Very small butterflies in my garden, Glastonbury UK.

[Paul L.]

Hi, my first post here, hope this is OK: I assume these might be Skippers given their small size, about 12-14mm across, but I couldn't find them in any list. They are in my back garden in Glastonbury, Somerset. I might have trouble following this thread for a day or two as I'm having some ISP problems, but I'll try to check back to answer any replies.

Thanks, Paul.

[Mark Colvin]

Hi Paul,

Welcome to the forum.

This is the small day and night flying moth, Pyrausta aurata.

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=965

Kind regards. Mark

[Paul L.]

Thanks Mark, much appreciated. I didn't know we had moths which flew in the daytime. Colourfull markings, too.