Butterflying in Greece

We went on an expertly guided trip to Northern Greece in June 2024. To see the local butterflies and birds, as well as a few moths, and any other wildlife that came into view. Of my far-too-many photos, I selected out the best and have sorted and processed into birds, butterflies, and moths. We saw more than 70 species of butterfly on the trip. Only a handful of those are seen in the UK. Although in this batch of photos Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Green Hairstreak, and Brown Argus are on the British List, so the majority were knew to us with one or two exceptions.

Black-veined White, Aporia crataegi

Brown Argus, Aricia agestis

Cardinal, Argynnis Pandora

Clouded Yellow, Colias croceus

Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi

Large Skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus

Lesser Spotted Fritillary, Melitaea trivia

Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina

Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui

Queen of Spain Fritillary, Issoria lathonia

Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus

Scarce Swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius, aka Sail Swallowtail

Spotted Fritillary, Melitaea didyma (in copulo)

First batch of my Greek butterflies can be found here.