ID please

[poledark]

Thanks lads I have been going through my butterfly videos for this year, and taking out stills "for the record". Came across this one and for some reason I thought it was a Tortoiseshell............ not your everyday one though, I thought it might be a Large tortoiseshell!.

 

Good job I asked

 

PS. my note book says "Small Copper"

 

Den

[ayjay]

I thought it might be a Large tortoiseshell!.

 

PS. my note book says "Small Copper"

 

Large Tortoiseshell would be a significant find Den:

 

 

Large Tortoiseshell. This beautiful insect has since suffered a severe decline and there have been less than 150 records since 1951. This butterfly, whose numbers were always known to fluctuate, is generally considered to be extinct in the British Isles, with any sightings considered to be migrants from the continent or accidental or deliberate releases of captive-bred stock.

[poledark]

 

That's why I got just a little bit excited Ayjay I had no size reference!

 

Den