Butterflies
(Northern Brown Argus)
About
A small butterfly (wing span of 29mm) with a silvery appearance and a highly variable pattern of wing spots.
Usually lives in well drained, unimproved grasslands where Common Rock-rose grows in a lightly grazed or ungrazed sward. Most sites are sheltered, frequently with scrub, and have thin, base-rich soils often with patches of bare ground
Conservation status
The butterfly occurs mainly as small, scattered colonies and has declined in northern England.
GB Red List (2022): Vulnerable
Butterfly Conservation: High
Story
TO COME
Sculptures
These started out focussing on the Northern Brown Argus butterfly, but then expanded out into looking at all British red list butterflies.
100x90x20cm Bronze and steel
100x90x20cm Bronze and steel
35x75x9cm Bronze and painted steel
100x90x20cm Bronze and steel