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Showing posts with label Silver-washed Fritillary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Silver-washed Fritillary. Show all posts

10 July, 2009

King's Wood, Heath & Reach: 10/07/09

There were four male and two female Silver-washed Fritillary in King's Wood, Heath & Reach today.

Silver-washed Fritillary

10 August, 2008

A winning streak

A successful trip out today to see Brown Hairstreak at Whitecross Green Wood in Oxfordshire. Individuals were noted in and around the car park, and the track leading south-west from there.

The female is orange underneath and has an orange flash on the upperside forewing:





The male has less orange on the underside and lacks the orange flash on the upper forewing:



The odd Purple Hairstreak were showing, but never quite close enough for a decent image.



There were two Silver-washed Fritillary on show - this one was very tatty.



A family of Common Lizard were quite close to a nest of Hornet located in an old hay bale.



01 August, 2008

A Purple Patch

After a week of swanning around the Bedfordshire countryside it was back to work today - but not before one more visit to King's Wood, Heath & Reach.

There, amazingly, I found two Silver-washed Fritillary and Purple Emperor in the same area - both new for me ! A very satisfying end to the break.

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed Fritillary

Purple Emperor