Butterflies and Moths 2022

Saturday 26 March 2022 Butterfly Daniels Brook Gloucestershire uk mixture of woodland and a Stream.  3:42 pm 

Genus; Cabbage White family 

This one was Tortoishell or Peacock but I didn’t manage to get close enough to have a look. 

Your white is a first brood male Small White - Pieris rapae

Its the First species from the Cabbage White family that iv seen this year. This was the only one that stayed still long enough for me to get a close up. So it’s my first proper Close up of a Butterfly this year 

I saw 2 other Cabbage  Whites and they kept flying past me and the Tortoise shell or peacock butterfly kept landing on the path so I had to watch where I was going. 

So far this spring I've seen Peacock, Orange Tip and Brimstone Butterflies around the garden, but I've only managed pictures of the Peacocks.

On a walk in nearby woodland a couple of days ago I did see this, is it a Green-veined White or a Small White?  I've never knowingly seen a Green-veined White before, unfortunately this one never gave me a chance to see it's under wing before disappearing.

Best Wishes,

Trevor

I think it might be a green veined White but I’m not completely sure yet so Im not going to say it is one for definite.

Comma

im afraid this Comma has lost its wings but it’s still perched

Thank you Zo,
After looking at more pictures I am thinking it may well be my first Green-veined White, it was certainly the right size and time of year.
Trevor

You are right Trevor

Hi Zo,
I've just seen my first Comma of the year in the garden.
Trevor

Thats ok.

in reply to: Hi Zo,
I've just seen my first Comma of the year in the garden.

Cooll. That sounds exiteing.