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Nature in my Garden

Butterflies & Moths

Gallery of butterflies & moths recorded in the backyard / garden in Gloucestershire, UK

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#151 Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)

#151 Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)

Photographed on 22/8/18, attracted to the bright yellow front door

#176 Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina)

#176 Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina)

First seen on 26/6, then a regular visitor through July and into August.

#211 Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

#211 Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

#513 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui )

#513 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui )

#513 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui )

#513 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui )

#221 Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae)

#221 Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae)

#437 Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)

#437 Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)

#155 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

#155 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

#262 Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)

#262 Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)

#262 Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus)

#262 Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus)

#186 Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)

#186 Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)

#258 Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)

#258 Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)

#60 Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)

#60 Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)

#438 Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines)

#438 Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines)

#102 Large White butterfly (Pieris brassicae)

#102 Large White butterfly (Pieris brassicae)

#8 Small White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)

#8 Small White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)

#8 Small White (Pieris rapae)

#8 Small White (Pieris rapae)

#600 Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus)

#600 Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus)

#663 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)

#663 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)

#81 Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula)

#81 Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula)

#666 Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata)

#666 Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata)

#247 Dark Arches moth (Apamea monoglypha)

#247 Dark Arches moth (Apamea monoglypha)

#69 Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

#69 Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

#587 Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)

#587 Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)

231 Muslin Footman moth (Nudaria mundana)

231 Muslin Footman moth (Nudaria mundana)

#111 Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma)

#111 Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma)

#111 Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma)

#111 Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma)

#219 Small Magpie Moth (Anania hortulata)

#219 Small Magpie Moth (Anania hortulata)

#742 Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria)

#742 Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria)

#699 The Mallow (Larentia clavaria)

#699 The Mallow (Larentia clavaria)

259 Yellow Shell Moth (Camptogramma bilineata)

259 Yellow Shell Moth (Camptogramma bilineata)

226 Mother of Pearl Moth (Pleuroptya ruralis)

226 Mother of Pearl Moth (Pleuroptya ruralis)

#595 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)

#595 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)

#632 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)

#632 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)

#132 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata

#132 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata

#132 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)

#132 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)

#214 Small Fan-footed Wave Moth (Idaea biselata)

#214 Small Fan-footed Wave Moth (Idaea biselata)

#658 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)

#658 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)

#691 Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis)

#691 Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis)

#744 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata)

#744 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata)

#732 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)

#732 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)

#479 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)

#479 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)

#601 Treble Brown Spot (Idaea trigeminata)

#601 Treble Brown Spot (Idaea trigeminata)

#606 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)

#606 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)

#657 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)

#657 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)

#728 Oak Beauty (Biston strataria)

#728 Oak Beauty (Biston strataria)

#603 Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)

#603 Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)

#690 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)

#690 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)

#689 Clifden Nonpareil (Catocala fraxini)

#689 Clifden Nonpareil (Catocala fraxini)

#741 Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria)

#741 Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria)

#700 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)

#700 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)

#696 Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria)

#696 Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria)

#731 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)

#731 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)

#716 Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)

#716 Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)

#698 Large Ranunculus (Polymixis flavicincta)

#698 Large Ranunculus (Polymixis flavicincta)

#697 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)

#697 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)

#612 Buff Tip (Phalera bucephala)

#612 Buff Tip (Phalera bucephala)

#667 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma)

#667 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma)

#615 Middle-barred Minor  (Oligia fasciuncula)

#615 Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)

#625 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)

#625 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)

#597 Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Leucania comma)

#597 Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Leucania comma)

#236 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)

#236 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)

#358 Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)

#358 Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)

#401 Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)

#401 Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)

#401 Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)

#401 Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)

#705 November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)

#705 November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)

#607 607 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)

#607 607 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)

#190 Large Yellow Underwing moth (Noctua pronuba)

#190 Large Yellow Underwing moth (Noctua pronuba)

#661 Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)

#661 Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)

#664 Lesser Broad-Boardered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)

