These are the Brown family of Butterflies that Lorraine and I have recorded so far in either our Garden or the bank at the back of the garden since late July 2000 as well as some seen in the Algarve. Click on the thumbnail images below to view a larger image of each butterfly.
 

Meadow Brown Butterfly   Maniola jurtin Male Female

Gate Keeper Butterfly  Pyronia tithonus Male Female

Southern Gate Keeper Butterfly -Male & Female  Pyronia cecilia Seen on holiday in the Algarve Male Southern Gatekeepers

Wall Brown Butterfly   Lasiommata megera Male Female

Ringlet Butterfly   Aphantopus hyperantus

Speckled Wood Butterfly  (North European) Pararge aegeria tircis (Female)

Speckled Wood Butterfly (South European) Pararge aegeria aegeria (Male) Seen on holiday in the Algarve

Lorraine and I hope you enjoy looking at these pictures - even though they are probably not the best ever taken of Butterflies! If you are an expert on Butterflies and any of the pictures show a different Butterfly than we have labeled it then do please email us with the details. Similarly if you come across any web sites on Butterflies then let us have the URL and we will link to the sites.