This week’s small pleasures #249 — Thistles and Kiwis

So at 4pm the Prime Minister announced that all of New Zealand, except for Auckland, will go down to Level 2 from Wednesday. This is of course good news, though it will be a little bit of a stricter Level 2 than we had before, for example, the largest gathering can be 50 instead of […]

This week’s small pleasures #249 — Thistles and Kiwis

[249] Pararge aegeria, Speckled Wood — The Species of Britain

[249] Pararge aegeria, Speckled Wood Introduction Pararge aegeria, the Speckled Wood, is one of the most common and widespread British butterflies, easily recognizable from its speckled brown appearance. I suppose it could be called the Speckled Wood Butterfly but I don’t think it ever is. Taxonomy Kingdom – Animals Phylum – Arthropods Class – Insects […]

[249] Pararge aegeria, Speckled Wood — The Species of Britain