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High brown fritillary on white buddleia.

Argynnis adippe, the high brown fritillary, is a large and brightly coloured butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, native to Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan. It is known for being Great Britain's most threatened butterfly and is listed as a vulnerable species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Wikipedia
Seems common enough here, especlally around this buddleia bush in Central Spain.
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17 comments

Pam J said:

EXQUISITE
4 years ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker replied to Pam J:

THANK YOU, PAM!
IT'S MY FIRST BUTTERFLY SHOT I THINK AND ALL I HAVE THESE DAYS IS MY CHEAP MOBILE PHONE.
4 years ago

Ronald Losure said:

Es una belleza, Andy. No conozco las mariposas españolas.
4 years ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker replied to Ronald Losure:

Your Spanish is excellent, Ronald!
4 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful colours and details.
4 years ago ( translate )

Gabi Lombardo said:

gorgeous shot!
4 years ago

Gudrun said:

No idea;, bBut you caught it really well! They always take off when I try;-)
4 years ago

tiabunna said:

A well taken close-up. Your phone certainly gives good quality images.
4 years ago

Keith Burton said:

Nearest I can get to an ID is a Dark Green Fritillary Andy. Have a google when you have time and see what you think Next best guess is one of the Brown Fritillary species. All seem to quite common in Spain.

Cracking shot though, especially for a phone!
4 years ago

Andy Rodker replied to Keith Burton:

Thanks Keith. I'll check it out when I get a mo!
4 years ago

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

It's beautiful Andy.
4 years ago ( translate )

©UdoSm said:

Gorgeous...
4 years ago ( translate )

Jenny McIntyre said:

My daughter much prefers to use her phone for photos nowadays. She says that it gives much better pictures than her camera. As to the butterfly, no idea I'm afraid, but as they all say - it's a beautiful picture of it as well as the white buddleia
4 years ago

Nora Caracci said:

light and details !!!
4 years ago

Andy Rodker said:

ºººThank you all! Great comments and awards!ººº
4 years ago