Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus), Ruspidge, Forest of Dean
Introduction
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus), Ruspidge, Forest of Dean
Image: © Eric Soons Taken: 19 Aug 2008
As you can see from the photograph, the Gatekeeper butterfly has an interesting type of eye. Each ocellus (simple eye) has two pupils one pointing upwards and the other down. These butterflies are quite common in the Forest and like brambles and bushes which are separated from each other by 3 or 4 metres or so.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.802753
Longitude
-2.507975