A Peacock Butterfly caterpillar ready to pupate.

Butterflies

green_hairstreak_005

green_hairstreak_005

02 May 2011 310
Full frame uncropped image.
green_hairstreak_006

green_hairstreak_006

02 May 2011 302
Full frame uncropped image.
green_hairstreak_007

green_hairstreak_007

02 May 2011 296
Full frame uncropped image.
Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)

Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)

21 Apr 2014 4 1 841
More Grizzled Skipper pictures to follow!
Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)

Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)

21 Apr 2014 3 778
A Grizzled Skipper Butterfly takes a rest on a Knapweed seedhead at Llanymynech Rocks nature reserve.
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

04 May 2014 11 3 919
The underside of a Grizzled Skipper at Llanymynech Rocks Nature reserve.
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

04 May 2014 4 715
A beautiful Grizzled Skipper Butterfly at Llanymynech Rocks nature reserve.
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

04 May 2014 4 1 673
A Grizzled Skipper Butterfly at rest on the seedhead of a Black Knapweed plant.
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

21 Apr 2014 1 752
A Grizzled Skipper Butterfly resting on a seedhead of Black Knapweed.
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

Grizzled Skipper Butterfly

16 Apr 2014 10 2 875
A Grizzled Skipper Butterfly finds a sheltered spot in which to bask out of the breeze.
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly (Pyrgus malvae)

Grizzled Skipper Butterfly (Pyrgus malvae)

21 Apr 2014 850
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly (Pyrgus malvae)

Grizzled Skipper Butterfly (Pyrgus malvae)

21 Apr 2014 1 697
A Grizzled Skipper Butterfly resting on a Black Knapweed seedhead at Llanymynech Rocks.
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly.

Grizzled Skipper Butterfly.

21 Apr 2014 1 778
Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) at rest on a Black Knapweed seedhead at Llanymynech Rocks nature reserve.
Holly Blue Butterfly

Holly Blue Butterfly

10 May 2012 1 357
I had a pleasant surprise this morning when a beautiful Holly Blue Butterfly paid a visit to my garden. Natural light and uncropped.
large cabbage white butterfly

large cabbage white butterfly

02 May 2009 358
Full frame uncropped image.
large_cabbage_white_002

large_cabbage_white_002

02 May 2009 310
Full frame uncropped image.
large_white_001

large_white_001

08 Aug 2009 276
Full frame uncropped image.
Meadow Brown Butterfly

Meadow Brown Butterfly

31 Aug 2010 1 262
Natural light. Full frame uncropped image.
204 items in total