Butterfly

by mikeprotts

Found on the wall on the edge of St Denys church grounds. Watched her flying for a while, and when she landed I was fairly close by.
Uploaded07/04/2019 - 16:43
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/1000
Aperturef/4.0
ISO125
Focal Length45mm
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Posted 07/04/2019 - 19:51 Link
Hi Mike,

Nice, from my butterfly book it looks like a Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui).

And from the battered state of its fore-wings it probably over-wintered here.

Cheers
Mike
mikeprotts
Posted 07/04/2019 - 20:30 Link
Hi Mike,

A few days earlier there had been a large number (seen by others), which I assume had come out due to the warm sunshine. There were very few when I took this, which was late afternoon, so still warm. I'd only seen two others, which were too far away (and fast moving) to get a picture, or identify.

Cheers
Mike

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