[OT] Early butterfly
 

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Max temp 20.3 today.

Norman.
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

[OT] Early butterfly
 

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:26:22 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Max temp 20.3 today.

Norman.
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Sounds like a Red Admiral.
I pruned the roses this afternoon and found some
greenfly-------gr-r-r-r!!
Had a cup of tea in the garden too---------lovely!
Elma Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

[OT] Early butterfly
 

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:26:22 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Max temp 20.3 today.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)


Sounds like a Red Admiral.
I pruned the roses this afternoon and found some
greenfly-------gr-r-r-r!!
Had a cup of tea in the garden too---------lovely!
Elma Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

[OT] Early butterfly
 

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:26:22 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Max temp 20.3 today.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)


Sounds like a Red Admiral.
I pruned the roses this afternoon and found some
greenfly-------gr-r-r-r!!
Had a cup of tea in the garden too---------lovely!
Elma Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

[OT] Early butterfly
 

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:26:22 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Max temp 20.3 today.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)


Sounds like a Red Admiral.
I pruned the roses this afternoon and found some
greenfly-------gr-r-r-r!!
Had a cup of tea in the garden too---------lovely!
Elma Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

[OT] Early butterfly
 

In message , Scottish
Quilter writes
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:26:22 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Max temp 20.3 today.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)


Sounds like a Red Admiral.

No. It wasn't that. A red admiral is one of the few butterflies I can
recognise :-)

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)
--
Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

[OT] Early butterfly
 

In message , Scottish
Quilter writes
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:26:22 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Max temp 20.3 today.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)


Sounds like a Red Admiral.

No. It wasn't that. A red admiral is one of the few butterflies I can
recognise :-)

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)
--
Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

[OT] Early butterfly
 

In message , Scottish
Quilter writes
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:26:22 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Max temp 20.3 today.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)


Sounds like a Red Admiral.

No. It wasn't that. A red admiral is one of the few butterflies I can
recognise :-)

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)
--
Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

[OT] Early butterfly
 

In message , Scottish
Quilter writes
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:26:22 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Max temp 20.3 today.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)


Sounds like a Red Admiral.

No. It wasn't that. A red admiral is one of the few butterflies I can
recognise :-)

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)
--
Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

[OT] Early butterfly
 

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:26:22 GMT, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

I saw a butterfly in the garden this afternoon. It had a brown hairy
body, orangish wings with dark brown spots. It's not a subject I know
anything about but this does seem fairly early. Any expert knowledge out
there?

Probably a small tortoiseshell. I saw one too this afternoon. They can
sit out the winter in houses and buildings and be roused by a rise in
temperature such as today.

Paul Brooks