Duke of Burgundy butterfly

The Duke of Burgundy butterfly 🧡 Sadly it has suffered a massive decline & in the UK can only be found in parts of England #butterfly

Thanks Eddie. It’s becoming increasingly rare

Dingy Skipper butterfly

The not so dingy Dingy Skipper. A mean name for such a beautiful little butterfly. I love its subtle shades of brown and grey 🤎🩶 #butterfly

Grizzled Skipper butterfly

The dinky and rather gorgeous Grizzled Skipper #butterfly

Green Hairstreak butterfly

Found my first Green Hairstreaks this morning 💚 #butterfly

Holly Blue butterfly

Finally a Holly Blue butterfly stopped long enough for a photo 🩵🦋 #butterfly

Frosted Green moth

Last night’s moth trap wasn’t big on numbers (20) but I did get 13 species, 3 NFY & 1 NFG, the fabulous Frosted Green 💚 #teammoth

Orange-tip butterfly

My first Orange-tip of the year 👏🧡 #butterfly

Thank you 😁

Butterfly

England

I’m yet to see an Orange-tip this year, hopefully in the coming week or so

Green-veined White butterfly

My first Green-veined White of the year. This one posed beautifully for photos & enjoyed warming up on my hand #butterfly

Speckled Wood butterfly

My first Speckled Wood butterfly of the year #butterfly

Streamer moth

A calm, mild night with low wind and my moth trapping expectations were high but when I emptied the trap this morning and only found 12 moths, I thought someone had played an April Fools joke on me! Thankfully, this stunning Streamer, new for my garden, made me smile and saved the day #teammoth

Early Grey moth

Early Thorn moth

Monday night’s moth trap highlights; the Early Grey & the Early Thorn. Only managing a trap a week due to either cold nights or windy conditions #teammoth

Brimstone butterfly

Peacock butterfly

Butterflies on Blackthorn blossom #butterfly #blossom

I know! I was so excited. However, I have only been moth trapping for 11 months and this is my first March 😁

Dotted Chestnut

Yellow Horned

Red Chestnut

Dotted Border

Awesome March moth trap: 58 moths, 14 species & 5 NFG (Yellow Horned, Small Quaker, Dotted Chestnut, Red Chestnut & Dotted Border) #teammoth

UK, Europe & parts of Asia

Sadly not common anymore in the UK, they’ve suffered a massive decline

Peacock butterfly

Pretty in pink: Peacock butterfly 🌸🦋 #butterfly

Comma butterfly

Comma butterfly with upperwing & underwing on show #butterfly

It’s an early variety

It’s an early variety

It is drinking nectar from the centre of the flower

👍 Can’t beat sunshine and butterflies 😁🦋

A Brimstone butterfly nectaring on a Rhododendron in today’s sunshine #butterfly

Double-striped Pug

March Moth

Early Reveller

Clouded Drab

Despite competing with a full moon, my moth trap (and the surrounds) yielded 17 moths, 8 species, 1 NFY. Best of the bunch, a single Double-striped Pug, March Moth, Early Reveller (Diurnea fagella) & Clouded Drab #teammoth

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