Large white
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
In 2021, two sightings of the Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis) were recorded from roadside verges in the small vice-county of Radnorshire. This UK priority species was also previously spotted…
This large green moth rests with its wings spread, so is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.
Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
As its name suggests, the large skipper is bigger than the similar-looking small skipper! It can be seen in summer, resting on the long grass of grasslands, woodlands, verges and sand dunes.
The aromatic fragrance of Large thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It is an evergreen that grows low to the ground, with erect spikes of tiny, lilac flowers appearing over…
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
At night, the pretty, white blooms of white campion produce a heady scent, attracting feeding moths. Look for this wildflower along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.
The White admiral is a striking black-and-white butterfly with a delicate flight that includes long glides. It prefers shady woodlands where it feeds on Bramble.
Found almost everywhere, the large yellow underwing is a night-flying moth that is often attracted to lights. It is brown with orangey-yellow hindwings.
The striking black-and-white checks of the marbled white are unmistakeable. Watch out for it alighting on purple flowers, such as field scabious, on chalk and limestone grasslands and along…