59.023 Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral)
ws: m64-72mm, f70-78mm; Jan-Dec; common nettle (Urtica dioica); common migrant with a peak arrival in May-Jun, these breed to give a second peak in Aug-Oct, some individuals survive overwinter as the adult and may then fly on sunny days
ID: Unmistakeable
§1 Foulness, Essex; 27/08/2006
§2 Foulness, Essex; 23/06/2007
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 10/10/2013; male
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 11/10/2013
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 29/09/2020
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 03/10/2020; male; fw 32mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 03/10/2020; female; fw 30.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 23/06/2007
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 10/10/2013; male
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 11/10/2013
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 29/09/2020
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 03/10/2020; male; fw 32mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 03/10/2020; female; fw 30.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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