Q - Quercusia quercus, Queen of Spain Fritillary
I thought I was going to be stuck with the Queen of Spain that I mentioned under 'F'
Then I came across Quercusia quercus. I thought initially that this had something to do with the tree on a postage stamp from Great Britain
I thought I was going to be stuck with the Queen of Spain that I mentioned under 'F'
Then I came across Quercusia quercus. I thought initially that this had something to do with the tree on a postage stamp from Great Britain
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| The English Oak - Quercus robur |
It turned out that the place to see Quercusia quercus, aka the Purple Hairstreak, is fluttering in woods round the crowns of the oak and ash.
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| Purple Hairstreak Butterfly |
It has nothing in common with that purple hair rinse that's favoured by some ladies I'm told.
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| Female Purple Hairstreak |
It's the female that has those permanently purple patches; the upperside of the male is brown but may show a purple sheen from some angles in bright sunlight.
My longstop for Q has always been the -
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| Queen of Spain Fritillary |
It has light spots on its underside that shine like mother of pearl.
The Queen of Spain is a migratory butterfly which flies from Southern Europe to England in favourable years.
Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
I feel it when you're with me
It happens when you kiss me
That rare and gentle feeling that I feel inside
Your touch is soft and gentle
Your kiss is warm and tender
Whenever I am with you I think of butterflies
Love is like a butterfly
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
I feel it when you're with me
It happens when you kiss me
That rare and gentle feeling that I feel inside
Your touch is soft and gentle
Your kiss is warm and tender
Whenever I am with you I think of butterflies
Love is like a butterfly
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
Photo attributions:
- Purple Hairstreak: Alners Gorse, Dorset, 3 August 2013, upload by tm, by Ian Kirk - CC BY 2.0
- Queen of Spain Fritillary: 13 June 2011, by Gail Hampshire - CC BY 2.0
