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Old 06-07-2008, 11:23 AM
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Smile Re: Insect of the Day

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Originally Posted by Ian Gray View Post
mine has to be a High Brown Fritillary.




I was just out for a walk along the river Teign south Dartmoor, unaware that there is a colony of these here. When I first spotted them I had feeling they were Dark Greens, I was chuffed to discover later they were High Browns which I had never seen.

Ian
Lovely photo- a butterfly I've seen several times overseas, but not in UK. I believe areas of Dartmoor + Cumbria are the main localities for it. You live in a smashing area!
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