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| Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum |
I visited a local woodland yesterday and found a buddleia that
took me back to my childhood (a long, long time ago!) when there was a buddleia
near our home that was always covered in butterflies. Yesterday the visitors
were Silver-washed Fritillaries, Red Admirals, Peacocks, a Brimstone and the
first Hummingbird Hawk-moth I have seen this year. There were also Gatekeepers,
Silver Ys, Small Purple and Golds (aka
Mint Moth, Pyrausta aurata), Pearl Veneers, Cinnabar larvae and a Eucosma species
moth.
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| Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni |
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| Cinnabar larva, Tyria jacobaeae on ragwort |
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| Eucosma species moth |
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| Eucosma species moth |
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| Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus |
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| Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum |
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| Peacock, Inachis io |
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| Peacock |
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| Peacock |
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| Pearl Veneer, Agriphila straminella |
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| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta ab. bialbata |
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| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta ab. bialbata |
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| Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus |
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| Ringlet |
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| Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia |
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| Silver-washed Fritillary |
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| Small Purple and Gold, Pyrausta aurata |
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