Bradfield Woods, Suffolk, has a very abundant population of Silver-washed Fritillaries along with White Admirals and Purple Emperors. We were not lucky enough to find the Emperors but the SWFritillaries were wonderful in the hot bright sunshine whether alone or interacting with other butterflies or insects. I was intrigued by the silhouettes that they cast through the leaves.
The White admirals have very ornate underwings and simple upper wings. Image 7 shows that the scales that give the white colour are translucent letting the light through in the shadows.
