In the last week or so there has been an amazing eruption of butterflies. Small tortoiseshells in particular are out in their thousands! Thanks to Dave Helliar for sending through a selection seen this week on his travels around Dorset...
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| Grayling: D. Helliar |
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| Clouded Yellow: D. Helliar |
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| Brimstone: D. Helliar |
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| Brown Hairstreak: D. Helliar |
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| Brown Hairstreak, male: D. Helliar |
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| Brown Hairstreak, starting to look a bit worn: D. Helliar |
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| Check out the small tortoiseshells! |
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| Hundreds of them! |
And to round it off Dave found small red-eyed damselfly at a new site near Chard too:
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| Small red-eyed damselfly: D. Helliar |
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| Southern Hawker: D. Helliar |
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