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Humph ([personal profile] spiralsheep) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2012-09-10 11:00 am

UK, three butterflies: comma, holly blue, small tortoiseshell

I've seen all of these butterflies in the last couple of weeks but some of the photos are from last year. The ones that got away were several speckled wood butterflies, which are brown with yellow spot markings (link to google image search results).

A comma butterfly, Polygonia c- album.

A butterfly with bright orange wings spotted brown and shaped like a ragged leaf, perched on purple buddleia flowers

Comma and bumblebee.

A butterfly with bright orange wings spotted brown and shaped like a ragged leaf, and a bumblebee, perched on purple buddleia flowers

The reason this butterfly is called a comma (image also with tongue visible).

A butterfly with closed brown wings like a ragged edged leaf apart from a distinctive white comma shape, perched on purple buddleia flowers

Holly blue butterfly, Celastrina argiolus, male.

A butterfly with bright blue open wings, perched on green ivy leaves

A butterfly with bright blue open wings close-up, perched on green ivy leaves

Small tortoiseshell butterfly, Aglais urticae.

A butterfly with open wings coloured orange with brown, yellow, blue and white markings, perched on green grass

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