Bad year for Butterflies (so far)

The number of species and the numbers of individuals are down this year, the poor summer so far hasn't helped at all. As of the last few sunny days there have been Meadow Browns around but the main miss so far are Marbled Whites. I haven't seen a single individual yet. As of today it's raining again so I'm just hoping the next hot spell yields some of those gorgeous Marbled Whites. Only eight species recorded so far in 2024. By this date in 2023 I had recorded exactly double that number. In case it helps magic them up I attach a photo of a Marbled White.