Los Romanes, Spain, May 2016
Day 2 - Part 4
I spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the landscape shown in the last photo above. There were many more butterflies here, with more nectar sources.
There were more Lorquin's Blue here, looking fresher than their family along the pass.
![IMG_4926.JPG (843.72 KiB) Viewed 2733 times Lorquin's Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_31004ca93b90bbde31bd021ae1c207e6)
- Lorquin's Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
![IMG_4938.JPG (832.42 KiB) Viewed 2733 times Lorquin's Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_6d464adec8e00a02c464dc608c34c15e)
- Lorquin's Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
![IMG_4944.JPG (946.74 KiB) Viewed 2733 times Lorquin's Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_350a2dde55270aaa749f3126c6879e20)
- Lorquin's Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
![IMG_5093.JPG (940.15 KiB) Viewed 2733 times Lorquin's Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_274205e20a8c6c8cd00a4eb7e9cce254)
- Lorquin's Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
While Common Blues offered a familiar sight.
![IMG_4894.JPG (894.71 KiB) Viewed 2733 times Polyommatus celina, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_c015b2b8cdaa7846225802bb9872ee28)
- Polyommatus celina, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
![IMG_5032.JPG (1.08 MiB) Viewed 2733 times Common Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_b3c04c042d31ba0d10fbf570406c7422)
- Common Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
![IMG_5060.JPG (1.08 MiB) Viewed 2733 times Common Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_a75389b1ca3fadc183ded2a7a3c32863)
- Common Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
![IMG_5078.JPG (1.05 MiB) Viewed 2733 times Common Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_092726afc53dd7ba1a162aa7f879e7a5)
- Common Blue, male, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
![IMG_4997.JPG (980.3 KiB) Viewed 2733 times Common Blue, mating pair, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_9f66e434302f847e3378e551553ae176)
- Common Blue, mating pair, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
This Southern Marbled Skipper was just beautiful.
![IMG_5051.JPG (1.01 MiB) Viewed 2733 times Southern Marbled Skipper, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_7fcee26a70908c8d4733765da1bd3523)
- Southern Marbled Skipper, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
Small Coppers were also present, including this exquisite
caeruleopunctata
![IMG_4969.JPG (763.02 KiB) Viewed 2733 times Small Copper, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_2db7af71c26709ae55b0d49f483c2554)
- Small Copper, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
![IMG_5098.JPG (1.04 MiB) Viewed 2733 times Small Copper, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_208ad5f2c2888c89290c05f955e3f344)
- Small Copper, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
I followed this Fritillary for quite some distance before it finally stopped on a rocky outcrop, revealing it to be a Knapweed Fritillary. Getting close was tricky!
![IMG_4911.JPG (962.8 KiB) Viewed 2733 times Knapweed Fritillary, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016](./files/thumb_6364_4df074869599650cf4ea052e5cc3f978)
- Knapweed Fritillary, Ventas de Zafarraya, Spain, 23rd May 2016
Other species seen, were: Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Spanish Festoon, Clouded Yellow, Large White, Small White, Large Wall and Meadow Brown.
As time ticked on it was time to head back to Los Romanes. I had a feeling I would be back here though!
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.