The weather we've had over the last few seasons, with so much flooding and wet weather around, certainly seems to have affected our butterflies for the worse.
Not the high summer species like meadow brown, ringlet and small skipper - there's been plenty of those about - but the butterfly species that hibernate in their imago state that also tend to be the most colourful. Barely a brimstone, small tortoiseshell, peacock and comma to be seen in the spring, which has had a knock on effect on the butterflies seen in late summer.
Hardly surprising!
However, I did come across this small tortoiseshell, a very vivid and beautiful one, that brightened up my day rather.
Si
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Beautiful colours.
ReplyDeleteStunning photo as ever and thank you for brightening the day of all of us.
ReplyDeleteThank you both so much!
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