Nice moth

1:st of July 2009
An arctic/ alpine moth: Grammia quenseli. Alpigelkottspinnare in swedish.

Arctic Blue under

1:st of July 2009
Tiny and elusive. Arctic Blue (Agriades aquilo) underside.

Arctic Blue

1:st of July 2009
Arctic Blue (Agriades aquilo) above. A very grey Blue but with at least a little tinge of pale blue to the upperparts. Not uncommon up here.

Alpine Grizzled Skipper

1:st of July 2009
Alpine Grizzled Skippers fly in decent good numbers here.

Polar Fritillary sumit

1:st of July 2009
As we reach the very sumit we almost immediately encounter one of the most rare and desired Butterflies of the region; Arctic Fritillary ( Boloria polaris). Known to be quite eluding and hyperactive, these (3+) specimen surprise us by sitting very still and even walking between the flowers they feed on. Perhaps a result of the rather low morning temperature and a bit of cold wind.

Polar Fritillary

1:st of July 2009
.. and below. Note the X on the back underwing.

The pit

1:st of July 2009
A burning interest! (Lapland Fritillary).