Speckled Wood on wood #butterflies

Posted by on May 3, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, April 2017

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by on Apr 20, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, April 2017

 

Pararge aegeria on the north ride. (more…)

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Second or third brood #insects #butterflies

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Butterflies, Speckled Wood, September 2016

 

Plenty of Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria, on the rides. (more…)

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‘Stay near me – do not take thy flight!’ #butterflies

Posted by on Jun 28, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, June 2016

 

From ‘To A Butterfly‘ by Wordsworth. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #insects

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Butterfly, Speckled Wood, May 2016

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #butterflies

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Butterfly, Speckled Wood, September 2015

 

Pararge aegeria makes use of a tree guard on a dull day. (more…)

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Unique among UK butterflies

Posted by on Jul 3, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, June 2015

 

Speackled Wood is the only butterfly of the British Isles that can overwinter in 2 stages, as both a larva and pupa. (more…)

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Speckled Wood

Posted by on Apr 30, 2015 in 2015, April, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, April 2015

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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First defined in 1758

Posted by on Oct 8, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, October, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, October 2014

 

A Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria, perhaps recently emerged. (more…)

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Still active

Posted by on Sep 30, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, September 2014

 

Didn’t see any other butterflies but there were several Speckled Woods taking advantage of the sun. (more…)

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Speckled Wood

Posted by on Sep 11, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, Insects, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, September 2014

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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A place in the sun

Posted by on Jun 25, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, June 2014

 

Lovely to see so many butterflies active on the rides in the sunshine. (more…)

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