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Saturday 19 September 2009

Butterfly Collection



Today I came across this butterfly.
At first glance from a distance, I thought it was...



... a Painted Lady - Cynthia cardui? But no...



... or a Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae? But no...



... or a Peacock - Inachis io? But no...



... It was a Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta!

I have learnt a lot this summer! :)
(All pictures my own and from 2009.)

3 comments:

Rose-Anne said...

These photos of the butterfly are beautiful.

Graham Edwards said...

There are few insects more beautiful than butterflies. I've enjoyed your collection this summer.

MadSnapper said...

all of these are beautiful in their own way. I understand about to many fluttering at one time. I am not a fan of enclosed areas that don't allow them to fly free. I saw a fenced area not much bigger than a room in a house and i wanted them to be free. our jungle gardens has a butterfly garden, but it is open to all who want to fly in and fly out. I agree with you, not to many at one time.

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