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    i love robins
  • 22 Nov 2021 12:06 PM
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Can anyone ID this butterfly please

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  • PimperneBloke
    PimperneBloke
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    • 22 Nov 2021 12:33 PM
    Looks like the underside of a small tortoiseshell ILR :o)
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  • i love robins
    i love robins
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    • 22 Nov 2021 12:52 PM

    In reply to PimperneBloke:

    Thats Great PB thank you
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  • Mike B
    Mike B
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    • 22 Nov 2021 2:16 PM

    The give away clues to a tortoiseshell are the white stripe on the front of the wings.

    Mike

    Flickr Peak Rambler

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  • John & Judith Rogers
    John & Judith Rogers
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    • 16 Dec 2021 10:40 PM
    Small Tortoiseshell.
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    Yep. Smalll Tortoiseshell :-)
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