Greece: Butterflies of Mount Parnassus and Delphi

This post illustrates some of the new species we saw on the first part of our wonderful butterfly holiday in Greece with Greenwings.

Clouded Apollo (Parnessius mnemosyne)

 

Balkan Marbled White (Melanargia clarissa)
 

 Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
 Rare at home, but less so in Greece.

Ilex Hairstreak (Satirium ilicis)

Grecian Copper (Lycaena ottomana)

Amanda's Blue (Agrodiaetus amanda)

 Lattice Brown (Kirinia roxelana)

Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochilus)

Europe's smallest butterfly 

Oriental Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lupina)

Note the distinctive scalloped wing edges)