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Image Taken on 04 Aug 2021
at 10:11 Image of day on 14 Sep 2021
The fresh emergence of Brimstone Butterflies is upon us. This one has chosen a
thistle flower for a tank-up.
 feeding on thistle flower (crop 1)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20210914_df3_20210804_1011_039 brimstone butterfly male (1st of 2nd emergence) feeding on thistle flower (crop 1)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 28 Aug 2014
at 12:36 Image of day on 13 Nov 2014
A pristine male Brimstone butterfly at this time of year means the first of the
autumn emergence. It will spend the winter in some protected spot
(shed, loft, woodpile) and emerge next year to find a girl to mate with
to make another generation of yellow shimmering.
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Ref: 20141113_df2_20140828_1236_004 brimstone butterfly male (1st of new emergence)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 21 Apr 2019
at 13:38 Image of day on 20 May 2019
This shows two flights by a male Brimstone Butterfly.
The top of the male's wings are a much more vivid colour than the bottom.
 with green alkanet (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20190520_da1_20190421_1338_174+1345_213+1545_298_ft1 brimstone butterfly male (2 flights) with green alkanet (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 14 May 2019
at 12:44 Image of day on 17 Jun 2019
Here are a pair of Brimstone butterflies indulging in their aerial ballet.
This set of 4 exposures of the rising pair are at about 150mS intervals.
Here the male is always below, with the yellow upper wing that has been
moderately bird pecked along the edges.
Sorry about the ugly orange of the traffic barrier, but it helped the camera
find and keep on focus for the half second of this sequence.
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Ref: 20190617_df5_20190514_1244_241+242+244+246 brimstone butterfly male and female courting 1+2+4+6 of 6 (approx montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Aug 2015
at 15:36 Image of day on 16 Oct 2015
The male Brimstone butterfly feeding on a Teasel flower head.
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Ref: 20151016_df3_20150816_1536_191 brimstone butterfly male feeding from teasel (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Jun 2017
at 12:31 Image of day on 02 Aug 2017
A Male Brimstone Butterfly feeding on a Blackberry flower. The lower image shows
that the proboscis can be raised very high (just above the antennae) to
manoeuvre it into the flower.
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Ref: 20170802_df3_20170610_1231_006+009 brimstone butterfly male feeding on blackberry flower 1+2 of 2 (montage 2)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 26 May 2016
at 18:21 Image of day on 08 Jul 2016
In a sunlit evening patch along our access track, this male Brimstone Butterfly
collects nectar from one of many Ground Ivy Flowers ...
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Ref: 20160708_df3_20160526_1821_131 brimstone butterfly male feeding on ground ivy flower (crop 1)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Jul 2017
at 15:45 Image of day on 02 Sep 2017
A Newly emerged male Brimstone butterfly is feeding on this Teasel in flower for
some days - the ring of flowers has split to grow up and down - this is on the
lower ring
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Ref: 20170902_df3_20170717_1545_185 brimstone butterfly male feeding on lower ring of teasel flowers (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 12 Aug 2016
at 12:44 Image of day on 02 Oct 2016
We seem to have a lot of Brimstone Butterflies this year. This one is feeding on
the flowers of a Teasel. Teasel heads start with a ring of flowers somewhere
about half way up the head, which splits into 2 rings, each moving away from
the other until it runs out of head at the top or bottom after a week or so.
Here the insect is on the lower ring.
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Ref: 20161002_df3_20160812_1244_025 brimstone butterfly male feeding on lower ring of teasel head(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Mar 2022
at 13:16 Image of day on 22 Apr 2022
The bright yellow male Brimstone Butterflies have a quieter bottom of wing
colour that blends remarkably well with the yellow of the Primrose petals.
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Ref: 20220422_df3_20220322_1316_308 brimstone butterfly male feeding on primrose flower(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Apr 2015
at 12:37 Image of day on 30 May 2015
This male Brimstone Butterfly has his proboscis deep in the Primrose flower.
(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20150530_df3_20150410_1237_309 brimstone butterfly male feeding on primrose flower (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 24 Aug 2021
at 12:46 Image of day on 06 Oct 2021
A male Brimstone Butterfly, one of over a dozen seen over the main pond,
feasts on the rampant Purple Loosestrife flowers.
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Ref: 20211006_df3_20210824_1246_045 brimstone butterfly male feeding on purple loosestrife(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 04 Aug 2021
at 15:39 Image of day on 14 Sep 2021
The male Brimstone Butterfly flies to a closer plant where we can
see his proboscis deep in the flower.
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Ref: 20210914_df3_20210804_1539_311 brimstone butterfly male feeding on purple loosestrife(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Jul 2018
at 13:17 Image of day on 14 Sep 2018
Wild flowers have been flowering well and supporting large numbers
and variety of Butterflies.
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Ref: 20180914_d72_20180725_1317_031 brimstone butterfly male feeding on purple loosestrife(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 02 Aug 2019
at 15:43 Image of day on 22 Sep 2019
Another Brimstone on Purple Loosestrife flowers, flying up from a flower before fluttering off to the left.
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Ref: 20190922_df3_20190802_1543_111-117 brimstone butterfly male feeding on purple loosestrife flies away 2-8 of 8 (approx montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 02 Aug 2019
at 15:43 Image of day on 22 Sep 2019
Detail of the top right image of the Brimstone Butterfly
(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20190922_df3_20190802_1543_115 brimstone butterfly male feeding on purple loosestrife flies away 6 of 8 (detail crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Aug 2019
at 15:56 Image of day on 20 Sep 2019
One of the Brimstone Butterflies landed on a much closer Purple Loosestrife
flower - you can see the proboscis is deep in the flower.
The backlight sunshine really makes these colours.
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Ref: 20190920_df3_20190801_1556_051 brimstone butterfly male feeding on purple loosestrife flower (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Jul 2018
at 12:20 Image of day on 28 Aug 2018
A male Brimstone Butterfly feeding on the plentiful Purple Loosestrife flowers
growing in soggy soil at the main pond margins.
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Ref: 20180828_d72_20180708_1220_015 brimstone butterfly male feeding on purple loosestrife flower(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Aug 2019
at 15:55 Image of day on 20 Sep 2019
Over the main pond 2 obviously 'brand new' Brimstone Butterflies were intensively
feeding on the recently emerged Purple Loosestrife.
The camera caught this one moving away from one flower to land on another further up.
3 frames accurately position and about 7 fps.
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Ref: 20190920_df3_20190801_1555_040-042 brimstone butterfly male feeding on purple loosestrife flower flying to another 1-3 of 3 (accurate montage @7fps)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 02 Aug 2019
at 15:42 Image of day on 22 Sep 2019
A couple of male Brimstone Butterflies have provided opportunities for capturing short
flights between flowers. The sequence for this fairly accurate montage is
Bottom, half way up 45 degrees (edge on), top right, sweep left, top left.
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Ref: 20190922_df3_20190802_1542_034-042 brimstone butterfly male feeding on purple loosestrife flying to another flower 1+3+4+6-9 of 9 (approx montage @5-7fps)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
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