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Polyommatus icarus

Apollo Parnassius apollo

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees

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Polyommatus icarus

Baton Blue Pseudophilotes baton

Sannicandro, Gargano, Italy 25th April 2009

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Polyommatus icarus

Black-veined White Aporia crataegi

Hills near Gèdre, Pyrenees, France

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Gonepterix rhamni Brimstone

Brimstone Gonepterix rhamni

Edge of Devil's Dyke, Cambridgeshire

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Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica

Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica

Boggy grassland near Garryland Wood, Ireland 21st May 2005

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Zygaena trifolii

Five Spot Burnet Moth Zygaena trifolii

Greena Moor reserve, Cornwall 20th July 2008

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Zygaena filipendula

Burnet Moth Zygaena filipendula

Breckland, 12th July 2003

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Pararge xiphioides

Canary Speckled Wood Pararge xiphioides

On rides in the Aguamansa Forest, Tenerife, 10th February 2009

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Tyria jacobaeae

Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae

Garden, Cheshire 20th May 2005

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Gonepteryx cleopatra

Cleopatra Gonepteryx cleopatra

Waste land at Asklipio, Rhodes 15th May 2010

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Apollo

Parnassius apollo
Baton Blue

Pseudophilotes baton
Black-veined White

Aporia crataegi
Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni
Burnet Companion

Euclidia glyphica
Burnet Moth (Five Spot)
Zygyaena trifolii
Burnet Moth (Six Spot)
Zygaena filipendulae
Canary Speckled Wood
Pararge xiphioides
Cinnabar Moth

Tyria jacobaeae
Cleopatra

Gonepteryx cleopatra
Colias croceus

Clouded Yellow Colias croceu

Cushenden Warren, Northern Ireland, 19th August 2006

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Colias Croceus

Clouded Yellow Colias Croceus

Clouded Yellow on Knautia integrifolia at Prof. Illias, Rhodes 17th May 2010

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Polygonia c-album

Comma Polygonia c-album

Garden in Cheshire 12th September 2002

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Polygonia c-album

Comma Polygonia c-album

Field in hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees 13th June 2009

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Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue (Europe) Polyommatus icarus

Gargano, Italy 19th April 2009

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Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue Polyommatus icarus

Newborough Warren 29th May 2008

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Argynnis aglaja

Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja

Lindisfarne (Holy Island) 15th July 2006

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Argynnis aglaja ssp scotica

Argynnis aglaja ssp scotica Dark Green Fritillary

Culbin Forest, Morayshire, Scotland 27th July 2009

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Erynnis tages

Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages

Coastal Strip near Spey Bay, Scotland 14th May 2007

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Clouded Yellow (UK)

Colias croceus
Clouded Yellow (Europe)
Colias croceus
Comma (UK)

Polygonia c-album
Comma (Europe)

Polygonia c-album
Common Blue (UK)

Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue (Europe)
Polyommatus icarus
Dark Green Fritillary

Argynnis aglaja ssp aglaja
Dark Green Fritillary

Argynnis aglaja ssp scotica
Dingy Skipper

Erynnis tages
 
      Hamearis lucina

Duke of Burgundy (UK)Hamearis lucina

Gaitbarrows 1st June 2009

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Hamearis lucina

Duke of Burgundy (Europe) Hamearis lucina

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees 13th June 2010

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Thymelicus lineola

Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees, 13th June 2009

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Pyronia tithonus

Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown Pyronia tithonus

Path from Mevagissey to Goran Haven, Cornwall 21st July 08

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Pyronia tithonus

Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown Pyronia tithonus

Outside Sianna, Rhodes on Ptilostemon chamepeuce 14th May 2010

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Cacyreus marshalli

Geranium Bronze Cacyreus marshalli

Cortijo Valverde, Andalucia, Spain 29th March 08

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Melitaea cinxea

Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxea

Torteval Cliffs, Guernsey, 19th June 2004

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      Duke of Burgundy (UK)
Hamearis lucina
Duke of Burgundy (Europe)
Hamearis lucina
Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola
Gatekeeper (UK)

Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper (Europe)

