Thought I would kick this years thread off with the beautiful Peacock spotted today - I have had quite a few moths around the front door but not deployed the lights recently
Edit: 2021 thread can be found here community.rspb.org.uk/.../butterflies-moths-2021
Cin J
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.
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
Comma
im afraid this Comma has lost its wings but it’s still perched
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Thats ok.
in reply to: Hi Zo, I've just seen my first Comma of the year in the garden.
Cooll. That sounds exiteing.