What's new
24 February 2010
Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus) - more information on the foreleg tibia spine
16 January 2010
False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina) - 03_03-11A of the form vernetensis added
Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta) - 9238 underside added
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) - 03_37-17 added
8 December 2009
Wing diagram added. Details of availability of reference books added to the Introduction page.
3 December 2009
Pages for Hesperiidae, Libytheidae and Nymphalidae ("Aristocrats") updated with 2009 photos, for species as below:
Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae)
Tufted Marbled Skipper (Carcharodus flocciferus) - same page as lavatherae
Marbled Skipper (Carcharodus lavatherae) - same page as flocciferus
Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma)
Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus) - generic Pyrgus page
Carline Skipper (Pyrgus carlinae) - generic Pyrgus page
Safflower Skipper (Pyrgus carthami)
Cinquefoil Skipper (Pyrgus cirsii) - generic Pyrgus page
Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)
Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae) - generic Pyrgus page
Red Underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius)
Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)
Nettle-tree Butterfly (Libythea celtis)
Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)
Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius)
White Admiral (Limenitis camilla)
Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta)
Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
24 November 2009
Pages for Pieridae and Papilionidae updated with 2009 photos, for species as below:
Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)
Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina)
Provence Orange tip (Anthocharis euphenoides)
Bergers Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis) - same page as hyale
Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) - same page as alfacariensis
Moorland Clouded Yellow (Colias palaeno)
Mountain Clouded Yellow (Colias phicomone)Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)
Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
Southern Small White (Pieris mannii)
19 November 2009
Pages for Lycaenidae (hairstreaks) updated with 2009 photos, for species as below:
Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
Spanish Purple Hairstreak (Laeosopis evippus)
Purple Hairstreak (Neozephyrus quercus)
Sloe Hairstreak (Satyrium acaciae)
Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis)
Provence Hairstreak (Tomares ballus)
17 November 2009
Pages for Nymphalidae (Fritillaries) updated with 2009 photos, for species as below:
High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe)
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja)
Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia)
Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) - same page as selene
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) - same page as euphrosyne
Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania)
Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna)
Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)
Heath Fritillary (Mellicta athalia)
Meadow Fritillary (Mellicta parthenoides)
13 November 2009
Pages for Lycaenidae (coppers) updated with 2009 photos, for species as below:
Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)
Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
12 November 2009
Pages for Satyridae updated with 2009 photos, for species as below:
Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe)
Darwins Heath (Coenonympha darwiniana) - same page as gardetta
Alpine Heath (Coenonympha gardetta)
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia)
Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops)
Almond-eyed Ringlet (Erebia alberganus)
Common Brassy Ringlet (Erebia cassioides)
Large Ringlet (Erebia euryale)
Yellow-spotted Ringlet (Erebia manto)
Woodland Ringlet (Erebia medusa)
Lesser Mountain Ringlet (Erebia melampus)
Piedmont Ringlet (Erebia meolans)
Autumn Ringlet (Erebia neoridas)
Rock Grayling (Hipparchia alcyone) - same page as fagi
Woodland Grayling (Hipparchia fagi) - same page as alcyone
Striped Grayling (Hipparchia fidia)
Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon)
Large Wall (Lasiommata maera) - same page as megera
Wall (Lasiommata megera) - same page as maera
Woodland Brown (Lopinga achine)
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)
Western Marbled White (Melanargia occitanica)
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
Black Satyr (Satyrus actaea) - same page as ferula
Great Sooty Satyr (Satyrus ferula) - same page as actaea
5 November 2009
Pages for Lycaenidae (blues) updated with 2009 photos, for species as below:
Glandon Blue (Agriades glandon)
Damon Blue (Agrodiaetus damon)
Ripart's Anomolous Blue (Agrodiaetus ripartii) - new page
Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) - same page as artaxerxes
Mountain Argus (Aricia artaxerxes) - same page as agestis
Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli)
Osiris Blue (Cupido osiris) - same page as minimus
Small (or Little) Blue (Cupido minimus) - same page as osiris
Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)
Short-tailed Blue (Everes argiades)
Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis) - same page as melanops
Black-eyed Blue (Glaucopsyche melanops) - same page as alexis
Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous)
Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus)
Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra coridon) - same page as hispana
Provence Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra hispana) - same page as coridon
Rebeli's Blue (Maculinea rebeli)
Meleager's Blue (Meleageria daphnis)
Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)
Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)
Turquoise Blue (Polyommatus dorylas)
Escher's Blue (Polyommatus escheri)
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
Chapman's Blue (Polyommatus thersites)
Silvery Argus (Pseudoaricia nicias)
Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes baton)
22 July 2009
2009 highlights added.