White Admiral (Limenitis camilla). Partial second brood male seen on 15.9.2023 in East Sussex

Hi chaps,

If I might throw in my penny’s worth, my instinct says that it is a female reaumurella. Her antennae are half the length of those of the male and the outer halves are white, not just the ends.

All the best, Nigel.

I have chosen this image of mating White Admirals as my overall favourite photograph of 2022, not for the quality of the image but for the quality of the moment. I had never before seen courtship in this species that led to mating. It was a good year for the White Admiral in my local East Sussex woo...

Although the Wall is predominantly a downland species in East Sussex, discrete colonies can be found elsewhere. I have chosen two favourite photographs. The male was taking the early evening sunshine in a ditch-side reed bed on Pevensey Levels and the female was resting on a dead bracken frond in a ...

My favourite White Admiral photograph in 2022 was of this female resting amongst the brambles.


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I think this is my favourite Speckled Wood photograph of 2022. I could see that it was a fresh male but on a hot sunny day, it seemed to take ages to settle long enough for a picture.



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I first happened upon this lovely little butterfly in 2013 when holidaying in France. It was the characteristic flight that drew my attention to it. They were very active in the hot sunshine but I returned during the early evening when they were a little more settled. http://eastsussexwanderer.blogs...

My favourite Small Skipper photograph was of this mating pair.


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David M wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:03 am downland boy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:25 am
I had a good season with the Silver-washed Fritillary in 2022. My favourite photograph was of this mating valezina.

David M wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:03 am Top notch, DB.

Thanks David.

I had a good season with the Silver-washed Fritillary in 2022. My favourite photograph was of this mating valezina.


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Snap Allan! My favourite Ringlet photograph is of a similar specimen to the one above. I was on an early morning mission to look for Purple Hairstreaks in my local woods but the weather got duller and duller and this Ringlet was all that was on offer. Half of its spots were very slightly lanceolate ...

This species does seem to have a particular affinity for the colour blue.

.....especially with bugle flowers David. I don't think that I have knowingly seen euphrosyne nectar on anything else in my local woods.

My favourite Pearl-bordered Fritillary photograph is of this fresh female which I happened upon, nicely posing on a bluebell.


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I came across this one happily basking in the mid-afternoon sunshine in March.



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My favourite Meadow Brown Photograph is the only image I took of this species in 2022. My attention was drawn to this fresh female by her spread out pose.


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My favourite Marbled White photograph is of this male. Whilst this species abounds on the downs, it is always nice to come across a small colony in a Wealden wood.



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My favourite Large White photograph is of this mating pair. The partner on the right had antennae, legs and wing edges covered in pollen.


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My favourite Gatekeeper photograph is of this mating pair posing nicely on a very hot day.


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My favourite Brimstone photograph is of this male busily feeding on fleabane in preparation for hibernation.



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Mating pair of White Admiral on 24/6/2022, East Sussex.
Details of the event on my blog.


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