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Painted Lady – 13th July

July 14, 2023Recent wildlife sightings13th July, 2023, Brimstone, Common Blue, Common Purple and Gold, Essex Skipper, Latticed Heath, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Shaded Broad-bar, Six-spot BurnetPete Smith

This afternoon on the Butterfly Walk, fifteen species of butterfly were seen, including a Painted Lady, three Essex Skippers, two Common Blues, two Brimstones and over ten Red Admirals. Also seen were some day-flying moths such as Common Purple and Gold, Latticed Heath, Shaded Broad-bar and Six-spot Burnet. PS

Painted Lady

Common Purple and Gold