Unknown location. Nothing else quite like it. Males and Females are similar but females are larger, paler on the underside and have less ragged wing edges and hindwing tails than males who tend to have more deeply scalloped forewings and a darker underside. I therefore think this is a male.

Comma Butterfly ♂︎ (Polygonia c-album) - Nymphalidae (13/05/2006) Unknown location. Nothing else quite like it. Males and Females are similar but females are larger, paler on the underside and have less ragged wing edges and hindwing tails than males who tend to have more deeply scalloped forewings and a darker underside. I therefore think this is a male.

Unknown location on a bramble leaf. It's a woodland butterfly but will visit garden flowers to build up fat reserves before hibernating (via nectar). It lives here and hibernates in winter. They are called commas because they have a pale comma-like mark on their underwing.

Comma Butterfly ♂︎ (Polygonia c-album) - Nymphalidae (13/05/2006) Unknown location on a bramble leaf. It's a woodland butterfly but will visit garden flowers to build up fat reserves before hibernating (via nectar). It lives here and hibernates in winter. They are called commas because they have a pale comma-like mark on their underwing.

Southbank Barn, Henfield (on a "Butterfly Bush"). Easy to ID. It's an interesting one as is a long-distance traveller. Comes from North Africa, Middle East and central Asia and comes here in large migrations - some years' massive ones - from around April to breed. Aparently some may even make the journey back there later on as they can't survive our winters.

Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) - Nymphalidae (07/10/2006) Southbank Barn, Henfield (on a "Butterfly Bush"). Easy to ID. It's an interesting one as is a long-distance traveller. Comes from North Africa, Middle East and central Asia and comes here in large migrations - some years' massive ones - from around April to breed. Aparently some may even make the journey back there later on as they can't survive our winters.

Southbank Barn, Henfield. On some ivy. Males and Females very difficult to tell apart other than that the female has a more rounded abdomen. I think this may be a female but I am not certain.

Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) - Nymphalidae (07/10/2006) Southbank Barn, Henfield. On some ivy. Males and Females very difficult to tell apart other than that the female has a more rounded abdomen. I think this may be a female but I am not certain.

Southbank Barn, Henfield (on a "Butterfly Bush"). This one is quite old as the colours have faded. A research project revealed that this species can take a 9,000 mile round trip - double the American Monarch Butterflies.

Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) - Nymphalidae (15/08/2023) Southbank Barn, Henfield (on a "Butterfly Bush"). This one is quite old as the colours have faded. A research project revealed that this species can take a 9,000 mile round trip - double the American Monarch Butterflies.

Selsey, West Sussex (on Ivy). Male and Female very similar. Female is a bit larger and has a rounder abdomen, males is more cigar-shaped tapering to a more pointed end. I think this may be a female but I am not certain.

Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io syn. Inachis io) - Nymphalidae (07/10/2006) Selsey, West Sussex (on Ivy). Male and Female very similar. Female is a bit larger and has a rounder abdomen, males is more cigar-shaped tapering to a more pointed end. I think this may be a female but I am not certain.

Selsey, West Sussex (on Ivy). This one is investigating (or the other way around!) a Red Admiral! They are on Ivy flowers.

Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io syn. Inachis io) - Nymphalidae (07/10/2006) Selsey, West Sussex (on Ivy). This one is investigating (or the other way around!) a Red Admiral! They are on Ivy flowers.

Selsey, West Sussex (on Ivy). Males and females very similar apart from female having a more rounded abdomen. Always worth noting behaviours of butterflies though - the males of this species (and many others) are highly terratorial patrolling for mates!

Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) - Nymphalidae (07/10/2006) Selsey, West Sussex (on Ivy). Males and females very similar apart from female having a more rounded abdomen. Always worth noting behaviours of butterflies though - the males of this species (and many others) are highly terratorial patrolling for mates!

Selsey, West Sussex (on Ivy). This one is investigating (or the other way around!) a Peacock Butterfly! They are on Ivy flowers.

Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) - Nymphalidae (07/10/2006) Selsey, West Sussex (on Ivy). This one is investigating (or the other way around!) a Peacock Butterfly! They are on Ivy flowers.

Duncton Woods, West Sussex. On our car! Impossible to tell M and F apart unless you are more expert than me!

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) - Nymphalidae (07/07/2007) Duncton Woods, West Sussex. On our car! Impossible to tell M and F apart unless you are more expert than me!

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) - Nymphalidae (07/07/2007) Duncton Woods, West Sussex. On our car!