A look up to Bishop Middleham Quarry a couple of weeks ago produced some canny butterflies unfortunately I’m not sure if I have Brown Argus or Northern Brown Argus or a mixture of both. There was a profusion of Bee Orchids, I have never seen as many and, once again, I took far too many pictures.
Dark Green Fritillary.
These next few is where I fall down, Brown or Northern
Brown Argus?
Common Blue Butterfly.
Female Common Blue Butterfly.
Dingy Skipper.
Six-spot Burnet Moths.
Bee Orchid.
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| I wished I had filmed this instead of just taking a picture. I haven’t a clue what going on with these Burnet Moths but I haven’t seen this behaviour before. |
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| A mating pair of Burnet Moths |
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| Five-spot Burnet Moth |
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| Six-spot Burnet Moth |
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| Broad-bodied Chaser |
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| Black-tailed Skimmer |
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| Four-spotted Chaser |
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| Silver Y moth |
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| Shaded Broad-bar |
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| Longhorn Beetle |
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| Myathropa florea Hoverfly |
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| A little frog |
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| I know pigeons have to drink and bathe but I have never seen them land on a pond like this before |
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| Glanville Fritillary. County Durham is a strange place to find one of these butterflies. |
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| Marbled White |
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| Northern Brown Argus |
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| Brown Argus |
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| Meadow Brown |
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| Common Blue ménage a tois |
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| Six-spot and Five-spot Burnet Moths |
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| Five-spot Burnet |
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| Any help with this one please |
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| Lattice Heath |
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| Cinnabar Moth |
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| Chimney Sweeper |
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| Not sure what this insect is can anyone any help with identification please? |
