A Red Admiral butterfly stopped on one of the Hebe plants in my back garden this morning. I didn't get my camera in time.

Decided to go out in the sunshine this afternoon to look for butterflies. We went to a local Wiltshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve. There were plenty of Meadow Brown butterflies about.



I particularly liked this photo of a Meadow Brown butterfly with the snail in the picture too.
There were lots of six-spot-burnet Moths around as well.

These are day-flying moths which are often mistaken for butterflies. Conversely, the Large Skipper butterfly gets mistaken for a moth.

There were a number of Large Skipper butterflies about today. I also saw a few Ringlet butterflies.

Walking along the paths in the reserve, I walked straight past a Brimstone butterfly close to my feet.

Altogether I had a very pleasant afternoon out walking in the flower-rich meadows.