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The Guardian - UK
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Summer 2009 readers' butterfly photos

Butterflies: Painted Lady
A painted lady taken on May 29, 2009. Last month, millions of painted lady butterflies reached the UK's shores after an epic migration from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Butterflies: Common Blue butterfly roosting
A common blue butterfly taken on June 6, 2009 Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Butterflies Competition 2009
Great Spangled Fritillary taken on June 6, 2009 Photograph: kackiejane
Butterflies Competition 2009
A Callophrys rubi, also known as a green hairstreak, taken on April 26, 2009 Photograph: z wilsonsa
Butterflies: Peacock
A peacock butterfly photographed on the north side of Scarborough, April 5, 2009 Photograph: Jax Westmoreland
Butterflies Competition 2009 : Six-Spot Burnet by Andy Web
Six-Spot Burnet taken on June 12, 2009 Photograph: Andy Web
Butterflies: Common leopard
A common leopard butterfly taken on April 3, 2009 Photograph: ash.win
Butterflies Competition 2009 : A swallowtail butterfly
A swallowtail butterfly taken on June 15, 2009 Photograph: kelebekji
Butterflies: Butterfly
A green swallowtail butterfly taken on May 11, 2009 Photograph: clogless1
Butterflies: Butterfly
This is one species we can't identify here at Guardian towers, taken on May 21, 2009 Answers on a postcard to our blog please Photograph: guardian.co.uk
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