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There were dozens of small and Essex skippers buzzing about everywhere, completely oblivious to the weather:
![Image](https://www.guypadfield.com/images2020/sylvestris4jul2020a.jpg)
(small)
![Image](https://www.guypadfield.com/images2020/lineola4jul2020a.jpg)
(Essex)
Small coppers were seemingly everywhere too, ranging in condition from world-weary to spanking fresh:
![Image](https://www.guypadfield.com/images2020/phlaeas4jul2020a.jpg)
![Image](https://www.guypadfield.com/images2020/phlaeas4jul2020d.jpg)
(my camera doesn't cope well in poor light!)
Other species flying on this gloomy day were meadow brown, ringlet, holly blue, lots of commas, large white, small white, green-veined white, peacock, red admiral and large skipper.
Every ragwort was covered in cinnabar moth caterpillars:
![Image](https://www.guypadfield.com/images2020/cinnabarcats4jul2020a.jpg)
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