Tag Archives: Clouded Yellow

A yellow butterfly resting on some brown vegetation

Clouded Yellow. Photo: Stewart Balmain

Stewart sent in this photo he took in his Bourton garden yesterday, 10/08/2026 of the one Clouded Yellow that actually stopped just long enough for him to take capture this image.

A yellow butterfly with black markings on a pink flower

Clouded Yellow. Photo: Jane Hopper

A brown butterfly with orange and black markings on a pink flower.

Meadow Brown. Photo: Jane Hopper

Two photos from Jane sent in saying:

Meadow Browns are always plentiful and this year also seems to have brought in plenty of Clouded Yellows!  This morning, 27/07/2026 I had plenty of Meadow Browns basking in my Chalmington garden as the cloud lifted.  The afternoon then brought a less common visitor that I was pleased to see – although Clouded Yellows have been whizzing past from time to time, this is the first one that I have seen stop to feed.

A rare shot showing the upper wings of a female Clouded Yellow. A rich custrad yellow with a thick black edge to the wings.

Clouded Yellow. Photo: Kevin Walters

13/07/2026 A rare view of the upperwing of a Clouded Yellow. It can be identified as a female by the yellow spots in the thick black edge to the wings.

A fairly typical view of a Clouded Yellow with wings closed resting in the grass.

Clouded Yellow. Photo: Kevin Walters

13/07/2026 The same butterfly as the first photo but in a more typical view with closed wings.

A yellow butterfly with some black, white and brown markings on a yellow flower

Clouded Yellow. Photo: Mike Kirby

A brown butterfly with orange markings and a white fringe to the wings on a yellow flower

Brown Argus. Photo: Mike Kirby

Two photos from Mike sent in telling us:

I had a great trip to Alner’s Gorse last Sunday, 19/07/2026). Lots of Clouded Yellows, especially enjoying the Fleabane – and they were prepared to pose too! Also very pleasing to see good numbers of Small Coppers and this Brown Argus.  The Brown Hairstreaks are eluding me at the moment (I only saw one male) but with 19 species seen, I’m not complaining!

A yellow butterfly with some black, white and brown markings on a pink flower

Clouded Yellow. Photo: Mike Wenham

Mike sent in this photo saying:

Clouded Yellow seem to be a popular photograph subject this year and it looks like a good year for them. I recorded four on the Winspit Valley transect yesterday, 20/07//2026 and then visited a field in Worth Matravers that had been fallowed and contained Lucerne and thistles where there were a dozen or so flying.

Two yellow butterflies with black markings on green vegetation

Clouded Yellows. Photo: Nick Galer

Nick sent in this photo telling us:

I went to Alner’s Gorse yesterday, 20/07/2026 to enjoy the Clouded Yellows. This pair were flying/tumbling mid-air – I just pointed the camera and kept my finger down. Pure luck I got this shot!!!!!

A yellow butterfly with some black, white and brown markings on a pink flower

Clouded Yellow. Photo: Meriel Ensom

Meriel sent in this photo telling us:

I saw this Clouded Yellow feeding in a hedgerow near my home in Tolpuddle today, 18.07.2026.  A first for this year in this location where I walk regularly with my dog.