blue butterfly

Adonis Blue butterfly Polyommatus bellargus and Carthusian carnation Dianthus carthusianous

Large landscape showing an idealised view of Bantham estate in Devon.  It explains the process of succession and stabilization in a sand dunes landscape.  Over 28 species of plant and 17 animals appear in this natural history illustration.  These include adders to sand wasps, Comma butterflies to linnets, and marram grass to Sea carrots. Species […]

Heath landscape based around heather and gorse with a distant sea and town; animals shown include rabbits, short eared owl, Stonechat, Sand lizard, blue butterfly, Adder, and Dartford warbler

Landscape showing distant valley with meadow land near to, wild flowers in the foreground include birds foot trefoil, harebell, tormentil, black knapweed and grasses; male and female blue butterflies rest and flutter around these flowers