EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES Photo Gallery by Ray Purser Photography at pbase.com

EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES

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Large Heath - Coenonympha tullia	Northern brown argus - Aricia artaxerxes allous	Northern brown argus - Aricia artaxerxes allous	Northern brown argus - Aricia artaxerxes allous
Small pearl bordered fritillary - Boloria selene	Chequered Skipper -Carterocephalus palaemon	Chequered Skipper -Carterocephalus palaemon	Peacock butterfly
Chalkhill Blue - Polyommatus coridon	White letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album	Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe)	Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)
Brown Argus ( Aricia agestis )	Eastern-baton blue ( Pseudophilotes vicrama )	Brown Argus ( Aricia agestis )female	Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma )
Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni)	Sloe Hairstreak - Satyrium acaciae.	Large tortoishell - Nymphalis polychloros	Marbled Fritillary - Brenthis daphne
Southern comma - Polygonia egea,	SloeHairstreak - Satyrium acaciae	Nettle-tree - Libythea celtis	Amanda's blue - Polyommatus amandus (female )
Amanda's blue - Polyommatus amandus	Purple hairstreak - Quercusia quercus	Swallowtail - Papilio machaon	Plain's tiger - Danaus chrysippus,
Plains tiger - Danaus chrysippus,	Lesser fiery copper - Lycaena thersamon	Lesser Fiery Copper - Lycaena thersamon (male)	Lesser Fiery Copper - Lycaena thersamon (Female )
Holly Blue - Celastrina argiolus	Green-Veined-white.jpg	Green Hairstreak - Callophrys rubi	Wood White - Leptidea sinapis
Grayling - Hipparchia semele	Amandas-Blue - Polyommatus amandus	Green Hairstreak - Callophrys rubi	Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe)
Neohipparchia fatua - Freyers-Grayling.	Neohipparchia fatua - Freyers Grayling (male)	Swallowtail - Papilio machaon	Millet-Skipper - Pelopidas thrax
Millet-Skipper - Pelopidas thrax	Two tailed Pasha - Charaxes jasius	Langs-Short-tailed-Blue - Leptotes pirithous	Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus) Female
Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)	Small Heath ( Coenonympha pamphilus )	Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja)	Wall Brown,( Lasiommata megera )
Green-underside - Glaucopsyche alexis	Aporia crataegi - Black-veined White.	Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe)	Southern white admiral ( limenitis reducta )
Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)	Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)	Maniola telmessia.	Kirinia roxelana.(Lattice Brown )
Aegean Grayling - Hipparchia mersina (female)	Long-tailed Blue - Lampides boeticus	Monarch (Danaus plexippus)	Eastern-Festoon ( Allancastria cerisyi )
Small-Copper.	Peacock	Euchloe ausonia - Eastern Dappled White	Holly-Blue.
Ilex Hairstreak.	Inky-Skipper.	Inky Skipper	Inky Skipper.
Spanish Festoon - Zerynthia rumina	Common blue.( female )	Oriental marbled Skipper - Carcharodus orientalis	CHALKHILL BLUE
Duke of Burgundy.	Brimstone.	Purly Heath	Small Heath
Purple Emperor	Short-tailed Blue.	Small Blue.	Wood White Pair.
Scotch Argus.	Scarce Copper	Scarce Copper.	BLUE SPOT HAIRSTREAK.
Marbled White	Marbled White.	Small tortoiseshell	Swallowtail.
Painted Lady.	Brown Hairstreak.	Brown Hairstreak.	Purple Hairstreak
Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma )	Dingy Skipper.	Marsh Fritillary.	Marsh Fritillary
Marsh Fritillary	Eastern Baton Blue.	African grass blue	African grass blue
Geranium bronze underside	Geranium bronze.	Small Skipper.	Large skipper.jpg
Gate Keeper.	Purple Emperor.	White Admiral	White Admiral ( underside )
Orbed Red underwing Skipper.jpg	Lesser-spotted Fritillary.	Lesser-spotted Fritillary	Brown Argus
Brown Argus	Southern Comma.	Southern Comma( Underside)	White Banded Grayling
White Banded Grayling.	Cleopatra	Cleopatra.- Gonepteryx cleopatra	Large Wall Brown.
Monarch.	Silverwashed Fritillary.jpg	Silverwashed Fritillary Underside.jpg	Comma.
Small Skipper.jpg	Marbled White.jpg	Speckled Wood.jpg	Spotted frittilary.jpg
Rock Grayling.jpg	Scarce Swallowtail.	Brimstone.jpg	Meadow Brown
orange tips.jpg	southern white admiral	spotted fritillary.jpg	speckled wood.jpg
green veined white.jpg	Green Hairstreak.jpg	COMMON BLUE 3.jpg	clouded yellow.- Colias croceus
red admiral on budlea	painted lady	essex skipper.jpg	Gate Keeper.jpg
Lattice brown.jpg	PEACOCK 1.jpg	ringlet 2.jpg	Small Tortoiseshell(Agiais urticae)
brown argus.jpg	white-letter-hairstreak.jpg	large Skipper	WHITE ADMIRAL 2.jpg
WHITE ADMIRAL.jpg	WHITE ADMIRAL1.jpg	PEACOCK.jpg	brimstone.jpg

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Micihael Trew		08-Apr-2020 13:55
I was out for a walk today and spotted a small butterfly that I had never seen before. I initially thought it was a Speckled Wood but it was obviously to small when it landed, about the size of a blue butterfly. The colour appeared to be darky brown or dark reddish brown with prominent yellow patches, not spots. Its flight was reasonably strong and when landing it preferred the ground on the three occasions that I was given but it would not let me get close enough for a better photograph. I have looked through my Richard South's Butterflies of the British Isles and I could not find it and though that it might be a migrant. I will send you a couple of poor quality photographs if you would send me your E-Mail address and perhaps you could advise me if you were able to identify it from my description.

Sheila Read		08-Sep-2017 15:39
In Lazio in august I saw a white butterfly with what looked like a wide, very pale brown edge to the hind wings and no other markings that I could see. About the size of a red admiral. It had a very pretty,flitty flight and was impossible to photograph as it didn't settle. It was definitely not one of the whites we see here in somerset. There were white admirals flying in the area which was grassy/herby near an olive grove and chestnut trees. Can you help identify? Many thanks, Sheila Read

heather		21-Jun-2017 12:01
I will use this as a reference for painting. I am in awe of nature and your skill , never saw so many beautiful pictures in one place. well done!!

Ann		15-Jun-2017 14:31
Any ideas please? Sighted cape cornwall 12th june. An exhausted butterfly. Yellow outer on top wings. Then black underneath that with LEMON blob markings. CRIMSON under belly.

David B Davies		28-Nov-2016 16:19
After a long hunt on other sites, this is where I QUICKLY identified my mystery butterfly. Many thanks!

Hennie & Lies Lammers		09-Oct-2016 11:59
Fantastic gallery of interesting species! V

Sally Vogel		13-Jun-2016 05:49
thank you so much for posting your excellent photographs. They have helped me to identify butterflies I photographed on my trip to Poland.

carlogalliani		28-Aug-2013 12:07
Excellent gallery !

joseantonio		27-Jul-2010 17:22
Beautiful collection. Nice colors

Guest		26-Jul-2010 21:30
Are they friends of yours? Some look like their posing :) Amazing photos of such beauty.

Ivan Kruys		24-Jul-2009 16:04
Great butterly gallery! V!

Guest		02-Feb-2009 14:17
beautiful

Ali Majdfar		03-Aug-2008 07:38
Fabulous gallery, stunning captures. GMV

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