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Alpine Blue Sow Thistle near Grantown, Speyside
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Possibly a Double-fringed Azelia (Azelia nebulosa) on an Alpine Blue Sow Thistle (Cicerbita alpina) near Grantown, Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Scotch Argus, Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops), at Grantown-on-Spey. The main foodplant in Scotland for their caterpillars is thought to be Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea).
26 July 2024
Dark Green Fritillary, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) at Grantown East. The proboscis has been inserted into the flower, demostrating how butterflies feed from the nectar produced by flowers.
24 July 2024
Dark Green Fritillary, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) at Grantown East
24 July 2024
Dark Green Fritillary, Grantown East
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Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) at Grantown East. The proboscis has been inserted into the flower, demostrating how butterflies feed from the nectar produced by flowers.
24 July 2024
Small Heath, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) at Grantown East
24 July 2024
Northern Brown Argus, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxus) at Grantown East
24 July 2024
Common Cat's-ear, Upper Port Wood
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Common Cat's-ear (Hypochaeris radicata), in the family Asteraceae, at Upper Port Wood, Grantown-on-Spey
25 July 2024
Twinflower, Grantown on Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Twinflower (Linnacea borealis), in the family Caprifoliaceae, near Grantown-on-Spey
25 July 2024
Tree Stump, Upper Port Wood
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Tree stump with Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) and Chickweed Wintergreen (Lysimachia europaea, formerly Trientalis europaea) at Upper Port Wood, Grantown-on-Spey. Common Cow-wheat is an indicator species for ancient woodlands, which are now scarce across Scotland.
