Thanks . It was great.

Spotted fritillary but not as we know it Jim!!??

It only leaves Glanville, Spotted and False Heath.
I plump for Glanville.

Weaver's fritillary and Escher's or Amanda's blue?

Chapman's blue and pearly heath?

There is an ilex hairstreak, purple-shot copper, marbled white, knapweed fritillary plus a common blue? I manged the marbled fritillary.

I was only thinking of the butterfly photos posted this month.

I have posted some photos to http://www.flickr.com/lepreskil and would value any comments as to whether I have got them correct. I will add some more later.

Saw about 60 different species many new to me eg purple-shot copper, piedmont ringlet, marbled fritillary, spotted fritillary and large blue. Also some new marbled whites but funnily enough no painted ladies ! Let me know if you wouold like a full list and any photos. The scarce swallowtail in the C...

3 votes seems fine. There are some outstanding photos which receive no votes for whatever reason and that will always be the case.

Scarce swallowtail in the Célé valley France on 5 July 2008.

Many thanks. I will report back with hopefully some decent photos.

Thanks. I thought it was probably a longhorn beetle.

Again any ideas?

Any ideas?

Any ideas what this may be?

Common blue on plantain in Dorset. Pretty sharp which I like. Interesting to see what the rest of the month brings!

My wife and I are planning a trip to the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees and the Cévennes at the end of this month into July. Can anyone recommend good sites for butterflies? The last time we visited the Cévennes in May/June 1992 I was not as interested in butterflies and it rained torrentially. H...

I am thinking of going to Dorset one weekend in June to see Marsh Fritillaries. When is the best time to go and where should I go?

Thanks for all the contributions. It now makes identification much easier. Thanks particularly to Peter and Padfield.