I Am Soooo Jealous.

[ferlew]

Dear friend in Sweden has just emailed me a photo she took this morning.A Camberwell Beauty is taking a rest on her back step.

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=antiopa
click to embiggen :)

[dizmouk2009]

Nice quality photograph :)

[marval]

They are so beautiful, I love seeing them.

[ferlew]

Sorry Diz, not my pic, I didn't know how to get her pic on, that is courtesy of Mr Google.
I have never seen one 'in the wild' Marval.

[Frank97]

That's pretty, can't say I've seen one of those! I did have a Tiger Moth in the conservatory the other day, so I'll have to be happy with that.

[ferlew]

Called "The Mourning Cloak" in America, you can see why.

[Prudie]

That's beautiful. never seen one. Seem to remember they were only found in East Anglia in UK when I was growing up.