Butterfly/ Moth /Dragonfly Images 2025

Speckled Wood on Persicaria

 

it has taken a long time for the first Comma to appear in the garden and it landed near the resting, returning Painted Lady.

 

After discussing the absence of tortoiseshells, their ears [antennae?] must have been burning yesterday, as one appeared in the garden and was flitting around for ages. I didn't manage a decent pic unfortunately, but hopefully there'll be more to come once the weather clears up again.

Thanks for that info @SherwoodArrow - I've got that bookmarked now, so I'll try and get a little bit of time on a good day to count - if there's anything much to count of course!

 

The Comma came back this morning.

 

Yesterday i saw a glimpse of it hummingbird moth.

 

Out on the heath, Silver Studded Blues, a few hanging on.


Meadow Brown.


Grayling.


Gatekeeper.


Keeled Skimmers (?)




Unidentified Damselfly

 

Nothing exciting visited today, but I got some pretty pictures of the mundane!

 

Nice to see a new one, Brown Hairstreak at Alners Gorse reserve in North Dorset.




Others, Common Blue.


Silver Washed Fritillary.


Wall Brown.


Speckled Wood.

 

as always @strongylodon fabulous photos

 

Indeed - wonderful pix @strongylodon

Have you ever seen a dark bordered beauty moth ? They were talking about it on the Radio Scotland prog this morning [Out of Doors] which covers all sorts of items. They're only present in 3 sites in the UK - 2 in the Cairngorms and the other's in Yorkshire. They rely on Aspen for the caterpillars, so the item was about those as well, as it's also a difficult issue because the aspen need to be young saplings, and grazing by deer etc causes problems with that. Beautiful things.

I may well have seen one when I've been up walking in the 'Gorms, but I wouldn't have realised!

 

@fairygirl it is a bit of a long way from here to go and look for a moth!!!

 

I understand that @strongylodon ! It would be the same for me going to your area
I just wondered if you'd ever travelled around and maybe seen one. It's certainly very beautiful. The whole thing of the relationship with Aspens was very interesting, and they're trying to increase those, although it's not easy.
Next time I'm up that way I'll be keeping an eye out, but no doubt they'll see me coming and hide...

 

Few butterflies around the garden in the cool, cloudy weather just a Peacock and a Small White.

 

Clouded Yellows have started arriving from across the Channel in the last couple of weeks. Seen in Weymouth this morning. I didn't know they have green eyes.

 

Species are getting less but several Large and Small Whites around with one or two Admirals daily but a Comma visited today, only the second this year.