Attacked by a butterfly!

Cymothoe sangaris (Blood-red glider)

I had one of these flying round my kitchen last night, demented! Went for my head and back; didn’t feel any bites.

Music: Elgar’s ‘Moths and Butterflies’ (Wand of Youth, Suite No.2).

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Monica McCabe on July 22, 2022 at 10:35 am

Butterflies don’t bite, Colin! FYI I have spotted a magnificent Jersey Tiger moth in my garden, last week, and while walking down the road (me, not the moth) today. Jersey Tiger moths are pretty unusual in this country. I informed MothsinKent, at the suggestion of the Butterfly Conservation society. If the picture is of the butterfly you saw, you should tell the Butterfly people. They are having a butterfly count at present. I don’t recognise the butterfly. May be an immigrant….

canderson on July 22, 2022 at 10:55 am

Well, I can’t be certain that the photo is 100% exact to ‘my’ butterfly, but it was certainly singularly red and leapt out when I was studying some stills.
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Monica McCabe on July 22, 2022 at 10:53 am

PS Butterflies live on nectar. This attack confirms that you are very sweet, Col.

canderson on July 22, 2022 at 11:02 am

Then the butterfly has good taste.
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Peter Ronald Duff on July 22, 2022 at 10:53 am

They say moths are attracted to light
It was probably drawn to your halo
Col.
We all know you are a saint in waiting
I’ve been badgering the synod for your canonisation for some time.
Apparently i need a second proposer.
I was thinking maybe Dr Yu ?

canderson on July 22, 2022 at 11:01 am

Dr Yu would do the trick.
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Ian M on July 22, 2022 at 5:18 pm

You say it went – have you double-checked the butter ?

canderson on July 22, 2022 at 7:26 pm

Butter safely behind tightly closed fridge door.
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Monica McCabe on July 22, 2022 at 5:33 pm

Ignoramus that I am, I don’t know of Dr Yu. I know of Dr Yueh (Dune). Only Dr Yu I can find is an obstetrician….Can you be canonised by an obstetrician? (It is RAINING here, and the rain has obviously gone to my head.) (Please, no-one suggest an umbrella.)

canderson on July 22, 2022 at 7:24 pm

This Dr Yu is local to Peter and I, a lady.
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Monica McCabe on July 23, 2022 at 7:57 am

Grammar, Col! ‘Local to Peter and ME’. You wouldn’t say ‘Local to I’ would you? (See ‘Eats Shoots and Leaves’ by Lynne Truss – no relation, I sincerely ‘truss’ to Liz Truss.)
Somehow I have a feeling that this conversation has got away from the original post…

canderson on July 23, 2022 at 9:07 am

I think you are right/correct Monica (about the way the conversation has gone, but all part of the Column’s breadth); maybe that butterfly did bite ME, although my I-self is perhaps too delirious to know for certain, but the local (to ME), Dr Yu, will have an antidote I am certain; formidable lady.
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