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This web site was designed (maybe stretching the meaning of the word) with Microsoft FrontPage, a very simplistic design tool, which Microsoft withdrew support from about 20 years ago but it still functioned. It became completely unavailable in 2025 and I used the follow-up program, Microsoft Expression Web 4.  This has more functionality but has the frustrating effect that what you see in design (some fonts and layout) is not what is then shown on the web page, and this seems to be very inconsistent and in some cases not rectifiable.

 

2 January 2026

2025 highlights page added

 

7 November 2025

Pages for Satyridae updated with 2025 photographs, for species as below:

Hermit (Chazara briseis)

Dusky Heath (Coenonympha dorus)

Chestnut Heath (Coenonympha glycerion)

Autumn Ringlet (Erebia neoridas)

Grayling (Hipparchia semele)

Woodland Brown (Lopinga achine)

Iberian Marbled White (Melanargia lachesis)

Southern Gatekeeper (Pyronia cecilia)

Great Sooty Satyr (Satyrus ferula)

 

23 October 2025

Pages for Papilionidae and Pieridae updated with 2025 photographs, for species as below:

Iberian Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthamelii)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Pale Clouded yellow (Colias hyale)

Southern Small White (Pieris mannii)

Small White (Pieris rapae)

Bath White (Pontia daplidice)

 

17 October 2025

Pages for Nymphalidae - aristocrats updated with 2025 photographs, for species as below:

Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

 

14 October 2025

Pages for Nymphalidae - fritillaries updated with 2025 photographs, for species as below:

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)

Marbled Fritillay (Brenthis daphne)

Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)

Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)

Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)

Provençal Fritillary (Melitaea deione)

Meadow Fritillary (Melitaea parthenoides)

 

12 October 2025

Pages for Lycaenidae - coppers updated with 2025 photographs, for species as below:

Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)

 

10 October 2025

Pages for Lycaenidae - blues updated with 2025 photographs, for species as below:

Provençal Short-tailed Blue (Cupido alcetas)

Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)

Large Blue (Phengaris arion)

Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus

Meleager's Blue (Polyommatus daphnis)

Furry Blue (Polyommatus dolus)

Chapman's Blue (Polyommatus thersites)

 

7 October 2025

Pages for Hesperiidae updated with 2025 photographs, for species as below:

Sage Skipper (Muschampia proto)

Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus)

Rosy Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus onopordi)

Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)

Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)