Insects of Nailsea - Butterflies & Moths

David A Kendall BSc PhD
Consulting Entomologist

2 Birchdene Nailsea Bristol BS48 1QD UK
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Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)
Order LEPIDOPTERA (Butterflies & Moths)	<<< CONTENTS

Group Rhopalocera (Butterfies)
Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell w. 40-50 mm	Anthocharis cardamines Orange-tip¹ (male) w. 35-45 mm	Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet⁶ w. 38-48 mm	Aricia agestis Brown Argus¹ w. 22-28 mm	Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue²⁰ (female) w. 28-34 mm
Colias croceus Clouded Yellow w. 45-52 mm	Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone¹⁰ w. 50-60 mm	Inachis io Peacock w. 55-60 mm	Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown⁶ w. 40-50 mm	Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood w. 40-45 mm
Pieris brassicae Large White (male) w. 55-65 mm	Pieris brassicae Large White¹ (female) w. 55-65 mm	Pieris brassicae Large White¹ (larva) b. up to 50 mm	Pieris napi Green-veined White (female) w. 40-50 mm	Pieris rapae Small White (male) w. 40-50 mm
Polygonia c-album Comma w. 45-50 mm	Polyommatus icarus Common Blue⁶ (male) w. 25-35 mm	Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown (female) w. 30-40 mm	Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper w. 25-30 mm	Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral w. 50-60 mm
Vanessa cardui Painted Lady w. 50-60 mm
Group Heterocera (Moths)
Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth w. 35-40 mm	Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth (larva) b. up to 30 mm	Acronicta psi Grey Dagger²⁰ w. 35-45 mm	Acronicta psi Grey Dagger (larva) b. up to 50 mm	Acronicta tridens Dark Dagger²⁰ (adult moth identical in appearance to previous species, Acronicta psi) w. 35-45 mm
Acronicta tridens Dark Dagger (larva) b. up to 50 mm	Autographa gamma Silver Y w. 35-42 mm	Callimorpha dominula Scarlet Tiger (mating pair) w. 50-60 mm	Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock⁷ w. 42-62 mm	Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock (larva) b. up to 45 mm
Cerura vinula Puss Moth w. 60-80 mm	Cerura vinula Puss Moth (larva) b. up to 70 mm	Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet w. 20-30 mm	Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn w. 30-40 mm	Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth w. 60-72 mm
Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth⁹ (larva) b. up to 85 mm	Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie w. 25-35 mm	Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald w. 20-30 mm	Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye¹ w. 35-45 mm	Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet w. 20-30 mm
Macroglossum stellatarum Hummingbird Hawk-moth¹¹ w. 40-50 mm	Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing¹ w. 50-60 mm	Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing (larva) b. up to 50 mm	Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth w. 30-40 mm	Orgyia antiqua Vapourer Moth¹ (male) w. 30-35 mm
Orgyia antiqua Vapourer Moth¹ (larva) b. up to 40 mm	Phalera bucephala Buff-tip w. 50-70 mm	Phalera bucephala Buff-tip (larva) b. up to 80 mm	Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent¹⁹ w. 40-50 mm	Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades w. 45-50 mm
Phyllonorycter coryli Nut Leaf Blister Moth (larval 'blister' mines on hazel leaf, Corylus)	Pterophorus pentadactyla White Plume Moth w. 20-30 mm	Selenia dentaria Early Thorn¹ w. 30-40 mm	Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth w. 100-120 mm	Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth (larva) b. up to 75 mm
Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine w. 30-40 mm	Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine¹³ (larva) b. up to 40 mm	Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar¹ w. 35-45 mm	Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar (larva) b. up to 25 mm	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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Last revised January 2009

Insect Records from Nailsea (North Somerset, UK)