Spain 2024

Summary
The mosaic of habitats in the Spanish Pyrenees supports a wonderful array of Lepidoptera and, from our base in the pretty hilltop village of Berdún, we will make leisurely daily excursions in search of butterflies, while at night we will set a moth-trap, weather permitting. During our week we’ll explore the foothills and valleys of the Veral and Aragon Rivers, and the spectacular Biniés Gorge, looking for several different hairstreaks and walls, Spanish Gatekeeper and such blues as Adonis, Idas, Small and Spanish Chalkhill Blue, Scarce and Purple-edged Coppers, Swallowtail, Great-banded Grayling, and Grizzled, Marbled, Dingy, Small and Large Skippers amongst many more! We will also visit the beautiful Hecho Valley, where we’ll look for ringlets, skippers, blues and fritillaries in the alpine meadows, while at Riglos we should see more Mediterranean, sun-loving species such as Black-veined White. In the Aisa Valley we should see alpine species such as Apollo, Clouded Apollo and many ringlets and blues. Botanists will enjoy the carpets of gentians and Pyrenean Buttercups in the valley bottom and, if we are lucky, we may glimpse the Pyrenean race of Chamois that occurs here, or perhaps Alpine Marmots as we search for butterflies amongst some of Europe’s most spectacular scenery.