Sunday 21 June 2015

Bee Orchids and Marbled Whites

20th June 2015 - Exeter


Never one to pass up a visit to the supermarket(!) - especially since I didn't have to go in - I spent an entertaining 30 minutes wandering around the back of the Pyne's Hill Tesco car park with my macro lens and tripod. A steep bank at the north end of the site was clearly designed as a wild flower meadow, the current highlight being a profusion of Bee Orchids Ophrys apifera. While wife and daughter shopped, I took a few photos.

Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera - Exeter 20/6/2015

Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera - Exeter 20/6/2015

Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera - Exeter 20/6/2015

It was overcast but warm and a handful of Marbled Whites were patrolling the bank. This is a male, females are more yellowish on the hind underwing.

Marbled White Melanargia galathea - 20/6/2015

Marbled White Melanargia galathea - 20/6/2015

Thanks to Dave Hopkins for the tip off.


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