Gatekeeper/Meadow Brown Aberration??
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:44 pm
Just back off holiday from North Norfolk.
Whilst enjoying the large number of butterflies and moths fluttering over the cliffs at West Runton (loads of Essex Skippers, Gatekeepers, a few MB's, the usual Whites and lots of 6 Spot Burnets) I came across 2 or 3 of these. At first I thought they were Gatekeepers - but now I'm not so sure. One thing for certain was their behaviour was slightly different to the Gatekeepers in the way they chose to flutter through the grass. And they stood out from MBs in that they were smaller (like Gatekeepers) but had very distinctive pale patches on hind wings. Sorry about pic quality - I only had an iPhone 4 on me this day and when i went back a few days later armed withthe photo gear it was too windy on the cliff for the butterflies to make an appearance.
Whilst enjoying the large number of butterflies and moths fluttering over the cliffs at West Runton (loads of Essex Skippers, Gatekeepers, a few MB's, the usual Whites and lots of 6 Spot Burnets) I came across 2 or 3 of these. At first I thought they were Gatekeepers - but now I'm not so sure. One thing for certain was their behaviour was slightly different to the Gatekeepers in the way they chose to flutter through the grass. And they stood out from MBs in that they were smaller (like Gatekeepers) but had very distinctive pale patches on hind wings. Sorry about pic quality - I only had an iPhone 4 on me this day and when i went back a few days later armed withthe photo gear it was too windy on the cliff for the butterflies to make an appearance.