my lemon puppie

This adorable, little face is worth another close-up, isn´t it? Alflikmätare is the swedish name.

Ennomos alniaria

...and sideways.

Purple hairstreaks

6:th of August
An August highlight on the butterfly scene is of course the late flying Hairstreaks. I set off for just a short bicycle-excursion to see some of them and manage pretty well. At least 7 Purple hairstreaks flit around an oak tree, but mainly up in the canopy, so I have to collect one with my net and get a jar-picture in order to get any picture documentation at all.
At least 7 individuals were seen together.

Brown hairstreak

6:th of August 2008
Brown hairstreak (here a female) is one of the last butterflies to fly in Sweden. This late and so fresh in plumage. What a beauty! Spreading it´s wings on raspberry plants.

Fire flies

...and perhaps even better on the underside!

Mountain expedition

15:th of July
We make this years third trip to the Härjedalen mountains. We walk to the top of one of the easier mountains in the Funäsdalen area. Great views, plenty of flowers in bloom, some Bluethroats, Long-tailed Skuas and Rough-legged Buzzards along the way.
Isn´t Sweden fantastic?

Alpine blue

On the climb we only saw one single butterfly. I just happened to flush a blue on the windy slope and then my son Simon found it in the grass. The wind made it stay put for some close-ups, showing it´s characteristic underwing pattern - An alpine blue!