Another new one for me yesterday. Watching a caterpillar turn into a pupae/ chrysalis.
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Today it looks like this.
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I think it’s a red admiral butterfly. Will know for sure in 7 to 14 days apparently. Which is very exciting.
Two of these dragonflies in the garden today. At first I thought it was a hornet as yellow on the sides.
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Looks like female broad body chaser
Large Skipper. I didn't realise they lived up here in NW England, I've always thought of them as being southern softies.
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(16-06-2023, 06:07 AM)Small chilli Wrote: [ -> ]Another new one for me yesterday. Watching a caterpillar turn into a pupae/ chrysalis.
Today it looks like this.
I think it’s a red admiral butterfly. Will know for sure in 7 to 14 days apparently. Which is very exciting.
Butterfly emerged from it chrysalis today.
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I was wrong it’s a peacock not a red admiral.
Here he/she is being help outside to go find some food.
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I didn’t attempt to move it outside until I was 100% sure it had fully dried and pumped up its wings. Basically not until it tried to get out of the window. Then I went and pick a little buddleia flower for it to feed on and sit on while I took it outside. It decided my fingers were a better mode of transport.
Fascinating, I expect your hand was warmer than the buddleia
I found this beauty resting on my bean leaves. My picture doesn't do his colours justice, the reds and oranges are washed out.
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For those more knowledgeable than me, is he/she/they (depending on gender identity)
a Scarlet Tiger Moth?