David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
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_________________________Butterflies 44 - Red Admirals
RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY Vanessa atalanta
RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY Vanessa atalanta
RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY Vanessa atalanta RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY Vanessa atalanta
RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY Vanessa atalanta
- They may be common but Red Admirals Vanessa
atalanta are truly stunning butterflies!
These powerful migrants should be familiar to all. If nettle patches are
allowed to grow (and not sprayed) then gardeners may be rewarded by the
sight of this butterfly ovipositing. Unlike some
other nymphalid butterflies the larvae of this species are solitary rather
than communal. These butterflies are also very fond of over-ripe fruit and
Ivy Hedera helix flowers in autumn and they may now be seen
during most (if not all) months of the year if conditions are favourable
(as they were in 2017 when the photographer recorded them during 11
consecutive months – another of the many consequences of global-warming).
Sadly none could be located in December by which time the temperature had
dropped considerably.
- Moving images of Red Admiral
Butterflies may be seen at: https://youtu.be/gGAj7920QZ4, https://youtu.be/nEdzI-3xaqg and https://youtu.be/DI2-W6ckE-8.
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