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Gatekeeper Butterfly

Pyronia tithonus

Notes:

Both male and female spotted today, the male is the picture with the more vivid colouration.

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2 Comments

Andy Mortlock
Andy Mortlock 12 years ago

Yes it's a nice name, it's also known as a Hedge Brown Butterfly but I prefer Gatekeeper. :)

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

I really like the name.

Andy Mortlock
Spotted by
Andy Mortlock

Harlow District (Essex), England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Jul 27, 2011
Submitted on Jul 27, 2011

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