I'm cheating again, on the last day of this week's theme of butterflies of Britain and Europe. These two are sometimes quite common in our garden, where I photographed both of these, but not this year. Buddleia flowers are a great favourite of many butterflies.

Today's butterflies all belong to the family of Browns. They are small and not as showy as many butterflies, but are still worth a closer look.

Today's butterfly is the Red Admiral which is found throughout Europe and beyond (across temperate regions of North Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia), with very slight variations. It's actually orange rather than red.

Fritillaries today - butterflies, not flowers! There are various different Fritillaries, some very rare. These are both the Silver-washed Fritillary.

One of my favourite groups of butterflies are the "Blues" (Lycaenidae) which also include Argoses and Hairstreaks and can be found all over the world. Here are several, including a Holly Blue in our garden and several different ones in the Spanish Pyrenees.

The Small Skipper is found in the UK and most of Europe although I photographed these in the Spanish Pyrenees. It typically has an unusual way of holding its wings which makes it easy to identify.

A new week - and a new theme. I have decided to share photos of butterflies this week, although I will find it hard to choose just seven out of the hundreds I have taken over the past fifteen years. Butterflies must be one of the most beautiful and best-loved group of insects. So perhaps … Continue reading A PHOTO A DAY HELPS …… Day 40