An orange brown and yellow butterfly on some green vegetation

Marsh Fritillary. Photo: Donald Simcock

A cluster of yellow eggs of the Marsh Fritillary butterfly

Marsh Fritillary Eggs. Photo: Donald Simcock

Two photos sent in by Donald telling us:

I went to the Dorset BC moth trapping and butterfly walk at Alner’s Gorse last Saturday, 30/05/2026 and with a temperature of 26c nice and warm for flying insects and just right for the walking.

Besides the hundreds of moths studied when opening the moth traps, we also saw a good variety of butterflies.

Martin Warren brought alive the story of the life cycle of the Marsh Fritillary from egg, parasites, larval web and onto adults. We saw a couple of Marsh Fritillaries at Alner’s and more at the next door site of Rooksmoor. A very enjoyable day.

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