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CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information The Dingy Skipper Butterfly (Erynnis tages) is of the family Hesperiidae which is in the genus Erynnis. It occurs in Europe and most of western Asia. The flight season is normally from late April to early June but in the warmer parts of its range there is a second generation on the wing during July and August. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
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Showing posts with label butterflies. Show all posts
Sunday 24 May 2020
DINGY SKIPPER BUTTERFLY (Erynnis tagesi) Lullymore West Bog, I.P.C.C. Nature Reserve, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Thursday 21 May 2020
GREEN HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY (Callophrys rubi) Lullymore West Bog, I.P.C.C. Nature Reserve, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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The Green Hairstreak Butterfly (Callophrys rubi) is of the family Lycaenidae which is in the genus Callophrys. This small butterfly has a widespread distribution in Europe, Asia and northern Africa. When seen in flight, with its dull brown upper wings, it can easily be confused with darker coloured species. When not feeding it lands on green foliage always resting with the wings closed, revealing the iridescent green underwing. With this camouflage, it can be surprisingly difficult to spot. The flight season can extend from late March to early August but has a much shorter season in the northern part of its range. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
Friday 18 August 2017
LANG'S SHORT TAILED BLUE BUTTERFLY (Leptotes pirithous) Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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The Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous), also known as Common Zebra Blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae which is genus Leptotes. This migratory species occurs in southern Europe, most of Africa including Madagascar and southern Asia.
Saturday 17 June 2017
CLEOPATRA BUTTERFLY [Male] (Gonepteryx cleopatra subspecies G. c. balearica) Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information The Cleopatra Butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) or simply called Cleopatra is a medium sized butterfly of the family Pieridae which is in the genus Gonepteryx. It occurs in Southern Europe, Northwest Africa as well as Turkey and parts of the Middle East. In Europe, this long lived species is on the wing from April to August. There are 10 subspecies recognised and the subspecies Gonepteryx cleopatra balearica is endemic to the Balearic Islands, Spain. Text © Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds.com The Cleopatra Butterfly is divided into the following subspecies:
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonepteryx_cleopatra
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Monday 20 February 2017
CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY (Colias croceus) Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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The Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) is a migratory butterfly of the family Pieridae which is in the genus Colias.
It is one of the most-widespread species in Europe. The breeding range
extends from North Africa and southern Europe eastwards through Turkey
into the Middle East. It occurs throughout the rest of Europe as a
summer migrant, in good years individuals reaching Scandinavia. In Asia,
its range extends into central Siberia in the north and into India in
the south but it is absent from Central Asia.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colias_croceus
Thursday 1 September 2016
SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY (Pararge aegeria) Akrotiri Peninsula, Crete, Greece
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The Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae which is one of three species in the genus Pararge. It is commonly found throughout much of the Palearctic ecozone, but is absent from the colder northern regions.
Wednesday 29 June 2016
CLEOPATRA BUTTERFLY [Male] (Gonepteryx cleopatra subspecies G. c. insularis) Moni Gouvernetou Monastery, Akrotiri Peninsula, Crete, Greece
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The Cleopatra Butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) or simply called Cleopatra is a medium sized butterfly of the family Pieridae which is in the genus Gonepteryx. It occurs in Southern Europe, Northwest Africa as well as Turkey and parts of the Middle East. In Europe, this long lived species is on the wing from April to August. There are 10 subspecies recognised and the subspecies Gonepteryx cleopatra insularis is endemic to the Greek island of Crete.
Text © Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds.com
The Cleopatra Butterfly is divided into the following subspecies:
CLEOPATRA BUTTERFLY [Female] (Gonepteryx cleopatra subspecies G. c. insularis) Moni Gouvernetou Monastery, Akrotiri Peninsula, Crete, Greece
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The Cleopatra Butterfly is divided into the following subspecies:
- Gonepteryx cleopatra cleopatra – North Africa, Portugal, Spain, Sicily
- Gonepteryx cleopatra balearica – Balearic Islands
- Gonepteryx cleopatra petronella – Ibiza
- Gonepteryx cleopatra italica – Italy, France, Corsica, Sardinia
- Gonepteryx cleopatra dalmatica – Dalmatian coast, western Balkans
- Gonepteryx cleopatra citrina – southern Greece
- Gonepteryx cleopatra insularis – Crete
- Gonepteryx cleopatra fiorii – Rhodes
- Gonepteryx cleopatra taurica – Anatolia, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus
- Gonepteryx cleopatra palmata – Cyrenaica, Libya
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonepteryx_cleopatra
CLEOPATRA BUTTERFLY [Female] (Gonepteryx cleopatra subspecies G. c. insularis) Moni Gouvernetou Monastery, Akrotiri Peninsula, Crete, Greece
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Monday 2 May 2016
CRETAN FESTOON BUTTERFLY (Zerynthia (Allancastria) cretica) male at Cape Kutri, Phalasarna, Crete, Greece
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The Cretan Festoon Butterfly (Zerynthia (Allancastria) cretica) is an Old
World swallowtail butterfly of the family Papilionidae which is in the genus
Allancastria. This endemic species is found only on the Greek island of Crete
but some authorities consider it to be a subspecies of the Eastern Festoon (Allancastria
cerisyi) and give it the
scientific name (Allancastria cerisyi cretica). Having overwintered as a chrysalis, the butterfly emerges from mid-March. The flight season can extend into early June. Eggs are layed on Birthworts (Aristolochiae).Two species occur on Crete which are also the larval food plants, Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia sempervirens) and Cretan Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia cretica) which is endemic to Crete as well as Karpathos.
