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Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar
Tyria jacobaeae caterpillar
Caterpillars on ragwort Jul–Sep
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Painted Lady Butterfly
Vanessa cardui
Migrant · on the wing May–Oct, peaks Aug
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Wall Brown Butterfly
Lasiommata megera
On the wing Apr–Jun & Aug–Sep, two broods
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Green-veined White
Pieris napi
On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods
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Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
On the wing May–Sep · two broods
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Large White
Pieris brassicae
On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods
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Small White
Pieris rapae
On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods
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Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
On the wing Mar–Oct · hibernates as an adult
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Peacock
Aglais io
On the wing Mar–Oct · hibernates as an adult
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
On the wing May–Nov · increasingly overwinters
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Comma
Polygonia c-album
On the wing Mar–Oct · hibernates as an adult
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Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
On the wing May–Sep · two or three broods
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Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods
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Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
On the wing Jun–Sep · one brood
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Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
On the wing Jun–Aug · one brood
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Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
On the wing May–Sep
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Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
On the wing Apr–Sep
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Dark Green Fritillary
Speyeria aglaja
On the wing Jun–Aug · one brood
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Purple Hairstreak
Favonius quercus
On the wing Jul–Aug · one brood
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Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
On the wing Jul–Sep · one brood
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Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae
On the wing Jun–Aug · flies by day
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Elephant Hawk-moth
Deilephila elpenor
On the wing May–Jul
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Poplar Hawk-moth
Laothoe populi
On the wing May–Aug
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Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
On the wing Jul–Aug
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Ruby Tiger
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods
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Cinnabar Moth
Tyria jacobaeae
On the wing May–Aug · flies by day and night
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Silver Y
Autographa gamma
A migrant · seen May–Oct, peaks Aug
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Angle Shades
Phlogophora meticulosa
On the wing May–Oct
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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
On the wing May–Aug
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Emperor Moth
Saturnia pavonia
On the wing Apr–May
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Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Macroglossum stellatarum
A migrant · most likely Jul–Sep
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Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
On the wing Apr–Aug
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Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
On the wing May–Sep
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Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella
On the wing May–Aug
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Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
On the wing May–Sep
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Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
On the wing May–Aug
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Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
On the wing Jun–Nov
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Black Darter
Sympetrum danae
On the wing Jul–Oct
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Four-spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata
On the wing May–Aug
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Common Hawker
Aeshna juncea
On the wing Jul–Oct
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Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea
On the wing Jun–Oct
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Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii
On the wing Jun–Aug
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Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator
On the wing Jun–Aug
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Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus terrestris
Active Feb–Nov · queens may fly all winter
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White-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus lucorum
Active Mar–Oct
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Common Carder Bee
Bombus pascuorum
Active Mar–Nov
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Red-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus lapidarius
Active Mar–Oct
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Garden Bumblebee
Bombus hortorum
Active Mar–Oct
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Tree Bumblebee
Bombus hypnorum
Active Mar–Aug
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Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Active Feb–Nov · colony survives the winter
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Common Wasp
Vespula vulgaris
Active Apr–Oct · nest dies each autumn
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Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Active Mar–Nov
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Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
Active Feb–Nov · adults overwinter
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Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella pellucens
Active May–Sep
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Seven-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Active Mar–Oct · hibernates in winter
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Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Active Mar–Nov · hibernates in winter
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Devil's Coach Horse
Ocypus olens
Active Apr–Oct
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Violet Ground Beetle
Carabus violaceus
Active Mar–Oct
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Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
Active Jun–Aug
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Cockchafer
Melolontha melolontha
On the wing May–Jun
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Great Diving Beetle
Dytiscus marginalis
Active all year · flies between ponds at night
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Whirligig Beetle
Gyrinus substriatus
Active Mar–Oct
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Common Green Grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus
Active Jun–Oct
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Meadow Grasshopper
Chorthippus parallelus
Active Jun–Oct
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Common Froghopper
Philaenus spumarius
Active Jun–Sep · cuckoo spit May–Jun
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Common Pond Skater
Gerris lacustris
Active Mar–Oct
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Green Drake Mayfly
Ephemera danica
On the wing May–Jun
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Common Stonefly
Perla bipunctata
On the wing Apr–Jul
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Caddisfly larva
Limnephilus lunatus
Larvae all year · adults Jun–Oct
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Freshwater Shrimp
Gammarus pulex
Here all year
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Signal Crayfish
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Here all year · an invasive species
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Garden Spider
Araneus diadematus
Adults Jul–Oct
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White-lipped Snail
Cepaea hortensis
Active Mar–Nov
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
On the wing Apr–Jun · one brood
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
On the wing Jun–Jul · one brood
Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
On the wing Apr–Jun · one brood
Early Bumblebee
Bombus pratorum
Active Mar–Jul
Tawny Mining Bee
Andrena fulva
Active Mar–May
Red Mason Bee
Osmia bicornis
Active Mar–Jun