All the pictures of British White Admiral and Purple Emperor shown on the original sightings page
![White Admiral egg 2002 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/wa/Wa-e_2002nstn.jpg) |
![White Admiral egg 2006 - Glen Barnes](photos/nym/wa/Wa-e_2006gbtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral caterpillar 2006 - Glen Barnes](photos/nym/wa/Wa-l_2006gbtn.jpg) |
Egg on honeysuckle © photo: Nick Sampford |
11th July 2006 Egg © photo: Glen Barnes |
11th July 2006 Caterpillar © photo: Glen Barnes |
![White Admiral caterpillar 2006 - Glen Barnes](photos/nym/wa/Wa-l2_2006gbtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral larvae 2005 - Andrew Middleton](photos/nym/wa/Wa-l_2005amtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral tent 2006 - Glen Barnes](photos/nym/wa/Wa_t_2006gbtn.jpg) |
18th July 2006 Caterpiilar © photo: Glen Barnes |
30th May 2005 Larvae © photo: Andrew Middleton |
11th August 2006 Tent © photo: Glen Barnes |
![White Admiral 2010 - Phil MacMurdie](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2010P.MacMurdietn.JPG) |
![White Admiral 2010 - Tim Smith](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2010T.Smithtn.JPG) |
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Broxbourne Woods © photo: Phil MacMurdie |
Symondshyde © photo: Tim Smith |
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![White Admiral 2010 - Peter Clarke](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2010P.Clarketn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2010 - Elizabeth Debenham](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2010E.Debenhamtn.JPG) |
![White Admiral 2010 - Robin Pearson](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2010R.Pearsontn.jpg) |
Knebworth Woods © photo: Peter Clarke |
Bricket Wood © photo: Elizabeth Debenham |
Bricket Wood © photo: Robin Pearson |
![White Admiral 2010 - Clive Burrows](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2010C.Burrowstn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2010 - Clive Burrows](photos/nym/wa/Wa2_2010C.Burrowstn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2010 - Laurence Drummond](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2010L.Drummondtn.jpg) |
Bricket Wood © photo: Clive Burrows |
Bricket Wood © photo: Clive Burrows |
Wormley Wood © photo: Laurence Drummond |
![White Admiral 2007 - Bob Clift](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2007bctn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2008 - Clive Burrows](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2008cbtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2009 - Alan Reynolds](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2009artn.jpg) |
Broxbourne Wood © photo: Bob Clift |
Bricket Wood © photo: Clive Burrows |
Balls Wood © photo: Alan Reynolds |
![White Admiral 2007 - Clive Burrows](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2007cbtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2007 - Dave Mackenzie](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2007dmtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2007 - Darin Stanley](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2007dstanleytn.jpg) |
Bricket Wood © photo: Clive Burrows |
Bricket Wood © photo: Dave Mackenzie |
Symondshyde Wood © photo: Darin Stanley |
![White Admiral 2006 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2006sstn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2006 - Steve Lane](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2006sltn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2007 - Andrew Wood](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2007awtn.jpg) |
Broxbourne Woods © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
© photo: Steve Lane |
Balls Wood 2007 © photo: Andrew Wood |
![White Admiral 2005 - Graham Elcombe](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2005ge.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2005 - Steve Pash](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2005spashtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2005 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/wa/Wa2_2005sstn.jpg) |
Ruislip Woods © photo: Graham Elcombe |
Ruislip Woods © photo: Steve Pash |
Ermine Street © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
![White Admiral 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2003nstn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2005 - Barry Palfrey](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2005bptn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/wa/Wa2_2003nstn.jpg) |
Broxbourne Woods © photo: Nick Sampford |
Broxbourne Woods © photo: Barry Palfrey |
© photo: Nick Sampford |
![White Admiral 2001 - Andrew Middleton](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2001amtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2003 - Clive Burrows](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2003cbtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2003 - Helen Bantock](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2003hbtn.jpg) |
© photo: Andrew Middleton |
© photo: Clive Burrows |
Broxbourne Woods © photo: Helen Bantock |
![White Admiral probing a fly 2004 - Archie Lang](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2004altn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2004 - Glen Barnes](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2004gbtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2004 - Malcolm Hull](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2004mhtn.jpg) |
Probing a fly Broxbourne Woods © photo: Archie Lang |
Broxbourne Woods © photo: Glen Barnes |
Bricket Wood © photo: Malcolm Hull |
![White Admiral 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/wa/Wa3_2003nstn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2005 - Lee Browne](photos/nym/wa/Wa2_2005lbtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2004 - Malcolm Hull](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2004mhtn.jpg) |
© photo: Nick Sampford |
Bramfield Woods © photo: Lee Browne |
Bricket Wood © photo: Malcolm Hull |
![White Admiral 2004 - Malcolm Hull](photos/nym/wa/Wa2_2004mhtn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2004 - Archie Lang](photos/nym/wa/Wa2_2004altn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2005 - Marion Moss](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2005mmtn.jpg) |
Bricket Wood © photo: Malcolm Hull |
Broxbourne Woods © photo: Archie Lang |
Broxbourne Woods © photo: Marion Moss |
![White Admiral 2004 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2004nstn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2005 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2005sstn.jpg) |
