[Andrew K Fletcher (OP)]

This Butterfly flew like a bird and was in total control of the air, unlike every butterfly I have ever seen, except for the Humming Bird Hawk Moth. It flew like a top gun pilot in a fighter jet, was very inquisitive about us, appeared to not be bothered by our party of five who were getting pretty close to it. There were 4 of these evolutionary gems performing on a very warm sunny day. If anyone can identify these It may help to understand whether this is a common aeronautic marvel or will remain an unidentified flying objectional.

[opus]

no idea, but it looks lovely..

[donut]

Not sure about your butterfly Andrew, it's the wrong colour for an 'Admiral' though the markings are the right sort of style. There are probably variations within species. Have a look on butterfly-conservation dot org, they have an 'identfier' thingy you can try.  []

[Andrew K Fletcher (OP)]

Thanks for the link, have written to them asking for identification, will report back.