Common Blue butterfly. Small, as you can see from the grass seeds, but perfect.

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I overwintered a single swallowtail chrysalis after finding a chonky caterpillar making a run for it in the alleyway. Here is the result 8 months later

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For #insectSaturday / #insektenSamstag - a change from the usual wasps, some #butterflies!

Pieris napi - Green-veined White: naturespot.org/species/green-v…
Pararge aegeria - Speckled Wood: naturespot.org/species/speckle…

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