Butterfly identification please

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  1. shiney

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    Can any of you knowlegeable and lovely people identify this butterfly that was in our garden.

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    Hi Shiney
    Its a Gatekeeper butterfly. [​IMG]
     
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    shiney..its lovely..i only get the white ones here and the common sorts.. :(
     
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    Thanks Bayleaf

    It's nice to know what they are - there were two of them. I hope they come back as they are so pretty.
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    We are getting loads more butterflies this year - lots of different varieties as well - must get out my Observer Book of Butterflies!
     
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    That's beautiful!! We had 2 peacocks (the butterflies not the birds :D )in the garden today, the buddleia'a just coming out and the heads are huge again!
     
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