I've found some mystery red spots.........no, no, it's not what you're thinking..... I'll start again!
I've noticed that a few of the butterflies that I've photographed recently have some prominent red spots/ swellings on their bodies. I've not seen anything like this in previous years, and after doing some research I'm still no nearer solving the mystery as to what they might be.
Over to you!
Common Blue male taken near Weymouth Dorset on 30th June
Common Blue coupled pair taken in Incombe Hole Buckinghamshire on 22nd July
Common Blue taken on 24th July also in Incombe Hole.
Marbled White taken on 24th July at the base of Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire. (not a good photograph but it does show the offending spots!)
