Egg-Laying
I’ve enjoyed being amongst the butterflies in Parco della Caffarella. There are many different species and it’s great to see them actively egg-laying. This looks like an Eastern Bath White, Pontia edusa:
![Butterfly - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Butterfly-The-Hall-of-Einar--725x483.jpg)
There’s also a Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi, at it as well:
![Green Hairstreak Butterfly - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Green-Hairstreak-Butterfly-The-Hall-of-Einar--483x725.jpg)
I’ve seen Green Hairstreaks before, in Devon:
They are so tiny that it’s easy to overlook them. I’m glad I didn’t.
A much larger butterfly, the Swallowtail, should be laying eggs about now, too. Here’s what a fabulous creature it is:
It’s also much, much larger, so it should be easier to spot, yet I haven’t seen one yet. Wish me luck!
More Butterflies
![Francesco di Gentile - Madonna della Farfalla](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Madonna-della-Farfalla-The-Hall-of-Einar-8689-207x300.jpg)
![Eastern Dappled White Butterfly - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Eastern-Dappled-White-Butterfly-The-Hall-of-Einar-7-300x200.jpg)
![2022 highlights of a wilder Italian life (part 2)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2022-2-Italy-1-300x157.jpg)
![Silver-Washed Fritillary - Lago Albano - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Silver-Washed-Fritillary-The-Hall-of-Einar-2-300x300.jpg)
![Swallowtail Butterfly - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Swallowtail-Butterfly-The-Hall-of-Einar-2-300x200.jpg)
![Large White Butterfly - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/White-Butterfly-The-Hall-of-Einar-3-300x200.jpg)
![Orange Tip White Butterfly - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Orange-Tip-White-Butterfly-The-Hall-of-Einar-2-300x200.jpg)
![Clouded Yellow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Clouded-Yellow-The-Hall-of-Einar--300x200.jpg)
![Meadow Brown on Angelica - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Meadow-Brown-on-Angelica-The-Hall-of-Einar-4800-300x200.jpg)