Its always a highlight in my Butterfly calendar to look for the arrival of the Marbled White Butterfly.
The calendar on my Mac issued a warning message over the weekend, "Marbled White emerges".
Their flight time is mid June to mid August, so without further ado I went to the location where they have recognised colonies.
Sure enough I found several males on the wing, but it is early days as yet.
It was during the morning and this normally is a busy flight time for this species, but due to various cloudy periods I was able to find some of them pitched.
fantastic picture Roy !
ReplyDeleteThanks Nathalie.
Deletelovely pics of a gorgeous flutter
ReplyDeleteThanks Pete.
DeleteRoy and Mac..what a team!
ReplyDeleteA super set of images, well done for getting in there 'early doors' and capturing these beauties at their best...[;o)
Thanks Trevor.{:))
DeleteExcellent images of these handsome butterflies!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gunilla.
DeleteWell Roy you found them and photographed them beautifully
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret.
DeleteBeautiful shots. Butterflies have been few and far between here so far this year!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam.
DeleteSuper photos Roy, Marbled Whites are definitely one of my favourite species :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks David.
DeleteOnpa kaunis perhonen. En ole ikinä nähnyt. Mikähän perhosen nimi on latinaksi?
ReplyDeleteKiitoksia Anne
Deletelatinankielinen nimi
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What a gorgeous Butterfly Roy and the images that you captured are stunning~
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary.
DeleteWell done Roy, that's a super series.
ReplyDeleteStill waiting for some continuous sunshine here so that a few expected species might emerge.
Hey Roy... These are real beauties of the Marbled White. I could have all kinds of bells, whistles, and warnings, but it must be nice to have time to just bop out there and check it out.
ReplyDeleteLOL. ;)
Grace
A man's work is never done.{:))
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