Yellow admirals have brought colour and energy at the changing of the season.

Red and yellow admirals find the flower garden, joining monarchs, blues and cabbage whites.

Butterflies and moths seen this winter in the garden, including a rare newcomer to New Zealand, which triggered a biosecurity alert.

What plants worked best in the small butterfly garden this summer? What will I continue to grow and what will be abandoned?

Which butterflies visited in summer 2024/25? Which didn't?

Yellow admiral butterflies are eclosing daily, despite the winter weather.

Our not quite Insta-worthy dead hedge and definitely not butterfly worthy nettle bed is constructed

There are yellow admiral caterpillars everywhere, eating me out of house and home.

A beautiful yellow admiral butterfly visits unexpectedly to lay its eggs.