eccles wrote:Apparently the main difference is the Irish Sea.

and the naughty bits!

Brian

Hi I think they are Bright-line Brown-eye Ok - my book says the body can be green or light brown, food plants 'various herbaceous plants and shrubs'. They overwinter as a cocoon and emerge in June or July. The names aren't really confusing, this one has a white line and two brown spots on the wings,...

Phil
I think Pat could be right - was this the one?
The Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria



Brian

I actually prefer moths to butterflies, but then I've always been a bit odd!
On the other subject, I've only seen one Small Tortoisehell in London this year.

Brian

Hi
Your moth is Endotricha flammealis, one of the Pyralids. It has a strange way of appearing to rest on the back edge of its wings with its head in the air.



Brian

Hi Arnie
It's a Swallow-tailed Moth, Ourapteryx sambucaria



A very impressive moth, it can be a bright waxy yellow when fresh, but the colour soon fades. Sometimes known as the Flying Post-it Note!

Brian

Hi Shirley

It's a Speckled Wood - see

http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/s ... _wood.html

Brian

Hi
I think Pete is correct - I have seen lots of these about recently. I photographed this one in Coppetts Wood, North London.



Brian