dpc said:Mourning cloak butterfly...
ISv said:Nice photos!!!
Recently I didn't pay much of attention for insects - mistake!
Sporgon said:dpc said:Mourning cloak butterfly...
A beautiful butterfly and quite large too I believe, up to 4" across. They are very rare in England but a few are occasionally seen in the South East. We call it the Camberwell Beauty after Camberwell Lane in London where two were first found in around 1780.
I'd love to see one here but unfortunately that's pretty unlikely as butterfly numbers in general over the past thirty years in the UK are down dramatically.