![White Admiral 2004 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/wa/Wa1_2004sstn.jpg) |
© photo: Nick Sampford |
Balls Wood © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
Balls Wood © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
![Purple Emperor egg 2005 - Andrew Middleton](photos/nym/pe/Pe-e_2005amtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor egg 26.7.05 - Andrew Middleton](photos/nym/pe/Pe-e_2672005amtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor larvae 7.8.05 - Andrew Middleton](photos/nym/pe/Pe-l_782005amtn.jpg) |
Egg laid 17th July 2005 © photo: Andrew Middleton |
Same egg but 9 days later with dark band well developed egg 7th August 2005 © photo: Andrew Middleton |
Larvae seen 7th August 2005 but hatched before 2nd laid 17th July on an adjacent leaf © photo: Andrew Middleton |
![Purple Emperor larvae 2005 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe-l_2005nstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor larvae 2005 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe2-l_2005nstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor Pupa 2005 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe-p_2005nstn.jpg) |
Larvae (bred in captivity) © photo: Nick Sampford |
Larvae (bred in captivity) © photo: Nick Sampford |
Pupa (bred in captivity) © photo: Nick Sampford |
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![Purple Emperor larvae 2005 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe3-l_2005nstn.jpg) |
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Larvae (bred in captivity) © photo: Nick Sampford |
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![Purple Emperor 2010 - Michael Hammerson](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2010M.Hammersontn.JPG) |
![Purple Emperor 2010 - Michael Hammerson](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2010M.Hammersontn.JPG) |
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Broxbourne Wood NR © photo: Michael Hammerson |
Broxbourne Wood NR © photo: Michael Hammerson |
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![Purple Emperor 2010 - Ian Phillips](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2010I.Phillipstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2010 - Ian Phillips](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2010I.Phillipstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2010 - Ian Phillips](photos/nym/pe/Pe3_2010I.Phillipstn.jpg) |
Broxbourne Wood NR © photo: Ian Phillips |
Broxbourne Wood NR © photo: Ian Phillips |
Broxbourne Wood NR © photo: Ian Phillips |
![Purple Emperor 2010 - Laurence Drummond](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2010L.Drummondtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2010 - Laurence Drummond](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2010L.Drummondtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2010 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2010S.Standbridgetn.jpg) |
2010 Wormley Wood © photo: Laurence Drummond |
2010 Broxbourne Woods complex © photo: Laurence Drummond |
2010 Broxbourne Wood NR © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
![Purple Emperor 2009 - Laurence Drummond](photos/nym/pe/Pe3_2009ldtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2009 - Laurence Drummond](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2009ldtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2010 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2010S.Standbridgetn.jpg) |
2009 Broxbourne Woods © photo: Laurence Drummond |
2009 Broxbourne Woods © photo: Laurence Drummond |
2010 Broxbourne Wood NR © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
![Purple Emperor 2009 - Jan Hein van Steenis](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2009jhvstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2009 - Jan Hein van Steenis](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2009jhvstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2009 - Laurence Drummond](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2009ldtn.jpg) |
2009 Broxbourne Wood © photo: Jan Hein van Steenis |
2009 Broxbourne Wood © photo: Jan Hein van Steenis |
2009 Broxbourne Woods © photo: Laurence Drummond |
![Purple Emperor 2008 - Marc Arietti](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2008Marc-Ariettitn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2008 - Marc Arietti](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2008Marc-Ariettitn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe7_2003nstn.jpg) |
Bishops Wood Country Park July 2008 © photo: Marc Arietti |
Bishops Wood Country Park July 2008 © photo: Marc Arietti |
12th July 2003 © photo: Nick Sampford |
![Purple Emperor 2008 - Nigel Agar](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2008natn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2008 - Nigel Agar](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2008natn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2008 - Pat Hayes](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2008pat-hayestn.jpg) |
Fermyn Woods © photo: Nigel Agar |
Fermyn Woods © photo: Nigel Agar |
Potten End 2008 © photo: Pat Hayes |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe6_2003nstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe3_2003nstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe4_2003nstn.jpg) |
9th July 2003 © photo: Nick Sampford |
9th July 2003 The classic shot © photo: Nick Sampford |
9th July 2003 The same butterfly but taken from a different angle so that the purple iridescence doesn't show © photo: Nick Sampford |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2006sstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2006sstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2007bctn.jpg) |
Nectaring on Self Heal "they aren't supposed to nectar!" Northamptonshire 2006 © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
On Sandra's leg! Broxbourne Woods 2006 © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
7th July 2007 Broxbourne Wood © photo: Bob Clift |
![Purple Emperor 2006 - Steve Lane](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2006sltn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2006 - Andrew Wood](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2006awtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2006 - Geoff Horn](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2006ghtn.jpg) |
Northamptonshire 2006 © photo: Steve Lane |
2nd July 2006 Balls Wood © photo: Andrew Wood |
5th July 2006 Broxbourne Woods 2006 © photo: Geoff Horn |
