Bath Wildlife Sightings

Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady butterfly), Upper Swainswick, ST7668

Confirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

Frequency of Sighting

Species

Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus - 1758) (Painted Lady)

Evidence

Visiting Red Valerian flowers

Quantity

1

Locality

Upper Swainswick

Habitat

Roadside

Environmental Conditions

Sunny morning

Grid Reference

ST760680

Other Information

They have been around for a week or so but this was my first chance to photograph one. It has also had a chunk taken out of one wing, presumably by a bird.

Recorded by

Rob Randall

Identified by

Rob Randall