I was amazed to see a Small Blue today in the company of Grizzled Skippers,Green Hairstreaks,and a Small Copper, all now at Whiteways Quarr...

The weather continues to remain unseasonably cool with that cold north wind.This does not encourage butterflies into much activity so the s...

We have endured several days of cold weather due to persistent north to east wind resulting in few sightings of butterflies..However find a...

A morning visit to Whiteways Quarry did not discover any new emergent butterflies today.The lone Grizzled Skipper should very soon be joine...

Whiteways Quarry or Afton Down Chalkpit as it is commonly known  has been mentioned in many of my previous posts.Nestled at the foot of Aft...

it was a case of sunny intervals this morning when I visited my local copse.However when the sun did shine it was pleasantly warm and it en...

Following a wet and windy night, today dawned with clear skies and it was not long before the sun shone in a blue sky.Not surprisingly then...

The weather remains settled with plenty of sunshine.However at Wheelers Bay today that persistent easterly breeze prevented many butterflie...

Although I have already seen a  Red Admiral this year on the 25th February,today was the first time that the butteflies were around in numb...

After a frosty start to the day the sun shone in a near cloudless sky this morning.Once the Glanville caterpillars had warmed up they becam...

The caterpillars of our own Isle of Wight Glanville Fritillary have a lot to put up with.Their habitat is our coastal cliffs which bare the...

In contrast to Orientalis  the Mallow Skipper is widespread in Southern and Central Europe This species is particularly common in the south...

There are many species of skipper found in Greece but one, the Oriental Marbled Skipper is restricted almost wholly to Greece.Here it is wi...