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Hign Brown Fritillary

High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe).

 

This is a very rare, resident British butterfly, which has declined by over 90% since the 1970s. Once common and widespread in large woodlands in England and parts of Wales, this butterfly is now confined to just a few sites. This one was located on Dartmoor.

 

Conservationists are working to save this beautiful from extinction. I am very happy to have been able to locate and photograph it :)

 

Thank you for visiting. I'm sorry if I've not yet visited you. I've been having severe internet problems, but after some hardware replacement, I'm up an running again. I hope to get to you all over the weekend... Have a great one! :)

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Uploaded on June 27, 2014
Taken on June 25, 2014