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Friday 18 April 2014

Speckled Wood Butterfly [Pararge aegeria]

The Speckled Wood is a common butterfly and familiar to many observers, especially in woodland where, as its name suggests, it is most often found. The appearance of this butterfly changes from north to south, forming a "cline", where individuals in the north are dark brown with white spots, with those in more southerly locations being dark brown with orange spots. [UK Butterflies]




31 comments:

  1. Such a beauty !!!
    Lovely photos !
    Happy Easter !

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  2. Perfect Bob, I've yet to see a butterfly this year but was amazed to see a Dragonfly zoom past this afternoon.

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    1. They don't want to come out if it is freezing cold, and you are in the the country, Scotland.

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  3. wow! what a beauty! rich brown tones!

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  4. Oh, how beautiful, I love Butterfly!
    Regards Crissi

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  5. what a pretty butterfly... i saw my first butterfly of spring last Sunday. it fluttered into my yard and back out so quickly i didn't have time to grab my camera, sigh... hope all is well. have a great day~

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  6. perfekt makro av en flott sommerfugl :-)

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  7. A beauty Bob and nice detailed shots as well.

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  8. Lovely captures Bob. It's good to see more and more butterflies are taking to the wing now as the weather gets a little warmer!...[;o)

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  9. Bob, what a beautiful little Butterfly! Well shot!

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  10. Great photos Bob, i have seen a lot of butterfly this year, sadly when i dont have my camera with me.

    peter

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  11. What a beauty, Bob.
    I love those browns.
    Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

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  12. Dainty, ephemeral and so very beautiful. Thank you.

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  13. Such a beauty Bob!!Great shots!!
    Dimi...

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    1. Thank you Dimi, and yes, they are a beauty.

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  14. They have a beautiful pattern on their wings! Wonderfully captured Bob! :-)

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  15. Beautiful butterflies Bob ..
    Thanks for sharing .

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  16. Gorgeous butterfly and great shots, Bob! Enjoy your weekend and happy Easter!

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  17. Very pretty Butterfly images Bob. We are beginning to see a few butterflies fluttering around...had a spot of snow the other day too

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    1. I'm glad that you are getting the butterflies over the ocean, thanks Mary.

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  18. Very delicate - very beautiful. Superb images!!

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  19. The beautiful Butterfly Bob, great job during the shoot.

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  20. Yes .... this beautiful brown Meadow.
    The vlidnertijd has again come and I can also pick up my heart again.
    Sorry for my late response but I had no internet until last Friday.

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  21. It's a nice capture of a nice butterfly. I saw my first of this season last Sunday.

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