Pyronia tithonus
Geranium Bronze

Cacyreus marshalli
Glanville Fritillary

Melitaea cinxia
Melitaea cinxea

Grayling Hipparchia semele

Rock near cliff Bolberry Down, Devon 12th July 2009

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Hipparchia semele ssp thyone

Great Orme Grayling Hipparchia semele ssp thyone

Cliff top rocks above Happy Valley, Great Orme, June 16th 2010

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Callophrys rubi

Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi

Ossue Valley, French Pyrenees, 10th June 2009

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Callophrys rubi

Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi

Llandulas quarry, North Wales, 26th May 2009

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Euchloe belemia

Green-striped White Euchloe belemia

Field near T junction, Cabo de Gata, Spain 20th March 2007

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Pieris napi

Green-veined White Pieris napi

Field near Alvanley, Cheshire 26th July 2008

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Melitaea athalia

Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees 13th June 2009

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Celastrina argiolus

Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus

Garden, Cheshire 2nd August 2008

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Macroglossum stellatarum

Macroglossum stellatarum Humming-bird Hawk Moth

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees, 13th June 2009

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Ochlodes sylvanus

Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus

Our Garden, Cheshire 13th June 2004

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Grayling

Hipparchia semele ssp semele
Great Orme Grayling

Hipparchia semele ssp thyone
Green Hairstreak (Europe)
Callophrys rubi
Green Hairstreak (U.K.)
Callophrys rubi
Green-striped White

Euchloe belemia
Green-veined White

Pieris napi
Heath Fritillary

Melitaea athalia
Holly Blue

Celastrina argiolus
Humming-bird Hawk Moth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Large Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanus
Lasiomata maera

Large Wall Brown Lasiommata maera

Rough ground near Hotel Mare Lindos, Rhodes 18th May 2010

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Pieris brassicae

Large White Pieris brassicae

Edge of Ship Canal Lagoons, Frodsham Marshes 4th October 2004

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Pieris brassicae

Large White Pieris brassicae

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees 13th June 2009

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Carcharodus alceae

Mallow Skipper Carcharodus alceae

Verge near Almeria, Spain 19th March 2007

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Melanargia galathea

Marbled White Melanargia galathea

Oxwich dunes near river, Gower, South Wales 9th July 2009

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Cyaniris semiargus

Mazarine Blue Cyaniris semiargus

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees, 13th June 2009

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Maniola jurtina

Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina

Field near Alvanley 26th July 2008

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Anthocharis euphenoides

Moroccan Orange Tip Anthocharis euphenoides

El Burgo River Valley, Andalucia, Spain 31st March 2008

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Erebia epiphron

Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron

Summit of Ben Lawers 11th July 2005

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Hemaris tityus

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk Moth Hemaris tityus

Grounds of Craggie House, Daviot, near Inverness 17th May 2007

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Large Wall Brown

Lasiommata maera
Large White (UK)

Pieris brassicae
Large White (Europe)

Pieris brassicae
Mallow Skipper

Carcharodus alceae
Marbled White

Melanargia galathea
Mazarine Blue

Cyaniris semiargus
Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina
Moroccan Orange Tip

Anthocharis euphenoides
Mountain Ringlet

Erebia epiphron
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk Moth
Hemaris tityus
Amata phegea

Nine-spotted Moth Amata phegea

Hills near Peschici, Gargano, Italy 24th April 2009

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Anthocharis cardamines

Orange Tip Male upper Anthocharis cardamines

Garden, Cheshire 4th May 2010

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Vanessa carduis

Painted Lady Vanessa cardui

Garden, 12th September 2002

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Inachis io

Peacock Inachis io

Garden, Cheshire 2nd September 2002

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Boloria euphrosyne

Pearl Bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne

Gaitbarrows, Lancashire 1st June 2009

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Boloria euphrosyne

Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne

Cirque de Gavarnie, French Pyrenees, 9th June 2009

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Nine-spotted Moth

Amata phegea
Orange Tip

Anthocharis cardamines
Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui
Peacock

Inachis io
Pearl Bordered Fritillary (UK)
Boloria euphrosyne
Pearl Bordered Fritillary (Europe)
Boloria euphrosyne
       
