Just playing catch-up as time is rapidly running out. All 5 Commas I reared from garden eggs were released as butterflies but I am pleased that I caught the first one emerging as numbers 3, 4 and 5 all emerged overnight and departed without so much as a thank you. Only these shots to remember them by
My Red Admiral larva are doing well - the last photo taken:
My Fox moth larva are also well (thanks Martin).
An update on the other immatures will have to wait (until next season probably).
For my own record I would just like to note that a couple of days ago I had my first Small Tortoiseshell of the season in my garden but for the first time ever I had all 5 hibernators in the garden at once:
I have been chasing round trying to get a shot of a Vapourer moth (I think that is the one that pretends to be a BH!) without any success then found a lovely fresh male waiting for me in the duck shed:
and the flame shouldered moth (I think) that I forgot to include earlier.
Not too many more outings this season I suspect.