Look at this photograph but not if you don't like creepie-crawlies and have imagination... Intrigued? I'll tell you more in a moment.
It was another lovely sunny and warm day. This morning from an upstairs window, I saw a White butterfly in the back garden. It was moving like yesterday's Green-veined Whites. It stopped on Forget-me-not and Choisya. Since I've witnessed Green-veined Whites feeding on both of those in past years, it seems likely that I was seeing the same today but I can't confirm that since I was so far away.
I did see a Large White feeding on purple Hesperis matronalis when I was in the garden. I also saw from the bedroom window another White stopping on Hesperis matronalis.
The big surprise came when I was ironing about 5pm. My denim skirt had come out of the washing machine at 1pm and was immediately hung in the middle of the washing line in the back garden. The line is above the patio behind the kitchen and there are no plants near it. I turned the washing over about 3pm and fetched that batch indoors about 4pm. So I started ironing my denim skirt and realised that something was stuck to the pocket - a batch of eggs! Look at the close-up image. I would describe them as lime-green in colour. The question is what insect laid them? Do you know? I don't. I'm hoping that somebody can tell me.
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