2020 Butterfly and Moth Images

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  1. Nikolaos

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    Oh, OK Mr. Orange-tip! Not sure what was up with him but he seems to have recovered now, flying about all over my garden! :noidea::)

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      Only this backlit Holly Blue would settle for me today

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        Small White

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        Green-veined Whites

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        Orange Tips

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        Holly Blue

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          Wish this wind would die down, the only place to see settled butterflies is a sheltered path running alongside a spinney on the edge of the village, but if pausing at a sunny spot with a few dandelions, loads of passing Green-veined Whites settle

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            pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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            Saw this today, I thought it was a cabbage white, but its not, I dont think.
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              It's an Orange Tip.
               
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                It didn't have any orange on it?:scratch:
                 
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                The orange tips are on the upper side of the males' wings, male and female wings are the same underneath.
                 
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                  Silver Y Moth

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                    Female Orange Tip

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                    Green-veined White

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                      Been loads of Speckled Woods about recently, but all harshly backlit, covered with shadows, or burnt out with direct sunlight.

                      Only one today, but much better conditions

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                        After several days of cold, wet, windy weather, I thought there might be some butterflies about this afternoon

                        Male Orange Tip. I only got this shot from distance, then 2 randy Green-veined Whites buzzed it and put it up.

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                        The 2 mating Green-veined Whites

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                        Then another wanted to join in and make it a threesome

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                          I kept my distance too as two Orange Tips were courting.
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                            Small Heath, my first sighting of 2020.

                            We were out walking in some young woodland with wide grassy rides and open areas, when Mrs Scrungee said "there's a moth", which I instantly saw was a butterfly, one not seen this year, and spent 10 mins chasing it.

                            Luckily I hadn't bothered changing from my birding long telephoto lens used on early morning walks, to a shorter range tele zoom I use for butterflies after it warms up enough for them, as it rapidly departed every time I got less than 6'/1.8m from it.


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                              First Common Blue of 2020

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                              Lots of Small Heaths about at the moment

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                              Peacock

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