by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Meadow Argus Scientific Name: Junonia villida Size: Wingspan 40-50 mm What does it look like? The adult Meadow Argus male and female are similar. Predominantly brown with patches of orange (all wings) and whitish (forewings) on upper surface. Each wing with...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Monarch Butterfly Adult Larva (Caterpillar) Scientific Name: Danaus plexippus Size: Wingspan 90-100 mm What does it look like? The adult Monarch Butterfly wing is orange, with ornate pattern of thin black lines and broad black margins on each wing. Black margins...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Common Grass-blue Scientific Name: Zizina otis Size: Wingspan 20 to 23 mm What does it look like? Upper surface of the Common Grass-blue male’s wings are almost entirely purplish blue, concentrated towards the centre of wings of female, remainder of upper surface...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Chocolate Argus Scientific Name: Junonia hedonia Size: Wingspan 50-60mm What does it look like? The male Chocolate Argus is dark brown, female paler, both with a series of parallel, darker wavy lines along the edges and through the centre of the wings. Lines through...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Cabbage White Butterfly Scientific Name: Pieris rapae Size: Wingspan 40 mm What does it look like? The Cabbage White Butterfly is identified by white to yellowish-white colouration of wings and the presence of two black spots on the underside of each forewing. Upper...
