These little Geranium Bronzes, Cacyreus marshalli, are found along much of the Mediterranean Coast, having been introduced here on geraniums imported from South Africa.
This is a very faded Southern Brown Argus, Aricia cramera. These are now classified as a separate species from the Brown Argus.
This is a Large White, Pieris brassicae.
This Long-tailed Blue, Lampides boeticus, kindly posed for me on a Lantana plant.
And this is a Small White, Pieris rapae, which was in the abandoned orange grove next door to the villa.
The other butterflies I saw during this holiday were:
Clouded Yellow - Colias crocea
Swallowtail - Papilio machaon
Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta
Monarch - Danaus plexippus
Queen of Spain Fritillary - Issoria lathonia
Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria
Eleven different species for this holiday!
