Butterflies and moths

[chainsawjob]

 

[BristolEcho]

Posted this in the garden thread a little while back, but didn't know we had a month thread. Hawk moth we had visit.

 

[Epona]

I think I forgot to say that I recently saw a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.
Very exciting to see! I didn't get a picture as it was moving around too much, but I attach one I found on the internet for reference.



(Just to clarify, not my photo).

 

[chainsawjob]

A moth I think, but I don't know what sort.

 

[chainsawjob]

Speckled Wood?

 

[chainsawjob]

Both seen today in Wiltshire.

 

[Epona]

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A moth I think, but I don't know what sort.

Large White (butterfly, one of the few species commonly referred to as "cabbage white" )

The other one does look like a speckled wood, although I am more used to the pale bits being more yellowy, but it could just be the lighting in that particular photo.

The wings of both butterflies pictured look a little damaged/frayed to me

 

[geminisnake]

Top one is either a large or small white butterfly but hard to tell which from the photo

 

[Epona]

Top one is either a large or small white butterfly but hard to tell which from the photo

Aye without seeing the underside of the wing it is difficult to determine between them

 

[geminisnake]

I have no idea if this will work but I had a lovely poplar hawkmoth in the garden mid July

 

[chainsawjob]

More speckled woods, they do seem to like brambles.

 

[chainsawjob]

 

[Leafster]

Any idea what this is?

 

[Calamity1971]

Any idea what this is?

Never seen one like this before?
Hanging about on my guttering.
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Thanks. Google lens said tussock but I wasn't sure because of colour. Yes prunus it looks white to me, I've been close up and very very pale green.

 

[Callie]

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Orange Sallow | NatureSpot

www.naturespot.org.uk

Orange sallow I think?

 

[chainsawjob]

Any idea what this is?

Pale tussock. wiskey found one the other day.

 

[Leafster]

I should have reminded myself of the recent posts on this thread, shouldn't I?

 

[chainsawjob]

Orange Sallow | NatureSpot

www.naturespot.org.uk

Orange sallow I think?

Thanks! This was in Brixton last weekend. It was already dead on the pavement though sadly.

Edit: ah, just seen it's food source is lime trees, and that it's found in suburban areas as well as woodland. Figures.

 

[Calamity1971]

Thanks! This was in Brixton last weekend. It was already dead on the pavement though sadly.

Edit: ah, just seen it's food source is lime trees, and that it's found in suburban areas as well as woodland. Figures.

I see one the other day hanging about in a hawthorn hedge in suburbia.

 

[Saunders]

First one this year, I see these quite often and just looked it up. I think it’s an Oak Eggar moth caterpillar

 

[starfish]

This Peacock has been a regular visitor in recent weeks.

 

[Epona]

Saw a few butterflies yesterday during our invert survey, the sun came out for like 10 minutes and suddenly there were butterflies - a brimstone, a small white, and a comma

 

[StoneRoad]

No butterflies to speak of yet - some moths, though.
I am rather further North and at quite an altitude, which explains that.
[Also I've been buzzed by the usual bumble bees etc already]

 

[campanula]

Found heaps of noctuid pupa while digging in the beds.

 

[Callie]

Today I have had these two beauties

Common emerald



And yellow shell

 

[Callie]

Rescued this one from the train today:


I think it is a yellow underwing

The train was packed and I saw it fluttering around.had to wait until we got to Victoria, once everyone had got off I went to see if I could collect it and take it off the train. It sat very obligingly on my hand and sat there while I walked through the barriers, through the station and out the side entrance which I knew was close to some green space. As soon as we got outside it perked up and then fluttered off

 

[gentlegreen]

skipper ?

 

[Epona]

Yep a skipper, wouldn't like to guess which particular kind though as some look very similar apart from stuff like colour and shape of the underside of their antennae

 

[Saunders]

Can anyone tell me what this caterpillar is? My son just saw it in a park, it flipped to and fro in a horseshoe shape.

 

[Epona]

Is it even a caterpillar?
Lots of insects have larvae that take a similar form.

(In other words I don't know off the top of my head )