As you may have noticed, or not, during this rather dull spell of weather we've been having, it is now high summer, and the butterflies we are now seeing at work are those typical of that season.
No longer are the orange tips and brimstones on the wing, and the early season butterflies like commas and holly blues are in between flights at the moment. Instead we have the grassland butterflies like the meadow brown and the ringlet, just recently joined now by the gatekeeper and other species.
Our workplace meadow is now over for the year; instead our camous is now bedecked in thistles, ragwort and flowering teasel. These are rather less attractive plants to look at, but still, they have an important function to play as food plants for pollinators.
So let me present to you some photographs of these species, with the bonus of a beautiful brown argus. The good thing about the cooler weather, is that the butterflies are rather slower moving!
Si
All text and images copyright CreamCrackeredNature 05.07.23
Interesting that all the butterflies you feature are brownish and 'quietly' coloured - unlike the peacocks and red admirals. Do they gave a different time of year to show themselves?
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos. I don't seem to be seeing so many butterflies as in some years, but that might be my eyes!
ReplyDeleteTHere's not been as many in spring, but plenty of the high summer species, which seem to be brown to merge with their brown long summer grass habitat.
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