Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Butterflies seen on the Isle of Wight

These are some of the Butterflies I saw when I was on the Isle of Wight when I visited Newtown Nature Reserve with my friend Eileen.  She is a volunteer there on Saturday’s for the National Trust.



Gate


Speckled Wood


The following 7 shots are of Comma Butterflies








Anyone know what these insects are?


Large White



Peacock

 Just a note about yesterday's post, the photograph was not of me but my friend Eileen and neither of us has a SLR camera.

 I hope you enjoyed these Butterfly photographs.

Thank you for visiting and also for leaving comments.
Posted by at
Labels: ,

16 comments:

  1. Elephant's Child3 September 2014 at 15:57

    Ephemeral magic. Thank you.

    ReplyDelete
  2. ADRIAN3 September 2014 at 17:50

    They look like Click Beetles. There are several to choose from. If you poke them and they jump with a click that's what they are.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Anonymous3 September 2014 at 17:52

    Good to see the flutters still out and about. The beetles look like black-tailed soldier beetles to me :-)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure3 September 2014 at 18:21

      Thanks for the comment and suggestion of the Beetle.

      Delete
    2. ADRIAN3 September 2014 at 18:22

      Yes, I think you are correct Common Red Soldier beetle. These look a bit long and thin but I still think you are right.

      Delete
    3. Margaret Birding For Pleasure3 September 2014 at 18:47

      HI Adrian Many thanks for clarification. I had a look at your post today as i had internet! Hurray! Very impressive what you are doing with "Adrain Images" Love the back and white rainbow and the next shot of girl in blue. Must dash before I lose the connection here AGAIN!!

      Delete
  4. Breathtaking3 September 2014 at 20:17

    A great selection of butterflies, and the little beetles are soldiers, I have lots on my curry plants.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Susan3 September 2014 at 21:51

    Splendid selection of butterflies, Margaret. I like the shape and color of the Comma's. The Gate is also a favorite.

    ReplyDelete
  6. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©3 September 2014 at 22:49

    Lovely pictures! I agree with the beetle diagnosis above: Common Red Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulva
    ~

    ReplyDelete
  7. don4 September 2014 at 01:09

    An excellent close up series of these butterflies. A superb job of shooting.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Ginny Hartzler4 September 2014 at 03:04

    Your shots are wonderful!!!! Especially the first three. I also notice that some are colored to blend in with fall leaves. The bugs almost look like lightening bugs, but surely they can't be.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Ruth Hiebert4 September 2014 at 05:40

    Beautiful pictures. Whatever camera you are using,it sure did a great job on the butterflies.

    ReplyDelete
  10. FOREST SNAPPER4 September 2014 at 06:20

    I have looked in the book, soldier beetle with out a doubt.

    peter

    ReplyDelete
  11. Anonymous4 September 2014 at 11:35

    Such beautiful butterflies. I've never heard of a Peacock butterfly, wow! It's colorful.

    ReplyDelete
  12. ☥14 April 2015 at 03:53

    Adoro las mariposas, ¡estas fotos son fantásticas!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)