It’s a bit cooler today, so more congenial to sitting in the garden. There are so few butterflies around these days; when I was a kid the place was awash with them.
But for these days it was a good butterfly day with …
We usually have one around in mid-summer;
they like our dappled shady glades.
We more opften have Meadow Browns, which are very similar,
but note the two white dots in the eye marking on the
underside of the forewing, plus spots and marking
on hindwing which are together definitive.
and also several “cabbage” whites – mostly Large White I think – and at least one Comma. None of these latter would sit still long enough to be photographed.
Sadly as yet this year no Small Tortoiseshell (they were everywhere when I was young), Peacock, Red Admiral or Painted Lady.
And I’m still on the lookout for a Hummingbird Hawk Moth (which we have had here) or indeed any of the other large hawk moths.