Dukes, Dingies and Small Heaths

Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina

I arrived at Heyshott at noon hoping for a good count of Dukes of Burgundy butterflies having left the coast with a much blue sky. However there was plenty of cloud cover inland and the temperature was low. I saw just 3 Dukes, 3 Small Heaths, 3 Dingy Skippers and one Orange Tip on the path up.

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Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages

Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina

Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina

Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina

Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus