David M

[selbypaul]

sorry did´nt saw that it was Paul selby that wrote

Glad you are getting better John! That's the most important thing.

[David M]

6th to 13th June – N Greece cont…

Given the strong heat, I made two trips up to the ski centre at 1,600m in an attempt to avoid the highest temperatures. On both occasions, I found Balkan Grayling:

There was also a patch of bugloss which was irresistible to between three and four dozen Queen of Spain Fritillaries:

A few Clouded Yellows had summited too. Maybe they were feeling the heat as well:

[David M]

6th to 13th June – N Greece cont…

Probably the most interesting group were the Hesperids. Although I missed Tessellated Skipper, there were plenty of other members of this family about.

Sandy Grizzled Skipper is an imposing, well-marked member of this family:

A handful of delightful Yellow-Banded Skippers were seen too. This is one of the easiest of the Pyrgus to identify; even the uppersides are distinctive:

The undersides speak for themselves: