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Drew Cooper

@andrewcooperx.bsky.social

#ButterflyBoy 🦋 Amateur Wildlife Photographer | Natural History Enthusiast 🏳️‍🌈 Small Biz Owner | Ex Digital Media Officer for Butterfly Conservation

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Latest posts by andrewcooperx.bsky.social on Bluesky

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Merveille du Jour (Griposia aprilina) on Japanese Maple 🍁

My second encounter with this gorgeous moth but not so camouflaged against the late autumn maple. #TeamMoth

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20.11.2025 18:13 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Olive-tree Pearl (Palpita vitrealis) on White Rose

Photographed in my garden here in #Dorset last week. Been a great year for this little moth locally. #TeamMoth

20.11.2025 18:07 — 👍 15    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)

A ‘mud-puddling’ individual gathering salts and minerals from the wet soil after a summer storm in the French Alps.
#butterfly #Lepidoptera

19.11.2025 09:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)

This little guy decided to take a rest on my partner’s hand. Photographed during a hot summer’s day in the French Alps.
#summer #butterflies

19.11.2025 09:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)

Photographed in the French Alps, June 2025. #Alps #wildlifephotography

18.11.2025 19:18 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)

A female, feeding on Bramble flowers in the French Alps. June 2025. #WildLifeLovers #butterflies

18.11.2025 11:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Southern Heath Fritillary (Melitaea celadussa)

Photographed in the French Alps, June 2025. #butterfly #wildlifephotography

17.11.2025 18:45 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)

Photographed on Lavender far from ‘home’, in the French Alps. #butterflies #france

17.11.2025 18:36 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Brilliant. Thank you, Les!

16.11.2025 20:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I would appreciate a little help please to narrow down this Argyresthia sp that came to light in Bournemouth, June 2024.

Thank you in advance 🙏 #TeamMoth
@lesevanshill.bsky.social

16.11.2025 19:52 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)

Photographed in the French Alps, June 2025. #wildlife #butterflies

16.11.2025 08:46 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Merveille du Jour (Griposia aprilina)

My first encounter with the ‘Wonder of the day’. Attracted to light in my Dorset garden.
#TeamMoth

@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
@dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

16.11.2025 08:33 — 👍 22    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1

Never seen one, fantastic!

15.11.2025 10:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Olive-tree Pearl (Palpita vitrealis) in my Dorset garden this morning.

35 arrived to the moth light yesterday.
#TeamMoth #wildlife

@migrantmothuk.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social

15.11.2025 10:35 — 👍 34    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you, Brian 🦋

14.11.2025 19:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you 🦋

14.11.2025 19:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ll keep that in mind, thank you! #TeamMoth

14.11.2025 16:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Dave! It’s a beautiful little moth so I was delighted to see so many.

14.11.2025 15:27 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Trap out in Bournemouth last night resulted in 35 Palpita vitrealis, smashing my previous record of 13.

Blair’s Mocha, Diasemiopsis ramburialis & Merville Du Jour were highlights. #Moths

14.11.2025 14:53 — 👍 27    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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I’ve finally made the leap to #Bluesky 🦋

14.11.2025 14:44 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

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