Butterflies and Moths 2023

a few more before the rain set in for a week. Although I prefer cooler days, it means less butterflies out. 

Few more from last week

Peacock

Small Copper

Mating pair of Small coppers

Silver-washed Fritillary 

Brimstone

Peacock head on 

Red Admiral 

From a walk this morning.

So that's where all the Butterflies are DB ;-)

Hardly any in the garden this year. Only seen them in places with lots of trees and some open ground, and even then not in usual numbers.

Same here DB..get the odd one or 2 taken with the wind!! Such a shortage this year :-(

Yellow Shell moth..a think..joined me in the potting shed this morning

It does look like a Yellow Shell moth in my bugs book ...

Thanks BD...I did have the pleasure of it landing on my hand ;-)

Linda257 said:

landing on my hand

Ohh... be careful with those Linda, it's a rare sub-species... Vampirus Yellowus... it'll drain you dry quicker than the kids will go through their lunch money in the penny sweet shop!