An influx of Painted Lady butterflies is underway in England, the fragile insects having flown from north Africa, through Europe and across the channel. They are making their way northwards but were seen here in mid-Essex this morning. I found a very ragged and faded butterfly at Manor Farm near Chelmsford drinking nectar from a dandelion and I saw a number of others in the area but none close enough to see if they were in a similar state as this one.
Painted Lady butterfly
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