![Purple Emperor 2006 - Chris Lloyd](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2006cltn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2006 - Chris Lloyd](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2006cltn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2006 - Geoff Horn](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2006gbctn.jpg) |
4th July 2006 Broxbourne Woods © photo: Chris Lloyd |
6th July 2006 Broxbourne Woods © photo: Chris Lloyd |
Male 2nd July 2006 Tring Park © photo: Gillian Bladen-Clark |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe4_2004nstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2004nstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2004nstn.jpg) |
10th July 2004 © photo: Nick Sampford |
10th July 2004 © photo: Nick Sampford |
10th July 2004 © photo: Nick Sampford |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Lissa Smith](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2003lstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Lissa Smith](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2003lstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - David Bradnum](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2004dbtn.jpg) |
7th July 2003 © photo: Lissa Smith |
7th July 2003 © photo: Lissa Smith |
3rd July 2004 © photo: David Bradnum |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - Glen Barnes](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2004gbtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - Glen Barnes](photos/nym/pe/Pe3_2004gbtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - David Bradnum](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2004dbtn.jpg) |
6th July 2004 © photo: Glen Barnes |
6th July 2004 © photo: Glen Barnes |
3rd July 2004 © photo: David Bradnum |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Tony Clancy](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2005actn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Andrew Middleton](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2005amtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Andrew Middleton](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2005amtn.jpg) |
16th July 2005 © photo: Tony Clancy |
29th June 2005 © photo: Andrew Middleton |
7th August A 'tired' female © photo: Andrew Middleton |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Clare Gray](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2005cgtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - June Crew](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2005jctn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Mick Velasco](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2005mvtn.jpg) |
July 2005 © photo: Clare Gray |
19th July 2005 A female - this individual died and will go to the North Herts Museum collection © photo: June Crew |
16th June 2005 A male seen in Martin's Green Carpark (off Cock Lane) © photo: Mick Velasco |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Paul Coyston](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2005pctn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Clare Gray](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2005cgtn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2003 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe8_2003nstn.jpg) |
21st July 2005 © photo: Paul Coyston |
July 2005 © photo: Clare Gray |
12th July 2003 © photo: Nick Sampford |
![Purple Emperor 2001 - Lissa Smith](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2001lstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2001 - Rachel Smith](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2001rstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2001 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2001nstn.jpg) |
15th July 2001 One of the first photos taken in Hertfordshire © photo: Lissa Smith |
15th July 2001 One of the first photos taken in Hertfordshire © photo: Rachel Smith |
Bentley Wood 2001 © photo: Nick Sampford |
![Purple Emperor 2002 - Lissa Smith](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2002lstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2002 - Lissa Smith](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2002lstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2002 - Lissa Smith](photos/nym/pe/Pe3_2002lstn.jpg) |
20th July 2002 © photo: Lissa Smith & family |
20th July 2002 © photo: Lissa Smith & family |
20th July 2002 © photo: Lissa Smith & family |
![Purple Emperor 2002 - Lissa Smith](photos/nym/pe/Pe4_2002lstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2002 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2002nstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2002 - Nick Sampford](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2002nstn.jpg) |
20th July 2002 © photo: Lissa Smith & family |
20th July 2002 © photo: Nick Sampford |
28th July 2002 © photo: Nick Sampford |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/pe/Pe3_2005sstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2005sstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2005 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2005sstn.jpg) |
13th July 2005 © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
7th July 2005 © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
7th July 2005 © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2004sstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor Females sap run feeding 2005 - Barry Palfrey](photos/nym/pe/Pe1_2005bptn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - Glen Barnes](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2004gbtn.jpg) |
9th July 2005 Female in dull weather © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
17th July 2005 Two females feeding on sap run © photo: Barry Palfrey |
6th July 2004 © photo: Glen Barnes |
![Purple Emperor 2004 - Sandra Standbridge](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2004sstn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor Females on a sap run 2005 - Barry Palfrey](photos/nym/pe/Pe3_2005bptn.jpg) |
![Purple Emperor Females on a sap run 2005 - Barry Palfrey](photos/nym/pe/Pe2_2005bptn.jpg) |
9th July 2005 Female roosting on a thistle head in dull weather © photo: Sandra Standbridge |
17th July 2005 Two females feeding on sap run © photo: Barry Palfrey |
17th July 2005 Two females feeding on sap run © photo: Barry Palfrey |
Unless otherwise stated all photos are taken in the Broxbourne Woods complex in Hertfordshire. For many just getting a photo of a Purple Emperor is important and many are regarded as record shots and proof that a Purple Emperor was seen!