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| 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!
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| Comma and Silver-washed Fritillary |
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| Comma, Polygonia c-album |
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| Comma, Polygonia c-album |
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| male Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia |
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| male Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia |
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| female Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris |
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| female Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris |
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| female Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris |
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| male Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris |
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| Marbled White, Melanargia galathea |
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| Marbled White, Melanargia galathea |
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| Marbled White, Melanargia galathea |
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| Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina |
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| Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina |
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| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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| Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus |
The angle of the left wing give a purple sheen
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| 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..
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| The following photos of the White Admiral were taken here |
The White Admiral was drawn to the salts on my leather boot:
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| White Admiral, Limenitis camilla |
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| torn White Admiral, Limenitis camilla |
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| White Admiral, Limenitis camilla imbibing salts |
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