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| Purple Emperor, Apatura iris |
Yesterday I met Nigel at Southwater Woods where we spent
a couple of hours enjoying the White Admirals that have emerged en masse during
the past few days. There were also Ringlets, Speckled Woods, Meadow Browns and Silver-washed Fritillaries. Due to the high temperature they were all busy
either searching for females or nectaring and did not stay long enough in one
place for photos. We met Paul who showed us a photo of a Purple
Emperor he took in Chiddingfold Forest
on Tuesday so we headed to Chiddingfold. As soon as we neared the Purple Emperor
triangle, we saw Neil, Mark and Peter hovering over a perfect PE and were able
to photograph this beautiful butterfly. We spotted three others later fighting
above the tree canopy and diving into the Sallows in search of the females
which should emerge in a few days.
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| Spotted Longhorn, Rutpela maculata |
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| Creeping Cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans |
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| micro-moth |
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| Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus |
Chiddingfold Forest:
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| Bird's-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus |
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| Bird's-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus |
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| Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii |
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| Creeping Cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans, yellowflora |
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| Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica |
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| Neil on jungle patrol |
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| Purple Emperor, Apatura iris |
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| Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes |
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| Rumex (dock) species |
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| Scarlet Pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis and Creeping Cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans |
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| White Admiral, Limenitis camilla |
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| Zigzag Clover, Trifolium medium |
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