Magpie moth at Martinstown near Dorchester today. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Spot Dorset Wildlife Trust BC Dorset 🦋

Ringlets in our garden at Harman's Cross yesterday. The angle of the sun gave one of them a blue irredescent look at the edge of the forewing. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Spot BC Dorset 🦋

Today at Durlston, Swanage the sun shining on this female Lulworth Skipper nectaring on Wild Thyme really brought out the crescent shape in the forewings. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Spot Dorset Wildlife Trust BC Dorset 🦋

Peacock in our garden at Harman's Cross. Very bright colour and in perfect condition. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Spot BC Dorset 🦋

Some of the moths in our moth trap yesterday at Harman's Cross. Swallow-tailed, Rosy Footman, Buff Ermine, Yellow-tail. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Spot BC Dorset 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust

Essex Skipper and Small Skipper on our Marjoram, and a Great Green Bush-cricket on a Day Lily in our garden today at Harman's Cross. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Trust BC Dorset 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Spot

Painted Lady and Lulworth Skipper on our transect count at Durlston today. Total butterflies counted on the transect was nearly 800, and a very hot day! We were quite exhausted by the end of it. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Spot BC Dorset 🦋

Small Copper and Brown Argus in our Harman's Cross garden today. Our butterfly species total for our garden this year now at 23. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Spot BC Dorset 🦋

White-letter Hairstreak near our house at Harman's Cross today. The 1st is a bit chewed, the 2nd was in perfect condition, but the 3rd was very tatty. These are the first we have seen locally for several years. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Green Dorset BC Dorset 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Spot

Wall Brown - or should I say half of a Wall Brown, in our garden at Harman's Cross today. Only the 2nd in our garden this year. Plus a Marbled White. Just a couple of the many butterflies on our Marjoram today. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Green Dorset BC Dorset 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Spot

Rose Chafer and Yellowhammer on the upper coast path near Dancing Ledge today whilst walking from Durlston to Langton Matravers. Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Spot BC Dorset 🦋 #yellowhammer

A day of the blues in our Harman's Cross garden - Holly Blue, Common Blue and Brown Argus. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Spot BC Dorset 🦋

Several Wall Browns in our garden today at Harman's Cross, and the first Green-veined White I have seen in the garden for a couple of weeks. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Spot BC Dorset 🦋

Wall Browns in our garden at Harman's Cross on our Bay tree, then the male moved around to face the female, and they started to vibrate their wings - hense blurred photo. I have not seen that behaviour before. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Green Dorset BC Dorset 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Spot

This very vibrant Meadow Brown in our garden at Harman's Cross today. Often ignored as they are so common, but actually a very colourful sight to see. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Spot Green Dorset BC Dorset 🦋

Yesterday at Durlston Swanage - Small Copper, Lulworth Skipper and Dingy Skipper - 3 of the 18 butterfly species we counted. Also several Jersey Tiger moths - seems to be a good year for them. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset BC Dorset 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Spot

After a few days away, came back to our Harman's Cross garden to some lovely colours - Common Blue and Small Copper in the garden today. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Spot BC Dorset 🦋

I have never managed to get a good upperside shot of a female Holly Blue - this one hung around in our garden at Harman's Cross for about 30 minutes on our fleabane but only partially opened its wings. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Green Dorset Dorset Wildlife Trust BC Dorset 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Spot

Jersey Tiger moth showing a small portion of its bright red underwings and a Small Heath at Durlston yesterday. We are seeing lots of the Jersey Tiger moths this year - don't they look amazing in flight! Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Green Dorset BC Dorset 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Spot

Small Copper and Meadow Brown mating in our Harman's Cross garden today. Making sure we have butterflies in our garden next year. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Spot Green Dorset BC Dorset 🦋