A Peacock Butterfly caterpillar ready to pupate.

Butterflies

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary

31 May 2014 4 735
A Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary at Llanymynech Rocks nature reserve. Taken in May 2014.
Grayling Butterfly

Grayling Butterfly

15 Jul 2014 6 2 592
A Grayling Butterfly rests, perfectly camouflaged, on a patch of gravel.
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly

11 Sep 2012 249
A Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly sunbathes on a path in my garden. Uncropped image.
Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)

24 May 2017 4 4 724
Callophrys rubi, the Green Hairstreak Butterfly taken at Llanymynech Rocks nature reserve, May 2017.
Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)

Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)

25 May 2017 7 8 729
Polyommatus icarus, The Common Blue butterfly at rest on an unfurling frond of bracken at Llanymynech Rocks reserve.
Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary

24 May 2017 6 4 904
A Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary feeding from a buttercup at Llanymynech Rocks nature reserve. May 2017.
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