Thursday 5 July 2012

Southwater butterflies

male Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris
This morning I decided to visit Southwater Woods again just in case his Imperial Majesty made an appearance. However, no Purple Emperor today. Instead there was a good variety of butterflies in various parts of the woods. On the path east of the road I found some White Admirals. One was taking salts from the path. He flew in circles a few times, then landed on my leather boot and imbibed salts from that!
Comma and Silver-washed Fritillary
Comma, Polygonia c-album
Comma, Polygonia c-album
male Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia
male Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia
female Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris
female Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris
female Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris

male Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris

Marbled White, Melanargia galathea
Marbled White, Melanargia galathea
Marbled White, Melanargia galathea
Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina
Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta
Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus
 The angle of the left wing give a purple sheen

Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus
These 2 photos of the same butterfly in the same position were shot with 2 different cameras - above a Nikon D90 SLR, below a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45 . Note the colour differences between the SLR and the bridge camera..

The following photos of the White Admiral were taken here
The White Admiral was drawn to the salts on my leather boot:
White Admiral, Limenitis camilla



torn White Admiral, Limenitis camilla
White Admiral, Limenitis camilla imbibing salts

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