Ringlets and a Red Admiral

Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus

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Yesterday I attended a club dig at a new site, but it wasn’t productive, I found just a tombac button. I then completed my weekly butterfly transect at Mill Hill and recorded just 8 Small Heaths, a Red Admiral and a Meadow Brown. In need of butterfly therapy I headed to Southwater Woods again and found some pristine butterflies, including Ringlets, Red Admirals, Commas, Silver-washed Fritillaries, Large Skippers & White Admirals. In the meadow there were Marble Whites and Meadow Browns. I met a few other butterfly enthusiasts including Neil and Richard.

Comma, Polygonia c-album imbibing salts from faeces

Comma, Polygonia c-album imbibing salts from faeces

Marbled White, Melanargia galathea

Marbled White, Melanargia galathea

Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina

Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta

Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta

Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus

Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus

Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus

female Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia

male Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia

male Silver-washed Fritillary approaches female