2008

SK5243 : Large Skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venata)

taken 16 years ago, near to Bulwell, Nottingham, England

Large Skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venata)
Large Skipper butterfly (Ochlodes venata)
The Large Skipper is one of the commonest species throughout all lowland areas of England and Wales. It is the only common skipper with orange and brown patterned wings. It lives in distinct colonies in a wide range of rough places where wild grasses, on which the caterpillars feed, grow unchecked. The adults fly only in sunshine and will frequently land on shrubs, especially the male, which will often return to the same leaf between flights.

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Category: Butterfly
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Native Butterflies of Britain and Ireland Automatic Clusters: · Large Skipper [4] ·
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SK5243, 65 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lynne Kirton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 July, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 18 July, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 526 439 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:59.4128N 1:13.0179W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 526 439
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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