In a recent post I remarked on the lack of butterflies this year. Today when I visited the same little park again, I was pleased to see not just af few, but A LOT of “Brimstones” – Gonepteryx rhamni. I assume they must be a newborn brood (or whatever the correct terminology may be for butterflies). By the way, I prefer the Swedish name for them – “citronfjäril” = Lemon Butterfly.
They seem to love these blue flowers in particular, but they tried climbing the cone flowers too.
magnificent, the butterflies and the flowers. i like that first photo, and that proves they are indeed flying flowers
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that the butterflies have returned for you....they complement your flower photos beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are wonderful!! And gorgeous and beautiful! I can recognize the cone flowers, but what are the beautiful blue ones? The butterfly looks like a leaf. The first picture is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThese are great Monica. Second brood I suspect because they are a very early butterfly.
ReplyDeletebeautiful picture!
ReplyDeletein Germany, too, we call them "Zitronenfalter".
over here they have become very rare, though. sad to say ....
I like the Swedish name for them.
ReplyDeleteAre they the same ones as our German Zitronenfalter, I wonder?
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