Some recent insects recently sought out to fill some holes in the photo album.
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly difficult to pick up among their far commoner relatives, but eventually one stayed still long enough.
scarce blue-tailed damselfly 2 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
scarce blue-tailed damselfly 1 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
A bit of luck on Sunday, a Hummingbird Hawk Moth visiting the buddleia for a third day in a row, this time with some sunshine!
hhm1 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
hhm2 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
hhm3 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
hhm4 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
hhm6 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
Mothra!
hhm7 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
Then a trip to Ewyas Harold Common to target one of my favourites the Marbled White and the impressive Dark Green Fritillary, ably found by my young apprentice
filming flutterbys by Paul Downes, on Flickr
mw1 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
mw2 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
mw3 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
dgf2 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
dgf1 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
dgf3 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
dgf5 by Paul Downes, on Flickr
Hummingbird Hawk Moth and Butterflies
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