Sunday 22 July 2012

Dark Green and Tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
Yesterday I visited to Kithurst Hill and once again it produced some surprises - a Dark Green Fritillary, a fresh Small Tortoiseshell and a the first of the second brood of Small Blues.  Thanks to the other butterfly people who spotted the latter two. The Chalkhills covered the bank and the upper meadow as usual. 
Chalkhill Blue, female, Lysandra coridon
Chalkhill Blue, female, Lysandra coridon
Chalkhill Blue, male, Lysandra coridon
Chalkhill Blue, male, Lysandra coridon
Chalkhill Blue, male, Lysandra coridon

Chalkhill Blue mating, Lysandra coridon

Dark Green Fritillary, Argynnis aglaja


Green-veined White, male, Pieris
Large Skipper, Ochlodes faunus
Large Skipper, Ochlodes faunus
Large Skipper, Ochlodes faunus
Large Skipper, Ochlodes faunus
The meadow
Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Campanula trachelium

Small Blue, Cupido minimus

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