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Gatekeeper Butterfly

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Michael Griffiths

Gatekeeper Butterfly

Adult gatekeepers feed primarily on bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.), carline thistle (Carlina vulgaris), devil’s-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), hemp agrimony(Eupatorium cannabinum), wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare), ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), red clover (Trifolium patense), thistles (Cirsium and Carduus species), thyme (Thymus praecox) and water mint (Mentha aquatica).

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belindagroverphotography says:

July 17, 2017 at 12:03 pm

Beautiful photo.

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