Thursday 24 March 2011

Seeing the Changes 363

The sunshine brought out the first male Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) of the year in Loughor. We were also joined by a Shoulder stripe moth (Anticlea badiata).

2 comments:

Caroline Gill said...

Lovely photograph, Paul. We have had several pairs of Small Tortoiseshells in the garden.

Paul Brain said...

Yes- there seem to be masses of ex-hibernating Small tortoiseshells attracted into the sunshine this year.

What's In a Critter's Name? 11. Comma butterfly

The Comma butterfly ( Polygonia c-album) gets its name from the punctuation-like mark, on the underside of its wings.