Fluttering by on this beautiful Friday to welcome the weekend… this is Butterfly Shadow!
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My first butterfly of the year, a comma

#FlutterbyFriday Still just on the one type of #butterfly seen in 2026, and here's the 1st of 2 #comma I've seen. Hopefully more soon. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN #joy

A comma butterfly feeding on mahonia on Wednesday

#FlutterbyFriday So pleased to see my 1st #butterfly of the year on Wednesday, normally they are very flighty but this #comma was happily feeding on mahonia. Which species will be my next? Can't wait to find out. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN

Very pretty underwing on small pearl bordered fritillary seen this year, happily feeding on bell heather

#FlutterbyFriday with a stunning small pearl bordered fritillary underwing from 6 months ago in #Lancashire. Such an attractive #butterfly. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN

The sun making this red admirals wings glow as he pinched my warmth too!

#FlutterbyFriday with my lovely red admiral friend from yesterday. He circled me twice then landed on my hand giving me chance to admire him close up. I've seen so many #butterflies this year, but this moment was priceless. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #joy #vitaminN

Red admirals still around this week making use of mushy rotten fruit and the last of the flowers

#FlutterbyFriday with the two #butterflies seen this week, both red admirals one #Lancashire, one #Cheshire, both looking surprisingly smart! Hard to spot (as shown in top photo!) @savebutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN #joy

Top; underwing of red admiral and comma Middle; red admiral Bottom: small tortoiseshell All seen on 17th October in previous years in Lancashire by me

#FlutterbyFriday from past 17th October's, red admiral, comma, and small tortoiseshell. Sadly not looking like much chance of seeing any today in #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #vitaminN

red admiral, small copper, comma, and speckled wood.

#FlutterbyFriday with those seen this last week in #Lancashire & #NorthYorkshire red admiral, small copper, comma, and speckled wood. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #joy

Beautifully velvet speckled wood and a red admiral bottom right

Yesterday's #butterflies for #FlutterbyFriday. Speckled wood and red admiral (2 of each seen) Whilst it's getting towards the end of the season, I saw my last on 27th October last year, so hopefully there will be a few more 🦋 🙏 @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire

Left hand side top to bottom; red admirals and speckled wood, Middle; female common blue, small tortoiseshell, comma Right hand side; male common blue, small copper and painted lady

#FlutterbyFriday with #butterflies encountered in the last week. Red admiral,common blue, small tortoiseshell, small copper, speckled wood, comma and painted lady. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire & #WestMidlands

Red admiral top, next painted lady, small tortoiseshell bottom left with large white and speckled wood bottom right

#FlutterbyFriday with those seen yesterday in #Lancashire. Blessed to see red admiral, painted lady, small tortoiseshell, large white and speckled wood despite cloudy skies. 😍🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN #butterflies

Red admiral at the top, comma and large white middle, bottom row red admiral and painted lady

Yesterday's #butterflies for #FlutterbyFriday. Red admiral, comma, large white and painted lady. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN

A perfect small tortoiseshell seen on Wednesday looking fabulous!

#FlutterbyFriday with my favourite #butterfly shot of the week, a perfect small tortoiseshell from Wednesday with the brightest blue hearts along the wing edge. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #leptember

Lovely yellow margin on the underside upper wing, and total yellow on the underside lower wing. I've only seen them like this here on Shropshire and on Anglesey. Those I see in Lancashire are usually the traditional white

#FlutterbyFriday with the pretty yellow green veined white feeding on mint by the shores of the #RiverSevern at Highley, #Shropshire yesterday. Lovely patch of mint, hemp agrimony, marsh thistles, borage, purple loose strife and brambles to choose from. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Beautiful small tortoiseshell

#FlutterbyFriday with a small tortoiseshell, one of 4 fluttering round my neighbour's garden yesterday. #butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire

Left hand side top to bottom; Small tortoiseshell, fspeckled wood, newly emerged red admiral. Right hand side from top female holly blue, green veined white, painted lady and a peacock.

