Butterfly and Butterfly Orchid
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Butterfly and Butterfly Orchid
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 23 Jun 2014
A Small Heath butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus) resting on a Greater Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera chlorantha). Small Heaths are relatively common at Cathkin Braes Country Park. The orchids are only found in a few discrete patches.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.801526
Longitude
-4.219071