Identifying animals on our land (more coming soon) |
Amphibians and Reptiles | Beetles | Bugs | Butterflies | Crickets and Grasshoppers | Flies | Moths |
Butterflies 2024 - 59 UK species |
Family: Nymphalidae - Nymphalids, Fritillaries and Browns | |
Comma - Polygonia c-album Garden buddleia, seen once on Oct 3rd Photographed 3rd October |
Gatekeeper (male) - Pyronia tithonus Oak field, common this summer, seen in other fields and in garden Photographed 14th July 2024 |
Meadow Brown (male) - Maniola jurtina Oak field, common this summer, seen in other fields and in garden Photographed 21st June 2024 |
Painted Lady - Vanessa carddui Garden, on buddleia, only seen a few over 2/3 days in July and then one in Oct Photographed 3rd October 2024 (First ID 31st July) |
Peacock - Aglais io Garden and drive, on buddleias, seen daily for a good week Photographed 31st July 2024 |
Red Admiral - Vanessa Atalanta Garden and drive, on buddleias, seen daily for two/three weeks Photographed 31st July 2024 |
Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus Oak field, fairly common this summer, mainly seen in this field Photographed 17th July 2024 |
Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae Poultry paddock, only seen once this summer Photographed 25th July 2024 |
Speckled Wood - Parage aegeria Drive, on buddleia and then in garden and fields, several seen Photographed 31st July 2024 |
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Family: Pieridae - Whites | |
Green-veined White - Pieris napi Common around most of land Photographed 17th July 2024 |
Large White - Pieris brassicae Common everywhere, especially garden (plus several hatched in lettuce cage Sept) Photographed 3rd September 2024 |
Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines Seen just a few times mid April Photographed 17th April 2024 |
Small White - Pieris rapae Occassionally seen (plus one hatched in lettuce cage Sept) Photographed 5th September 2024 |