8th July 2022 - Warm, sunny weather and virtually no wind seemed to provide the perfect conditions for butterflies in Andy and Polly M's garden at the weekend. Overall they spotted a whopping fourteen different species, several appearing for the first time this year in the garden: Brimstone, Comma, Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Large White, Small White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Ringlet and Small Tortoiseshell.
Large White - dark colouration extending well down the side of the wing
Small White - single black spot, with no veining
Brimstone - with its characteristic 'hooked' wing shape
Gatekeeper - two white spots in the black eye-spot, and extensive bright orange on the upper side
Gatekeeper - two white spots in the 'eye spot'
as well as distinctive uneven row of white spots on hind wing
Meadow Brown - single white spot, and lacking the row of white spots
Meadow Brown - upperside lacking the extensive bright orange colour of the Gatekeeper
Ringlet - distinctive 'target' spot pattern
Common Blue - strong orange areas in the outside row of spots
and unbroken white fringe to the wing
Small Skipper - only the size of a 1p piece, often resting with wings closed
Small Skipper - orange ends to the underside of the antennae
(cf Essex Skipper which have black ends)
Large Skipper - prominent broad diagonal dark stripe (sex brand)
Comma - bright orange and with distinctive outline
Red Admiral - a very tatty specimen
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