Wednesday 22 July 2020

Great Orme

                                                      Male Western Silver Studded Blue
                                           Female Western Silver Studded Blue
                                         Western Silver Studded Blue in cop you can just seen the marginal black spots which contain  blue green pupils...if you click to enlarge...
Great Orme Grayling
                                                                      Brown Argus the two spots together on the lower wing id this as Brown Argus not female Common Blue,,


A trip to North Wales to see a couple of sub species of butterfly that can only be seen in and around the Great Orme ....Chough , Wheatear , Whinchat , Spot fly and Ravens............
Great Orme Grayling x 20
Western Silver Studded Blue x 30
Brown Argus x 4
Common Blue x 6
Gatekeeper x 4
Large White x 3
Speckled Wood x 1
Dark Green Frilillary x 2
Red Admiral x 3
Small Toeroiseshell x 1
Meadow Brown x 30 +

2 comments:

Bradshaw Rambler said...

Lovely photos Andy.
Like the Grayling on the purple flowers.
John

David Sutcliffe said...

You clocked up one or two more there Andy. Very nice.