          Neozephyrus quercus

Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus

Barnes cemetery, London, 30th June 2006

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Vanessa atalanta

Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta

Garden on , Cheshire 2nd September 2002

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Spialia sertorius

Red Underwing Skipper Spialia sertorius

Pont D'Espagne, French Pyrenees, 12th June 2009

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Aphantopus hyperantus

Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus

Llandulas Quarry 16th July 2008

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Aphantopus hyperantus

Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops ssp aethiops

Grassy slope near Loch Insh, Scotland, 26th July 2009

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          Purple Hairstreak

Neozephyrus quercus
Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta
Red Underwing Skipper
Spialia sertorius
Ringlet

Aphantopus hyperantus
Scotch Argus

Erebia aethiops ssp aethiops
Plebius argus

Silver-studded Blue Plebius argus

Great Orme, North Wales, 18th July 2028

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Argynnis paphia

Silver Washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia

Outside Lezzeno, Lake Como, Northern Italy 17th September 2008

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Cupido minimus

Small Blue Cupido minimus

Coast, Spey Bay, near Nairn 14th May 2007

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Cupido minimus

Small Blue Cupido minimus

Ossue valley, 10th June 2009

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Lycaena phlaeas

Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas

Helsby Allotments, Cheshire 13th August 2009

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Coenonympha pamphilus

Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus

Grassland near old Colwyn 1st July 2008

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Coenonympha pamphilus

Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus

Field near Monte Sant'Angelo, Gargano, Italy 19th April 2009

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Thymelicus sylvestris

Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris

Near Shotton Paper Mill, North Wales 5th July 2009

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Silver-studded Blue

Plebeius argus
Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Small Blue (UK)

Cupido minimus
Small Blue (Europe)

Cupido minimus
Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas
Small Heath (UK)

Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath (Europe)
Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris
   
Aglais urticae

Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae

Cheshire Garden, 12th September 2002

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Small White Pieris rapae

Cheshire Garden 27th July 2008

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Lycaena tityrus

Sooty Copper Lycaena tityrus

Ossue valley, French Pyrenees, 10th June 2009

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Zerynthia rumina

Spanish Festoon Zerynthia rumina

Hillside near Cortijo Valverde, Andalucia, Spain 2nd April 2008

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Spanish Marbled White Melanargia ines

Roadside verge near Carboneras, Spain 19th March 2008

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Pararge aegeria ssp aegeria

Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria ssp aegeria

El Burgo River valley, Andalucia, Spain 31st March 2008

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Pararge aegeria

Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria ssp tircis

Cheshire garden 4th September 2002

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Swallowtail Papilio machaon ssp gorganus

Roadside verge Cabo de Gata, Spain 20th March 2007

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Titiana's Fritillary

Titiana's Fritillary Boloria titiana

Sottoguda Gorge, Dolomites Italy, 3rd July 2014

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Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae
Small White

Pieris rapae
Sooty Copper

Lycaena tityrus
Spanish Festoon

Zerynthia rumina
Spanish Marbled White
Melanargia ines
Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria ssp aegeria
Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria ssp tircis
Swallowtail

Papillio machaon
Titiana's Fritillary

Boloria Titiana
 
Plebicula dorylas

Turquoise Blue Plebicula dorylas

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees, 13th June 2009

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Lasiommata megera

Wall Brown Lasiommata megera

Bolberry Down, Devon, 12th July 2009

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Lasiommata megera

Wall Brown Lasiommata megera

Hills near Lezzeno, Italy 17th Sept 2008

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Plebejus argus ssp caernensis

Western Silver Studded Blue Plebeius argus ssp caernensis male

Slopes above Happy Valley, Great Orme, North Wales 16th June 2010

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        Limentis camilla

White Admiral Limentis camilla

Glade in Breckland Wood, 12th July 2003

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Leptidea sinapis ssp juvernica

Wood White Leptidea sinapis ssp juvernicaa

Edge of Lough Bunny, Burren, Ireland 21st May 200

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Turquoise Blue

Plebicula dorylas
Wall Brown (UK)

Lasiommata megera
Wall Brown (Europe)

Lasiommata megera
Western Silver Studded Blue
Plebeius argus ssp caernensis
        White Admiral

Limentis camilla
Wood White

Leptidea sinapis ssp juvernica
                   
                   
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