Hi Chris and David,

Thanks for the comments. Appreciated as always.

When you take about 4,000 photos of the 2nd brood Wood Whites alone, you have to get a couple of good ones.

All the best, Nick.

Hi Buggy,

you are obviously using flash in these photos, and i must say, to great affect. Especially the Large Skipper. Nice to see something different.

All the best, Nick.

Great photo downland boy.

All the best, Nick.

It has to be this photo of mating Orange-tips, because it was the first time i had realised that this species sometimes mated overnight. They were joined for at least fourteen hours, Which must be a world record for this species.

These two are mine. For the simple reason, on how difficult they where to obtain, the time and energy put into getting such photos was enormous. So made the results even more pleasing.

An insight into the life of Chiddingfold Wood's Wood White.. Final part... The female rejection signal The female Wood White is noted for not having a reject signal to ward off any advances from amorous males, hence all the failed courtships but, this is not always the case. Because if you keep look...

Hi Wurzel,

a lovely selection of photos, especially the 3rd, 5th, 11th, and 13th photos, excellent.

All the best, Nick.

An insight into the life of Chiddingfold Wood's Wood White.. Part seven...Male on male performing the courtship ritual We all know that male butterflies spend most of their lives looking for females in which to copulate with, and that, quite a lot of the time get rather confused when it comes to dif...

Forgot to mention the 2nd instar larva is only about 5mm in length.

All the best, Nick.

Hi Wurzel,

thank you for your very kind comments. Appreciated as always.

All the best, Nick.

Hi Tony, Guy is obviously right about the White Admiral still being in hibernation, whether its in Switzerland or England. And when the larva do make an appearance as a 2nd instar larva, it will depend on the amount of light/sunshine that gets through the canopy, simply for the warmth. So the darker...

Hi David, Thank you very much, for your sincere and generous comments on my observations on the Wood White. Its taken me five years so far [in both poor and good weather] and, i'm sure there is a lot more to be learnt about the Wood White. In my opinion, there needs to be a lot more research done in...

An insight into the life of Chiddingfold Wood's Wood White.. Part six...Studying the courtship ritual of the Wood White So this is the courtship of the Wood White, IMG_7840-1 Wood Whites bonding ritual_1.jpg which is very rarely seen with the conclusion of copulation in the field [something i have y...

I don't often find myself photographing Small Whites but, this female makes a lovely exception. This one was taken in Turkey, early June 2014.

Hi David, Mike and Wurzel, thank you again, for your kind comments. Appreciated as always. Wurzel, to answer your question. I haven't a clue, as it is the only orange ovum i have seen, could be the only one ever seen. Obviously more research needs to be done involving the Wood White. All the best, N...

Hi Wurzel,

lovely photos as usual, especially the Small Tort. and the Map.

All the best, Nick.

Thanks Guy. But, what can i say about your contribution? Absolutely Brilliant. Something i will never see in this country.

All the best, Nick.

Not my favourite, but close. White Admiral larva, 4th instar.

This is one of the few photos i managed of this species, but my favourite.

These are my favourites from 2014.

Swallowtail Gorganus

In the sun.As soon as the sun disappeared, it dropped to the ground.