Small tortoiseshell butterflies are common to see in the Summer, and sometimes quite late into the Autumn. This one stayed sufficiently still for long enough whilst I fumbled around for my phone to take the picture below. They are surprisingly colourful when you get a chance to see them close up rather than just a quick glimpse as they flutter by. Look at the blue scallops on the bottom edge of the wings. This one was resting on some sandy soil where earlier some drips had escaped from a hose I was trailing around.
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