Hi.
I have here a picture of a small tortoiseshell with 3 white patches on the wing edge instead of the usual one white and two yellow.
Is this an aberration due to the heat wave?

These Meadow Browns have white specks in the underwing black dots. Hope the specks come through. I have seen others like this in the area in other years.
Is this found elsewhere? Is there a name for this type please?

Hi Vince. I took the picture in a field outside of Rushden, Northants. Date 15th July 2013, time 4.19pm. A number of butterflies were feeding on thistle and I went over for a closer look.I spotted this one among the Meadow Browns,the only Small Tortoiseshell. Fortunately I make it rule to keep my ca...

Hi. What have I here? Looks like a tortoiseshell that isn't. Never seen one like this before.

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This photo shows 2 white specks in the black spot, which should mean a Gatekeeper. However the specks on the underwing are not white but black, which usually means
a Meadow Brown. So which do I have here please? There are other similar butterflies in the same field.

Thanks for the identification.

Neil

Not seen one like this before. Sitting on the kitchen window sill.

This summer I spotted a Small Tortoiseshell closely following a Peacock Butterfly for several days. Anyone know why it did this?

Today (22nd Dec) I spotted a Red Admiral flying around a garden outside Rushden Northamptonshire. We have some flowers blooming. Generaly mild. Looks as if we can look forward to seeing more.

Photographed this Blue on the border of Beds and Northants. It has partial black bars on the white border. Doesn't seem to be an Adonis nor Common Blue. Is it a hybrid, or something else?

Neil