Butterflies

Butterflies have always captivated me and in the last 5 years, I’ve been photographing, identifying and painting them. See Open Studios and Butterfly 1, 2, 3 Series.

On Wildflower Count 8 May 2013 for PlantLife.
On Wildflower Count 8 May 2013 for PlantLife.
SAM_6142
Skipper.

 

SAM_5999_SpeckledWoodinLane
Speckled Wood.

 

Meadow Brown.
Meadow Brown.

SAM_5925_Comma_hutchisoniSAM_5930_CommaOnFence

MeadowBrownJuly2013

Small Tortoiseshell. July 2012.
Small Tortoiseshell. July 2012.
SAM_6762_Bergersyellow
Difficult to catch, they fly so fast! Possible Berger’s Yellow taken in East Chaldon, Dorset.

 

SAM_6783_blue

SAM_6645_DorsetPeacock
Peacock on Buddleja. Dorset.

SAM_6900

SAM_6906

SAM_6890 SAM_6783_blue

SAM_6878SAM_6928SAM_6903 SAM_6902

SAM_6672_WoodTiger
Jersey Tiger Moth. Euplagia quadripunctaria, is a day-flying moth of the family Arctiidae.
SAM_2454
Speckled Wood butterfly. Gillingham, Kent.

 

SAM_2415
Peacock. Woodlands Road Allotments, Gillingham.

SAM_6896_Bfly SAM_6900

Female Orange Tip. May 2013.
Female Orange Tip. May 2013.
Green Veined White 30April2012
Green Veined White on forget-me-nots. 30 April 2012.

SAM_6768_ChalkhillBlue SAM_6857SAM_6913 SAM_6917

SAM_6648_MarbledWhite
Marbled White, 2013. White Nothe, Dorset.

SAM_6659_Tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell. July 2012.
Small Tortoiseshell. July 2012.
Ringlet. July 2012. Greystones, Co Wicklow.
Ringlet. July 2012. Greystones, Co Wicklow.
Vapourer Moth Caterpillar on Bay. 2012.
Vapourer Moth Caterpillar on Bay. 2012.
Comma; August 2012
Comma; August 2012
Cinnabar Moth on Fennel. July 2011.
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood