Propagation: Plant Propagation - the Basics, March 2017, 1 by oxdriftgardener

oxdriftgardener wrote:
Well, after a little more digging I am relatively convinced we may be looking at a tortoiseshell butterfly. This is how I arrived at that conclusion. I found it quite surprising that a butterfly would overwinter as an adult in this cold climate. So I asked Google how a butterfly over winters and the answer I got is that most overwinter as either a caterpillar or a pupa, however a few, mostly tortoiseshell and anglewings overwinter as adults in hollow trees or crevices in wooden structures. Upon examination of the 2 it looks more like a tortoiseshell and we are in their range. Attached picture is pasted from Google. The script said that overwintered adults would be paler and more ragged looking. What do you think