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Aglais urticae

Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell

Cheshire Garden, 12th September 2002

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Amata phegea

Amata phegea Nine-spotted Moth

Hills near Peschici, Gargano, Italy 24th April 2009

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Anthocharis cardamines

Anthocharis cardaminesOrange Tip Male upper

Garden, Cheshire 4th May 2010

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Anthocharis euphenoides

Anthocharis euphenoides Moroccan Orange Tip

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

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Aphantopus hyperantus

Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet

Llandulas Quarry 16th July 2008

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Polyommatus icarus

Aporia crataegi Black-veined White

Hills near Gèdre, Pyrenees, France

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Argynnis aglaja

Argynnis aglaja Dark Green Fritillary

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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Argynnis paphia

Argynnis paphia Silver Washed Fritillary

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

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Aglais urticae

Small Tortoiseshell
Amata phegea

Nine-spotted Moth
Anthocharis cardamines
Orange Tip
Anthocharis euphenoides
Moroccan Orange Tip
Aphantopus hyperantus

Ringlet
Aporia crataegi

Black-veined White
Argynnis aglaja ssp aglaja
Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja ssp scotica
Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis paphia

Silver Washed Fritillary
 
Boloria euphrosyne

Boloria euphrosyne Pearl Bordered Fritillary

Gaitbarrows, Lancashire 1st June 2009

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Boloria euphrosyne

Boloria euphrosyne Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Cirque de Gavarnie, French Pyrenees, 9th June 2009

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Boloria titiana

Boloria titiana Titiana's Fritillary

Sottoguda Gorge, Dolomites Italy, 3rd July 2014

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Cacyreus marshalli

Cacyreus marshalli Geranium Bronze

Cortijo Valverde, Andalucia, Spain 29th March 08

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Callophrys rubi

Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak

Llandulas quarry, North Wales, 26th May 2009

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Callophrys rubi

Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi

Ossue Valley, French Pyrenees, 10th June 2009

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Carcharodus alceae

Carcharodus alceae Mallow Skipper

Verge near Almeria, Spain 19th March 2007

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Celastrina argiolus

Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue

Garden, Cheshire 2nd August 2008

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Coenonympha pamphilus

Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath

Grassland near old Colwyn 1st July 2008

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Coenonympha pamphilus

Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath

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

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Boloria euphrosyne (UK)
Pearl Bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne (Europe)
Pearl Bordered Fritillary
Boloria titiana
Titiana's Fritillary
Cacyreus marshalli

Geranium Bronze
Callophrys rubi (UK)

Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi (Europe)
Green Hairstreak
Carcharodus alceae

Mallow Skipper
Celastrina argiolus

Holly Blue
Coenonympha pamphilus (UK)
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus (Europe)
Small Heath
Colias croceus

Colias croceus Clouded Yellow

Cushenden Warren, Northern Ireland, 19th August 2006

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Colias Croceus

Colias croceus Clouded Yellow

Colias croceus on Knautia integrifolia at Prof. Illias, Rhodes 17th May 2010

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Cupido minimus

Cupido minimus Small Blue

Coast, Spey Bay, near Nairn 14th May 2007

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Cupido minimus

Cupido minimus Small Blue

Ossue valley, 10th June 2009

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Cyaniris semiargus

Cyaniris semiargus Mazarine Blue

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees, 13th June 2009

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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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Erebia epiphron

Erebia epiphron Mountain Ringlet

Summit of Ben Lawers 11th July 2005

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Erynnis tages

Erynnis tages Dingy Skipper

Coastal Strip near Spey Bay, Scotland 14th May 2007

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Euchloe belemia

Euchloe belemiaGreen-striped White

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

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Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica

Euclidia glyphica Burnet Companion

Boggy grassland near Garryland Wood, Ireland 21st May 2005

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Colias croceus (UK)

Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus (Europe)
Clouded Yellow
Cupido minimus (UK)

Small Blue
Cupido minimus (Europe)
Small Blue
Cyaniris semiargus

Mazarine Blue
Erebia aethiops ssp aethiops
Scotch Argus
Erebia epiphron

Mountain Ringlet
Erynnis tages

Dingy Skipper
Euchloe belemia

Green Striped White
Euclidia glyphica

Burnet companion
Gonepteryx cleopatra

Gonepteryx cleopatra Cleopatra

Waste land at Asklipio, Rhodes 15th May 2010

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Gonepterix rhamni Brimstone

Gonepterix rhamni Brimstone

Edge of Devil's Dyke, Cambridgeshire

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Hamearis lucina

Hamearis lucina (UK) Duke of Burgundy

Gaitbarrows 1st June 2009

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Hamearis lucina

Hamearis lucina (Europe) Duke of Burgundy

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees 13th June 2010

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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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Gonepteryx cleopatra

Cleopatra
Gonepteryx rhamni

Brimstone
Hamearis lucina (UK)

Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina (Europe)
Duke of Burgundy
Hemaris tityus

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk Moth
         
        Melitaea cinxea

Hipparchia semele Grayling

Rock near cliff Bolberry Down, Devon 12th July 2009

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Hipparchia semele ssp thyone

Hipparchia semele ssp thyone Great Orme Grayling

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

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Inachis io

Inachis io Peacock

Garden, Cheshire 2nd September 2002

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Lasiomata maera

Lasiommata maera Large Wall Brown

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

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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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        Hipparchia semele ssp semele
Grayling
Hipparchia semele ssp thyone
Great Orme Grayling
Inachis io

Peacock
Lasiommata maera

Large Wall Brown
Lasiommata megera (UK)
Wall Brown
Lasiommata megera (Europe)
Wall Brown
Leptidea sinapis ssp juvernica

