Late October specimens

[Deano]

Hi all
I was really surprised to see this Small White this afternoon near Sudbury in Suffolk - I think it's my latest ever sighting of this species! Not so surprised to see the Red Admiral, but it was still a wonderful sight, especially as it was in such great condition - recently emerged I reckon!
Regards
Deano.

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[eccles]

Interesting RA there. Sometimes they have little white dots on the red stripes on both forewings. Yours has the dot on one wing but not the other.

[Deano]

Hello eccles
Funny you should mention the one white dot on this Red Admiral, because I only noticed it myself a few hours ago. During the years of rearing this species at home, I've had a mixture of "dotted" specimens and "undotted" specimens, but this is the first time I've ever come across an example with just the one dot!
Regards from Deano.