Butterflies 2013

Some of the butterflies I was lucky to have close encounters with this summer.

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) Sleneset, Nordland 30.06
Tiriltungeblåvinge

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Sleneset, Nordland 30.06
Ildgullvinge

Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria), Elverum, Hedmark 24.07
Kjempebladmåler

Portrait of Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma),
Hvasser, Vestfold 29.07.
Kommasmyger

Despite the resemblance of wasps, the clearwings are actually moths.
Raspberry Clearwing (Pennisetia hylaeiformis), Hvasser, Vestfold 31.07.
Bringebærglassvinge

Silver Y (Autographa gamma), Hvasser , Vestfold 06.08.
Thousands of this moth was swarming in the first week of August.
Gammafly

Grayling (Hipparchia semele), Hvasser, Vestfold 06.08.
Kystringvinge

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae), Hvasser, Vestfold 13.08.
This beauty is declining and red-listed in Norway.
Slåpetornstjertvinge

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Hvasser, Vestfold 13.08.  This large and
beautiful migratory butterfly showed up in good numbers in Norway
this summer.
Tistelsommerfugl

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), another migratory guest that showed up
in late summer. Henningsvær, Nordland 01.09
Admiral