Guy Padfield's
Iolas blue, May 2006, Switzerland
VERSION FRANCAISE ICI HERE .HERE for index of butterflies.HERE . If you are looking for my Dead Philosophers' Site, please click HERE .contact me . I used to have a guestbook but it has stopped working, perhaps because of the effect of so many spamming entries advertising unsavoury sites. I am sorry for that.
All photographs were taken in Europe, by me. The older photographs were taken using a very
old Practika Nova I SLR. Many of the more recent pictures are frames from video footage. This method is very convenient but results in phtographs of a lower optical quality. More recently still I have begun using a cheap digital camera and nearly all the pictures from 2005/2006 are taken with this. The insects shown are free and wild (except a very few found dead or dying), and all photographed on the principle that their life and environment are the chief concern.
I am still unsure about the identity of some of the insects
and would very much welcome comment or correction . The best book by far for identifying European
butterflies is the Collins Field Guide by Tom Tolman, illustrated by Richard
Lewington. Older editions of the book (by Higgins and Riley, illustrated
by Brian Hargreaves) are also worth having as they contain fuller descriptions
of the species and a few extra, interesting points. The Mitchell Beazley
guide has excellent illustrations and fits in a back pocket, so I always
carry one. It is, however, slightly less comprehensive in its coverage of
forms and occasionally species. You can buy these books by clicking HERE .
The list of butterflies of which I now have photographs (some
very old, especially in the case of common species), and which will be uploaded
as soon as possible, is below. Where I haven't had time to do text and several pictures I have begun simply uploading a single picture, so there is a little more of interest on the site.
All photographs copyright of Guy Padfield, 1999 + .
VISUAL INDEX of European butterflies. I have started putting up a visual index, principally for users who are not familiar enough with butterflies to find their way around the systematic index easily. Unfortunately, such a page is necessarily very graphics intensive and therefore will take a long time to load if you do not have ADSL or IDSN or some similar fast connection. Apologies to dial-up users.
MAIN LIST here , because it is a very good idea. Click on WEB to be taken to the results of this search. Because these are not my pictures I cannot vouch for them. Also, the search will not yield all pictures of any given butterfly because various different scientific names are used on different pages. Copyright for all these pictures remains with the authors of the respective sites .Papilio machaon Swallowtail (WEB )
Iphiclides podalirius Scarce swallowtail (WEB )
Zerynthia rumina Spanish festoon (WEB )
Parnassius apollo Apollo (WEB )
Parnassius phoebus Small Apollo (WEB )
Parnassius mnemosyne Clouded apollo (WEB )
Aporia crataegi Black-veined white (WEB )
Pieris brassicae Large white (WEB )
Pieris cheiranthi Canary Islands large white (WEB )
Artogeia rapae Small white (WEB )
Artogeia mannii Southern small white (WEB )
Artogeia napi Green-veined white (WEB )
Artogeia bryoniae Mountain green-veined white (WEB )
Pontia edusa Eastern Bath white (WEB )
Pontia daplidice Bath white (WEB )
Pontia callidice Peak white (WEB )
Euchloe ausonia Eastern dappled white (WEB )
Euchloe crameri Western dappled white (WEB )
Euchloe simplonia Mountain dappled white (WEB )
Euchloe belemia Green-striped white (WEB )
Anthocharis cardamines Orange tip (WEB )
Anthocharis euphenoides Provence orange tip (WEB )
Colias phicomone Mountain clouded yellow (WEB )
Colias palaeno Moorland clouded yellow (WEB )
Colias hyale Pale clouded yellow (WEB )
Colias crocea Clouded yellow (WEB )
