I was somewhat surprised at 4pm this afternoon when going to fill up at my local petrol station when checking the Buddleiah in the next doors garden I saw a Silver-washed Fritillary male in quite good condition,certainly not the Red Admiral or Small Tortoiseshell I was expecting to see. Maybe summer is here after all!!!
On arriving home I decided to check down the side of the house for the third time today and to my surprise I found this Mother of Pearl hiding in the lawmower. Against the late evening sunshine its easy to see where the moth gets its name as it was like looking into an oyster shell,really beautiful.
Although I didnt take any more photos today I did also find 2 Brimstone Moths, 1 Marbled Beauty,1 Willow Beauty,2 garden Carpet,a few Light Brown Apple Moths and an Angle Shades. The Nymphalids from yesterday were still enjoying the Buddleiah blossom.
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