Small Tortoiseshell and white Buddleia
By Janey
- 17 Aug, 2010
- 21 likes
One of my favourites butterflies, the tortoiseshell, always flitting about the garden and sunbathing.
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Beautiful shot. :-)
17 Aug, 2010
Wonderful pic Janey...
17 Aug, 2010
I have never actually noticed that the body of a Butterfly is furry..thanks Janey
for showing such an artistic pic, of this beautiful Butterfly...you are great
with the camera, deserving an award!! Your Buddleia, looks amazing...
17 Aug, 2010
Aw....such lovely comments...he is a beauty especially with the blue lace edging...:o) Yes Fp....these have quite chunky furry bodies,,,the buddleias are coming into their own now...:o)
17 Aug, 2010
Very pretty....Also never knew that it had a furry body....lovely shot. What camera did you use?
17 Aug, 2010
Another beautiful photo ... they do love the buddleias ......
17 Aug, 2010
So glad to see there are tortoiseshells somewhere - they seem to have completely disappeared here. Just a few cabbage whites :-(((((
18 Aug, 2010
another lovely pic
18 Aug, 2010
Lovely butterfly and lovely Buddleia! I have only seen the Cabbage White despite my efforts to entice them with insect loving Flowers'0(
18 Aug, 2010
Smashing.
18 Aug, 2010
Thanks everyone....:o)) Yes the cabbage whites are all over aren't they.....and do you remember the influx of Painted Ladies we had last year....not a one to be seen.....:o((
18 Aug, 2010
fabulas
18 Aug, 2010
Beautiful Janey....no sign of Painted Ladies here this year either :o(
20 Aug, 2010
Must have been the cold spring Bb....putting them off coming, you can just imagine them looking in the holiday brochure....had enough of chilly England last year girls, now for somewhere warmer....:o))
20 Aug, 2010
Sounds just about right Janey.
20 Aug, 2010
you have so many butterflys hun
26 Aug, 2010
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What else?
See who else is growing Buddleja davidii (Butterfly bush).
See who else has plants in genus Buddleja.
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lovely against the white janey ;o)
17 Aug, 2010