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Tiny butterfly on ceanothus


Tiny butterfly on ceanothus

Perhaps not as spectacular as its larger cousins, but around in large numbers, all of a sudden!



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That's a nice one K, which one is it, a tailed copper?

22 Aug, 2011

 

Aw another beastie but a pretty one this time :)

22 Aug, 2011

 

It is a pretty one this time, Pixi, isn't it? I was lucky - they don't stop for long!

I don't know what it's called, W...it's really small - probably only about 3cms wingspan and they do have little tails...would that be right?

They are, quite suddenly all over the garden! :))))

22 Aug, 2011

 

Your garden is 'Beastie Central' Karen :)

22 Aug, 2011

 

i'm not sure K, but lovely, your lucky all i've had here is large whites and a few common blues..

22 Aug, 2011

 

lovely photo

23 Aug, 2011

 

Haha! It certainly has been this year, Scottish. I've had a couple of quite nasty snakes as well...but 'shot' them with the hose instead of the camera! lol!

There has been an absence of butterflies here too, W, aside from these. Normally we see a few swallowtails...none so far...

At my old house there were always lots of swifts and the young ones would all roost on a derelict balcony...but my old neighbours were telling me that either there are none, or they've all left very early...

There haven't been many mosquitoes either...perhaps that would explain the swifts...

23 Aug, 2011



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