Butterflies are quite numerous at this time of year so I went out with a friend in search of some unusual varieties of these colourful fluttering insects. We were in search of Comma butterflies, which are common in England but have become more widespread in Scotland due to the warmer weather in recent years.
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Comma Butterfly |
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Comma Butterfly |
The so-called green veins on the underside of the adults are, in fact, an illusion created by a subtle combination of yellow and black scales.
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Green-veined White |
It had a very interesting few hours learning about them.
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