Colias alfacariensis Berger's pale clouded yellow (WEB )
Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone (WEB )
Gonepteryx cleopatra Cleopatra (WEB )
Gonepteryx palmae La Palma brimstone (WEB )
Leptidea sinapis Wood white (WEB )
Thecla betulae Brown hairstreak (WEB )
Quercusia quercus Purple hairstreak (WEB )
Satyrium ilicis Ilex hairstreak (WEB )
Satyrium esculi False ilex hairstreak (WEB )
Satyrium acaciae Sloe hairstreak (WEB )
Satyrium spini Blue-spot hairstreak (WEB )
Satyrium w-album White-letter hairstreak (WEB )
Satyrium pruni Black hairstreak (WEB )
Callophrys rubi Green hairstreak (WEB )
Tomares ballus Provence hairstreak (WEB )
Lycaena helle Violet copper (WEB )
Lycaena phlaeas Small copper (WEB )
Lycaena dispar Large copper (WEB )
Heodes virgaureae Scarce copper (WEB )
Heodes tityrus Sooty copper (WEB )
Heodes alciphron Purple shot copper (WEB )
Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe Purple-edged copper (WEB )
Cacyreus marshalli Geranium bronze (WEB )
Lampides boeticus Long-tailed blue (WEB )
Leptotes pirithous Lang's short-tailed blue (WEB )
Cyclyrius webbianus Canary blue (WEB )
Zizeeria knysna African grass blue (WEB )
Everes argiades Short-tailed blue (WEB )
Everes alcetas Provençal short-tailed blue (WEB )
Cupido minimus Little blue (WEB )
Cupido osiris Osiris blue (WEB )
Cupido lorquinii Lorquin's blue (WEB )
Celastrina argiolus Holly blue (WEB )
Maculinea telejus Scarce large blue (WEB )
Maculinea nausithous Dusky large blue (WEB )
Maculinea rebeli Mountain alcon blue (WEB )
Maculinea arion Large blue (WEB )
Iolana iolas Iolas blue (WEB )
Pseudophilotes baton Baton blue (WEB )
Pseudophilotes vicrama Eastern baton blue (WEB )
Scolitantides orion Chequered blue (WEB )
Plebejus argus Silver-studded blue (WEB )
Plebejus idas Idas blue (WEB )
Plebejus pylaon Zephyr blue (WEB )
Vacciniina optilete Cranberry Blue (WEB )
Glaucopsyche alexis Green underside blue (WEB )
Eumedonia eumedon Geranium argus (WEB )
Aricia agestis Brown argus (WEB )
Aricia artaxerxes Northern brown argus (mountain argus) (WEB )Pseudaricia nicias Silvery argus (WEB )
Albulina orbitula Alpine argus (WEB )
Agriades glandon Glandon blue (WEB )
Cyaniris semiargus Mazarine blue (WEB )
Agrodiaetus damon Damon blue (WEB )
Agrodiaetus dolus Furry blue (WEB )
Agrodiaetus escheri Escher's blue (WEB )
Agrodiaetus amandus Amanda's blue (WEB )
Agrodiaetus thersites Chapman's blue (WEB )
Plebicula dorylas Turquoise blue (WEB )
Meleageria daphnis Meleager's blue (WEB )
Lysandra coridon Chalk-hill blue (WEB )
Lysandra bellargus Adonis blue (WEB )
Polyommatus icarus Common blue (WEB )
Polyommatus eros Eros blue (WEB )
Hamearis lucina Duke of Burgundy (WEB )
Libythea celtis Nettle tree butterfly (WEB )
Danaus plexippus Monarch (WEB )
Danaus chrysippus Plain tiger (WEB )
Charaxes jasius Two-tailed pasha (WEB )
Apatura iris Purple emperor (WEB )
Apatura ilia Lesser purple emperor (WEB )
Limenitis populi Poplar admiral (WEB )
Limenitis camilla White admiral (WEB )
Limenitis reducta Southern white admiral (WEB )
Neptis sappho Common glider (WEB )
Neptis rivularis Hungarian glider (WEB )
Nymphalis antiopa Camberwell beauty (WEB )
Nymphalis polychloros Large tortoiseshell (WEB )
Inachis io Peacock (WEB )
Vanessa atalanta Red admiral (WEB )
Vanessa cardui Painted lady (WEB )
Aglais urticae Small tortoiseshell (WEB )
Polygonia c-album Comma (WEB )
Araschnia levana Map (WEB )
Argynnis paphia Silver-washed fritillary (WEB )
Argynnis pandora Cardinal (WEB )
Mesoacidalia aglaja Dark green fritillary (WEB )
Fabriciana adippe High brown fritillary (WEB )
Fabriciana niobe Niobe fritillary (WEB )
Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain fritillary (WEB )
Brenthis daphne Marbled fritillary (WEB )
Brenthis ino Lesser marbled fritillary (WEB )
Boloria pales Shepherd's fritillary (WEB )