#664 Lesser Broad-Boardered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)

#660 Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura)

#660 Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura)

#223 The Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)

#223 The Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)

#622 Uncertain (Hoplodrina octogenaria)

#622 Uncertain (Hoplodrina octogenaria)

#642 Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)

#642 Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)

#602 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)

#602 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)

#591 Heart & Club (Agrotis clavis)

#591 Heart & Club (Agrotis clavis)

#605 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)

#605 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)

#660 Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura)

#660 Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura)

#659 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)

#659 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)

#604 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)

#604 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)

#642 Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)

#642 Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)

#594 Setaceous Hebrew Character  (Xestia c-nigrum)

#594 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)

#645 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)

#645 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)

#707 Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis)

#707 Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis)

279 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)

279 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)

#592 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)

#592 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)

#593 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lutea)

#593 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lutea)

#245 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)

#245 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)

#693 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea)

#693 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea)

#682 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)

#682 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)

#683 Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra)

#683 Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra)

#725 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)

#725 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)

#727 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)

#727 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)

#723 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)

#723 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)

#726 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)

#726 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)

#685 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa)

#685 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa)

#688 Pale Mottled Willow (Caradrina clavipalpis)

#688 Pale Mottled Willow (Caradrina clavipalpis)

#611 Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)

#611 Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)

#715 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi)

#715 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi)

#652 Marbled Beauty (Bryophila domestica)

#652 Marbled Beauty (Bryophila domestica)

#596 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)

#596 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)

#729 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola)

#729 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola)

#740 Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)

#740 Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)

#743 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis)

#743 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis)

#619 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)

#619 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)

#671 Nutmeg (Anarta trifolii)

#671 Nutmeg (Anarta trifolii)

#676 The Coronet (Craniophora ligustri)

#676 The Coronet (Craniophora ligustri)

#673 Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius)

#673 Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius)

#724 March Tubic (Diurnea fagella)

#724 March Tubic (Diurnea fagella)

#491 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)

#491 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)

#491 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)

#491 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)

#669 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana)

#669 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana)

#674 Carcina quercana (Carcina quercana)

#674 Carcina quercana (Carcina quercana)

#317 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)

#317 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)

#247 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)

#247 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)

#684 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana)

#684 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana)

#634 Grey Tortrix (Cnephasia sp.)

#634 Grey Tortrix (Cnephasia sp.)

#117 Common Marble Moth (Celypha lacunana)

#117 Common Marble Moth (Celypha lacunana)

#212 White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla)

#212 White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla)

#349 Common Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)

#349 Common Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)

#222 Beautiful Plume Moth (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla)

#222 Beautiful Plume Moth (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla)

#635 Ermine sp (Yponomeuta sp.)

#635 Ermine sp (Yponomeuta sp.)

#629 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)

#629 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)

206 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)

206 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)

#457 Esperia sulphurella

#457 Esperia sulphurella

#256 Gold Argent Moth (Argyresthia goedartella)

#256 Gold Argent Moth (Argyresthia goedartella)

#251 Satin Grass Veneer Moth (Crambus perlella)

#251 Satin Grass Veneer Moth (Crambus perlella)

#516 The Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) caterpillar

#516 The Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) caterpillar

#81 Scarlet Tiger Moth caterpillar (Callimorpha dominula)

#81 Scarlet Tiger Moth caterpillar (Callimorpha dominula)

#675 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella)

#675 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella)

#271 Straw Grass Veneer (Agriphila straminella)

#271 Straw Grass Veneer (Agriphila straminella)

#286 Common Grass Veneer (Agriphila tristella)

#286 Common Grass Veneer (Agriphila tristella)

#670 Crassa unitella

#670 Crassa unitella

#516 The Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) caterpillar

#516 The Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) caterpillar

#546 Ruby Tiger Moth caterpillar (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

#546 Ruby Tiger Moth caterpillar (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

#611 Grey Dagger caterpillar (Acronicta psi)

