Hampshire Garden Butterfly

[SimonJackson]

Hello all,
Yes I’m a newbie searching for an identification. I have never seen this butterfly before so I wonder if someone can tell me what it is please?

It’s not a very big butterfly about an inch in length maybe a bit more. It was sitting comfortably on the grass of my lawn, surrounded worryingly by my chickens (but I moved the ladies on).

The images are not too bad and I have lots of close in video. The wings had a green sheen to them and the under wing and body was a vibrant bright red.

I’m in North Hampshire if it helps,

Many thanks,
Sam Jackson

[Allan.W.]

Hi Simon ,
That's a Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha Dominula ), which is a day flier . Regards Allan.W.

[SimonJackson]

Thank you Allan
It’s a British beauty lol