Tatty

This poor Speckled Wood is looking very bedraggled
I'm sure he is giving me a wink, maybe he is undoing the spider thread

[Peter Dulis]

Lovely ... fav

[Diana]

Fabulous shot, he looks as if he's been to war 😉

[Dione Giorgio]

Wonderful close-up shot.

[Connie Little]

It has seen better days from the looks of it. Wonderful shot.

[Suzanne]

Thank you @ludwigsdiana indeed he does, probably with the spiders😊

[Michelle Rose]

Poor thing

[Lin]

Great details.

[Alex G.]

He could do with a fairy with some spider thread to repair the wing. Good pov and a nice clear macro.

[tony gig]

Wonderful close up...Fav

[Paul]

Beautiful close up :)

[Karly]

Great close up. Amazing he can still fly with those tattered wings!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely close up capture.

[carol white]

A lovely close up capture. Fav!! 😀

[Claude Trew]

Wonderful capture. Love the details. Fav

[Carole Sandford]

Great close up shot! Fav

[FBailey]

You could reach out and touch this one, lovely shot

[Inga Johansson]

You don't have to be perfect and colourful.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Nice shot

[Dawn]

A cool capture

[sally agnew]

Nicely captured Suzanne. I am amazed how they fly with really tatty wings :)

[Pyrrhula]

A great fav. close up of this damage Speckled Wood insect.
( They sells the bulbs after bloomming and harvest)

[Joanna kate]

Lovely details

[Helen Jane]

He does seem to be giving you a bit of a cheeky look. Lovely clear shot.

[Rachel]

Wonderful clarity on the eyes.

[Babs]

He does look rather battle-scarred doesn't he.

[Faye Turner]

Wonderful details! fav

[KWind]

Wonderfully detailed macro!

[lisa]

lovely details! I am always so amazed to see them still flying when their wings are tattered and torn.

[Gayle]

Wonderful PoV and focus! Like Lisa, I'm always amazed at how butterflies can carry on with their regular activities with tattered and torn wings. :-)

[Peter H]

He wasn't signalling for help, was he?