Small Heath Butterfly Coenonympha pamphilus

Small Heath Butterfly
Small Heath Butterfly
The Small Heath butterfly is much smaller than the other orange-brown "eyed" butterflies (Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper) and flies close to grass on heathland.
Small Heath Butterfly Fresh Small Heath
Small Heath Butterfly Very faded Small Heath late in season
Small Heath Butterfly
The Small Heath is prevalent in much of Eurasia and North Africa. The first 4 photos were in the UK, by Elizabeth Barrett and the 3 immediately above were in Kazakhstan, by Alexandra Makhnina.