The 2014 Butterfly Season In Pictures (August & September)
Privet Hawkmoth caterpillar
Adonis Blue
Brown Hairstreak
Map
Small Copper
Wall
Looking back on it, 2014 will go down as a good season, at least by modern standards. Although it didn't quite eclipse the fireworks of 2013, there were certainly some very exciting moments. It's always nice when exotic visitors grace our shores, but we shouldn't forget that many endemic species continue to decline. At least locally, several species still have to pick themselves up off the floor, following the nightmare of 2012. After two great seasons for vagrants and rare migrants I would rather see some of our own species rally in 2015, if I had to choose between the two, so I'd be more than happy with a more run-of-the-mill season, with a lot more White Admirals and Small Blues.