The Duke of Burgundy Butterfly.
I live only a few miles from a site at Cerne Abbas which is known to have a population of the Duke of Burgundy Butterfly.
The Butterfly (Imago) part of its life cycle is from last two weeks in April to the first week in June.
The species is rare and the population is in serious decline. It can only be found in a few locations in England.
I was very fortunate on a second recent visit to the nearby location to witness a mating pair of the Duke as shown above.
The Duke is the only 'metalmark' family species to be found in UK.
It was originally classed as a member of the 'fritillary' family.
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