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Butterfly on a Buddleia.

Took this picture of a small butterfly on my garden Buddleia just recently. Tried looking up its type and the nearest I could find was the Lulworth Skipper. Unf...
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Took this picture of a small butterfly on my garden Buddleia just recently. Tried looking up its type and the nearest I could find was the Lulworth Skipper. Unfortunately that species is apparently only found in Dorset, Southern England. This was taken in Lincolnshire, North East England. So, any butterfly experts out there able to give help would be appreciated.
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4 Comments |
Pauljeno
 
Pauljeno August 26, 2015
Many thanks Leon, Lizzie Mellis has also suggested it is the `Large Skipper` so that's the one I will go for. So that's a big thanks to you both. Regards Paul.
BrendaCrawford
 
BrendaCrawford August 27, 2015
So beautiful. The colors and the clarity of the tiny hairs and fibers on his body and wings. It is just a lovely image Paul..
wendyp
 
wendyp September 15, 2015
An excellent phototure with brilliant details. I wish it was one of mine :) Wendy
greglinck
 
greglinck April 30, 2016
Wonderful close-up, great job.
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