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Male Orange Tip butterfly on Garlic Mustard, Baron's Haugh
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Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Male Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly on Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve, taken by David Palmar
06 May 2023
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Moss carder bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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Balranald and western North Uist
Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats. The abdomen is usually paler than the thorax, appearing almost blonde in some individuals, while the thorax is often a deep ginger colour, darker than the Common Carder.
29 May 2017
85-0549 Marsh fritillary on Fragrant orchid, Knapdale, Kintyre
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CEP - Knapdale
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) butterfly on Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), Danna, Knapdale. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar on June 22, 1985
22 June 1985
85-0504 Marsh Fritillary, North Knapdale, Kintyre
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CEP - Kintyre
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) butterfly, Danna, Knapdale. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar on June 22, 1985
22 June 1985
Male Holly Blue, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Male Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus), taken at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire by David Palmar. Blues often fold their wngs when landing, to camouflage them better. The male Holly Blue is paler than the female.
14 May 2023
Male Holly Blue, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Male Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus), taken at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire by David Palmar. Blues often fold their wngs when landing, to camouflage them better. The male Holly Blue is paler than the female.
14 May 2023
Dock Bug, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus) on a Dock plant at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar
12 May 2023
Scarlet Tiger moth caterpillar on Green Alkanet, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Scarlet Tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula) caterpillar on Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar