His neighbour had been clearing the flower border and noticed, amongst the Crocosmia, some movement - a butterfly walking out of the left litter.
This represented one of the very few cases of a Camberwell Beauty successfully overwintering in the UK.
Yes, I will go and see another one in the UK when the opportunity arises.
Camberwell Beauty - Nr Rye, East Sussex![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LRxvcrRKT8gWQlP4UDf980fjFgzknR_z-wJU9nzNbPHOQY_paiNPdgLQIMU502nZLXSryMPAXjNt4IR4IDwuIB-cHWdYGbe9NsUPnfZwhsvXfkV4u2cpJeBeBfgT9bZNCnkCh56VMFU/s320/Camberwell+Beauty.JPG)