Glanville fritillary by boxplayer

Glanville fritillary

Found mainly on the southern side of the Isle of Wight - and only a few other locations. We came across a group of people hunting around on the coastal path to Freshwater. Asking them what they were looking for, they told us about this beauty - and we found one.

It's named after the naturalist who discovered it, Lady Eleanor Glanville, an eccentric 17th- and 18th-century English butterfly enthusiast – obviously very unusual for a woman at that time.

Cliffs at Freshwater Bay https://365project.org/boxplayer/365-2019/2019-06-01

1 June 2019
Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight
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