Sounds like you got a decent view of it so if it was a butterfly I'm sure you would have been able to ID it after looking through various websites. You say it flew from under[/u ] a nettle leaf which sounds like a much more mothlike behaviour. My gut instinct would be a Geomitrid of some sort. Yes,...

Hi I'm hoping that someone can help me identify a butterfly I spotted from a written description - I didn't have a camera with me at the time, so unfortunately don't have a photo. I've taken a look through several UK and European web sites, but haven't been able to find it. This was spotted in Essex...