It’s going to take a while, David!
MONTES UNIVERSALES.
For a country where summers are hot sunny and dry, the variety of habitats we visited in Spain was surprisingly diverse, even quite lush in places, which to me, was most unexpected. So perhaps I will separate my pictures into habitat groups though, it must be said, some species were found in more than one area.
Several dry, stony river beds were visited. Here is a picture.
Spanish Chalkhill Blues were common here, my first ever. Paler than our Chalkhill Blues, but the same size, and using the same foodplants, horseshoe vetch.
Among the many Gatekeepers present in this habitat,I was pleased to find Southern Gatekeepers, another lifer for me.
Spanish Gatekeepers were also found, but their flight-season is earlier than the others, so I only saw faded females. But they were most welcome!