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  1. dantheman

    Last butterfly of the year 2022

    Peacock Butterfly in the garden Friday 9th December. It was sunny, and relatively warm in the sunshine (although pockets of frost still on the ground). I had opened the shed up and been moving stuff around earlier.
  2. dantheman

    Last butterfly of the year 2022

    10th November - Red Admiral feeding in a garden I was working in. Today - Peacock butterfly flying around me and away whilst I was pressure washing some decking near Helston, Cornwall. It was partly sunny for a change, but reasonable suspicion it had been disturbed from hibernation perhaps.
  3. dantheman

    Last butterfly of the year 2022

    Yesterday - Red Admiral in the front garden, feeding on xxx* flowers very briefly (I went to get my phone for a photo op but it had gone). Also Large White caterpillars on Nasturtiums. *(Low growing garden plant based on a tuber rhizome?, big fleshy leaves, spike of pink flowers, name may come...
  4. dantheman

    Last butterfly of the year 2022

    Red Admiral for me too today whilst working near Helston. One in flight briefly on the 24th at Treliske Hospital (Truro, Cornwall)
  5. dantheman

    Last butterfly of the year 2022

    Remembered I also saw a large dragonfly yesterday, presumed(?) Southern Hawker.
  6. dantheman

    Last butterfly of the year 2022

    As usual, kinda UK/N European-centric by default, but any other 'late' butterflies around the world, or 'interesting' sightings as people wish. Just back from France, with some nice (for me) garden butterflies such as Clouded Yellow, Brimstone, Large Copper, some of the blues etc ... In...
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