| BUTTERFLY GALLERY A personal collection of photographs, centred on Great Yeldham, Essex. |
| BUTTERFLY LIST | GALLERY of PHOTOGRAPHS arranged WEEK by WEEK | HABITATS . Nectar plants |
| Cambridgeshire and Essex Branch of Butterfly Conservation | ||
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| Hesperiidae. The Skippers. |
| The Small Skipper. Has only one brood per year, flying from mid June to mid August. It over-winters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Danbury Common |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Essex Skipper. Has only one brood per year, flying in July and August. It over-winters as an egg. | Notes |
![]() Magog Down, Cambs. |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Large Skipper. Has only one brood per year, flying in June and July. It over-winters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Great Yeldham |
| The Grizzled Skipper. Usually has only one brood per year, flying in April, May and June. It over-winters as a chrysalis. | Notes |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
| Pieridae. Yellows and Whites. |
| The Brimstone. Has only one brood per year, flying from mid July to next late June. It over-winters as an adult. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Large White. Has two broods per year, flying in May to June and mid July to September. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Small White. Has two broods per year, flying from April to early June and July to September. It over-winters as a chrysalis. | Notes |
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| The Green Veined White. Has two broods per year, flying from April to late June and early July to September. It over-winters as a chrysalis. | Notes |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Orange Tip. One brood per year, flying in April to June, rarely a few in August from early hatching chrysalises. Overwinters as a chrysalis. | Notes |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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![]() Garlic Mustard at Fleam Dyke |
| Lycaenidae. Blues, Coppers and Hairstreaks. |
| The Green Hairstreak. Has one brood per year, flying from April to July. It overwinters as a chysalis. | Notes |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
| The Purple Hairstreak. Has one brood per year, flying in July and August. It overwinters as an egg. | Notes |
![]() Hadleigh, Suffolk |
![]() Marks Hall, Coggeshall |
![]() Marks Hall, Coggeshall |
![]() Marks Hall, Coggeshall |
![]() Brampton Wood, Cambs. |
![]() Marks Hall, Coggeshall |
![]() Marks Hall, Coggeshall |
| The White-letter Hairstreak. Has one brood per year, flying in July. It overwinters as an egg. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Black Hairstreak. Has one brood per year, flying in June. It overwinters as an egg. | Notes |
![]() Monk's Wood, Cambs. 3 June 2011 |
![]() Monk's Wood, Cambs. 3 June 2011 |
![]() Monk's Wood, Cambs. 3 June 2011 |
| The Small Copper. It usually has three broods per year, flying from late April to mid June, and mid July to mid August and early September to mid October. It overwinters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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![]() Mepal, Cambs |
![]() Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
![]() Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
![]() Great Yeldham |
| The Brown Argus. Has two broods per year, flying in May to June, and early July to September. Overwinters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
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| The Common Blue. Has two broods (-3) per year, flying in May to mid June, and early July to September. Overwinters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Chalkhill Blue. Has one brood per year, flying in July and August. It overwinters as an egg. | Notes |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke |
| The Holly Blue. Has two broods per year, flying in March to early June, and early July to September. It overwinters as a chrysalis. | Notes |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| Nymphalidae. Four-footed butterflies. The Admirals group. |
| The White Admiral. Usualy has one brood per year. Flying from mid June to mid August. It overwinters as an egg. | Notes |
![]() Hadleigh Railway Walk, Suffolk |
![]() Hadleigh Railway Walk, Suffolk |
![]() Stour Wood, Wrabness |
| The Red Admiral. Usualy has one brood per year here, and one in the Mediterranean. Flying from spring to autumn. It emigrates as an adult and overwinters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Painted Lady. Has two broods per year, flying in April to late June, and early July to September. It emigrates as an adult. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Small Tortoishell. Has two broods per year, flying in late June to early August and late August to the next early May. It over-winters as an adult. | Notes |
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| The Peacock. Has one brood per year, flying in mid July to the following early June. It over-winters as an adult. | Notes |
![]() Brampton Wood, Cambs. |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Toppesfield |
| The Comma. Has two broods per year, flying in June to early August, and mid August to the next May. It overwinters as an adult. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Dark Green Fritillary Fritillary. One brood per year, over-winters as a caterpillar. Mostly flying from late June to mid August. | Notes |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Fleam Dyke, Cambs. |
| The Silver-washed Fritillary. One brood per year, over-winters as a caterpillar. Mostly flying from late June to mid August. | Notes |
![]() Stour Wood, Wrabness |
![]() Stour Wood, Wrabness |
![]() Stour Wood, Wrabness |
![]() Stour Wood, Wrabness |
![]() Thrift Wood, Marks Hall |
![]() Thrift Wood, Marks Hall |
![]() Brampton Wood, Cambs. |
![]() Brampton Wood, Cambs. |
| The Heath Fritillary. One brood per year, over-winters as a caterpillar. Mostly flying from early June to late July. | Notes |
![]() Thrift Wood, Bicnacre |
![]() Thrift Wood, Bicnacre |
![]() Thrift Wood, Bicnacre |
![]() Thrift Wood, Bicnacre |
![]() Thrift Wood, Bicnacre |
![]() Thrift Wood, Bicnacre |
![]() Thrift Wood, Bicnacre |
![]() Thrift Wood, Bicnacre |
| Nymphalidae. The Satyridae group. The Browns. |
| The Speckled Wood. Has three broods per year, flying from early March to mid May and early June to late September and in October. There is some overlapping of broods. It over-winters as a caterpillar or as a chrysalis. | Notes |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Aldeburgh |
![]() Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Wall Butterfly. Has two (-3) broods per year, flying from late April to late June and early July to mid September and sometimes in October. It over-winters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Ouse Washes, Cambs. |
![]() Ouse Washes, Cambs. |
![]() Ouse Washes, Cambs. |
| The Marbled White. Has one brood per year, flying from late June to early August. It over-winters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
![]() Woodwalton Marsh, Cambs. |
![]() Magog Down, Cambs. |
| The Grayling. Has one brood per year, flying from early July to early September. It over-winters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
![]() Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
![]() Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
![]() Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
![]() Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
![]() Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
| The Gatekeeper. Has one brood per year, flying from early July to early September. It over-winters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Hadleigh Railway Walk, Suffolk |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Meadow Brown. Has one brood per year, flying from early July to late September. It over-winters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Ringlet. Has one brood per year, flying from mid June to mid August. It over-winters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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| The Small Heath. Has two broods per year, flying from early May to early July and late July to late September. It over-winters as a caterpillar. | Notes |
![]() Great Yeldham |
![]() Devil's Dyke, Cambs. |
![]() Great Yeldham |
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