This striking bone china mug features illustrations of some of Britain's beautiful common butterflies including the Brimstone, the Peacock, the Comma, the Painted Lady, the Ringlet and the Marbled White.

The watercolour illustrations form a pattern of butterflies that wrap around the mug. The illustrations are taken from a series of artworks by Rachel Corney highlighting some of Britain's most distinctive and widespread Lepidoptera. The names of the butterflies feature alongside the illustrations for ease of identification.

Butterflies are wonderful pollinators and provide delight in gardens and open countryside all over Britain from early Spring to the end of Autumn. This mug would make an ideal gift for butterfly or general bug enthusiasts, gardeners and nature lovers. There is a partner mug available showing different common British butterflies and together they make a lovely pair.

Butterfly numbers vary from year to year-generally speaking years that have considerable periods of warm and sunny weather will encourage good butterfly populations. If you have a garden planted with pollinator friendly plants then you probably play host to a wealth of bees and butterflies on a fine day, but different species favour different habitats. Peacock butterflies are very distinctive and are often spotted in gardens whereas the Brimstone prefers areas of scrubby grassland and woodland. Painted Lady butterflies are a migrant species and there were record numbers spotted in the U.K. in 2019. Their migration from North Africa to Europe is aided by wind currents.

This is a large bone china mug, with a 390ml capacity (Please note-capacity is to the brim). They are the perfect balance between delicate and sturdy. It is microwave and dishwasher safe. The designs are created and the mugs are printed here in Cornwall.

Each mug is wrapped in tissue paper before being placed in a sturdy cardboard box, with a Rachel Corney Illustration sticker on the outside. All orders are packaged with the utmost care and sustainably sourced packaging is used whenever possible. Each order comes with a handwritten note of thanks. All standard orders are sent out using Royal Mail First Class. Gift cards are available, please add a note at checkout.