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Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina |
On Wednesday I visited Kithurst meadow and met Mark, Katrina, Mavis & Alan and others to view the emerging Duke of Burgundy butterflies. Others seen: mating Dingy Skippers, mating Common Blues, Green-veined White, Holly Blues, Green Hairstreaks, Brimstone, Brown Argus. Moths: Common Carpet, Dark Strawberry Tortrix plus a Rove beetle (Aleochara lanuginosa), and a 14-spot Ladybird.
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14-spot Ladybird, Propylea 14-punctata |
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Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni |
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Brown Argus, Aricia agestis |
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Common Blues mating, Polyommatus icarus |
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Common Carpet, Epirrhoe alternata |
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Cowslip, Primula veris |
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Dark Strawberry Tortrix, Celypha lacunana |
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Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages |
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Dingy Skippers mating |
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Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina |
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Duke of Burgundy |
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Duke of Burgundy |
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Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi |
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Green-veined White, Pieris napi |
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Holly Blue, Celastrina argiolus |
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Rove beetle, Aleochara lanuginosa |