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Speckled Wood butterfly

Saw a Speckled Wood butterfly in our back garden today - my first sighting. by JLo102

30/04/2013 22:44:57

by JLo102

blue butterfly

This beautifull bright blue butterfly was flying around my allotment today. it's wings underneath are not so bright but it would not open its wings when it landed which wasn't for long. It was very small not sure if it is a common blue or holly by Aliesh

02/05/2013 22:50:27

by Tootsietim

Plants to attract butterflies

Has anyone grown Verbena Lollipop? How attractive to butterflies is it? Is it as good as Verbena bodnatense? They love it! (Think you meant verbena bonariensis. ) by Sir Tid

30/04/2013 16:34:38

by Gold1locks

Talkback: First butterflies of the year

Wow this is amazing I love butterflies. Spring is my favourite time of the year because that is when there are most of them. Once my step-cousin once removed ate one by accident, he said it tasted weird. I was watching a peacock butterfly a few days by C Pattinson

28/11/2011 18:38:33

by jjMichael

Talkback: Butterfly chrysalis

What other butterflies overwinter in the UK? Reply to Mrs CullenAll of Britain's 55 or so resident butterfly species overwinter here, but in different stages of their development. Hairstreaks overwinter as eggs, cabbage whites as chrysalides by hereisabee

28/11/2011 18:40:08

by Michelle

Cabbage Butterflies & Nasturtium

) to tempt the Butterflies on to the Nast. instead. I'm slightly confused though as wouldn't growing both increase the number of Cabbage Butterfly & caterpillars overall on the cabbages? Or is it a case of using the Nast. to tempt them in so they can be, ahem by Leggi

19/08/2012 18:08:51

by Leggi

Talkback: Garden butterflies

I love butterflies - and on my birthday 16th April the most beautiful peacock butterfly visited my garden - as if by invitation! love butterflies nice article With the lovely weather just now I found quite a few butterflies visiting out garden by Jeff Goodley

28/11/2011 18:31:17

by Gill

Talkback: Butterflies in the garden

Peacock butterflies that have overwintered in my garage are having a great time on my winter(?) -flowering heathers. They love feeding there as much as the painted ladies do later on at the phuopsis. I do attempt to photograph my butterflies by Pauline Claire

28/11/2011 18:40:39

by Sarah's Seedlings

Talkback: Holly blue butterflies

butterflies last week in my garden in Cornwall but I was so surprised that I didn't even think to identify them. Must get my camera at the ready. Had a few bees too & where are all the wood lice cop0ming from in my conservatory? I always help them to go by happymarion

29/04/2012 20:11:01

by happymarion

Talkback: Big Butterfly Count

We're seeing less butterflies in our garden too, whereas we used to have loads. Yesterday I saw a holly blue, a second generation one. One of the things they feed on, apparently, is honeydew, the stuff that comes out of aphids's bottoms. It's great by Fran

28/11/2011 18:43:58

by sungreenhouses

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