Thursday, 23 June 2011

Butterflies

I have decided to make a list of all the butterflies (and moths) I have seen/photographed in the last 2 years:

 Aglais urticae
Small Tortioseshell

Anartia amathea 

Antheraea Pernyi
Chinese Oak Silkmoth







Attacus atlas
Atlas Moth








Battus polydamus
Gold Rim Swallowtail









Cethosia biblis
Lacewing












Cethosia biblis
Lacewing


Danaus Plexippus
Monarch











Dryas Julia
Flame










Greta oto
Glasswing/Clearwing










Heliconius charitonius
Zebra longwing









Heliconius doris












Heliconius ismenius
Ismenius Longwing









Heliconius melpomene
Postman










Heliconius melpomene
Postman









Hypolimnas antevorta











Hypolimnas Misispus
The Mimic











Idea leuconoe
Tree Nymph
Inachis io
Peacock










Kallima paralekta
Indian Leaf










Morpho Peleides
Blue Morpho

Neptis hylas
Sailor









Pachliopta kotzebuea












Papilio demoleus
Lime/Citrus Swallowtail














Papilio polytes 
Common Mormon










Papilio rumanzovia
Scarlet Swallowtail


Papilio thoas
Thoas Swallowtail









Parthenos sylvia
The Clipper










Precis atlites
Grey Pansy










Precis iphita










I believe most of these names to be accurate but some butterflies are trickier then others to identify. 

The places I have taken these photos are: Buckfast Butterflies and Otters, Studley Grange Butterfly world, New Forest Wildlife park, Marwell Zoo and my mothers allotment.

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