#FlutterbyFriday with yesterday's pretty #butterflies. Small tortoiseshell, female holly blue, green veined white, speckled wood, painted lady, newly emerged red admiral and a peacock. #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Red admiral at the top, large white in the middle and a perfect peacock at the bottom, all feeding on my buddleia which I regularly deadhead to keep the blooms coming!

#FlutterbyFriday from my garden yesterday. Beautiful red admiral, large white, and a perfect peacock, all counted for bigbutterflycount.org Still a couple of days left please help #citizenscience #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social

A super speedy painted lady who wasn't hanging around!

#FlutterbyFriday with a painted lady seen at #BlackpoolZoo yesterday. This beautiful lady seemed to have a kink in the right upper wing but it wasn't causing any flight issues. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #vitaminN

From top left; red admiral, my buddleia 'patch' down right hand side from the top: peacock, red admiral, large white, speckled wood, peacock, then remaining two shots speckled wood on golden rod and peacock on buddleia.

#FlutterbyFriday With a few of my garden visitors yesterday, red admiral, peacock, speckled wood, large white... As you can see (2nd pic in from the top left) my buddleia is insane this year, along with golden rod and a huge unruly patch of lavender. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire

Top small copper, middle; comma, bottom; common blue. Important to note their feeding habits, all on wildflowers ragwort and vetch.

#FlutterbyFriday with 3 beauties seen this week; top small copper, middle; comma, bottom; common blue. Wonderful seeing #butterflies having a great year, though please keep going with bigbutterflycount.org so the data can be collected. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire

Comma butterflies seen recently, the top one seems to have a more fluid, softened outer edge

#FlutterbyFriday a little help please, I took the top comma photo at #ArnsideKnott on Wednesday, but it looks rather different to the ones I see locally in #Preston. Could it be a Hutchinsoni? @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #Lancashire

A stunning peacock butterfly feeding on buddleia in my garden

#FlutterbyFriday Will you see any peacock as part of the #BigButterflyCount, which starts today? This beauty has been in my garden since weekend, so happy to see my favourite #butterfly. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

A white letter hairstreak enjoying the brambles, easy to see from this photo how hard it is to spot them, they blend in very well despite their bright underwing colouring

#FlutterbyFriday Nothing to see here! 🤭 A shy white letter hairstreak from #BrockholesNatureReserve on Wednesday. You can just about see him/her peeping at me! @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

A Peacock butterfly with open wings resting on a patch of very dry grass at Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire

A lovely Peacock butterfly resting on a patch of very dry ground at Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire 🦋
#PeacockButterfly #butterflies #FlutterbyFriday @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Fabulously fresh small tortoiseshell in MY garden yesterday

#FlutterbyFriday from my garden yesterday, with a perfect shall tortoiseshell. 💙 So happy to have a pair bobbing between my and my neighbour's house. #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social #gardening #vitaminN

A large white butterfly enjoying my lavender. I've left a huge bed which is very popular with mainly bees of every variety. Hoping common or holly blue may visit too

#FlutterbyFriday with a gorgeous large white in my garden, enjoying my lavender. Love that yellow line at the top of the wing. #gardening #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Top; Ringlet, Next row; large (left) & small skipper, Next row; red admiral & small tortoiseshell, Last row; comma & meadow brown

#FlutterbyFriday with yesterday's #butterflies. Ringlet, large & small skipper, red admiral, small tortoiseshell, comma & meadow brown in #Preston On waste land that gets no attention, so it's currently full of buttercups & creeping thistle. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #InsectWeek

Very well marked and fresh ringlet seen in Lancashire last night

#FlutterbyFriday with a pair of super fresh ringlets in the buttercup field locally, bathing in our late sunshine (it was gone 8pm and still over 20°! @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #Lancashire

#FlutterbyFriday Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon) seen in Dorset recently.

#FlutterbyFriday Marsh Fritillary (Eurodryas aurinia) seen in Cumbria this week on a Heath Spotted Orchid