During the summer of 2015 I spent alot of time around Devon and Cornwall in fields, gardens, forests and coastal footpaths.Within this time I managed to photograph many different species of butterfly. I thought I would include them all in one post for you to see. Butterflies (lepidoptera) are an important indicator species which are used to identify diversity in an area and how well tha area is sustaining itself .’This is due to thier sensitivity to changes to their environment, see here for more details. So basiclly the more the merrier, and the more you see in a specific area the more likely you ll see a larger amount of other species of insects and plants which shows that area could be thriving. Anyway check out some of my pictures below from a few different locations. Some of the Butterflies are notthe best specimens and have damaged wings but I just wanted to record the different species that I had seen:















So thats ten different species I saw over the summer when I had my camera with me but I saw many more. Uk butterfly populations are dwindling (even the common ones!) So help out by recording your butterfly observations here at ispot which is a brilliant site in partner with the open universtiy, dedicated to recording sightings of nature. Thanks for reading and check back soon! Lu x
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