#pyronia tithonus

[andrenaflavipes]

Friend at the train station, a hedge brown.

(Pyronia tithonus, female imago)

28.vii.2023

[unkn0wnvariable]

Feeding Gatekeeper

A gatekeeper butterfly feeding on a knapweed flower, at Felmersham Gravel Pits.

[onuen]

[herissondecheminee]

A few years ago, on a summer afternoon, I befriended a hedge brown butterfly. Here is a few watercolor drawings to commemorate.

- Cross-posted on Instagram -

- Available on redbubble -

[jolenecornelis]

Pyronia tithonus  Parc du château de Kergroadez, Brélès, Brittany, France 2017 by Jolien Cornelis Instagram

[british-animals]

(via Gatekeeper | richard smith | Flickr)

[unkn0wnvariable]

Gatekeeper

A gatekeeper butterfly resting on the edge of a bramble leaf, at Holme Fen.

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Sunlit Gatekeeper

A gatekeeper butterfly warming up on a sunlit bramble leaf, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.