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.Skipper.
Speckled Wood.
Meadow Brown.
Small Tortoiseshell. July 2012.Difficult to catch, they fly so fast! Possible Berger’s Yellow taken in East Chaldon, Dorset.
Peacock on Buddleja. Dorset.
Jersey Tiger Moth. Euplagia quadripunctaria, is a day-flying moth of the family Arctiidae.Speckled Wood butterfly. Gillingham, Kent.
Peacock. Woodlands Road Allotments, Gillingham.
Female Orange Tip. May 2013.
Green Veined White on forget-me-nots. 30 April 2012.
Marbled White, 2013. White Nothe, Dorset.
Small Tortoiseshell. July 2012.Ringlet. July 2012. Greystones, Co Wicklow.Vapourer Moth Caterpillar on Bay. 2012.Comma; August 2012Cinnabar Moth on Fennel. July 2011.Speckled Wood