Marbled white butterfly, Downlands Farm, Uckfield
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Marbled white butterfly, Downlands Farm, Uckfield
Image: © Patrick Roper Taken: 15 Jul 2007
Marbled whites (Melanargia galatea) are usually found on the chalk downs but, despite its name, they were doing well in flowery grassland over sandstone on Downlands Farm some way from the Downs in July 2007. The flower is knapweed (Centaurea nigra).
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Image Location
Latitude
50.981446
Longitude
0.092323