Taken at Hogganfield Lochon 24th
August 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
Taken
at Hogganfield Lochon 5th June 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 105 mm macro lens.
Taken
at Tyningham Bay on 19th September 2016 using Apple Iphone.
Taken
at Hogganfield Loch on 16th October 2015 using Nikon D5200 - 18-55 mm lens with Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attachment
Butterfly - Red Admiral.
Species: Order: Family:
Vanessa atalanta.
Lepidoptera.
Nymphalidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Common Nettle, Hop
Bramble, Fleabane,Teasel and Thistles.
Male: 64 - 72 mm.
Female
70 - 78 mm.
Almost anywhere in the British Isles.
Migrant. Arrives May - June.