Butterflies etc

[csservices]

Few pics took round the yard today while cutting logs

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

nice, got loads of Cabbage whites visiting, can almost tolerate the catterpillars on me brassicas! blooming nature its like a love hate thing with me now as ive veggies!

[johnanderton]

 

Spotted this poplar hawk moth caterpillar on a job today ,

[csservices]

After quick bit of googling the two top pictures are meadow browns, seen them in huge amounts while mowing hay this year, the other one is a Ringlet,was quite interesting watching them as the Ringlet seemed to get quite agressive toward the meadow browns at times

[Matthew Arnold]

After quick bit of googling the two top pictures are meadow browns, seen them in huge amounts while mowing hay this year, the other one is a Ringlet,was quite interesting watching them as the Ringlet seemed to get quite agressive toward the meadow browns at times

 

Top two are Gatekeepers i think but definitely a ringlet in the bottom pic.

[Graham]

Comma and friend from last year.

 

[nepia]

Top two are Gatekeepers i think but definitely a ringlet in the bottom pic.

 

 

 

What I thought but if you Google Images G'keeper and M/Brown there virtually indistinguishable.

[Graham]

Definitely gatekeepers on their favourite flowers.

[silky fox]

The poplar hawkmoth caterpillarlooks just like a curled up leaf!....natre's camoflauge is incredible!

[nepia]

Definitely gatekeepers on their favourite flowers.

 

 

 

Reckon you're right; the underwing patterns are the decider.