Two of twelve

Delighted to see 12 Small Tortoiseshells in my garden at once. This is a once very common species which has suffered a great decline in numbers.
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[KoalaGardens🐨]

how lovely to see them in numbers. the many declines are a true worry

[Thom Mitchell]

One of the things that fascinates me about Brushfooted butterflies is how neutral and “boring-looking” they are on the underside of their wings, while the view from the top is often spectacular. Great capture!

[Jesika]

@rhoing I would agree excepting the under wing of Red Admiral which looks like an ancient faded tapestry.

[Milanie]

Lovely capture of these two.

[Merrelyn]

Lovely to get two of them on the same flower.

[PhylM-S]

Great capture! So cool to catch 2 together!

[Jesika]

@koalagardens @milaniet @merrelyn @elatedpixie many thanks to you all. My tiny garden jungle has been busy again today, but I remember masses of butterflies and day flying moths ...

[Fisher Family]

Beautiful - super detail - fav!

Ian