Iberian Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthamelii)
A stunning butterfly, it was long considered a subspecies of the Scarce Swallowtail (I. podalirius) but it is now accepted as a standalone species.
Photographed in the French Pyrénées.
Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) and Forester moth (Adscita sp).
Photographed this week in Eyne, Pyrénées-Orientales.
A male Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus), photographed in the New Forest.
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European Cave Spider (Meta menardi), found in the old gun battery tunnels on Portland in Dorset, UK.
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Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus)
Not my best photo but couldn’t not share the beautiful colour of this female butterfly.
Photographed in the French Pyrenees.
Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), photographed in Dorset earlier this month.
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Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus), photographed in Eyne, Pyrénées-Orientales.
Exploring forests at 1,700m ⛰️
Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
Photographed in the French Pyrenees.
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Made a friend earlier this month in #Malta 🇲🇹
Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)
