Invertebrates > Insects
The Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) is one of the most ethereal, delicate, and poetically graceful butterflies in the European insect fauna. Belonging to the family Pieridae, it bears no resemblance to the robust, fast-flying cabbage whites; instead, this woodland...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) is one of the most delightful, familiar, and early-emerging butterflies of European and North American spring gardens. Belonging to the gossamer-winged butterfly family Lycaenidae, it is unique among ‘blues’ for its...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) is one of the most striking, unmistakable, and elegant butterflies of the European summer countryside. Despite its conspicuous black-and-white checkerboard pattern that causes casual observers to mistake it for a Pierid...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon) is a quintessential and magnificent butterfly of Europe’s sun-drenched calcareous chalk downlands. Flying in shimmering clouds over steep, flower-rich limestone slopes in midsummer, this delicate lycaenid is an iconic...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) is an energetic, sun-worshiping butterfly belonging to the skipper family Hesperiidae. Renowned for its explosive, low-level flight that resembles a miniature dart or buzzing fly rather than a fluttering butterfly, it is a...
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