Butterflies of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Red Admiral (male & female)
Photo: Noar Hill, 11 August 2000.
White Admiral (male & female)
Photo: Bentley Wood (Hampshire section), 21 July 2000.
Brown Argus (male)
Photo: Broughton Down, 22 August 2000.
Brown Argus (female)
Photo: Martin Down, 20 June 2002.
Adonis Blue ( male)
Photo: Martin Down 20 May 2003
Adonis Blue ( female)
Photo: Bonchurch Down, IoW, 1 June 2003.
Chalkhill Blue (male)
Photo: Broughton Down, 15 August 2003.
Chalkhill Blue (female)
Photo: Broughton Down, 21 July 2000.
Common Blue (male)
Photo: Browndown, 10 August 2000.
Common Blue (female)
Photo: Skew Hill, Portsdown Hills, 17 June 2002. This is the more unusual blue form of the female!
Holly Blue (male)
Photo: Noar Hill, 11 August 2000.
Holly Blue (female)
Photo: Old Railway Line, Funtley, 8 August 2001.
Silver-studded Blue (male)
Photo: New Forest, Holmsley, 22 June 2002.
Silver-studded Blue (female)
Photo: New Forest, by Marchwood, 20 June 2003.
Small Blue (male)
Photo: Carrisbrook Churchyard, IoW, 1 June 2003.
Small Blue (female)
Photo: Carrisbrook Churchyard, IoW, 1 June 2003.
Brimstone (male)
Photo: Noar Hill, 25 August 2000.
Brimstone (female)
Photo: Southampton Common, 8 May 2001.
Clouded Yellow (male)
Photo: Broughton Down, 22 August 2000
Clouded Yellow (female, HELICE)
Photo: Hayling Island, 8 October 2003.
Comma (male & female)
Photo: My house in Bursledon, 15 July 2000.
Small Copper (male & female)
Photo: St. Helen's Duver, IoW, 14 August 2002.
Duke of Burgundy (male)
Photo: Noar Hill, 3 May 2003.
Duke of Burgundy (female)
Photo: Noar Hill, 12 May 2002.
Dark Green Fritillary (male & female)
Photo: Martin Down, 26 July 2001.
Glanville Fritillary (male & female)
Photo: Hordle Cliffs, 8 June 2000.
Glanville Fritillary (mating)
Photo: Ventnor Undercliff, IoW, 1 June 2003.
Marsh Fritillary (male)
Photo: Bentley Wood (Hampshire section), 10 June 2001. There are fears that this butterfly may have become extinct in this, its only remaining Hampshire site, between 2002 & 2003.
Marsh Fritillary (female)
Photo: Bentley Wood, Hants, 10 June 2001.
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (male)
Photo: Bentley Wood, Hants, 9 May 2003.
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (female)
Photo: Porton Down, 8 May 2002.
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (male)
Photo: Bentley Wood, 28 May 2003.
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (female)
Photo: Bentley Wood, Hants, 28 May 2003.
Silver-washed Fritillary (male & female)
Photo: Martin Down, 28 July 2000.
Gatekeeper (male)
Photo: Broughton Down, 7 July 2000.
Gatekeeper (female)
Photo: Broughton Down, 20 July 2001.
Grayling (male & female)
Photo: Browndown, 15 August 2000.
Brown Hairstreak (male)
Photo: Noar Hill, 25 August 2000.
Brown Hairstreak (female)
Photo: Noar Hill, 25 August 2000.
Green Hairstreak (male & female)
Photo: Kayhaven, 2 May 2002.
Small Heath (male & female)
Photo: Noar Hill, 12 June 2001.
Meadow Brown (female)
Photo: Townhill Park House, Southampton, 28 June 2000.
Monarch (male or female)
Photo: Although this rare migrant has been seen in Hampshire, this picture was taken at Winspit, Dorset, 21 October 2001.
Orange Tip (male)
Photo: Brambridge, 21 April 2003.
Orange Tip (female)
Photo: Noar Hill, 12 May 2000.
Painted Lady (male & female)
Photo: Normandy Marshes, 18 August 2001.
Peacock (male & female)
Photo: Martin Down, 28 July 2000.
Ringlet (male)
Photo: Noar Hill, 7 July 2000.
Ringlet (male - aberrant)
Photo: Bentley Wood, Hants, 11 July 2002.
Dingy Skipper (male & female)
Photo: Broughton Down, 12 May 2002.
Essex Skipper (male & female)
Photo: Martin Down, 28 July 2000.
Grizzled Skipper (male & female)
Photo: Martin Down, 9 May 2003.
Large Skipper (male & female)
Photo: Townhill Park House, Swaythling, 2 July 2000. The insect on the left is male, with the female on the right.
Silver-spotted Skipper (male)
Photo: Broughton Down, 15 August 2003.
Silver-spotted Skipper (female)
Photo: Broughton Down, 20 August 2001.
Small Skipper (male & female)
Photo: Townhill Park House, Swaythling, 27 July 2000.
Speckled Wood (male & female)
Photo: Pennington, Nr Lymington, 5 May 2001.
Small Tortoiseshell (male & female)
Photo: Magdalen Hill Down, Winchester, 30 July 2003.
Wall (male)
Photo: Normandy Marshes, nr Lymington, 18 August 2001.
Wall (female)
Photo: Keyhaven, nr Lymington, 2 May 2002.
Green-veined White (male)
Photo: Mallards Moor, Bursledon, 11 May 2001.
Green-veined White (female)
Photo: Townhill Park House, Swaythling, 28 June 2000.
Large White (female)
Photo: Broughton Down, 22 August 2000. (the left-hand photo was taken in Malta)
Marbled White (male)
Photo: Noar Hill, 7 July 2000.
Marbled White (female)
Photo: Stockbridge Down, 7 July 2000.
Small White (male & female)
Photo: Broughton Down, 7 July 2000.
All pictures
© Peter Burford