Mothing has been a bit slow with the cool nights. Lovely warm temperatures at the Butterfly Gardens @ Middleton Common Farm nr Hassocks W. Sussex this morning. Tropical species from around the world. ๐๐ฆ
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Tiny orange and brown butterfly on a purple thistle.
Tiny orange and brown butterfly on a purple thistle.
Also discovered these tiny butterflies - Small Skippers I think but Iโm not sure โฆ #BigButterflyCount #teambutterfly
Two marbled white butterflies in mate
A Ringlet butterfly hidden within the green grass.
The black and red of a Cinnabar moth.
Spent some time at Church Lane in Epping yesterday and saw loads of Marbled White butterflies, a Ringlet and a Cinnabar moth #Teambutterfly #Teammoth
Reddish orange in colour, with black and yellow markings on the forefinger and a ring of blue spors around the edge of the wings
Small Tortoiseshell seen today at Bobbingworth NR in Ongar Moreton Bridge #Butterfly #TeamButterfly
Spanish Festoon ๐ & ๐ฆ
๐ท ๐: May 2025 ๐ต๐น
๐ท ๐ฆ: April 2023 ๐ต๐น
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Phew ๐ Just got my 'butterfly on a bluebell' shot in before the bluebells go over ๐๐ฆ Taken at NT Dunham Massey this morning #teambutterfly @nationaltrust.org.uk @savebutterflies.bsky.social #orangetip #bluebells
Absolutely, yes.
But the delivery mechanism differs, the beautiful wings of a butterfly versus the clenching power of a sphincter
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First butterfly of the year for me, a Small Tortoiseshell! Hopefully not the last of its kind I see this year.
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10 BLUESKYLLION, WE ARE GONNA MAKE FEEDS WITH THIS ONE ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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Any idea what larva this is? Think it might be for a Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala). #teammoth #teambutterfly