June 2017
A selection from some visits around Exmoor.
I had a Heath Fritillary site in mind, but not here, so I was very happy to see some on hills south of Minehead.
The swivel screen came in handy to capture this camera shy Common White Wave moth.
I saw something flutter behind a tree trunk but not emerge from the other side, must have landed I thought.
It had, but with it's impressive camouflage it took me a while to locate!
A close up, Mottled Beauty moth I think.
From the Butterfly Conservation Haddon Moor reserve, located on the south east edge of Exmoor.
Ragged Robin.
A Broad-bodied Chaser dragonfly.
Climbing up to the morning sunlight, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary.
A Large Skipper on Heath Spotted-orchid.
Heath Fritillary where I'd hoped to find them, a site near Porlock Hill. They loved these English Stonecrop flowers.
Nearby I saw this nice Light Emerald moth.
Only one butterfly encounter on this walk through an area of moorland known as The Chains.
The male was persistant, but the female was having none of it! Green-veined White.
A dragonfly I'd not seen before, Keeled Skimmer.
Last but not least, a butterfly we will be seeing soon(ish!), Small Tortoiseshell near Culbone.
Cheers