Hello
Can anyone confirm whether the butterfly is a Large or Small White and whether the plant is a Purple Loosestrife (or if not, what it is!)
Thanks in advance
Mike
Help with butterfly and flower please
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Re: Help with butterfly and flower please
Hi Mike,
Do you have a photo?
Cheers
Lee
Do you have a photo?
Cheers
Lee
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Re: Help with butterfly and flower please
Sorry, Lee, I forgot to attach it! Here it is ...
Thanks
Mike
Thanks
Mike
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Re: Help with butterfly and flower please
Hi Mike,
Quite hard to tell from that view, but I'm going with Large, female. Anyone?
Don't know the plant I'm afraid...
Cheers
Lee
Quite hard to tell from that view, but I'm going with Large, female. Anyone?
Don't know the plant I'm afraid...
Cheers
Lee
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.
Re: Help with butterfly and flower please
I'd prefer P. rapae instead, but I'm not quite sure either.
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Re: Help with butterfly and flower please
Hi Mike,
The flower looks like Purple Loosestrife to me.
Have a look at the apex of the upperside of the butterfly's forewing. The grey smudge is characteristic of Small White. In the Large White it is darker and extends along the outer margin of the wing (ie downwards).
You can compare the two near the bottom of this page: http://ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php? ... ll%20White
Alexander
The flower looks like Purple Loosestrife to me.
Have a look at the apex of the upperside of the butterfly's forewing. The grey smudge is characteristic of Small White. In the Large White it is darker and extends along the outer margin of the wing (ie downwards).
You can compare the two near the bottom of this page: http://ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php? ... ll%20White
Alexander
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Re: Help with butterfly and flower please
Mike,
I agree with Alexander that this is a Small White. Also, judging by the amount of black on the forewing I would suggest that it is a male. It can be very confusing at this time of year because there are some very sizable Small Whites around and they look like Large Whites in flight.
Cheers,
Vince
I agree with Alexander that this is a Small White. Also, judging by the amount of black on the forewing I would suggest that it is a male. It can be very confusing at this time of year because there are some very sizable Small Whites around and they look like Large Whites in flight.
Cheers,
Vince
Re: Help with butterfly and flower please
Thanks, everyone, for your advice and assistance. I'm learning all the time!
Mike
Mike