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This most common butterfly lays its eggs on young nettles during April and May. The adults feed on any wild flowers and dozens can often cover a bush of Buddleia in August.
This is a BAP listed species.
This is a BAP listed species.
The Painted Lady butterfly migrates from south west Europe and North Africa, a distance of more than 600 miles during May and June. A second brood may hatch they are unable to survive our winters.
This butterfly hibernates as an adult and it can be seen on the wing from February when the weather is clement. The offspring from these overwintering adults emerge in July, when they will be seen fluttering almost everywhere.
This is a BAP listed species.
This butterfly gets is name from the olive-green colour suffused between the silver spots on the underside of the wings.
It sunbathes on the ground and on ferns. It flys quickly between the flowers it is feeding from. They are on the wing during July and August.
This butterfly loves to sunbathe and will set up a territory and defend it, in a sunny spot. The numbers of this butterfly have increased greatly over the last few years.
They can be seen flying from March to October.
The Comma feeds on nectar from brambles, thistles, Knapweed and Hemp Agrimony. It hibernates as an adult. These butterflies can be seen flying during September to November, March to May and also in July.
The brilliant blue of this little butterfly catches the eye as it flutters across the heathland or over the grasses on the wetland. The caterpillar food plants are mainly Bird’s-foot trefoil, Black Medic and clovers.
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Foxglove Covert LNR
Wathgill
Downholme
Richmond
North Yorkshire, DL11 6AH
