Butterflies & other insects Gallery

Southern Festoon, Zerynthia polyxena

Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) - in flight, high speed photographic technique, Europe wing Order Lepidoptera, Family Papilionidae, european, found in hot dry grassy places, Mediterranean species that can be found in small pockets as far north as Slovakia, colourful pattern

Animal, Arthropod, Arthropoda, Critter, Ecoscene, Environment Flight, Flight, Fly Insect, Flying, Flying Insect, Invertebrate, Jointed Leg, Minibeast, Motion, Movement, Open, Wing, Wings

Black Veined White butterfly, Aperia crataegi

Black Veined White butterfly (Aperia crataegi) - in flight flying over daisy flowers high speed photographic technique
Order Lepidoptera, Family Pieridae, rare migrant to UK, European species Europe main food source hawthorns and blackthorns, hedgerows

Animal, Arthropod, Arthropoda, Critter, Ecoscene, Environment, Family Pieridae, Hedgerows Invertebrate, Jointed Leg, Main Food Source Hawthorns And Blackthorns, Minibeast, Order Lepidoptera, Rare Migrant To Uk

Orange Tip Butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines

Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) - adult male in flight over crocus flowers, females lack the oragne tip
Order Lepidoptera, Family Pieridae, wings closed showing patter on underside of wing, antennae, compound eye, hairy body, spring, hedgerows, gardens, damp meadows and woodland margins, high speed photographic technique, flying