 |
Painted Lady
|
It has not been a good season for butterflies here in our Suffolk garden, though we had a few Brown Argus earlier on and even a Green Hairstreak. However, Red Admirals seem to have flourished in recent days and even the white Buddleia has been awash with their colourful wings.
We have been thrilled to see a few Painted Ladies, like the one in the picture above that landed on one of the old insect houses. This house has been taken over by ants; you can see their earthworks in the holes. Last summer this same insect house was the domain of Leafcutter bees, who were a joy to watch as they came in and out with their rolled-leaf parcels.
 |
| Comma |
 |
Meadow Brown, numbers down on 2020
|
 |
A rather travel-worn Red Admiral
|
 |
Peacock, one of the few
|
 |
Red Admiral, one of the many more numerous
|
 |
Small White (we have had Large Whites, too)
|
 |
Small Tortoiseshell, a slightly better 'garden season' for these
|
We also had a single male Brimstone a few days ago followed by a Speckled Wood, but they didn't stay around long enough for a photograph.
 |
Painted Lady, wings closed
|
0 Yorumlar