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It's always a good idea to check the closet for creepy old men with a camera. They are usually harmless but can be a bit of a nuisance when you are trying to get to sleep.
Late May to July. Widespread and frequent throughout Britain, although more local in Scotland. An unmistakable moth which closely resembles a twig from a Silver Birch when at rest.
When at rest, the wings are held almost vertically against the body with two buff areas at the front of the thorax and at the tips of the forewings which look very like the pale wood of the birch. The rest of the wings are the same mottled grey colour of the birch bark.
Occasionally the adults can be found resting in the day on a twig or the ground. They fly at night and comes to light, usually after midnight.
Tipping of waste from a slag ladle at TATA's Lackenby works in October 2012.
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First Orange-tip I have managed to photograph so far this year, though they are now starting to appear in greater numbers.
'Anthocharis cardamines' 'Orange tip' Butterflies ( Female at the front and her Male admirer behind.)
I spotted this Orange Tip butterfly on the drive at Yeldall Manor and had to chase round after it for a few minutes before it decided to rest for a moment... Near Hare Hatch, Berkshire, UK.
Tips !! Renaissance Fair at Irwindale, California, USA
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No butterflies were harmed in the making of this photo. If you go out early in the morning, they can be found resting on the tops of ladies smock flowers and are so quiet and sleepy they can be carried inside for photos without any containment. This one was put back after a few photos.
The slag tipping at Beitai Steel Works, Liaoning Province, China January, 2012. © Photo: David Hill.
Hello my flickr friends and a rather splendid butterfly today from one of my walks. taken at the banks Fordon
So named because of the male's bright orange tips to his forewings. The males are a common sight in spring, flying along hedgerows and damp meadows in search of the more reclusive female which lacks the orange and is often mistaken for one of the other 'White' butterflies. The undersides are mottled green and white and create a superb camouflage when settled on flowerheads such as Cow Parsley and Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata. The male is able to hide his orange tips by tucking the forewings behind the hindwings at rest. On close examination of the mottling, the green colour can be seen to be made up of a mixture of black and yellow scales. The butterfly is found across Europe, and eastwards into temperate Asia as far as Japan.
Phalera bucephala. This was quite a scruffy looking individual but from this angle it still has a certain charm to it. HMM!
Once again orange tips were the most common butterfly I saw and I still can not stop photographing them. I am however only uploading one of several shots I liked - all of males.
A rusty circa 1970s Volvo F89 4X2 rigid tipper lorry, abandoned behind a commercial vehicle workshop on the Ionian island of Kefalonia, Greece.