I watched this mating pair of silver-studded blue butterflies (Plebejus argus) as the female fluttered around looking for nectar with the male firmly attached by his posterior.
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I watched this mating pair of silver-studded blue butterflies (Plebejus argus) as the female fluttered around looking for nectar with the male firmly attached by his posterior.
I watched this mating pair of silver-studded blue butterflies (Plebejus argus) as the female fluttered around looking for nectar with the male firmly attached by his posterior.
I watched this mating pair of silver-studded blue butterflies (Plebejus argus) as the female fluttered around looking for nectar with the male firmly attached by his posterior.
DWT Higher Hyde Heath, Purbeck. The female was giving the male a right old pulling as she looked for nectar, reminded me of foxes interlocked. The male is on the right, with duller orange patches and fewer silver studs on them, I wonder why the males are less showy (in this specific area) than the females, although overall they are bluer in colour.
the evening sun was catching the scales on this fresh individual.
Hartland Moor, Dorset
Pair Scotch Argus Butterflies on a Scottish Thistle :)
Common Blue Butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) staying put in yesterday's chilly conditions.
with bonus caterpillar of some kind bottom left of the butterfly : )
The old name for this beautiful butterlfy was the less than complimentary 'greasy fritillary'. I wonder if the 'greasiness' is some kind of secretion produced by the wing scales, and if so, what function it might have...
A male pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) gatecrashes a mating pair, Hampshire
Female marsh fritillaries (Euphydryas aurinia) are stuffed with eggs, making them poor flyers, and therefore not great at dispering their DNA...
a stack of around half a dozen photos.
The marsh fritillary is a butterfly that gives generously in terms of both its upper and underwings, unlike many species of butterfly that can manage one or the other but not both!
The marsh fritillary is a butterfly that gives generously in terms of both its upper and underwings, unlike many species of butterfly that can manage one or the other but not both!
Purbeck, Dorset
Purbeck, Dorset
Purbeck, Dorset
Purbeck, Dorset
Purbeck, Dorset