Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Comma & Small Copper, all looking fresh. Grafton Woods, yesterday West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Worcs Wildlife Trust

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Four butterflies from Prestbury Hill this morning. Small Copper, Chalkhill Blue, Adonis Blue, Speckled Wood. Feels like I have been waiting for ages for the Adonis to appear. Just the one Small Copper to be found. 𝙱𝙲 𝙶𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚎 West Midlands Butterfly Conservation

My first September butterfly. Pristine Red Admiral in our Worcestershire garden this morning. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Worcs Wildlife Trust

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First moth night at home for a few weeks. The highlight was this beautiful migrant moth - Palpita vitrealis aka Olive-tree Pearl. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Migrant Lepidoptera

Innate grace. A Common Blue on Prestbury Hill. 𝙱𝙲 𝙶𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚎 West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋

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Not many butterflies today at Grafton Wood in overcast conditions, but did see a fresh Small Copper after the work party. ⁦Butterfly Conservation 🦋⁩ ⁦West Midlands Butterfly Conservation⁩ ⁦Craig Jones⁩

Third Brood Small Copper. Grafton Wood, Worcs 4/9/24. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Worcs Wildlife Trust

Autumn moths have included a splendid fresh Gold-spot yesterday in the garden, Red Underwing last weekend and a few Old Ladys. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation #teammoth

Small Heath this morning on the dog walk in the drizzle. ⁦Butterfly Conservation 🦋⁩ ⁦West Midlands Butterfly Conservation⁩

Frosted Orange nfy in the garden in Shrewsbury yesterday, always a treat. #mothsmatter #moths West Midlands Butterfly Conservation

An absolutely pristine Red Admiral at Kemerton today. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation #Leptember

Really chuffed to find this Knot Grass caterpillar on a dock leaf by Footherly Brook. Really must run a moth trap down here someday. #moths #caterpillars West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Staffs Ecology Les Evans-Hill

A rather late Gatekeeper, at the end of August on Nottingham Hill. 𝙱𝙲 𝙶𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚎 West Midlands Butterfly Conservation

Painted Ladies have been few and far between this year, so it was nice to see one after the work party at Grafton Wood today with Dave Williams and Craig Jones. Butterfly Conservation 🦋⁩ ⁦West Midlands Butterfly Conservation⁩

Painted Lady. Grafton Wood, Worcs 11/9/24 West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Worcs Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation 🦋