Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera).
Female Wall Brown.
I was very lucky to come across this very fresh female Wall Brown as it is quite late in the first brood flight period for one this good. I followed it for a few minutes and it nectared a few times before landing in this spot. Unfortunately there were a couple of blades of grass in front of it, and as the Wall Brown are very flighty and difficult to approach I wasn't expecting to be able to gently move the grass away with my free hand and still get a few shots of the butterfly still sitting there.
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera).
Female Wall Brown.
I was very lucky to come across this very fresh female Wall Brown as it is quite late in the first brood flight period for one this good. I followed it for a few minutes and it nectared a few times before landing in this spot. Unfortunately there were a couple of blades of grass in front of it, and as the Wall Brown are very flighty and difficult to approach I wasn't expecting to be able to gently move the grass away with my free hand and still get a few shots of the butterfly still sitting there.