Lepidigi
Butterflies of Europe and the Tropics
UK 2022 in chronological order, from the most recent
(References to 'Gubblecote' are to my home near Tring in Hertfordshire, England)
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary, female, Incombe Hole, Ivinghoe Beacon, Bucks, 12 May
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary, also at Incombe Hole on 12 May
Mottled Umber larva, Incombe Hole, Ivinghoe Beacon, Bucks, 12 May
Lobster Moth, Gubblecote, 10 May
White Ermine, Gubblecote, 3 May - and the following 18 photos
Nut-tree Tussock
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Red Chestnut
Least Black Arches
Spectacle
Spectacle
Spectacle, aptly named!
Figure of Eighty
Pale Tussock
Swallow Prominent
Pale Prominent
Pale Prominent
Brindled Beauty
Brindled Beauty
Pebble Prominent
Pebble Prominent
Brimstone Moth
Least Black Arches, Cholesbury, Bucks, 1 May 2022 - and the following 12 photos
Orange Footman
Small Phoenix
Marbled Brown
Coxcomb Prominent
Purple Thorn
Purple Thorn
Early Tooth-striped
Puss Moth
Puss Moth
Pebble Prominent
to be identified
Waved Umber
Emperor Moth, female, attracted to light at Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, 24 April - and the following 8 photos
43 Emperor Moth eggs from the female illustrated in the preceding photo
Scalloped Hook-tip
Common Quaker
Engrailed
Frosted Green
Frosted Green
Yellow-barred Brindle
Streamer
Red Chestnut, Gubblecote, 5 April
Red Chestnut, the same insect as in the previous photo
Red Chestnut, a different insect at Gubblecote on 5 April
Brindled Pug, Gubblecote, 5 April
Nut-tree Tussock, Gubblecote, 29 March