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Saw 2 tortoiseshells and a comma today! Tortoiseshells not surprising, but I've never seen spring commas before. Was I chuffed!

Lucky you, I've not seen any butterflies so far this year.  I saw several reports of Commas being seen over the weekend

I saw several over the weekend too.. :)

Seen a couple of Tortoiseshells but no Commas.......lucky, lucky you. ;D Thay are pretty. I would also love to see a Swallowtail
I guess I shall have to go to Norfolk  :-\ ;)

Saw a large, bright yellow butterfly yesterday.  Don't know much about butterflies, but this one was really striking.  Any ideas?

Galina it was possibly a female Ghost moth rather than a butterfly.

Maybe a brimstone? I reckon to see one a year, and it's usually the first around....

Bright yellow at this time of year, almost definitely a Brimstone and a male, the females are much less bright in colour

Thank you, looked  up Brimstone on Google Images and, yes, definitely a brimstone.  Lovely!   :)

Heres one from summer.

Lucky you Galina, what a treat  :) I've never seen one, they look beautiful.

Gorgeous picture thank you Mike  :)

Quote from: Jayb on March 13, 2012, 11:24:44
Lucky you Galina, what a treat  :) I've never seen one, they look beautiful.

Gorgeous picture thank you Mike  :)

Yes indeed and I wish I had had the camera to hand - had it been a female ghost moth I would be equally excited - they are a little darker and the wings are a different shape. 

Lovely picture indeed Big Man :)

don't really know many flutterbys, but did see the dreaded Cabbage White the other day on the lotti :o :o :o Didn't realise they can come out this early. Is this possible???

The first Small Whites appear around March, Large Whites usually April or May. So yes, it's perfectly possible.