Photo © Peter Eeles
Up until 2014 this butterfly, also known as the Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell, had a single confirmed sighting of a female specimen that was caught in Shipbourne, near Sevenoaks in West Kent on 2nd July 1953. It is believed that this individual could feasibly have occurred as a natural migrant, rather than an accidental introduction. Some 61 years later, in July 2014, the ability of this butterfly to reach our shores was confirmed when sightings of this species were reported from a number of counties in south-east England, following an influx in the Netherlands. This species is resident in central and eastern Europe, but is occasionally sighted in Finland, Denmark, Germany and Sweden.
Description to be completed.
Description to be completed.
Description to be completed.
Description to be completed.
Description to be completed.