Comma butterfly

[nanila]

[Macro images of a comma butterfly from the side, wings partially open, with its brilliant orange and black colour scheme & scalloped edges in view.]

I was getting a bit worried that the oregano and lavendar were in bloom and I had yet to see many butterflies in our Worcestershire garden. Today, though, I saw three cabbage whites, a very tattered small tortoiseshell, two skippers and two speckled woods. This was a tremendous relief. I also disturbed quite a number of white plume moths whilst clearing out weeds. They all flitted into the hedgerow, which I left untouched, so I'm hopeful they weren't too put out.

Comments

[shirebound]

Those scalloped edges are so interesting.

[nanila]

Aren't they? I suspect that those first few butterflies I saw must have been overwintering imagos, as they were all pretty tatty. The ones I'm seeing now (so many! hurrah!) are a lot fresher and brighter.