twenty Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Sat out in the garden this afternoon and spotted four different types of butterfly, Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white and Orange tipped, All of them interested in some Cowslips I have potted on the Patio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 We had a visit from a Comma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, JDog said: We had a visit from a Comma. I'm always on the lookout for unusual ones, Into May we get a lot of Common Blues and Meadow browns in the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Peacock and Tortoishell and Brimstone so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Saw my first Flutterby yesterday in the garden, think it was a red Admiral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 We had a male brimstone on the cherry blossom today. An excellent sight to see. And our first whitethroat in the garden, too. Top stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Two Holly Blues today, feeding on Holly bush buds, both male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 What’s this one please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) Red admiral vanessa atlanta Edited April 9, 2020 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 minute ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Red admiral vanessa atlanta Butterflies aren’t your strong point 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Butterflies aren’t your strong point 😂😂 Nor yours apparently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Nor yours apparently! Try zooming in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 So what is it then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Le Vulcain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 25 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Red admiral vanessa atlanta I would have said the same. Of course it may be a weird Isle Of Wight moth that imitates a butterfly but I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 minute ago, JDog said: I would have said the same. Of course it may be a weird Isle Of Wight moth that imitates a butterfly but I doubt it. French immigrant apparently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 42 minutes ago, JDog said: I would have said the same. Of course it may be a weird Isle Of Wight moth that imitates a butterfly but I doubt it. Took the pictures of it in Cornwall last year it was among red admirals and noticeabley different that’s what prompted me to take the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 24 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Took the pictures of it in Cornwall last year it was among red admirals and noticeabley different that’s what prompted me to take the pictures I've got a pal who's a university resident entomologist. He's gonna have to eat a hat if it's not a Red Admiral. It's an odd angle, for sure. The partially folded wings make it look rather tiger moth-like in shape, but the colour pattern is unmistakable. All the ID markers are there without anything extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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