Welcome to the Cambridgeshire & Essex Photo page for butterfly (and moth) images sent in to our Sightings page.
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Chalkhill Blue pair Barnack Hills and Holes, Barnack (TF0704) 10/08/23 © Dave O'Brien Chalkhill Blue pair Barnack Hills and Holes, Barnack (TF0704) 10/08/23 © Dave O'Brien | Chalkhill Blue female Barnack Hills and Holes, Barnack (TF0704) 10/08/23 © Dave O'Brien Chalkhill Blue female Barnack Hills and Holes, Barnack (TF0704) 10/08/23 © Dave O'Brien | Holly Blue Fassage Green. Lode. Cambs (TL5362) 10/08/23 © Peter Wells Holly Blue Fassage Green. Lode. Cambs (TL5362) 10/08/23 © Peter Wells | Small Heath (with two spots on forewing) Great Staughton Meadow (TL127646) 09/08/23 © Steve Binding Small Heath (with two spots on forewing) Great Staughton Meadow (TL127646) 09/08/23 © Steve Binding |
Peacock Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) 09/08/23 © Steve Binding Peacock Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) 09/08/23 © Steve Binding | [Brimstone Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) 09/08/23 © Steve Binding [Brimstone Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) 09/08/23 © Steve Binding | Gatekeeper Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) 08/08/23 © Steve Binding Gatekeeper Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) 08/08/23 © Steve Binding | Brown Argus Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) 08/08/23 © Steve Binding Brown Argus Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) 08/08/23 © Steve Binding |
Brown Argus Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) 08/08/23 © Steve Binding Brown Argus Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) 08/08/23 © Steve Binding | Silver-washed fritillary Black Notley (TL7620) 07/08/23 © George Brown Silver-washed fritillary Black Notley (TL7620) 07/08/23 © George Brown | Holly Blue feeding on Snowberry bush flowers Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 04/08/23 © Phillip Hastings Holly Blue feeding on Snowberry bush flowers Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 04/08/23 © Phillip Hastings | Speckled Wood The Drove Way. Towards Quy. (TL519619) 04/08/23 © Peter Wells Speckled Wood The Drove Way. Towards Quy. (TL519619) 04/08/23 © Peter Wells |
Brown Argus Fassage Green. Lode. Cambs (TL5362) 03/08/23 © Peter Wells Brown Argus Fassage Green. Lode. Cambs (TL5362) 03/08/23 © Peter Wells | [TITLE NEEDED] Keith Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL337427) 29/07/23 © Phillip Hastings [TITLE NEEDED] Keith Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL337427) 29/07/23 © Phillip Hastings | Brimstone feeding on thistle.Keith Wood Keith Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL337427) 29/07/23 © Phillip Hastings Brimstone feeding on thistle.Keith Wood Keith Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL337427) 29/07/23 © Phillip Hastings | Red Admiral and Holly Blue on Wild Marjoram.Keith Keith Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL337427) 29/07/23 © Phillip Hastings Red Admiral and Holly Blue on Wild Marjoram.Keith Keith Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL337427) 29/07/23 © Phillip Hastings |
Wall brown Harwich, by Harwich Museum (TM261324) 28/07/23 © Brian Goodey Wall brown Harwich, by Harwich Museum (TM261324) 28/07/23 © Brian Goodey | Brown Argos on Calluna vulgaris Danbury Common (TL783043) 26/07/23 © David Lazarus Brown Argos on Calluna vulgaris Danbury Common (TL783043) 26/07/23 © David Lazarus | Essex Skipper - mating Maldon Wick Nature Reserve (TQ839055) 26/07/23 © David Lazarus Essex Skipper - mating Maldon Wick Nature Reserve (TQ839055) 26/07/23 © David Lazarus | Chalk Hill Blue Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse end (TL6161) 26/07/23 © David Bradley Chalk Hill Blue Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse end (TL6161) 26/07/23 © David Bradley |