Silver-spotted Skipper
Hesperia comma
Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
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Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperia comma |
Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae |
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The rare silver-spotted skipper in Britain is confined to chalk downland in southern England. It is in steep decline in other European countries. |
The brown hairstreak butterfly is in decline in its remaining areas of Britain (and Europe) as hedgerows are cut back or removed, destroying its eggs |
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With many thanks to Tony Clancy for both the above photographs of increasingly rare butterflies |
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