59.021 Limenitis camilla (White Admiral)
ws: m56-64mm, f58-66mm; Jun-early Aug; honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum); woodland in S&C.England south of a line from the Severn to the Humber
ID: Somewhat similar to Apatura iris (Purple Emperor) which is larger, with an excavate forewing termen and orange eye-spots near the hindwing dorsum.
§1 Belfairs Woods, Essex; 03/08/2010
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 26/07/2012
§3 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 24/06/2020
§4 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 24/06/2020; male; fw 29.0mm
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 24/06/2020; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 26/07/2012
§3 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 24/06/2020
§4 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 24/06/2020; male; fw 29.0mm
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 24/06/2020; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 25/05/2014 (§1&2) | §3&4 added 05/08/2020 | §5 added 24/06/2021