Picture will enlarge.There has been a lot of these butterflies on the go this week.
The male has the orange marking and the female is plain with no orange colour, hopefully we'll get a picture of a female soon.
The main food source at this time of year is Cow Parsley and Garlic Mustard of which there is plenty of at the moment. These butterflies are particularly attracted to plants which contain mustard oils. They detect the plants using hairs on their forelegs.
According to Wikipedia this species has been on the increase over the past 30 years in Scotland, probably in response to climate change.
For more information have a look here.
The male has the orange marking and the female is plain with no orange colour, hopefully we'll get a picture of a female soon.
The main food source at this time of year is Cow Parsley and Garlic Mustard of which there is plenty of at the moment. These butterflies are particularly attracted to plants which contain mustard oils. They detect the plants using hairs on their forelegs.
According to Wikipedia this species has been on the increase over the past 30 years in Scotland, probably in response to climate change.
For more information have a look here.
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