Ionian Butterfly Conservation

The Trevor Davenport Photographic Competition 2026

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Photo Number 34

1st

Southern swallowtail on thistle

Southern Swallowtail
Location: Kassiopi
Mark Stevens 17/04/26

Photo Number 6

1st

Southern Swallowtail L5 caterpillar on Scaligeria napiformis, sporting its osmeterium

Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor)
Location: Erimitis
Dr. Felix Brand 15/05/25

Photo Number 1

1st

Nettle Tree butterfly

Nettle Tree
Location: Varypatades
Marina 22/03/26

Photo Number 38

2nd

Swallowtail

Swallotail
Location: Sandra Stefanos
Malc Pinch 10/05/24

Photo Number 11

2nd

Όμορφο πρωινό στον κήπο με τα ηλιοτρόπια

Vanessa atalanta -red admiral
Location: Κατακαλού - Κανάλια
FilinaDPapast 07/07/25

Photo Number 23

3rd

Under the summer sun

Polygonia egea (Southern Comma)
Location: Fryni Lefkada
Sophia 08/06/25

Photo Number 4

3rd

Clouded Yellow Helice form in Mon Repos

Clouded Yellow - helice form
Location: Corfu - Mon Repos Gardens
cwilson 10/05/24

Photo Number 37

Highly Commended

Death in paradise - balance in the ecosystem

Location: Kassiopi
Liz Hargreaves 11/07/25

Photo Number 13

Highly Commended

Ingrid Vervoort

Large White
Location: Agios Georgios Argyradon
Ingrid Vervoort 04/05/26

Photo Number 21

Helice in the spotlight

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) Female form
Location: Kavadades
Brian Hicks 03/06/25

Photo Number 22

Resting on the brambles

Location: Kefalonia, countryside behind Katelios
Imogen Dent 08/05/24

Photo Number 23

Resting in the sun

Wood white (I think)
Location: Kefalonia, countryside behind Katelios
Imogen Dent 09/05/25

Photo Number 24

Resting, battered tail

Scarce swallowtail
Location: Kefalonia, countryside behind Katelios
Imogen Dent 09/05/25

Photo Number 25

Pair of Holly Blue in Old Peritheia

Holly Blue
Location: Old Peritheia
Bernhard Mayr 23/05/25

Photo Number 26

Cleopatra in front of Old Peritheia`s ruins

Cleopatra
Location: Old Peritheia
Bernhard Mayr 23/05/25

Photo Number 27

Meadow Brown dancing with a Dancing Fly

Meadow Brown
Location: Near Nymphes Waterfalls
Bernhard Mayr 26/05/25

Photo Number 28

Photo taken during a guided walk hosted by Butterfly Conservation'sAnne Sordinas

Large Skipper, I think
Location: Mon Repos Estate, Corfu Town, Corfu
Nigel Price 31/05/25

Photo Number 29

Very small but stunning butterfly. It took about 30 minutes to get close enough for a photo - this is the only photo I managed before the butterfly flew off!

Common Blue, I think
Location: Gardiki Castle grounds, Corfu
Nigel Price 02/06/25

Photo Number 30

I photographed this beauty by the river that runs through the golf course. A stunning location for wildlife.

Location: Ermones, Ropa Valley, Corfu
Nigel Price 07/06/25

Photo Number 31

His and hers

Common blue
Location: Agios Stefanos
Charlie Brown 05/06/25

Photo Number 32

Sunbathing!

Common blue
Location: Agios Stefanos
Charlie Brown 05/06/25

Photo Number 33

Just hanging around!!

Mint moth?
Location: Agios Stefanos
Charlie Brown 06/06/25

Photo Number 35

Swallowtail

Swallowtail
Location: Arillas
Hilary 20/10/25

Photo Number 36

Southern White Admiral - last one of the holiday

Southern White Admiral
Location: Arillas
Hilary 20/10/25

Photo Number 3

Geranium Bronze living up to its name!

Geranium Bronze
Location: Benitses
Twitch 24/05/25

Photo Number 4

Feeding on sap

Lattice Brown
Location: Benitses
Twitch 26/05/25

Photo Number 5

By the pool

Cleopatra
Location: Benitses
Twitch 26/05/25

Photo Number 6

Feeding on sap

Large Tortoiseshell
Location: Benitses
Twitch 24/05/25

Photo Number 7

Perfect poser

European swallowtail
Location: Almyros
Rosamund Bowler 22/04/26

Photo Number 8

Sitting very pretty

Grecian copper
Location: Vinglatori
Rosamund Bowler 23/04/26

Photo Number 9

Great camouflage!

Eastern Orange Tip
Location: Vigglatouri
Rosamund Bowler 23/04/26

Photo Number 2

Deathshead Hawmoth caterpillar

Deathshead Hawmoth caterpillar
Location: Potamos
Linda Zarifis 15/03/26

Photo Number 39

Grayling

Grayling
Location: Old Perithea
Malc Pinch 17/05/24

Photo Number 40

White Admiral

Southern White Admiral
Location: Sandra Stefanos
Malc Pinch 10/05/24

Photo Number 41

Mazarine Blues making the next generation.

