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October Butterflies (1 Viewer)

Monarchs still moving here, a few Painted Ladies as well (must be honest, though, and admit that I didn't check closely for American Lady;)). Also the ever-present and ever-annoying Cabbage Whites...
 
3 Red Admiral and 2 Peacock in the end, plus a Small Tortoiseshell and a very fast honorary butterfly (day-flying moth); a Hummingbird Hawk-moth to end the day.
 
Found a fairly comatose but fairly fresh looking Painted Lady on a Wimbledon lawn today. I went to pick it up + flapped its wings quite a bit but probably not warm enough for it to get airborne. a pretty grey, dreary day.
 
Very dozy singles of Red Admiral and Peacock along with 2 slightly more spritely Speckled Wood today.
Also the first PRIMROSES!
 
Red Admiral today, with Peacock, Speckled Wood and Comma still in the last few days.


No Monarchs yet though!!
 
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Similar mix over here on Scilly. One or two Clouded Yellows (not mine) and the odd Small Copper. I also saw a Blue butterfly on St Agnes. Unidentified at present. No Monarchs here either.
 
Still a few butterflies around here, with many Monarchs and a few Lady sp migrating through in addition to a few lingering sulphurs (Clouded/Orange).
 
I saw a butterfly in the car park of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France, on the south side of Edinburgh this afternoon. Quite a Big one, so possibly a Peacock.

David
 
Yesterday in Southampton, a few Red Admirals, a Speckled Wood and a Brimstone. I don't suppose they were still there in today's gales.
David
 
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