Leptidea sinapis ssp juvernicaa Wood White

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

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Limentis camilla

Limentis camilla White Admiral

Glade in Breckland Wood, 12th July 2003

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Lycaena phlaeas

Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper

Helsby Allotments, Cheshire 13th August 2009

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Lycaena tityrus

Lycaena tityrus Sooty Copper

Ossue valley, French Pyrenees, 10th June 2009

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Macroglossum stellatarum

Macroglossum stellatarum Humming-bird Hawk Moth

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees, 13th June 2009

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Maniola jurtina

Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown

Field near Alvanley 26th July 2008

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Melanargia galathea

Melanargia galathea Marbled White

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

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Melanargia ines Spanish Marbled White

Roadside verge near Carboneras, Spain 19th March 2008

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Melitaea athalia

Melitaea athalia Heath Fritillary

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees 13th June 2009

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Melitaea cinxea

Melitaea cinxea Glanville Fritillary

Torteval Cliffs, Guernsey, 19th June 2004

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Leptidea sinapis

Wood White
Limentis camilla

White Admiral
Lycaena phleas

Small Copper
Lycaena tityrus

Sooty Copper
Macroglossum stelatarum
Humming-bird Hawk Moth
Maniola jurtina

Meadow Brown
Melanargia galathea

Marbled White
Melanargia ines

Spanish Marbled White
Melitaea athalia

Heath Fritillary
Melitaea cinxea

Glanville Fritillary
Neozephyrus quercus

Neozephyrus quercus Purple Hairstreak

Barnes cemetery, London, 30th June 2006

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Ochlodes sylvanus

Ochlodes sylvanus Large Skipper

Our Garden, Cheshire 13th June 2004

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Papilio machaon ssp gorganus Swallowtail

Roadside verge Cabo de Gata, Spain 20th March 2007

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Pararge aegeria ssp aegeria

Pararge aegeria ssp aegeria Speckled Wood

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

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Pararge aegeria

Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood

Cheshire garden 4th September 2002

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Pararge xiphioides

Pararge xiphioides Canary Speckled Wood

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

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Neozephyrus quercus

Purple Hairstreak
Ochlodes sylvanus

Large Skipper
Papilio machaon

Swallowtail
Pararge aegeria ssp aegeria
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria ssp tircis
Speckled Wood
Pararge xiphioides

Canary Speckled Wood
       
          Polyommatus icarus

Parnassius apollo Apollo

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees

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Pieris brassicae

Pieris brassicae Large White

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

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Pieris brassicae

Pieris brassicae Large White

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees 13th June 2009

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Pieris napi

Pieris napi Green-veined White

Field near Alvanley, Cheshire 26th July 2008

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Pieris rapae Small White

Cheshire Garden 27th July 2008

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          Parnassius apolla

Apollo
Pieris brassicae (UK)

Large White
Pieris brassicae (Europe)
Large White
Pieris napi

Green-veined White
Pieris rapae

Small White
Plebius argus

Plebius argus Silver-studded Blue

Great Orme, North Wales, 18th July 2028

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Plebejus argus ssp caernensis

Plebeius argus ssp caernensis Western Silver Studded Blue normal female colours

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

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Plebicula dorylas

Plebicula dorylas Turquoise Blue

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees, 13th June 2009

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Polygonia c-album

Polygonia c-album Comma

Garden, 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

Polyommatus icarus (UK) Common Blue

Newborough Warren 29th May 2008

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Plebius argus ssp argus

Silver-studded Blue
Plebius argus ssp caernensis
Western Silver-studded Blue
Plebicula dorylas

Turquoise Blue
Polygonia c-album (UK)
Comma
Polygonia c-album (Europe)
Comma
Polyommatus icarus (UK)
Common Blue
       
          Polyommatus icarus

Polyommatus icarus (Europe) Common Blue

Gargano, Italy 19th April 2009

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Polyommatus icarus

Pseudophilotes baton Baton Blue

Sannicandro, Gargano, Italy 25th April 2009

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Pyronia tithonus

Pyronia tithonus (UK) Gatekeeper

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

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Pyronia tithonus

Pyronia tithonus (Europe) Gatekeeper

Outside Sianna, Rhodes on Ptilostemon chamepeuce 14th May 2010

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Spialia sertorius

Spialia sertorius Red Underwing Skipper

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

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          Polyommatus icarus (Europe)
Common Blue
Pseudophilotes baton

Baton Blue
Pyronia tithonus (UK)

Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus (Europe)
Gatekeeper
Spialia sertorius

Red Underwing Skipper
Thymelicus lineola

Thymelicus lineola Essex Skipper

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees, 13th June 2009

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Thymelicus sylvestris

Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper

Near Shotton Paper Mill, North Wales 5th July 2009

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Tyria jacobaeae

Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar Moth

Garden, Cheshire 20th May 2005

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Vanessa atalanta

Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral

Garden on , Cheshire 2nd September 2002

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Vanessa carduis

Vanessa cardui Painted Lady

Garden, 12th September 2002

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Zerynthia rumina

Zerynthia rumina Spanish Festoon

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

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Zygaena filipendula

Zygaena filipendula Burnet Moth (Six Spot)

Breckland, 12th July 2003

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Zygaena trifolii

Zygaena trifolii Burnet Moth (Five Spot)

Greena Moor reserve, Cornwall 20th July 2008

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Thymelicus lineola

Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris

Small Skipper
Tyria jacobaeae

Cinnabar Moth
Vanessa atalanta

Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui

Painted Lady
Zerynthia rumina

Spanish Festoon
Zygaena filipendulae

Burnet Moth (Six Spot)
Zygaena trifoli

Burnet Moth (Five Spot)
   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
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