A brown butterfly with white markings on some green and brown vegetation

Silver-spotted Skipper. Photo: Shona Refoy

A brown butterfly with white markings nectaring on a yellow flower

Silver-spotted Skipper. Photo: Shona Refoy

Two photos from Shona sent in telling us:

During a visit to Fontmell Down on 28/08/2024, I was lucky enough to see this female Silver-spotted Skipper ovipositing (top photo).  The second photo shows the same butterfly nectaring – I followed and photographed her for 18 minutes before I lost her.

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