Identification of Butterfly?
By Meadowland
16 Jun, 2020
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This butterfly was struggling to move and it seemed one of its wings was damaged...Could this be a Forester spotted?The antennae look like those belonging to butterflies not moths.
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LOOKING AT THE MARKINGS IT LOOKS LIKE A SCARLET TIGER MOTH IN THE BOOK I HAVE, AND THE CATERPILLARS LIVE ON COMFREY AND NETTLES.
17 Jun, 2020
PERHAPS IT WILL SURVIVE AS LONG AS IT GETS SOME FOOD FROM THE PLANT FLOWERS.
17 Jun, 2020
Lovely pic, Julia. Hopefully it’ll manage to survive despite the little injury..
18 Jun, 2020
Have you spotted your little friend again, Julia?
20 Jun, 2020
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Could it be a cream-spot tiger moth? Looked it up on Butterfly Conservation site.
16 Jun, 2020