MikeOxon wrote:
You've been learning a lot about Photoshop, I think.
Thanks Mike, but I know my limits
I have only local reports for June, starting with an unexpected Clouded Yellow in Tilgate Park, Crawley at lunch time today.
- Clouded Yellow 7-June-2015
It looked very fresh and had a pale underside, although the upperside appeared normal in flight.
On 4th June, I had a Large White egg laying on nasturtium in my Crawley garden.
- Large White 4-June-2015
Also in the garden there are 7 Brimstone larvae feeding on my potted Alder Buckthorn plant. These are from 9 eggs that were laid on the plant during April.
- Brimstone eggs 24-April-2015
- Brimstone larvae 3-June-2015
Finally, only one of the 3 Brown Hairstreak eggs laid in my front hedge hatched and I moved the larva into the cage containing my other rescues. For the past three days it has spent its resting phases under the same leaf in the company of another of similar size.
- Brown Hairsterak larvae 4-June-2015
These are almost fully grown and should be descending into the leaf litter soon to pupate.
Vince
Pleased to say that good numbers of both species presented ample opportunity for study and good photographs, and considering that both Phil & Ros are keen photographers of all things butterfly some very nice images were captured...at least they were by Ros...cos' the lady is a photographic 'super-star' 
...your very kind Ros!
