Butterflies

[DeepSnow]

we have had a fair few butterflies this year, they seem to like our lavender bushes in the garden! also seen a some at time whilst walking aroud town ect, but not as many as in previous years!

[Optimus Prime]

Been a few but not that many. The mass concrete driveways that have been popping up over the last few years haven't helped the population in the towns.

I remember seeing a few butterflys in January 2004 and the extremely sunny February 2008 .

[Backtrack]

Seen loads lately.

[mushymanrob]

nowt today, even in the sunshine.. this has to be the worst year for butterflies ever just here...

[Terminal Moraine]

Plenty around here but a lot of a few species; Small Heath, Meadow Brown and Speckled Wood are by far the most common species, followed by Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell.

[mushymanrob]

its a warm bright/sunny day here, buddlias out in full bloom.... not 1 butterfly, not even a white...

[picog]

Our white buddlea has been plagued by peacock butterflies — I've rarely seen so many. Not many cabbage whites this year.

[The PIT]

Hardly any around even the old butterfly bush isn't attracting any unlike last year.

[Polar Continental]

Has been quite a good season for butterflies around these parts, since the Buddleia came in to flower I have spotted quite a list, many Peacocks, many Coma’s, which have been unusually plentiful, half a dozen or so Red Admirals, and Painted Ladies. Have seen around 4 or 5 Small Tortoiseshell, a few more than last year, but still nowhere near the numbers of a few yeas ago, when they were probably the most common butterfly around here.

Last Tuesday, I saw what I think was a Common Blue on the lawn, probably laying eggs on the clover.

Scores of cabbage whites this year, both large and small.

Below is a link to a good site for identifying butterflies you see.

http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/butterfly_identifier/17/identify_a_butterfly.html?s=1&e=12&Country=&Size=&Colour1=&Colour2=&Features=&Family=