Ringlet With Egg
This female Ringlet has an egg, clearly visible, at the end of her abdomen. Ringlets, like Marbled White, lay eggs in flight over grassland so this egg will be dropped when she next takes flight unless it is a laid egg which has somehow remained attached to the 'setae' at the end of the abdomen. My thanks to Tim Melling for explaining this to me and for also pointing out that she has, atypically, extra satellite spots on the forewing.
Ringlet With Egg
This female Ringlet has an egg, clearly visible, at the end of her abdomen. Ringlets, like Marbled White, lay eggs in flight over grassland so this egg will be dropped when she next takes flight unless it is a laid egg which has somehow remained attached to the 'setae' at the end of the abdomen. My thanks to Tim Melling for explaining this to me and for also pointing out that she has, atypically, extra satellite spots on the forewing.