It’s that time of year when everything seems to be happening at once. Butterflies and moths are emerging from over wintered pupae, caterpillars are feeding voraciously, while others are pupating – and that’s just inside the garden shed! It’s not … Read More
Walking up a lane from Helford Passage on the Helford Estuary in Cornwall we passed this male Meadow Brown butterfly nectaring on Navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris). Insight into Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina): common throughout Cornwall and the UK it has a … Read More
Common name: Meadow Brown Latin name: Maniola jurtina Family: Browns (Satyridae >> Satyrinae) Flies: middle of June to end of September Location: garden, Marsland valley, Cornwall Gallery link: British Butterflies Related images: