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Dunes, coastal area. http://www.natuurenbos.be/teryde
A Great Banded Grayling
Limestone hillside at edge of cultivation.
Limestone outcrop in foothills of los Serranos mountains.
Limestone outcrop in foothills of los Serranos mountains.
The Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe) ...
Meadow on the edge of deciduous woodland.
Many butterflies in the dunes (most in ...
Blackberry bush on mountain airfield.
Wooded valley at about 1100metres asl at foot of mountains.
Large brown butterfly, resident in Egypt, ...
The Tree Grayling (Hipparchia statilinus) ...
They have a strong tendency to rest on trees especially in the heat of the day ...
I spotted this butterfly in the village ...
Mountain airfield at 1100 metres asl, grass with scattered shrubs and bushes ...
The Striped Grayling, Hipparchia fidia, is ...
The Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe) ...
Male Hipparchia statilinus on mullein (Verbascum sp.) leaves.
Appearance is somewhat variable. Wings are brown - the upperside of the ...
Two different individuals, 4 pictures of the first and 2 of the second, both ...
Every time I got close to this it would fly off a few metres and settle with ...
The Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe) ...
The wingspan is 27–34 millimetres (1.1–1.3 in). The