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)
Green-brindled Crescent, Gubblecote, 28 October
Sallow, Gubblecote, 14 October
Vapourer moth, female, on cocoon with eggs, Gubblecote, 9 October
Merveille du Jour, Gubblecote, 4 October, and the following 12 photos
Merveille du Jour
Merveille du Jour
Lunar Underwing
Lunar Underwing. very variable species!
Sallow
Barred Sallow
Red-green Carpet
Autumnal Rustic
Square-spot Rustic
Black Rustic
Black Rustic
Rosy Rustic
Vapourer moth, male, Gubblecote, 28 September
Vapourer moth, male, emerged from reared Cholesbury larvae, here at Gubblecote, 26 September
Vestal, Gubblecote, 24 September
Pine Carpet, Gubblecote, 24 September
vapourer moth cocoon, 23 September
Vapourer moth larva commencing pupation, 23 September
Comma, Gubblecote, 22 September
Vapourer moth larva, photo taken at Gubblecote, 16 September, plus the next 4 shots
Deep-brown Dart
Deep-brown Dart
Garden Carpet
Beaded Chestnut
Lunar Underwing, Gubblecote, 12 September
Cypress Pug, Gubblecote, 12 September
Poplar Hawkmoth larva, Gubblecote, 10 September
Red Underwing, Cholesbury Common, Buckinghamshire, 4 September, and the following 6 photos
Red Underwing, the same insect
Antler Moth
Angleshades
Oak Hook-tip
Brindled Green
Feathered Gothic, male, marked differently to the female shown in the next photo
Feathered Gothic, Gubblecote, 3 September, and the next 9 shots
Dewick's Plusia
Dewick's Plusia
Jersey Tiger, form lutescens
Small Blood-vein
Rosy Rustic
Black Rustic
Black Rustic
Blackneck
Blackneck
Copper Underwing, Gubblecote, 23 August, plus the following three photos
Clouded Border