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High Brown Fritillary
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Dark Green Fritillary
Dark Green FritillarySteve Smith
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High Brown Fritillary |
High Brown Fritillary |
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Dark Green Fritillary |
Dark Green Fritillary |
| I visited the meadow at Hawes Water today to see the Ringlet - recently noted by Steve Palmer and added to the sightings website. Whilst there not only did I see the Ringlet's but also at least 3 HB Fritillaries. A few week's ago I was on Ainsdale Nature Reserve and recorded the DG Fritillary. At both sites I took photographs (not my best) of the upperside and underside of both species and thought they may be of use for inclusion on the sightings page. The DG & HB are not easy to identify in the field without getting in close and particularly inspecting the underwing. For ID purposes, the red halo to the silvery spots can be seen in the underwing of the HB and also note how in comparing the upperwing photo's how much more rounded are the DG's forewings to the more angular HB. Steve Smith |
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