Thought I would kick this years thread off with the beautiful Peacock spotted today - I have had quite a few moths around the front door but not deployed the lights recently
Edit: 2021 thread can be found here community.rspb.org.uk/.../butterflies-moths-2021
Cin J
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
I am happy to take the more scarcer one over the common one any day C...Thanks for that ;-)
It's been a month since I ran a trap. It's been very dry for a while, temps are reasonable but numbers are low and given how hungry the birds are I get the feeling that caterpillar numbers are low - except for clothes moth in my laundry - which seem to have gone mad!
Muslin (male)
Buff Tip - which have really sticky feet
Coronet
Spruce or poss Grey Pine Carpet
Willow beauty
An orange-tip
Yesterday was warm and sunny, a great day for the butterflies at RSPB North Warren in Suffolk.
Straight out of the car, up to 4 Common Blues floating about.
Then further along in the gorse, our first Green Hairstreak in ages.
Followed by a Speckled Wood.
A Green-veined White helpfully showing it's under wing.
Cinnabar Moth.
At the end of the day back where we started, another Green Hairstreak amongst some Common Blues really enjoying the Borage.
I hadn't realised the upper wing is somewhat less green.
Also in the same area, a pair of Small Coppers
Pristine Common Blue sunning itself.
Finally from last week, a Common White Wave Moth.
It's looking good for butterflies with more sunny weather forecast.
Best Wishes,
Trevor
Wow, some great finds there! The Common Blue is beautiful, though I have never had the pleasure of seeing one The Green Hairstreak is also amazing ... I haven't seen one of those either ...
Is this a moth?
Took this yesterday in my garden on a Pansy. It was only tiny - possibly 10mm in length. I was lucky, I had my macro lens on. I have had a look through my 'Collins Complete Guide to British Insects' - known to me as my bumper book of bugs ... , but can't find anything. Any ideas?
I think its likely a moth but I’m not 100 percent certain. when I have found out what type of moth it is should it turn out to be a moth il let you know
Should it turn out to be something else I will let you know also.
There are moths that looks similar but it isn’t the same. The Silver Barred Deltote is a good example of that.
I don’t think this moth is likely to be found where you are so I thought I’d just use it as an example cause of that.
If I find out what it is I will let you know
Silver Barred Deltote
https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/silver-barred