Tuesday 7 May 2013

6th May 2013 - suddenly lots of butterflies

First Orange-tip on 22nd April, first Swallowtail on 26th. Occasional Small Tortoiseshell on warmer days during March. Numbers and diversity have been steadily creeping up. This weekend I saw 14 species around Miskolctapolca including representatives of all 6 European butterfly families:


Hesperiidae
Carterocephalus palaemon      Chequered Skipper      Kockás busalepke
Pyrgus malvae                         Grizzled Skipper          Kis Busalepke
Erynnis tages                           Dingy Skipper             Cigány-busalepke

Papilionidae
Papilio machaon          Swallowtail      Fecskefarkú lepke
Iphiclides podalirius    Scarce Swallowtail       Kardoslepke

Pieridae
Anthocharis cardamines          Orange Tip      Hajnalpírlepke

Leptidea sinapis                       Wood White    Mustárlepke 

Lycaenidae
Callophrys rubi            Green Hairstreak         Zöldfonákú Csücsköslepke
Scolitantides orion       Chequered Blue           Szemes Boglarka
Celastrina argiolus       Holly Blue                   Benge-boglárka

Riodinidae
Hamearis lucina           Duke of Burgundy       Kockáslepke

Nymphalidae
Boloria dia                   Violet Fritillary            Kis Gyöngyházlepke
Lasiommata megera     Wall Brown                 Vörös Szemeslepke
Neptis sappho             Common Glider           Kis fehérsávoslepke





Papilio machaon





Pyrgus malvae





Lasiommata megera





Erynnis tages





Iphiclides podalirius



Boloria dia




Scolitantides orion




Callophrys rubi



Hamearis lucina 




Neptis sappho




Leptidea sp.