A handful of Marbled Whites on my local spot - isolated from any other colonies but hanging on (just). A survivor possibly from a bird attack but i like the underside shot:

A female Large White nectaring on brambles along the banks of the River Chelmer in Chelmsford:

Several Large Skippers at Hatfield Forest, with both female:
and male on show:

A very good year for Holly Blue in Chelmsford, including at my home where 6 emerged in the Spring and 5 more later in the year. One of the Spring brood, a beautiful female basking on Persicaria during mid-morning Holly Blue f 18.05.2023.jpg And a tatty specimen from a trip to Brighton later in the s...

Very happy this year as the 3rd year of a Gatekeeper colony at my home increased from 6 in 2022 to 19 this year :D Here is one of them nectaring on Marjoram during mid-August Gatekeeper 13.08.2023.jpg And a beautiful little female on her last day with me, the final member of the colony that provided...

From the heartland of Essex Skipper territory are a few examples of this wonderful insect from various locations within the flood plain of the River Chelmer. Thankfully numbers seem to be stable with some of the colonies in the 100s despite the less than optimal grasssland management for the species...

The most beautiful Comma out of a stunning selection of those that I managed to get an image of was from a local park.
with the best underside "," along the River Chelmer - both locations within the floodplain of Chelmsford in Essex.

A lovely back-lit male from the summer brood at Newland Grove NR in Chelmsford, Essex. Green-veined m 17.07.2023 ROT.jpg A lonely female able to enjoy some nectar on Bevendean Down, Brighton. Green-veined White f 13.08.2023 ROT.jpg A fresh male from the 3rd brood emerging from a damp meadow along th...

My first sighting of this beautiful butterfly on a visit to Bevendean Down LNR in Brighton.

A rather faded specimen from late in the flight period at Hockley Woods in Essex, but beautiful nonetheless, from a very active group of 22 mostly nectaring in the morning sun. 40+ were seen in mid-June.

A beautiful fresh male Brown Argus contrasting with the background colours of the grasses at Newland Grove Nature Reserve, Chelmsford in Essex Brown Argus m 17.07.2023 c ROT.jpg A tatty female after a long season of egg-laying at Great Holland Pits near Frinton-on-Sea in Essex Brown Argus f 17.08.20...

Male Brimstone nectaring along one of the woodland rides at Great Holland Pits Nature Reserve near Frinton-on-Sea in Essex

3 entries from Essex, a male Brimstone looking remarkably like the surrounding bramble leaves; a male Silver-washed Fritillary flying in to join another; and a coupling pair of Ringlets because they were scarce in Essex this year. Brimstone.jpg Silver-washed Fritillary ROT.jpg Ringlet ROT.jpg All im...