Brimstone

Wingspan=69mm

Habitat=Woodland,hedgerows and gardens

Larval Food Plant=Alder Buckthorn

Flight Period=Jun-Aug

Species Description

The Brimstone is an unmistakable and unique butterfly. It is a widespread and fairly common butterfly in much of south and central England. The Brimstone is absent from Scotland. It is often seen in gardens. The Brimstone is the only British butterfly witch has such a deep yellow. Only the males of the Brimstone species have the deep yellow wings. The females wings are a lot paler and it is often mistaken for a Large White. The Brimstone hibernates between September and March.   

Buff Arches

Length=19-22mm
Habitat=Woodland,hedgerows and gardens.
Larval Food Plant=Bramble and Dewberry
Flight Period=Jun-Aug

Species Description

The Buff Arches is a unique and distinctive moth that rests with it's wings in a tent like manor. The Buff Arches is a widespread and fairly common moth in much of south and central England. It is also fairly common moth in much of wales but is scares in north of England and absent from Scotland. The patterns on the Buff Arches wings assemble a piece of wood or a bit of bark.     

Orange Tip

Wingspan=40mm
Habitat=Hedgerows,woodland and gardens
Larval Food Plant=Cuckoo Flower and Garlic Mustard
Flight Period=Apr-Jun

Species Description

A Beautiful unmistakable butterfly with orange tips on it's front wings. The Orange Tip is a fairly common and widespread butterfly to most of England and Wales. It is not as common and widespread in the north and upland Britain as it is in the south. It is often seen flying through gardens and woodland although it can be seen in parks. Only the males of this species have the unmistakable orange tip as the females are often confused with Green-Veined White.  

Peach Blossom

Length=16-18mm
Habitat=Woodland margins,scrub,hedgerows and gardens.
Larval Food Plant=Bramble
Flight Period=Jun-Jul

Species Description

An attractive and unmistakable moth that mostly rests with its wings spread flat. The Peach Blossom is a widespread and fairly common moth throughout England and wales. It is a lot more scarce in Scotland.

The Peach Blossom is attracted to light and at dawn and dusk can be seen resting on vegetation and on walls. 

Green-Veined White

Wingspan=45-50mm
Habitat=Hedgerows,woods and gardens.
Larval Food Plant=Garlic,Hedge mustard and Cuckoo flower.
Flight Period=Apr-Jun and Jul-Aug

Species Description

The Green-Vein White is an extremely common and widespread butterfly to the UK. It is not as common in the north and upland Britain as it is in the south. It is most likely to be seen flying along country hedgerows and in parks although it is a garden visiting butterfly.  

Chinese Character

Length=11-13mm
Habitat=Hedgerows,woods and gardens.
Larval Food Plant=Blackthorn,Hawthorn and Wild Crab.
Flight Period=May-Jun and Jul-Aug

Species Description

  A pretty unmistakable moth that rests with it's wings in a tent like manor. The Chinese Character is a widespread and fairly common moth across much of England and wales. It also occurs in much of lowland Scotland. Where it's larval food plant consists in reasonable numbers there will often be plenty of adults. The Chinese Character often rests on the top of a leaf where it's murky white markings assemble a bird dropping.

Small White

Wingspan=45mm
Habitat=Gardens,parks and countryside.
Larval Food Plant=Cabbage and Nasturtium.
Flight Period=Apr-May and Jul-Aug

Species Description

In the name the Small White is smaller than the Large White. The Small White is an extremely common and widespread butterfly to all of the UK except to the far north. It is a garden butterfly and its larvae can be seen eating and stripping cabbage leaves. It hatches from yellow eggs witch are laid singly. Like the Large White the Small White spends the winter in it's pupa witch is attached to a plant stem or fence. The Small Whites numbers boost in the summer due to migration from mainland Europe.