Marbled white butterflies are one of my favourite things to see during the summer season. Of course, it now being October, there aren't any about any more- but I'm very behind on writing posts!
Widespread in the south of England, their major distribution reaches up to about the midlands. Here in Dorset, they're one of the most common butterflies I see, especially up at Durlston, where there's loads of unimproved grassland, their favourite habitat. Walking through the fields on a Ragwort picking mission, you can stir up tens of them during the peak warm season, which is quite a sight to see!
Unfortunately I don't have very many good pictures at all, as butterflies are tricky to take pictures of. They just don't like staying still! This one was a bit crumpled from being caught in a spider's web, so it was having a rest on a stalk before attempting flight.
A look at UKbutterflies.co.uk rewards some more specific species information, with subspecies and the like. I'm not that good at identifying between male and female, so the one in the photos above will remain a mystery unless someone knows! I'd give a stab at saying it was a male though, as it's got a more greeny underside than reddish, which a female would have.
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