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| Heath Fritillary, Melitaea athalia |
On Wednesday I left at 6:30 bound for East Blean Woods, near Herne Bay, Kent where I met Mark for a photo fest with the Heath Fritillary. It was already warm when I arrived at 8:45 and the butterflies were very active. The wooded area by the car park is where all the action is, with large areas of Cow Wheat, the larval food plant of the Heath Fritillary. We found mating pairs and other photographers arrived during the morning.
On the way back I called in at Park Corner Heath and finally saw a Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary zooming around the heath area, presumably a male searching for a female. On the path near the road I found a White Admiral nectaring on bramble flowers.
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| Cow-Wheat, Melampyrum pratense, larval food plant of the Heath Fritillary |
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| Cow-Wheat, Melampyrum pratense |
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| Cow-Wheat, Melampyrum pratense |
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| Cow-Wheat, Melampyrum pratense |
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| Woodland path |
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| Heath Fritillary, Melitaea athalia
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| Heath Fritillaries, Melitaea athalia |
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| Heath Fritillary, Melitaea athalia |
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| Heath Fritillary, Melitaea athalia |
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| Heath Fritillaries mating, Melitaea athalia |
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| Heath Fritillaries mating, Melitaea athalia |
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| Heath Fritillaries mating, Melitaea athalia |
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| Heath Fritillaries mating, Melitaea athalia |
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| Heath Fritillary on Cow wheat |
Park Corner Heath:
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| Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina |
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| White Admiral, Limenitis camilla |
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| White Admiral, Limenitis camilla |
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