I’d seen ten Brimstones this year before I spotted this one today β nine of those zoomed past so rapidly I only managed blurry photos; one was still but very distant. So, I was delighted when I noticed this beauty snoozing under a bramble leaf. This may well have been where it had roosted during the night and it was waiting for the sunshine to warm it up before flying off.

How wonderful. I would love to see one.
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I’ve never seen one like this before, and I’m wondering now whether it was simply roosting overnight or whether it had just emerged. Either way, just a lucky spot! π
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seen a few this year here in Hampshire no pictures yet.
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Those male Brimstones zoom past at light speed. I’ve been lucky to find a couple of newly emerged females, which need to stop and feed up in preparation for mating and egg laying. π
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