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Small Tortoiseshell, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), at Spey Bay. Caterpillars eat both Common Nettle (Urtica dioica) and Small Nettle (Urtica urens).
26 July 2024
Meadow Brown on Knapweed at Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at Spey Bay.
26 July 2024
Scotch Argus, Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops), at Grantown-on-Spey. The main foodplant in Scotland for their caterpillars is thought to be Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea).
26 July 2024
Ringlet butterfly, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) butterfly, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Ringlet butterfly, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) butterfly, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Dark Green Fritillary, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) at Grantown East. The proboscis has been inserted into the flower, demostrating how butterflies feed from the nectar produced by flowers.
24 July 2024
Dark Green Fritillary, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) at Grantown East
24 July 2024
Dark Green Fritillary, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) at Grantown East. The proboscis has been inserted into the flower, demostrating how butterflies feed from the nectar produced by flowers.
24 July 2024
Small Heath, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) at Grantown East
24 July 2024
Meadow Brown on Black Knapweed, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
