Where are the butterflies?

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There are hardly any around here. There are stacks of buddleia's with none on them. I'd usually expect torts, peacocks and a few admirals but there are none. No bee's either.

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But usually when you look at a buddleia you'll see torts and peacocks and the occasional red admiral. There are lots of buddleia's around here and nothings feeding on them. I know red admirals migrate but torts and peacocks often winter over. I know a country lane with a selection of ancient hedgerow/plants. It's usually got an extensive selection of species. I'll go next week to see what's feeding on them.

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It's probably wintered over. Good news is I had a 'new' one in my garden/yard today and about time. ;-) I had one a few years ago that was so tatty and moth eaten you could see right through it's wings and it couldn't fly :-(

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I've seen a few more of late but no Peacocks. Hopefully things will improve.