Boloria napaea Mountain fritillary (WEB )
Clossiana euphrosyne Pearl-bordered fritillary (WEB )
Clossiana titania Titania's fritillary (WEB )
Clossiana selene Small pearl-bordered fritillary (WEB )
Clossiana dia Weaver's fritillary (violet fritillary) (WEB )
Melitaea cinxia Glanville fritillary (WEB )
Melitaea phoebe Knapweed fritillary (WEB )
Melitaea didyma Spotted fritillary (WEB )
Melitaea diamina False heath fritillary (WEB )
Mellicta athalia Heath fritillary (WEB )
Mellicta deione Provençal fritillary (WEB )
Mellicta varia Grisons fritillary (WEB )
Mellicta parthenoides Meadow fritillary (WEB )
Hypodryas cynthia Cynthia's fritillary (WEB )
Hypodryas intermedia wolfensbergeri Asian fritillary (WEB )
Euphydryas aurinia Marsh fritillary (WEB )
Melanargia galathea Marbled white (WEB )
Melanargia lachesis Iberian marbled white (WEB )
Hipparchia semele Grayling (WEB )
Hipparchia fagi Woodland grayling (WEB )
Hipparchia alcyone Rock grayling (WEB )
Hipparchia aristaeus Southern grayling (WEB )
Pseudotergumia fidia Striped grayling (WEB )
Neohipparchia statilinus Tree grayling (WEB )
Satyrus ferula Great sooty satyr (WEB )
Minois dryas Dryad (WEB )
Kanetisa (Brintesia) circe Great banded grayling (WEB )
Erebia ligea Arran brown (WEB )
Erebia euryale Large ringlet (WEB )
Erebia manto Yellow-spotted ringlet (WEB )
Erebia epiphron Small mountain ringlet (WEB )
Erebia eriphyle Eriphyle ringlet (WEB )
Erebia pharte Blind ringlet (WEB )
Erebia melampus Lesser mountain ringlet (WEB )
Erebia aethiops Scotch argus (WEB )
Erebia triaria De Prunner's ringlet (WEB )
Erebia medusa Woodland ringlet (WEB )
Erebia alberganus Almond-eyed ringlet (WEB )
Erebia pluto Sooty ringlet (WEB )
Erebia tyndarus Swiss brassy ringlet (WEB )
Erebia cassioides Common brassy ringlet (WEB )
Erebia hispania Spanish brassy ringlet (WEB )
Erebia gorgone Gavarnie ringlet (WEB )
Erebia lefebvrei Lefebvre's ringlet (WEB )
Erebia pronoe Water ringlet (WEB )
Erebia montana Marbled ringlet (WEB )
Erebia oeme Bright-eyed ringlet (WEB )
Erebia meolans Piedmont ringlet (WEB )
Erebia pandrose Dewy ringlet (WEB )
Erebia sthennyo False dewy ringlet (WEB )
Maniola jurtina Meadow brown (WEB )
Hyponephele lycaon Dusky meadow brown (WEB )
Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet (WEB )
Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper (WEB )
Pyronia cecilia Southern gatekeeper (WEB )
Coenonympha pamphilus Small heath (WEB )
Coenonympha dorus Dusky heath (WEB )
Coenonympha corinna Corsican heath (WEB )
Coenonympha arcania Pearly heath (WEB )
Coenonympha darwiniana Darwin's heath (WEB )
Coenonympha gardetta Alpine heath (WEB )
Pararge aegeria Speckled wood (WEB )
Pararge xiphioides Canary speckled wood (WEB )
Lasiommata megera Wall brown (WEB )
Lasiommata maera Large wall brown (WEB )
Lasiommata petropolitana Northern wall brown (WEB )
Lopinga achine Woodland brown (WEB )
Pyrgus malvae Grizzled skipper (WEB )
Pyrgus alveus Large grizzled skipper (WEB )
Pyrgus onopordi Rosy grizzled skipper (WEB )
Pyrgus carthami Safflower skipper (WEB )
Pyrgus carlinae Carline skipper (WEB )
Pyrgus cirsii Cinqfoil skipper (WEB )
Pyrgus andromedae Alpine grizzled skipper (WEB )
Spialia sertorius Red-underwing skipper (WEB )
Muschampia (Syrichtus) proto Sage skipper (WEB )
Carcharodus alceae Mallow skipper (WEB )
Carcharodus lavatherae Marbled skipper (WEB )
Carchorodus flocciferus Tufted marbled skipper (WEB )
Erynnis tages Dingy skipper (WEB )
Heteropterus morpheus Large chequered skipper (WEB )
Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered skipper (WEB )
Thymelicus acteon Lulworth skipper (WEB )
Thymelicus lineola Essex skipper (WEB )
Thymelicus sylvestris Small skipper (WEB )
Hesperia comma Silver-spotted skipper (WEB )
Ochlodes venatus Large skipper (WEB )
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