Anyone else seen any butterflies recently?

Question

Spotted a Red Admiral today and wondered if anyone else seen any? Is it the warm weather?

Answer 1

yes! don't know what it was but it was red and black this was on Thursday afternoon in north London before the bad wind and rains started

Answer 2

I haven't seen any butterflies this year but I have noticed various plants and trees budding since last autumn. I would say it is definitely the warm weather. I wouldn't be surprised if we have lots and lots of bugs this summer as the winter will not have killed them off.

You can record and see observations for some key indicator species on the website below and see how natural seasonal indicators (frogspawn, snowdrops etc) vary from year to year. The study of natural timings is called Phenology (not to be confused with Phrenology - the study of bumps on the head!).

Answer 3

Hi, Seeing Butterflies is very rare these days,Yes Due to the imbalance of our Eco-system! Hovever, my Brother sees Butterflies All the time,at least once a week, I do not think,it is where we or anyone lives, The Butterflies choose to come to you,is somehow attracted to u, one week,The same type of Butterfly actually Landed on his hand,& actually turned & Looked at him,I wish I had film in our camera at the time,Such a Magnificantly Beautiful site as well as the interesting interaction between this Butterfly & my Brother!!!! So all I can say is u must have something "Special about u" in attracting Butterflies,Like my Brother,or,You Live in A very Balanced,Eco-System which are attracting wderful inscects,butterflies,dragonflies,PrayingMantis:-ect. At first,the Butterflies were only seen occasionally,Gradually has increased to this point over time about 4yrs.Hope I have helped you to feel better that Yes; others are seeing Butterflies,but ONLY those the Butterflies Choose to show,or come to!!! Your Very Lucky,as it is a Special sighn for Very Good luck to see Butterflies,to have one land on you,Extra Special.Your Very Lucky,Very Special & Fortunate!And also having,or Living in an area where the Eco-System is set up undisturbed specifically to attract them and other not often seen insects,even frogs!Having rogs in your garden Is a VERY GOOD sighn eco-system wise!!!!!
Hope I have made U happy & made a happy day & answer for you?
Yours Truly,
starwind2012

Answer 4

I live in the Midwest, USA. I stopped using pesticides on my property for the primary reason that they weren't working on the insects I wanted to destroy (chiggers and ants), and thus my yard, vegetable garden, and flower beds are mostly organic now. Since then, the number of beneficial insects has increased. This past summer, we saw an amazing number of butterflies, including a monarch butterfly that hung around all winter, along with many other interesting creatures (several species of praying mantis and dragonflies, toads, etc.)

Answer 5

Yes - saw a Red Admiral on a sunny and mild day in southern England in December. I haven't seen any in January (so far)

Answer 6

Saw a few red admirals this summer, none recently - the wind would tear them apart

Answer 7

Me. I quite have had "butterflies" in my abdomen for kind of three days earlier. And for no reason in any respect. This now and returned take place to me while i'm excited or something undesirable is going to take place here day.

Answer 8

yes - I live on the south coast of England and saw one when I was mowing the lawn a couple of weeks back. Freaky !! mowing lawns in December and now have roses starting to come out with the primroses and snowdrops.

Answer 9

Yeah, we're seeing a lot of them here in Colorado right now. January is the peak of our butterfly season. Damn things are everywhere.

Answer 10

NO but Ive got some Summer flowers starting to show