Santorini, Greece, August 2016
In August of 2016, I visited Santorini, a stunning Greek island in the Cyclades island group. It wasn't specifically a butterfly holiday, but I did manage to find some.
Geranium Bronze were found in most locations, including the patio of the hotel!
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- Geranium Bronze, Firostefani, Santorini, Greece, 15th August 2016
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- Geranium Bronze, Firostefani, Santorini, Greece, 15th August 2016
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- Geranium Bronze, Episkopi, Santorini, Greece, 15th August 2016
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- Geranium Bronze, Episkopi, Santorini, Greece, 15th August 2016
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- Geranium Bronze, Firostefani, Santorini, Greece, 19th August 2016
There was a little reminder of home at Oia, in the north of the island.
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- Painted Lady, Oia, Santorini, Greece, 16th August 2016
Seen on Santorini were: Geranium Bronze, Swallowtail, Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Large White.
A boat trip to the nearby island of Ios for the day found a colony of Plain Tiger, which I hadn't seen for a while. I'd seen these in Spain and Turkey in the past but there were a large number of them here; I saw at least 30.
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- Plain Tiger, Los, Ios, Greece, 16th August 2016
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- Plain Tiger, Los, Ios, Greece, 16th August 2016
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- Plain Tiger, close up detail, Los, Ios, Greece, 16th August 2016
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- Plain Tiger, Los, Ios, Greece, 16th August 2016
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- Just hanging around. Plain Tiger, mating pair, Los, Ios, Greece, 16th August 2016
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- Plain Tiger, Los, Ios, Greece, 16th August 2016
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- Plain Tiger, Los, Ios, Greece, 16th August 2016
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- Plain Tiger, Los, Ios, Greece, 16th August 2016
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- Plain Tiger, Los, Ios, Greece, 16th August 2016
See on Ios, were: Plain Tiger, Swallowtail and Scarce Swallowtail.
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.