Favourites
- Gwenhwyfar
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Favourites
I know there are so many beautiful ones to choose from, but just wondering what your favourites are?
- Pete Eeles
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I assume you mean "butterflies"? ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Of course, I like them all, but I'd go for the following (not in any particular order!) for the reasons given:
Brown Hairstreak
- a welcome sight at the end of the season
Large Blue
- amazing lifecycle
Marbled White
- always nice to see in early July
Orange-Tip
- a sign of spring and the year to come
Peacock
- Just beautiful
Purple Emperor
- for its behaviour, colour and elusiveness
Swallowtail
- for being so exotic
White Admiral
- for its gliding flight - quite distinctive!
Wood White
- for its daintiness
Cheers,
- Pete
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Of course, I like them all, but I'd go for the following (not in any particular order!) for the reasons given:
Brown Hairstreak
- a welcome sight at the end of the season
Large Blue
- amazing lifecycle
Marbled White
- always nice to see in early July
Orange-Tip
- a sign of spring and the year to come
Peacock
- Just beautiful
Purple Emperor
- for its behaviour, colour and elusiveness
Swallowtail
- for being so exotic
White Admiral
- for its gliding flight - quite distinctive!
Wood White
- for its daintiness
Cheers,
- Pete
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- Gwenhwyfar
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Small tortoiseshells are scarce in my area in the west country this year too, although I seem to remember quite good numbers two years ago. Conversely, meadow brown are up in numbers around here compared to last year when they were very thin on the ground. And this year is a bumper year for gatekeeper. I've never seen so many.
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- Gwenhwyfar
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Well since finding around 300 small tortoiseshell larva feasting upon the nettles in my overgrown garden I have taken a fond liking to these ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... .php?t=597
other than that species I like the large/small whites that frequent our garden regulary![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Thanks to Pete Eeles for his input![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... .php?t=597
other than that species I like the large/small whites that frequent our garden regulary
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Thanks to Pete Eeles for his input
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