trying to ID butterflies is really difficult so I am looking to my blogger friends for help should imagine this is just a common white have never seen this species before.Would love an ID
Hi everyone. The Wall Brown is now known just as the Wall, why I am not sure, but that is what the local British Butterfly Conservation now calls it. I remember it as being quite common some 30 years ago when we lived in Hampshire but it has rapidly declined. Now we live here in Dorset we see them quite frequently this time of year near the sea, especially on the Purbeck Ridge. I saw 6 just yesterday doing a butterfly survey near Corfe Castle.
The Small Tortoiseshell was once common too but over the last five years has declined dramatically, due it is believed, to a parasitic infection on the caterpillars. However, it is good to see them more frequently again this year. May be last years cold weather reduced the parasite population?
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/Butterfly/17/Butterfly.html?ButterflyId=54&Country=en&Size=sm&Colour1=Copper&Colour2=Brown&Features=Eye%20spots&Family= found this link where you can put in the colour,size etc and it helps with ID.
I see you live in the north east Shelia, is that where you took the Wall's? As the other posters comments show, the Wall is not common these days and it would be encouraging to know they are not only here in the warmer south of England.
yes the wall browns were in my garden cant believe it too cold for most things up here .....I rarely see anything other than peacocks,and whites.There were loads of butterflies out that day.My luck was in..... Sheila
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Hi Sheila,
No.1 Small Tortoiseshell
No.2 female of the Large White
No.3&4 Wall Brown.
Great pictures Sheila.
A wall brown wow.never even heard of it.Thanks a lot lynmiranda.#Sheila
Well done with the wall brown sheila, Ive never seen one!
Lovely pictures Sheila, knew the tortoishell and whites, but never heard of or seen the wall browns! Well done you!!x
I've never seen one either Sheila :(
But well done :) Beautiful photos!
Wall brown, new to me too. Nice 'buttery' shots! ;o)
I am delighted with my butterflies thanks so much for all your kind comments which makes it all so much nicer
Sheila
Hi everyone. The Wall Brown is now known just as the Wall, why I am not sure, but that is what the local British Butterfly Conservation now calls it. I remember it as being quite common some 30 years ago when we lived in Hampshire but it has rapidly declined. Now we live here in Dorset we see them quite frequently this time of year near the sea, especially on the Purbeck Ridge. I saw 6 just yesterday doing a butterfly survey near Corfe Castle.
The Small Tortoiseshell was once common too but over the last five years has declined dramatically, due it is believed, to a parasitic infection on the caterpillars. However, it is good to see them more frequently again this year. May be last years cold weather reduced the parasite population?
thanks "nature of Dorset" always nice to learn from someone who is knowledgable
Sheila
wow lovely shots :) what beauties they are! what a stunning wall brown, a first for me to!
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/Butterfly/17/Butterfly.html?ButterflyId=54&Country=en&Size=sm&Colour1=Copper&Colour2=Brown&Features=Eye%20spots&Family=
found this link where you can put in the colour,size etc and it helps with ID.
Some great shots there Sheila and, like many others, I've not seen a Wall Brown either; and to get two in one shot. Lucky you :D
Hi Sheila. Great Butterfly photo's. As with my fellow Bloggers I also have never heard of or seen a Wall Brown
I see you live in the north east Shelia, is that where you took the Wall's? As the other posters comments show, the Wall is not common these days and it would be encouraging to know they are not only here in the warmer south of England.
yes the wall browns were in my garden cant believe it too cold for most things up here .....I rarely see anything other than peacocks,and whites.There were loads of butterflies out that day.My luck was in.....
Sheila
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