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Image Taken on 05 Aug 2006
at 12:42 Image of day on 16 Aug 2006
Here you can see both upper and lower wings. See also 7 Aug 2006 entry.
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Ref: 20060816_d10_20060805_1242_065 adonis blue butterfly (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 28 Jul 2006
at 11:03 Image of day on 07 Aug 2006
The Adonis Blue Butterfly is in the news today (7 Aug) as having
returned to an old site in the Cotswolds after a 50 year break.
We have seen this butterfly here occasionally for a number of
years but this year we see are currently seeing it every day.
This is the beautiful underwing - the top wing (which shows when
the wings are spread) is predominantly sky-blue.
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Ref: 20060807_d10_20060728_1103_007 adonis blue butterfly (underwing) (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 31 Jul 2005
The same Brimstone butterfly flew to a young Beech tree and
'vanished'. A search revealed him under a leaf and this montage
shows how the marks of the butterfly match typical beech insect
damage marks.
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Ref: 20050731_p20_1020760&1020765 brimstone butterfly camouflaged under beech leaf montage 2005jul23_15-25-12(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 28 May 2009
at 14:23 Image of day on 27 Jun 2009
The female hung about the garden for hours giving us the chance
to get this unusual sequence of her feeding from a late bluebell,
and then backing off from it. Note her rolling up her proboscis as she goes.
Sequence starts top left and goes clockwise.
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Ref: 20090627_cf1_20090528_1423_062+64+65+66+69 brimstone butterfly female flying off from bluebell (20fps) 05+07+08+09+11 (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 23 May 2009
at 15:27 Image of day on 15 Jun 2009
The Female Brimstone butterfly does not sport the vivid yellows of
the male (click to view top)
the male (click to view top) and (click to view bottom)
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Ref: 20090615_d01_20090523_1527_075+1315_137 ft1 brimstone butterfly female in flight bottom view with red campion (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 06 Aug 2009
at 13:48 Image of day on 12 Sep 2009
The new emergence of Brimstone butterflies has started so we have
some pristine examples to photograph. Here we were lucky enough
to catch a moment with the top and bottom of the wings both
visible.
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Ref: 20090912_da1_20090806_1348_272+1156_150_ft1 brimstone butterfly in flight showing top and bottom of wings with thistle (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 24 Mar 2012
at 15:36 Image of day on 26 Apr 2012
This is a male Brimstone Butterfly fueling up from one of a
number of Winter flowering Viburnum.
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Ref: 20120426_df1_20120324_1536_226 brimstone butterfly male feeding on viburnum (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 28 May 2009
at 14:23 Image of day on 27 Jun 2009
Brimstone butterflies have been a delight this week, the male
fluttering around the perched female and spiralling together into
the sky
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Ref: 20090627_db1_20090528_1423_073 brimstone butterfly male fluttering round female on red campion (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 03 May 2009
at 15:04 Image of day on 27 May 2009
Did not get a good view of both sides of the wing together, so here is what you see from underneath
or when the wings are folded.
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Ref: 20090527_dc1_20090503_1504_183+1453_150 ft1 brimstone butterfly male in flight bottom with bluebell (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 03 May 2009
at 15:00 Image of day on 27 May 2009
The Brimstone butterflies are a bit tatty and a little faded, but still lovely.
Seen feeding on these (probably hybridised) bluebells so we have
used them as 'decoration'.
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Ref: 20090527_dc1_20090503_1500_159+1451_145 ft1 brimstone butterfly male in flight top with bluebell (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 05 Jun 2010
at 16:50 Image of day on 14 Jul 2010
This Brimstone butterfly is in surprisingly good condition for June.
This image in flight shows the top of the wing (brightest
yellow), bottom of wing (greeny-yellow) and body all in one
'lucky' image.
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Ref: 20100714_da1_20100605_1650_194+1657_223_ft1 brimstone butterfly male in flight with ground ivy flowers (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 11 Apr 2012
at 15:15 Image of day on 06 May 2012
A male Brimstone butterfly feeding on the carpet of Ground Ivy
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Ref: 20120506_df1_20120411_1515_377 brimstone butterfly male on ground ivy flower (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Mar 2009
at 11:51 Image of day on 04 Apr 2009
Harbinger of spring 2 - a male Brimstone butterfly on a primrose flower.
From a distance it is very hard to see the insect until it moves.
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Ref: 20090404_db1_20090315_1151_019 brimstone butterfly male on primrose flowers (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 28 Jul 2007
at 11:31 Image of day on 22 Aug 2007
You know the saying about fleas have little fleas ...
This newly emerged Brimstone butterfly feeding on nectar didn't take
any notice of the fly that had perched on it
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Ref: 20070822_d01_20070728_1131_058 brimstone butterfly male on purple loosestrife with fly on butterfly wing(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 10 May 2008
at 17:43 Image of day on 24 May 2008
Lovely pairing of colours. The female Brimstone is white but
with the orange spot.
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Ref: 20080524_dc1_20080510_1743_023 brimstone butterfly male on red campion(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 30 Jul 2005
A Brimstone butterfly feeding on a teasel flower with hover-fly
capriciously also in shot. Tomorrow an example of the actual same insect
camouflaged in a beech tree.
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Ref: 20050730_p20_1020758 brimstone butterfly on flowering teasel with hoverfly 2005jul23_15-23-18(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 23 Aug 2009
at 11:07 Image of day on 01 Oct 2009
We have confirmation (based on static images not included here)
that this is a quite scarce 'blue' butterfly called the Brown
Argus where .. err .. neither sex is blue! But it is beautiful.
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Ref: 20091001_da1_20090823_1107_085+1114_120+1251_304_ft1 brown argus butterfly in flight top & bottom with round-leaved mint (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Jun 2006
at 12:50 Image of day on 04 Jul 2006
A brown Butterfly sits in a dazzling sea of Oxeye daisies.
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Ref: 20060704_p32_20060625_1250_050 brown butterfly on oxeye daisies(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Jul 2006
at 10:32 Image of day on 12 Jul 2006
Parts of the hedges are full of blackberry heads. Hundreds of
various brown butterflies flutter over and land to take
nectar from the flowers as this one is.
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Ref: 20060712_p32_20060703_1032_303 brown butterfly sipping nectar from blackberry flower(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 21 Sep 2005
This Red Admiral butterfly is on a Yellow Buddleia
that goes on flowering until the first frosts and provides
a lovely show of autumn butterflies.
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Ref: 20050921_mvc1737x butterfly red admiral(r+mb id@576).jpg
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