A female Orange-tip butterfly roosting on pale pink Cuckoo Flower with her wings closed, exposing the patchy green-looking camouflage markings on the underside of the white hindwing. On close inspection, the green is actually made up of a combination of yellow and black scales.

It’s amazing how the green markings on the underside of an Orange-tip’s wings are actually an optical illusion created by a mixture of yellow and black scales 🖤💛💚💛🖤 This lovely lady was roosting near my house on Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis), their caterpillar foodplant. #ukbutterflies #bugsky

Speckled Wood butterfly at Lamplighters Marsh (Bristol). 13.04.26 #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

A short video of the Large Tortoiseshell which showed well on the sheltered side of the east side of the Long Pits, Dungeness this morning

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Speckled Wood and Jay, #yeovilcountrypark Ninesprings this morning - surprisingly, my first photos of either there. @somersetwt.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #ukwildlife #uknature #ukbirds #ukbutterflies

So there I was photographing this female Holly Blue butterfly in the back garden, when she suddenly gained a suitor! Bristol 08.04.26 #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

@cnhs1857.bsky.social Speckled wood butterflies today and the male is trying to mate with the female and is wafting pheromones over her. The female is not interested and eventually plays dead to try to discourage the male. #ukbutterflies

A small butterfly with orange tipped white wings is taking nectar from a plant with fresh green leaves and a tiny cluster of white flowers at the top. To the left another plant of the same kind. The background is diffuse green and black.

Lots of male Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterflies patrolling the sunny banks of the Valley yesterday. A huge patch of Garlic Mustard proved to be a popular refuelling stop!
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My first Speckled Wood of the season, Lyde Road end of the #yeovilcountrypark Riverside Walk. Holly Blue also flittering around, and a good few Blackcaps singing. @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social #uknature #ukwildlife #ukbutterflies

A Holly Blue butterfly at rest on a gravel path in a churchyard.

First Holly Blue of the year at Gimingham church on yesterday's bike ride in North Norfolk with @vannabartlett.bsky.social.

We also saw our first Orange Tips of the year and (a rare sight these days) a Small Tortoiseshell, both near Trimingham.

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A Comma, an orange butterfly, on stony ground in the sun

A photo of a Holly Blue butterfly on a green leaf in the sun with blue sky behind

Comma and Holly Blue on walks at Lakeside Country Park today. Also good to see Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood and my first Orange-tips of the year. #UKButterflies #UKWildlife #Bugsky

Speckled Wood butterfly

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Green-veined White

More #ukbutterflies locally over the Easter weekend. Having seen five species of butterfly at Lamplighers Marsh, Bristol, on Saturday, I found three more species yesterday (Monday, 06.04.26): Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Green-veined White. That's a good start for the year! #ukwildlife

A very good number of Orange Tips today at Ham Wall, one of my favourite Spring butterflies. Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Holly Blue & Peacock also seen making the most of the sunshine. #somersetbutterflies #rspbhamwall #ukbutterflies

Ten mile walk on local patch today in lovely sunshine with @dmesg.bsky.social lots of flighty Brimstone, 2 male Orange Tips, Peacock and Comma, a few Dark-edged Bee-fly, lovely Goldcrest and some friendly Donkeys
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Not UK! Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
I think these are Provence Orange-tip, Scarce Swallowtail...
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Not UK! Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
I think these are Cleopatra, Green Hairstreak, GV or Southern Small White???, Lunar Double-stripe..
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Not UK! Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
I think these are Baton Blue...
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First Holly Blue of the Year in the garden.
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Just left of and below centre a medium sized white butterfly with black body and bright orange tips to its wings is resting on a plant with small light purple flowers.

Better late than never! My first Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly of 2026, nectaring on Honesty flowers.
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Holly Blue butterfly on vegetation

Small White butterfly on vegetation

Peacock butterfly on vegetation

Comma butterfly on vegetation

Besides the Orange-tip seen at Lamplighters Marsh, Bristol (see earlier post), I saw four additional butterfly species - Holly Blue, Small White, Peacock and Comma. The latter two will have hibernated as adults over winter, while the first tow are newly emerged. (04.04.26) #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife

It always feels like Spring is well and truly here when I catch sight of an Orange-tip butterfly! 🙂 It was great to see my first of the year yesterday. Daisy Field (part of Lamplighters Marsh, Bristol) 04.04.26 #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife

Painted Lady sideview, nectaring on a thistle head

While you're weathering my storm...here's a little reminder of summer delights - Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui. #UKButterflies

An amazing multi-step African migrant species

Peacock butterfly with red wings and distinctive eye shaped markings. Sat on the ground with wings spread catching the sun.

Comma butterfly exposing its orange wings to catch the sun, while sat on a bramble leaf

Saw Brimstone, Small White, Peacock and Comma butterfly today. The first two were moving endlessly, but I managed to catch pictures of the latter two. Lovely seeing more #ukbutterflies about now, even on a cool day. Lower Failand, North Somerset (02.04.26). #ukwildlife #insectphotography

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A Speckled Wood, a dark brown butterfly with cream coloured spots, on a leaf

Speckled Wood at Lakeside at lunch time. Also good to see my first Holly Blue of the year and Brimstones with Peacock seen out the window this afternoon. #UKButterflies #UKWildlife #Bugsky

With the sun shining it was nice to be pottering outside and tidying the garden. A delight late afternoon when this Holly Blue settled down on a climbing rose. Spring time is so uplifting. 🙂 (Bristol, 31.03.26) #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife #insectphotography
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Titchfield Harbour with boats and Turnstones on the causeway

Titchfield Haven nature reserve path March sunshine

Great morning at Titchfield Haven with 🪶 #UKbirding: Avocet, Black Tailed Godwits, Sanderling, Marsh Harrier & #UKbutterflies: Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White. All rounded off with a Tuna Melt & Bread Pudding 😊 #HantsBirds

The Butterflies Of South Gloucestershire 🦋

March 31st:

A Speckled Wood on show at Oldbury Power Station this morning takes the S. Glos Butterflies Year List 2026 to eight (8)! 😉

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Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly on a leaf

Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly on a leaf

Saw my first Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly of the year today. A lovely sign of spring! Daisy Field, part of Lamplighters Marsh NR, Bristol. (30.03.26) #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife #insectphotography @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Delighted to see my first Holly blue of the year today. #UKButterflies