Welcome to the Cambridgeshire & Essex Photo page for butterfly (and moth) images sent in to our Sightings page.
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 Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) Claybury Park, Woodford (TQ432910) 11/07/25 © Ian Watts Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) Claybury Park, Woodford (TQ432910) 11/07/25 © Ian Watts |  Wall Thames Estuary Path (TQ692778) 10/07/25 © David Lazarus Wall Thames Estuary Path (TQ692778) 10/07/25 © David Lazarus |  Brown Argus Thames Estuary Path (TQ692778) 10/07/25 © David Lazarus Brown Argus Thames Estuary Path (TQ692778) 10/07/25 © David Lazarus |  Clouded Yellow Thames Estuary Path (TQ692778) 10/07/25 © David Lazarus Clouded Yellow Thames Estuary Path (TQ692778) 10/07/25 © David Lazarus |
 Female Silver-Washed Fritillary - Trumpington Mead Trumpington Meadows (TL4354) 10/07/25 © Trevor Sawyer Female Silver-Washed Fritillary - Trumpington Mead Trumpington Meadows (TL4354) 10/07/25 © Trevor Sawyer |  Gatekeeper Claybury Park (TQ435909) 09/07/25 © David Lazarus Gatekeeper Claybury Park (TQ435909) 09/07/25 © David Lazarus |  Purple Hairstreak Claybury Park (TQ435909) 09/07/25 © David Lazarus Purple Hairstreak Claybury Park (TQ435909) 09/07/25 © David Lazarus |  Purple Hairstreak Claybury Park (TQ435909) 09/07/25 © David Lazarus Purple Hairstreak Claybury Park (TQ435909) 09/07/25 © David Lazarus |
 Wall South Essex Woods (TQ835916) 08/07/25 © David Lazarus Wall South Essex Woods (TQ835916) 08/07/25 © David Lazarus |  Heath Fritillary South Essex Woods (TQ835916) 08/07/25 © David Lazarus Heath Fritillary South Essex Woods (TQ835916) 08/07/25 © David Lazarus |  Heath Fritillary South Essex Woods (TQ835916) 08/07/25 © David Lazarus Heath Fritillary South Essex Woods (TQ835916) 08/07/25 © David Lazarus |  Brimstone (m) Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 08/07/25 © Phillip Hastings Brimstone (m) Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 08/07/25 © Phillip Hastings |
 Gatekeeper Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 08/07/25 © Phillip Hastings Gatekeeper Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 08/07/25 © Phillip Hastings |  Silver washed fritillary 08-07-25 Cottenham 08/07/25 © David Bradley Silver washed fritillary 08-07-25 Cottenham 08/07/25 © David Bradley |  Purple Hairstreak Trumpington Meadows/Byron's Pool (TL4354) 08/07/25 © Trevor Sawyer Purple Hairstreak Trumpington Meadows/Byron's Pool (TL4354) 08/07/25 © Trevor Sawyer |  White-Letter Hairstreak Trumpington Meadows/Byron's Pool (TL4354) 08/07/25 © Trevor Sawyer White-Letter Hairstreak Trumpington Meadows/Byron's Pool (TL4354) 08/07/25 © Trevor Sawyer |
 Aberrant Small Copper Trumpington Meadows/Byron's Pool (TL4354) 08/07/25 © Trevor Sawyer Aberrant Small Copper Trumpington Meadows/Byron's Pool (TL4354) 08/07/25 © Trevor Sawyer |  Small Copper Grants Meadow Allotments, Colchester (TM0124) 06/07/25 © Ole Wiedenmann Small Copper Grants Meadow Allotments, Colchester (TM0124) 06/07/25 © Ole Wiedenmann |  Ringlet Grants Meadow Allotments, Colchester (TM0124) 06/07/25 © Ole Wiedenmann Ringlet Grants Meadow Allotments, Colchester (TM0124) 06/07/25 © Ole Wiedenmann |  Common Blue Grants Meadow Allotments, Colchester (TM0124) 06/07/25 © Ole Wiedenmann Common Blue Grants Meadow Allotments, Colchester (TM0124) 06/07/25 © Ole Wiedenmann |