Mis-matched mating pair

Two butterflies of different species trying to mat

Meadow Brown and Small Tortoiseshell. Photo: Sue Anderson

A very unlikely mating couple, caught by Sue on a track near Haydon, close to Sherborne. She reports they were being ‘buzzed’ by another Meadow Brown.

The mating is not likely to produce offspring, but one can have fun considering the name of the new species if they did. The Meadowshell? The Tortbrown?

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