Dark brown butterfy with extensive orange marking plus paler underwing marks

Duke of Burgundy. Photo: John Woodruff

Spotted by John on Giant Hill, Cerne Abbas on 16/05/2019. He reports that all the Dukes out were to be see at the base of the hill, in the undergrowth. Catching this specimen among the grass really gives you an idea of how small this butterfly is.

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