During the course of the year many images of some of the countries best butterflies have been taken, with some of the best ones shown in these pages, further butterfly images can be found by selecting the Butterfly Home Page tab at the top of the page. As many of the countries best and rarest butterflies require at least a few hours drive many are not easily revisitable, not without again much time in the car, so I have to make do with what I get, until next year at least when I will hopefully have a much better macro lens. As the year progresses I will add new species and perhaps replace some of the images here with better ones. Here are some of the best I have.
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Black Hairstreak: Glapthorne Cow Pastures, Northampstonshire 21st June 2009
White-letter Hairstreak: Benfleet Downs, Essex 23rd June 2009
Purple Hairstreak: Southwater Woods, West Sussex 28th June 2009
Green Hairstreak: Devils Dyke, Cambridgeshire 26th April 2009
Small Heath: Hod Hill, Hampshire 31st May 2009
Meadow Brown: Benfleet Downs, Essex 23rd June 2009
Gatekeeper: Paglesham Lagoon, Essex 11th July 2009
Large Skipper: Park Corner Heath, East Sussex 25th May 2009
Large Skipper: Hod Hill, Hampshire 31st May 2009
Small Skipper: Bentley Woods, Hampshire 20th June 2009
Essex Skipper: Paglesham Lagoon, Essex 11th July 2009
Grizzled Skipper: Mill Hill, West Sussex 19th April 2009
Dingy Skipper: Mill Hill, West Sussex 19th April 2009