Which Tortoiseshell?

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Stevie Blunder
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Which Tortoiseshell?

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Any ideas? I only managed ne closed wing shot of this Tortoiseshell at Tout Quarry Portland Dorset. July 15th 2021
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Large. Nice find. It's coming home.
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Many thanks Neil. I was gobsmacked when I uploaded my photos last night. I met you and Peter on that February day in 2019 when we saw it for the first time there. Will it be officially recorded?
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Given the numbers of larvae recorded there last month, there could be quite a few adults on the wing over the next week or two. :)
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Stevie Blunder wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:40 pm Any ideas? I only managed ne closed wing shot of this Tortoiseshell at Tout Quarry Portland Dorset. July 15th 2021IMG_9037.JPG
Nice spot, did you see it's over wing? :D

Well done :!:
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No sorry. That was the only photo I managed to get before it flew off. Thanks for the compliments.
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