Gallery - moths - family Zygaenidae

With only a small number of species in the UK, this gallery could be a lonely place for Six-spot Burnet. Gallery might be expanded to include other small families, or maybe for day flyers

Zygaena filipendulae, Six-spot Burnet

Tentsmuir, Aug 2013

Gallery - butterflies

Ordered by English name for convenience

Dark Green Fritillary 

Tentsmuir, Aug 2013

Grayling

Tentsmuir, Aug 2013

Tentsmuir, Aug 2013

Tentsmuir, Aug 2013

Green-veined White

Tentsmuir, Aug 2013

Orange Tip

Cullaloe LNR, May 2014

Peacock

Cullaloe LNR, May 2014

Small Copper

Tentsmuir, Aug 2013

Small Heath

Tentsmuir, Aug 2013

Small Tortoiseshell

Tentsmuir, Aug 2013

Blast from the past - Tentsmuir Butterfly Walk, August 2013

Went up with the family Sunday afternoon on a beautiful sunny day, and saw a nice selection of butterflies, two of which I'd never seen before - Small Heath and Grayling. I probably have seen them, but didn't know what they were before. Also there were a good number of Dark-green Fritillaries and some Whites, some Small Coppers and a couple of Peacocks. There were also a couple of Six-spot Burnets but Cinnabar Moths were only available in caterpillar form still.

Dark Green Fritillary

Potted Grayling

Stealth mode

And on display

Small Tortoiseshell

Small Copper

Small Heath - slightly obstructed

Green-veined White poser

Peackock bookend and diurnal (nocturnal?) distribution of moths

First Lepidopteran at Cullaloe this lunchtime, with a Peacock flitting around the car park/filter beds area.

Also ran across an interesting article on peak hours for moth activity. Other side of the Atlantic, but interesting nonetheless: article