Identifying animals on our land |
Ants, Bees and Wasps | Beetles | Bugs | Butterflies | Crickets and Grasshoppers | Crustaceans | Flies |
Mayflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies | Moths | Spiders | Amphibians and Reptiles | Birds | Mammals |
Butterflies - 59 UK species |
Family: Nymphalidae - Nymphalids, Fritillaries and Browns | |
Comma - Polygonia c-album Garden buddleia, seen once in Oct 24 ![]() Photographed 3rd October |
Gatekeeper (male) - Pyronia tithonus Oak field, common, seen in other fields and in garden ![]() Photographed 14th July 2024 |
Meadow Brown (male) - Maniola jurtina Oak field, common, seen in other fields and in garden ![]() Photographed 21st June 2024 |
Painted Lady - Vanessa carddui A few spotted 2024 ib garden, a couple spotte May 25 on land ![]() 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, common ![]() Photographed 31st July 2024 |
Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus Oak field, fairly common, mainly seen in this field ![]() Photographed 17th July 2024 |
Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae Poultry paddock, only seen once sum 24 ![]() Photographed 25th July 2024 |
Speckled Wood - Parage aegeria Drive, on buddleia and then in garden and fields, common ![]() 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 early spring 24, more spring 25 ![]() Photographed 17th April 2024 |
Small White - Pieris rapae Fairly common ![]() Photographed 5th September 2024 |