BUTTERFLIES
All butterflies photographed in the wild, on location in East and West Sussex. East Sussex: Abbots Wood, Friston Forest, Friston Gallops, Ladies Mile Trail, Malling Down Nature Reserve, Stanmer Park. West Sussex: Knepp Estate, Loder Valley Nature Reserve, Madgeland Wood. Equipment used: Canon EOS 1Ds MKIII, Canon EOS 5D MKIV, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX macro, Canon EF 500mm f/4 L IS USM paired with three Kenko Extension Tubes, Canon EF 1.4x MKIII Converter, Benro Mach 3 carbon fibre tripod, Benro GH3 gimbal head, Manfrotto XPRO 3 head.
Purple Emperor (Apatura iris).
![Purple Emperor, Knepp Estate](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50042323617_d9f7ed2f22_h.jpg)
![Purple Emperor, Knepp](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50052050182_507e5d64ff_h.jpg)
Dark Green Fritillary (Speyeria aglaja).
![Dark Green Fritillary (male), Friston Forest](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50304423497_cbc92453b8_h.jpg)
Male (above). Female (below).
![Dark Green Fritillary, Friston Forest](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50069580353_4e53cd8691_h.jpg)
Silver Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia).
![Silver Washed Fritillary (male) taking off](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48412604132_d55a65b65e_h.jpg)
Male (left) courting female (centre).
![Courting Silver Washed Fritillaries](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48235250621_de560e600d_h.jpg)
White Admiral (Limenitis camilla).
![White Admiral Butterfly](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48163866921_e4992e7de5_h.jpg)
Peacock (Aglais io).
![Peacock butterfly on buddleia](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48420719136_3ac1acfed0_h.jpg)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta).
![Red Admiral, Stanmer Park](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49801788137_4a153c406c_h.jpg)
![Red Admiral, Knepp Estate](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48479005441_e0b0ed4b91_h.jpg)
![Red Admiral basking on a beech tree](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48090719117_d3893a089e_h.jpg)
Comma (Polygonia c-album).
![Comma Butterfly Open Wings](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50049370128_42f24ab2cb_h.jpg)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui).
![Painted Lady in Abbots Wood](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48147236391_e2a79751c2_h.jpg)
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni).
![Brimstone](https://live.staticflickr.com/7918/40105654863_f87f994b02_h.jpg)
Chalkhill Blue (Polyommatus coridon).
![Chalk Hill Blue on Wild Carrot](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48302657856_1ee3032046_h.jpg)
![Chalkhill Blue Open Wings](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48461680691_f1812dfdf3_h.jpg)
![Chalkhill Blues](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48437470042_9016b09e39_h.jpg)
Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus).
![Gatekeeper](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48470520697_e7e9c886ae_h.jpg)
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina).
![Meadow Brown Open Wings](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50048044853_17196fa689_h.jpg)
Marbled White (Melanargia galathea).
![Marbled White Butterfly, Friston Forest](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/19484983770_92f04f4e69_h.jpg)
![Marbled White on Wild Carrot](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48102141908_f46e6b6cce_h.jpg)
![Marbled White Female](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48096875316_0613d1b338_h.jpg)
![Marbled Whites (male and female) Friston Gallops](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50105045502_e1c99028db_h.jpg)
Above: male (left) and female (right).
![Marbled White on Red Clover](https://live.staticflickr.com/8538/28186303020_1b24e282d0_h.jpg)
Small White (Pieris rapae).
![Cabbage White Butterfly](https://live.staticflickr.com/3711/9321079886_40aa070627_h.jpg)
Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae).
![Six-spot Burnet Moths](https://live.staticflickr.com/1799/42134667210_a2da9fc58b_h.jpg)
Common Emerald moth (Hemithea aestivaria).
Comments
I didn't take any worthy photos today, but I really enjoyed being at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve - the clean air, the peace and quiet, the setting.