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Saturday 13 February 2016
LARGE WHITE BUTTERFLY or LARGE CABAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY (Pieris brassicae) Katholiko Monastory, Akrotiri, Crete, Greece
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CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click external link here for detailed species information The Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae) or Large Cabbage White Butterfly is of the family Pieridae which is in the genus Pieris. It occurs very commonly through out Eurasia and North Africa as well as an introduced species in South Africa. Although larger, it can be confused with the Small White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) which has a much reduced black edge to the upper forewing. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds
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Saturday 16 May 2015
GREENISH BLACK TIP BUTTERFLY (Euchloe charlonia) La Oliva, Fuerteventura, The Canary Islands, Spain
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| CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information The Greenish Black-tip butterfly (Euchloe charlonia) is found in North Africa, the Middle East and on the Canary Islands. A closely related species, the Spanish Black-tip (Euchloe bazae), first described in 1982, is scarce/vulnerable and is only present in two regions on mainland Spain. On the Eastern Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and the Chinijo Archipelago) less than twenty species of butterfly occur. Because of the bare arid nature terrain and frequently windy conditions on Fuerteventura Island, butterflies are usually encountered in sheltered valleys and lush gardens. Greenish Black-tip on the other hand tends to favour more open type habitat where photographing it is made all the more difficult by the ever present wind. It is on the wing from December to June. Text © www.rawbirds.com |
Saturday 1 November 2014
Friday 31 October 2014
Tuesday 22 October 2013
RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY (Vanessa atalanta) Cape Clear Island, Baltimore, Co.Cork, Ireland
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Thursday 19 September 2013
CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY (Colias croceus) Palacio del Acebrón, Huelva, Spain
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BERGER'S CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY (Colias alfacariensis) Picos de Europa, Fuente De, Spain
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Thursday 6 June 2013
PEACOCK BUTTERFLY (Aglais io) at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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| CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click external link here for detailed species information The Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) is of the family Nymphalidae which is in the genus Aglais. It overwinters as an adult with its wings closed and the dark cryptic under wing pattern help it avoid detection by predators. |
Sunday 24 March 2013
HOLLY BLUE BUTTERFLY (Celastrina argiolus) female Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information The Holly Blue Butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenids which is in the genus Celastrina. It is a widespread species and occurs in North America as well as Eurasia but is absent from the colder northern parts of this range. Up to 14 subspecies are generally recognised. There are two generations and it is one of the earliest blue butterflies to be seen, emerging in late spring. Later in the season, it can be confused with similar coloured species but it has very distinctive black speckling on its under wing. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
Wednesday 20 February 2013
CRYPTIC WOOD WHITE BUTTERFLY (Leptidea juvernica) Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain
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Sunday 10 February 2013
HOLLY BLUE BUTTERFLY (Celastrina argiolus) male, Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information The Holly Blue Butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenids which is in the genus Celastrina. It is a widespread species and occurs in North America as well as Eurasia but is absent from the colder northern parts of this range. Up to 14 subspecies are generally recognised. There are two generations and it is one of the earliest blue butterflies to be seen, emerging in late spring. Later in the season, it can be confused with similar coloured species but it has very distinctive black speckling on its under wing. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
Tuesday 22 January 2013
GREEN VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY (Pieris napi) Belarus
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CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information The Green-veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi) is of the family Pieridae which is in the genus Pieris. It
commonly occurs in Eurasia as well as North America. This species is on
the wing from March to October, over several generations. There are a number of subspecies recognised. It hibernates during the winter
as a chrysalis.
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