Same butterfly
as above but showing hindwing markings.
Vaud,
Switzerland, end July 2004
Surprisingly
late in the season for this species.
Cote d'Or,
France, May 2004
Cote d'Or,
France, May 2004
Cote d'Or,
France, May 2004
Cluj, Romania,
June 2006
Peter Rowlings
NW Scotland, May
1999
Ardennes,
Belgium, June 2002
This is a butterfly with a range across central
Europe into Scandinavia and down to Greece with disconnected populations
in the Pyrenees and NW Scotland. It has a particularly long abdomen
relative to the size of the wings giving it a rather primitive look.
It is usually only found in small numbers in my experience in open
places amongst trees and forests. In Scotland it flies at sea level, in
central Europe I usually find it at 1000m or above.