Butterfly update

The hot spell has brought peak butterfly for this year so far. The Marbled Whites are still flying and the first Painted Ladies. and Gatekeepers are also in the air. Small Skippers and Common Blues are around as are Large Whites, Red Admirals, Commas, Tortoiseshells and of course Ringlets and Meadow Browns. All that's missing is a Fritillary of some sort - I've only ever seen one here. The Painted Lady is a fine looking butterfly with its wings spread but it maybe takes the prize for an outstanding underwing look - as shown above.