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RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - Small chilli - 16-06-2023
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.
RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - Mark_Riga - 16-06-2023
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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RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - Small chilli - 16-06-2023
Looks like female broad body chaser
RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - MartinH - 18-06-2023
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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RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - Small chilli - 26-06-2023
(16-06-2023, 06:07 AM)Small chilli Wrote: Another new one for me yesterday. Watching a caterpillar turn into a pupae/ chrysalis.Butterfly emerged from it chrysalis today.
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.
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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.
RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - JJB - 26-06-2023
Fascinating, I expect your hand was warmer than the buddleia
RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - Scarlet - 27-06-2023
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Second year that i have had orchids growing in my grass.
RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - JJB - 28-06-2023
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?
RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - MartinH - 28-06-2023
I think you're right.
https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/scarlet-tiger
RE: Nature & wildlife pictures - Veggie - 28-06-2023
Yes, JJB, It is. I found 2 of them, deceased, just inside GH2 this week. Haven't spotted any on the shed door this year though. https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1156&highlight=tiger+moth