Here they are, the marbled white butterflies. They are only around from mid-June till mid-August so hurry up to Filnore Woods to see them flitting amongst the grass, sunbathing with open wings in the early morning and late afternoon or feeding with their wings held together.
They overwinter as caterpillars in the long grass which they feed on when they wake up in spring.
This is my photo - the MW is in the middle of the picture but didn't hang around when I got closer.
And the 'slightly better' photo below was taken by Derek Hore at Charfield.
You can see not only the marbled white feeding on ragwort nectar but also a soldier beetle.
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