Mazarine Blues mating
Location: Mount Pantakrator
Phil Bowler 26/04/26

Photo Number 42

Male Orange Tip camouflaged whilst resting

Eastern Orange Tip
Location: North East Corfu
Phil Bowler 23/04/26

Photo Number 43

Scarce Swallowtail - a large butterfly on small daisies

Scarce Swallowtail
Location: Mount Pantakrator
Phil Bowler 24/04/26

Photo Number 44

Fritillary amidst the rocks

Silver Washed Fritillary
Location: Mount Pantokrator
Rob-A 03/07/25

Photo Number 45

Fleeting moment

Scarce Swallowtail
Location: Velonades
Rob-A 29/06/25

Photo Number 10

Silver Washed Ftitillary

Silver Washed Fritillary
Location: Varypatades
Marina 22/06/25

Photo Number 46

A fine place to rest

Southern White Admiral
Location: Mon Repos, Corfu
Rob-A 03/05/26

Photo Number 3

Corpulent caterpillar

Location: Mon Repos
Rob-A 03/05/26

Photo Number 4

A small army of caterpillars

Location: Kopsoheilades, NW Corfu
Rob-A 14/04/26

Photo Number 12

Ingrid Vervoort

Brown Argus
Location: Palea Perithia
Ingrid Vervoort 06/05/26

Photo Number 14

Mating Fritillaries

Spotted Fritillariy
Location: Danilla
Teresa 07/05/26

Photo Number 15

Mating Fritillaries 2

Spotted Fritillariy
Location: Danilla
Teresa 07/05/26

Photo Number 16

Mating Fritillaries 2

Spotted Fritillariy
Location: Danilla
Teresa 07/05/26

Photo Number 17

Balkan Marbled White

Balkan Marbled White
Location: Kokkino
Fiona 21/05/25

Photo Number 18

Ilex Hairstreak

Ilex Hairstreak
Location: Kokkino
Fiona 21/05/25

Photo Number 19

Southern White Admiral

Southern White Admiral
Location: Kokkino
Fiona 21/05/25

Photo Number 20

Latge Skipper

Large Skipper
Location: Varypatades
Marina 11/05/25

Photo Number 21

perfect color match and not only that

Euchloe ausonia (Eastern Dappled White)
Location: Lazarata Lefkada
Sophia 09/05/26

Photo Number 22

Gazing at the blue of the Ionian Sea

Limenitis reducta Southern White Admiral
Location: Gialos Beach
Sophia 20/07/25

Photo Number 5

Southern Swallowtail L3 caterpillar feeding on Scaligeria napiformis

Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor)
Location: Erimitis
Dr. Felix Brand 15/05/25

Photo Number 47

Small Skipper, male

Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
Location: Kellia
Dr. Felix Brand 14/05/25

Photo Number 7

Panted Lady caterpillar feeding on Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Location: Liapades
Dr. Felix Brand 09/05/25

Photo Number 1

Southern Swallowtail nectaring on Orlaya grandiflora

Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor)
Location: Mount Pantokrator
AllanF 23/05/25

Photo Number 2

Balkan Marbled White

Balkan Marbled White (Melanargia larissa)
Location: Near Liapades
AllanF 21/05/25

Photo Number 3

Male Spotted Fritillary

Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)
Location: Ermones
AllanF 21/05/25

Photo Number 1

Southern Swallowtail larva

Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor) larva
Location: Near Liapades
AllanF 20/05/25

Photo Number 5

Wall-flower

Wall
Location: Corfu
cwilson 16/05/24

Photo Number 6

Two-tailed Pasha sitting on the fence.

Two-tailed Pasha
Location: Corfu - Olive Groves
cwilson 17/05/24

Photo Number 7

Yellow-legged tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)

Yellow-legged tortoiseshell
Location: Roda
Dave Cook 01/06/25

Photo Number 8

Wood White

Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)
Location: Roda (Sfakera)
Dave Cook 04/06/25

Photo Number 9

Eastern Baton Blue

Eastern Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama)
Location: Roda (Sfakera)
Dave Cook 04/06/25

Photo Number 10

Southern White Admiral, Old Perithia

Southern White Admiral
Location: Old Perithia
Chris Stamp 21/06/24

Photo Number 12

Southern comma, Old Perithia

Southern comma
Location: Old Perithia
Chris Stamp 23/06/24

Photo Number 13

Eastern Rock Grayling, Old Perithia

Eastern Rock Grayling
Location: Old Perithia
Chris Stamp 22/06/24

Photo Number 15

A clouded yellow at Avithos Lake

Clouded Yellow
Location: Avithos Lake, Kefalonia
Pete Lambden 20/07/24

Photo Number 16

A white admiral in the scrub at Katelios.

White Admiral
Location: Katelios, Kefalonia
Pete Lambden 14/06/24

Photo Number 17

A Swallowtail at Avithos Lake

Swallowtail
Location: Avithos Lake, Kefalonia
Pete Lambden 25/06/25

Photo Number 18

You gotta love calendula

Eastern Dappled White
Location: poulades
G.Hartmann 15/03/26

Photo Number 19

Cleopatra's morning break.

Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)
Location: Arillas Trail
Brian Hicks 31/05/25

Photo Number 20

If Disney made butterflies......

Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis)
Location: Arillas to Kavvadades
Brian Hicks 03/06/25

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