To be honest, if I had a time machine, a butterfly would only be of interest if it flew into a bookies.......

If anything, that red on the cinnabar is too dull! This was scarlet! Wing proportions are spot-on though. Three of us chased it around for 5 minutes before it went over a hedge into an inaccessible field, and we all agreed red top, black below, no visible flecks or stripes -although it was hard to s...

Hi. First time post here, so I hope I don't make any mistakes. I saw a butterfly here yesterday which is new to me -looking for any advice on how to i.d. it please. 20-25mm long, bright red -scarlet even -upper half of the wing, jet black lower half of the wing in a 50-50 split. Really dazzling red,...