The red admiral migration is well underway, an astonishing one, and I had heard that another vanessa butterfly, the American lady was also flying in good numbers. I was therefore very happy to see this lovely one land on some just emerging pearly everlasting in the Backyard Garden. It hung around for a minute or so, flying from plant to plant before heading into the Arboretum. Pearly everlasting is the premier larval plant for this species.