Sweet painted ladies!

Day 36 #365DaysWild 

Sweet painted ladies! 1st of the year! Nectaring on marjoram & buddleia. 

On a permanent peramubulation from Africa to Europe and return. Welcome back. 

Twenty two butterfly species in the garden so far this year….

1. Painted lady
2. Large white
3. Small white
4. Comma
5. Small tortoiseshell
6. Red admiral
7. Comma
8. Common blue
9. Small skipper
10. Meadow brown 
11. Gatekeeper
12. Speckled wood
13. Peacock
14. Brimstone
15. Orange tip
16. Large skipper
17. Essex skipper
18. Ringlet
19. Marbled white
20. Green-veined white
21. Holly blue
22. Small copper

Basking on mums (94) washing!