Butterfly And Caterpillar Corner

I've only seen a couple of butterflies here but come late August/September my Sedums will probably be covered in them.

 

Marbled White.


Meadow Brown?


Small Skipper.

 

Beautiful pictures Strongy!

 

thank you Sheal, it was cool and windy so they weren't settling very often so sneaking up on one was difficult!

 

This was the only one that stayed still (very windy) during my walk along a lane to the sea, a Speckled Wood

On my return, I ate my lunch sitting on a picnic bench next to a large Buddleia, but only one old ragged Red Admiral alighted on it. Other butterflies appeared more interested in the grassy area around it.

 

Tortoiseshell

 

Lovely shot Scrungee!

 

Lovely pic Scrunge..
Still only seen one Cabbage white it's getting annoying now

 

Seems as good a thread as any to mention I keep a kiddies fishing butterfly net in every greenhouse and polytunnel, so I can rescue all the butterflies, bees, etc., that can't find their own way out.

 

Large Skipper? (forgot to re-set -/+ exposure, then battery died) Saw 2 of these and about a dozen Meadow Browns (that all tried to lead me into bramble patches) this morning at the plot.

 

Meadow Brown. I've had a wander and found a place where there's hundreds of them.

 

Rescued several Meadow Browns from polytunnels today, watched loads trying to lure me into bramble patches, then one settled in the gateway as I was leaving the plot.

 

Went to the plot and then blackberrying in a local field and saw 2 Large Skippers, 1 Brimstone, lots of Ringlets and dozens of Meadow Browns (who were all very interested in one another), but I haven't seen any Red Admirals, Tortoiseshells or Peacocks for ages, and there's still no butterflies on any of the local Buddleias.