Red Admiral. (Vanessa atalanta).
A beautiful and very fresh Red Admiral that I found on a brick wall just outside the garage as I was heading out for a bike ride.
When I returned from the ride the butterfly was still there, and then I spotted the pupa case that it had emerged from.
As it was a cool day and the butterfly was in shadow, and would be for the rest of the day I took it to the back garden which was much warmer which would allow the butterfly to warm up and be able to feed.
It wasn't long before it had warmed up enough to fly away.
Red Admiral. (Vanessa atalanta).
A beautiful and very fresh Red Admiral that I found on a brick wall just outside the garage as I was heading out for a bike ride.
When I returned from the ride the butterfly was still there, and then I spotted the pupa case that it had emerged from.
As it was a cool day and the butterfly was in shadow, and would be for the rest of the day I took it to the back garden which was much warmer which would allow the butterfly to warm up and be able to feed.
It wasn't long before it had warmed up enough to fly away.