More Painted Ladies

An orange butterfly with black, white and brown markings on white flowers
Painted Lady. Photo taken on 18 May: Stewart Balmain

We had reports of 104 Painted Ladies to this website yesterday (19 May), which makes it seem possible that we are getting a large influx of these butterflies, so we are asking you whether you could do a timed count if you see a number going through. To do this, stand where you are for 10-15 minutes and count how many you see flying past you within 2-3 metres on either side of you. You should send in your records via our Recording Form and use the comments box to add the time you counted for, the direction they were going and anything else that might be useful.

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