Nice ones. I got a valezina Silver Washed Fritillary in the garden at Chambers Farm last week.

It certainly is BB.

Bishop Middleham Quarry this morning

Second brood Dingy Skipper at North Tees. This is the first time I have seen a second brood one in the north.

Hi Peter, thank you for your response. I totally agree with you about the separations of the spring ones, virtually impossible. Today the numbers had increased to 30 which I would assume are now all NBAs. I'll keep an eye out for the second brood and let you know the situation then, Take care, Riv. ...

OK Peter, I first came across this enigma in 2018 when I saw and photographed a freshly emerged argus in the middle of August at Bishop Middleham Quarry. On the basis of the old adage that arguses seen in late July onwards are Brown Arguses I sent the photo to the local recorder and he said "Wh...

2019: This year we had 47 records sent in from sixteen different sites. The total of 286 butterflies seen flying makes it the best year ever for Brown Argus in the region. It would also seem from the numbers recorded during the spring that the butterfly is definitely breeding on some sites here. Per...

Not where this one was, both arguses are found there and Brown Arguses are found now at another nearby site.

Hello,
I photographed this argus in County Durham this morning as it stood out from the others. I have provisionally identified it as aricia agestis ab. snelleni+ semi-allous. I would welcome being corrected or confirmed on this

Thank you, all keep safe

Riv.

Chambers Farm Wood today

Nice male Silver Spotted SKipper at Aston Rowant.

Damn, OK thank you Wurzel.

Hello, I photographed these three on a cliff top near the port of Palamos, Spain on Monday. The books say that Chapmans Blue is difficult to separate from Common Blue. Any advice and help for id would be most appreciated,
Thank you


Ron

Second ab pallens Painted Lady, north Durham this morning.

Among 82 Painted Ladies on one site one of them was an ab Pallens. North Durham this afternoon.

Hard work getting this blighter and his siblings at Irton Fell yesterday.

Aricia artaxerxes-salmacis in County Durham this afternoon.

Great, thank you very much
Ron

Gateshead this afternoon. I am considering it being ab costaenigrata with some charateristics of ab striata. Is that being a bit ambitious?
Thank you

Abysmal weather up north but managed to get this ab striata Orange Tip this afternoon