Butterflies & Moths 2020

lovely photos Tony, too dull here for the flutterbys, looking forward to the sun returning before Autumn arrives LOL

My EHM pupa, that I have been checking on regularly in my fuschia pot, appears to have finally left its casing either early this morning or overnight. Should there be so much 'liquid' from the empty case? The broken tip is close to it

Perfectly normal Sandra, there is always superfluous fluid after pumping up it's body, the excess is dispelled & then the moth can fully dry out before flying ... did you see the moth?

Thanks Wendy, I know they do release fluid when emerging but thought it quite excessive.
No unfortunately I didn't see it. I scoured the garden to see if it was hiding anywhere but no luck. Hoping it has flown off safely and wasn't an early morning snack for the birds!

Shame you missed it ... now you can search for eggs & keep an eye out later for little catterpillars!

Thank you Linda, we could do with some rain down here in Suffolk, far too dry with the garden now looking parched and tired.

Thanks Hazel, our lawn looks like autumns arrived with the Silver Birches dropping yellow leaves already. Still a few butterflies about even today although dull but the wind has dropped. We just need some rain now.

Tony T said:

we could do with some rain down here in Suffolk, far too dry with the garden now looking parched and tired.

Swap! We have had entirely too much rain in July (although we did need it) but we could do with a little sun (or at least warmth) to entice the dragons and butterflies out as the summer critters have been relatively scarce after the good start in April/May. 

This micromoth has got quite a hipster hairstyle! Lovely little thing. Ancylis Badiana I think.

Cracking photo Nigel, I have seen it once on a moth trap & the colours are so rich, beautiful.