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| Order LEPIDOPTERA (Butterflies & Moths) | <<< CONTENTS |
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| Group Rhopalocera (Butterfies) | ||||
) ){kind=small} Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell w. 40-50 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Anthocharis cardamines Orange-tip1 (male) w. 35-45 mm |
) ){kind=small} Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet6 w. 38-48 mm |
) ){kind=small} Aricia agestis Brown Argus1 w. 22-28 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue20 (female) w. 28-34 mm |
) ){kind=small} Colias croceus Clouded Yellow w. 45-52 mm |
) ){kind=small} Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone10 w. 50-60 mm |
) ){kind=small} Inachis io Peacock w. 55-60 mm |
) ){kind=small} Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown6 w. 40-50 mm |
) ){kind=small} Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood w. 40-45 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Pieris brassicae Large White (male) w. 55-65 mm |
.gif')) Pieris brassicae Large White1 (female) w. 55-65 mm |
.gif')) Pieris brassicae Large White1 (larva) b. up to 50 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Pieris napi Green-veined White (female) w. 40-50 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Pieris rapae Small White (male) w. 40-50 mm |
) ){kind=small} Polygonia c-album Comma w. 45-50 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Polyommatus icarus Common Blue6 (male) w. 25-35 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown (female) w. 30-40 mm |
) ){kind=small} Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper w. 25-30 mm |
) ){kind=small} Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral w. 50-60 mm |
) ){kind=small} Vanessa cardui Painted Lady w. 50-60 mm |
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| Group Heterocera (Moths) | ||||
) ){kind=small} Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth w. 35-40 mm |
.gif')) Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth (larva) b. up to 30 mm |
) ){kind=small} Acronicta psi Grey Dagger20 w. 35-45 mm |
.gif')) Acronicta psi Grey Dagger (larva) b. up to 50 mm |
){kind=small} Acronicta tridens Dark Dagger20 (adult moth identical in appearance to previous species, Acronicta psi) w. 35-45 mm |
.gif')) Acronicta tridens Dark Dagger (larva) b. up to 50 mm |
) ){kind=small} Autographa gamma Silver Y w. 35-42 mm |
) ){kind=small} Callimorpha dominula Scarlet Tiger (mating pair) w. 50-60 mm |
) ){kind=small} Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock7 w. 42-62 mm |
.gif')) Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock (larva) b. up to 45 mm |
) ){kind=small} Cerura vinula Puss Moth w. 60-80 mm |
.gif')) Cerura vinula Puss Moth (larva) b. up to 70 mm |
) ){kind=small} Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet w. 20-30 mm |
) ){kind=small} Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn w. 30-40 mm |
) ){kind=small} Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth w. 60-72 mm |
.gif')) Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth9 (larva) b. up to 85 mm |
) ){kind=small} Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie w. 25-35 mm |
) ){kind=small} Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald w. 20-30 mm |
) ){kind=small} Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye1 w. 35-45 mm |
) ){kind=small} Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet w. 20-30 mm |
) ){kind=small} Macroglossum stellatarum Hummingbird Hawk-moth11 w. 40-50 mm |
) ){kind=small} Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing1 w. 50-60 mm |
.gif')) Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing (larva) b. up to 50 mm |
) ){kind=small} Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth w. 30-40 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Orgyia antiqua Vapourer Moth1 (male) w. 30-35 mm |
.gif')) Orgyia antiqua Vapourer Moth1 (larva) b. up to 40 mm |
) ){kind=small} Phalera bucephala Buff-tip w. 50-70 mm |
.gif')) Phalera bucephala Buff-tip (larva) b. up to 80 mm |
) ){kind=small} Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent19 w. 40-50 mm |
) ){kind=small} Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades w. 45-50 mm |
.gif')) ){kind=small} Phyllonorycter coryli Nut Leaf Blister Moth (larval 'blister' mines on hazel leaf, Corylus) |
) ){kind=small} Pterophorus pentadactyla White Plume Moth w. 20-30 mm |
) ){kind=small} Selenia dentaria Early Thorn1 w. 30-40 mm |
) ){kind=small} Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth w. 100-120 mm |
.gif')) Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth (larva) b. up to 75 mm |
) ){kind=small} Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine w. 30-40 mm |
.gif')) Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine13 (larva) b. up to 40 mm |
) ){kind=small} Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar1 w. 35-45 mm |
.gif')) Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar (larva) b. up to 25 mm |
) ){kind=small} Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic1 w. 35-45 mm |
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Photo Credits: 1Entomart; 2Tim Faasen (The world of Syrphidae...); 3S. Hogg; 4Christoffer Fagerstrom; 5Wolfgang Rutkies (Kliene Schwebfliegenseite von Wolfgang Rutkies); 6James Weir; 7BioLib (Biological Library); 8Hans Jurgen Martin; 9Jo Ryder; 10Red Orbit; 11Sally Chilton; 12Morten D D Hansen (Danmarks Fugle og Natur); 13Marjorie Williams; 14Chris Wiltshire; 15Jim Kalisch (University of Nebraska-Lincoln); 16Jurgen Peters (Amateurfotos von Inseckten); 17Chris Schuster; 18Dee Desborough; 19Wikipedia (GNU Free Documentation License); 20Wikipedia (CCA ShareAlike License); 21Ken Gray Insect Image Collection (OSU); 22Stanislaw Kinelski (Bugwood.org); 23Pest & Disease Image Library (Bugwood.org); 24Flickr (Creative Commons License). |
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