Lepidigi
Butterflies of Europe and the Tropics
In the company of David Dennis and Neil Thompson, all of us much indebted to species and locational assistance from Marcin Sielezniew of Bialystok University
NORTH-EAST POLAND, June/July 2018 in the company of David Dennis and Neil Thompson, greatly assisted by Marcin Sielezniew
Large White, male, Grodek, 4 July
Green-veined White, second brood male, Jesiorak, 3 July
Green-veined White, second brood male, Gugny, Biebrzanski Park, 26 June
Eastern Bath White, meadows near Luzany, 5 July
Moorland Clouded Yellow, raised bog area, Krasne, 26 June
Brimstone, 'railway site' 8km south of Monki, 26 June
Wood White, forest track near Gugny, 26 June
Wood White, Grodek, 4 July
Ilex Hairstreak, Grodek, 4 July
Blue-spot Hairstreak, Gugny forest track, 26 June
north of Narewka, a Violet Copper site confined to a strip of meadow sandwiched between mown fields, 4 July
Violet Copper, second brood male, Planta, 4 July
Violet Copper, near Luzany, 5 July
Violet Coppers, near Luzany, 5 July
Violet Copper, Planta, 4 July
Small Copper, Piaski, 26 June
Small Copper, near Luzany, 5 July
a typical meadow in the Grodek area, 5 July
Scarce Copper, male, 'railway site' south of Monki, 26 June
Scarce Copper, female, Planta, 4 July
Scarce Copper, female, slight variation, also at Planta, 4 July
Scarce Copper, meadows near Luzany, 5 July
Sooty Copper, female, Piaski, 27 June
Sooty Copper, male, adjacent to the Zajazd Monki hotel, 25 June
Sooty Copper, male, showing remarkable iridescence, photo taken in natural light, Piaski site, 26 June
Sooty Copper, near Zajazd Monki hotel, 25 June
Purple-shot Copper, 'railway site' south of Monki, 28 June
Purple-shot Copper, Krasne, 29 June
Short-tailed Blue, female, Planta, 4 July
Short-tailed Blue, 'railway site' south of Monki, 28 June
Holly Blue, second brood female, Grodek, 4 July
Holly Blue, Monki 'railway site', 28 June
at Budy, cut in rotation with adjacent strips, and home to a colony of Alcon Blue hanging on precariously, 4 July
Alcon Blue, Budy, 4 July
Large Blue, Piaski, 26 June
Large Blue, Piaski, 30 June
Large Blue, Piaski, 30 June
Silver-studded Blue, male, Piaski, 26 June
Silver-studded Blue, Piaski, 26 June
Idas Blue, male, possibly...Planta, 4 July
amidst pine forest near Krasne, a site for Cranberry Blue, Bog and Cranberry Fritillaries though only the Blue was seen, 29 June
Cranberry Blue, female, Krasne forest, 29 June
Geranium Argus, female, forest track near Gugny, 26 June
Geranium Argus, Gugny forest track, 26 June
Amanda's Blue, female, 'railway site', Monki, 26 June
Amanda's Blue, Monki 'railway site', 26 June
Amanda's Blue, Woronicza, 3 JUly
Chapman's Blue, male, absence of fore-wing cell-spot noticed prior to photo, Piaski, 30 June
Common Blue, female, Piaski, 30 June
Common Blue, female, Piaski, 30 June