This species has recently appeared and can now be found in good numbers. Unlike the Vanessa butterflies, it is not migratory. The larva overwinters and the adults emerge at this time of year.

It was very much a butterfly day at the FWG today, with the following species found:

Monarch 1
European skipper 2
Silvery blue 2
Red admiral 1
American lady 1
White admiral 3
Little wood satyr 1
Question mark 5+
Common ringlet 6+