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CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY Colias croceus

BLACK-VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY Aporia crataegi

Digital photographs of a couple of splendid Pierid butterflies found at high altitude in the French Hautes-Pyrenees. The Clouded Yellow was freshly emerged and in perfect condition. The Black-veined White was on the wing at a much later date than expected (25th August), presumably as a consequence of poor summer weather.

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THERE ARE NUMEROUS BUTTERFLY PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE. AMONGST THE VERY BEST ARE:

'THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND' VOLUME 7, PART 1, EDITED BY A. MAITLAND EMMET, JOHN HEATH, HARLEY BOOKS, 1989 ISBN 0 946589 25 9

'THE BUTTERFLIES OF BRITAIN & IRELAND', JEREMY THOMAS AND RICHARD LEWINGTON, DORLING KINDERSLEY PUBLISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST1991. ISBN 0-86318-591-6

'COLLINS FIELD GUIDE BUTTERFLIES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE', TOM TOLMAN AND RICHARD LEWINGTON, HARPERCOLLINS, 1997. ISBN 0 00 219992 0

'COLLINS GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE', MICHAEL CHINERY, 1998. ISBN 0 00 220059 7

'BUTTERFLIES OF SURREY', GRAHAM A. COLLINS, SURREY WILDLIFE TRUST, 1995. ISBN 0 9526065 0 X- see: http://www.surreywildlifetrust.co.uk/ for further information about the Surrey Wildlife Atlas series.

'BRITISH WILDLIFE', BRITISH WILDLIFE PUBLISHING, ISSN 0958-0956 CONTAINS REGULAR BUTTERFLY REPORTS

'THE MILLENNIUM ATLAS OF BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND', JIM ASHER, MARTIN WARREN, RICHARD FOX, PAUL HARDING, GAIL JEFFCOATE, STEPHEN JEFFCOATE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2001, ISBN 0-19-850565-5

'POCKET GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND', RICHARD LEWINGTON, BRITISH WILDLIFE PUBLISHING, 2003. ISBN 0-9531399-1-3. This exquisitely illustrated book is ideal for both beginners and experts alike, with illustrations of all stages of native British species, migrants and a selection of day-flying moths: http://www.britishwildlife.com/html/books.html. Original artworks and signed proof prints from this book are currently available from Richard Lewington at: rlewington@btopenworld.com. A catalogue will be provided by the artist on request. Some of Richard's paintings are displayed annually at the Oxford Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW.

'BUTTERFLIES OF EUROPE', TRISTAN LAFRANCHIS, DIATHEO, 2006. ISBN 2-9521620-0-X. A new field guide and key to European butterflies with a butterfly-friendly approach (collecting is firmly discouraged!) and numerous photographs illustrating the differences between species. Tristan may be contacted at: lafranch@otenet.gr

'BRITISH MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES', CHRIS MANLEY, A&C BLACK, FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION, DUE AUTUMN 2008. Commissioned from the author following the publication of the 'Moths of Trigon', this ambitious project will contain over 2,300 photographs of live insects from over 50 contributors including 850 macromoths, 500 micromoths, 74 butterflies, 314 larvae and a selection of over 50 non-lepidopteran species from other Orders for comparison. This book is intended to appeal to a wide audience including the non-expert.

'GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER BENEFICIAL INSECTS', JAN MILLER, FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION, DUE ?2008. Proceeds for Butterfly Conservation.

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