#611 Grey Dagger caterpillar (Acronicta psi)

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#151 Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
#176 Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina)
#211 Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)
#513 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui )
#513 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui )
#221 Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae)
#437 Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
#155 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
#262 Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
#262 Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus)
#186 Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
#258 Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)
#60 Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
#438 Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines)
#102 Large White butterfly (Pieris brassicae)
#8 Small White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)
#8 Small White (Pieris rapae)
#600 Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus)
#663 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)
#81 Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula)
#666 Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata)
#247 Dark Arches moth (Apamea monoglypha)
#69 Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)
#587 Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
231 Muslin Footman moth (Nudaria mundana)
#111 Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma)
#111 Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma)
#219 Small Magpie Moth (Anania hortulata)
#742 Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria)
#699 The Mallow (Larentia clavaria)
259 Yellow Shell Moth (Camptogramma bilineata)
226 Mother of Pearl Moth (Pleuroptya ruralis)
#595 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
#632 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)
#132 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata
#132 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)
#214 Small Fan-footed Wave Moth (Idaea biselata)
#658 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)
#691 Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis)
#744 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata)
#732 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
#479 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
#601 Treble Brown Spot (Idaea trigeminata)
#606 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
#657 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
#728 Oak Beauty (Biston strataria)
#603 Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)
#690 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)
#689 Clifden Nonpareil (Catocala fraxini)
#741 Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria)
#700 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)
#696 Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria)
#731 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)
#716 Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)
#698 Large Ranunculus (Polymixis flavicincta)
#697 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)
#612 Buff Tip (Phalera bucephala)
#667 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma)
#615 Middle-barred Minor  (Oligia fasciuncula)
#625 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)
#597 Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Leucania comma)
#236 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)
#358 Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)
#401 Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
#401 Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
#705 November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)
#607 607 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)
#190 Large Yellow Underwing moth (Noctua pronuba)
#661 Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
#664 Lesser Broad-Boardered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)
#660 Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura)
#223 The Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)
#622 Uncertain (Hoplodrina octogenaria)
#642 Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)
#602 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
#591 Heart & Club (Agrotis clavis)
#605 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)
#660 Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura)
#659 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)
#604 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)
#642 Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)
#594 Setaceous Hebrew Character  (Xestia c-nigrum)
#645 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
#707 Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis)
279 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)
#592 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)
#593 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lutea)
#245 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
#693 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea)
#682 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
#683 Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra)
#725 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
#727 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
#723 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)
#726 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)
#685 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa)
#688 Pale Mottled Willow (Caradrina clavipalpis)
#611 Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
#715 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi)
#652 Marbled Beauty (Bryophila domestica)
#596 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)
#729 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola)
#740 Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)
#743 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis)
#619 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
#671 Nutmeg (Anarta trifolii)
#676 The Coronet (Craniophora ligustri)
#673 Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius)
#724 March Tubic (Diurnea fagella)
#491 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)
#491 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)
#669 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana)
#674 Carcina quercana (Carcina quercana)
#317 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
#247 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
#684 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana)
#634 Grey Tortrix (Cnephasia sp.)
#117 Common Marble Moth (Celypha lacunana)
#212 White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla)
#349 Common Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)
#222 Beautiful Plume Moth (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla)
#635 Ermine sp (Yponomeuta sp.)
#629 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)
206 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)
#457 Esperia sulphurella
#256 Gold Argent Moth (Argyresthia goedartella)
#251 Satin Grass Veneer Moth (Crambus perlella)
#516 The Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) caterpillar
#81 Scarlet Tiger Moth caterpillar (Callimorpha dominula)
#675 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella)
#271 Straw Grass Veneer (Agriphila straminella)
#286 Common Grass Veneer (Agriphila tristella)
#670 Crassa unitella
#516 The Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) caterpillar
#546 Ruby Tiger Moth caterpillar (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
#611 Grey Dagger caterpillar (Acronicta psi)

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