen in areas across the UK, mainly within woodland as its name suggests.
24 August 2023
Comma, East Linton
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340
East Lothian
A Comma (Polygonia c-album) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The edges of the butterfly's wings are shaped to disguise hibernating butterflies from predators by imitating dead leaves. Whilst being common and widespread in England and Wales, it is quite rare to spot one in Scotland. Taken near Preston Mill in East Linton, East Lothian.
12 August 2023
Comma, East Linton
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East Lothian
A Comma (Polygonia c-album) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The edges of the butterfly's wings are shaped to disguise hibernating butterflies from predators by imitating dead leaves. Whilst being common and widespread in England and Wales, it is quite rare to spot one in Scotland. Taken near Preston Mill in East Linton, East Lothian.
12 August 2023
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly, Grantown-on-Spey
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367
Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) butterfly, Grantown East, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. From the top, the butterfly is orange with black markings, and doesn't look green. The "dark green" refers to the underwing, which has white patches and in many cases the green isn't actually very dark!
28 July 2023
Meadow Brown butterfly near Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
A fresh example of a Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly near Grantown-on-Spey, showing good contrast and colour saturation on its wings, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Meadow Brown on Devil's Bit Scabious, Speyside
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307
Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary, Speyside
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307
Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary, Speyside
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307
Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), Speyside, taken by David Palmar. The white blotches on the underwing are characteristic, but there isn't much dark green!
28 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary, Speyside
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307
Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Peacock butterfly caterpillar, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan Rewilding Centre
Peacock (Aglais io) butterfly caterpillar taken by David Palmar in the tree nursery at the Trees for Life rewilding centre, Dundreggan, Invernessshire