throughout south-east half of the country, including West Country, but not most of East Anglia; expanding range northwards southern and south-central England, south Wales coast, and east coast of Scotland (patchy distribution) Butterfly Conservation, 2007. Priority butterfly species listed in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan 2007. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 1p.

Butterfly Conservation lists 29 of Great Britain's 58 breeding butterfly species as "High UK threat priority", with 9 of those with conservation priority status "Action urgent across UK range". [8] Hesperiidae – skippers [ edit ] Dingy skipper Grizzled skipperProfessor Jane Hill, from the Department of Biology at the University of York, who leads the NERC Highlight project, said:

Roy D.B. & Sparks, T.H. (2000) Phenology of British butterflies and climate change. Global Change Biology 6:407–416. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2486.2000.00322.x

What do moths eat?

Emmet, A.M., J. Heath et al. (Ed.), 1990. The Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 7 Part 1 (Hesperiidae to Nymphalidae). Harley Books, Colchester, UK. 370p. Small (~1cm) moth with very long antennae (especially the males). These ones seen in swarms around Oak trees and Hawthorn bushes. Butterfly and Moth Pictures By Species: British Moths Butterfly and Moth Pictures By Species: British Moths Many British butterflies and moths have been responding to warmer temperatures by emerging earlier in the year and for the first time scientists have identified why this is creating winners and losers among species.

Plain tiger – Danaus chrysippus (single record from Cambridgeshire, April 2011, coincident with influx of vagrant Odonata) [11] southern England north to north-east Wales, and south-east Wales Papilionidae – swallowtails [ edit ] Old World swallowtailIf you're interested in observing and counting moths in your garden you can help contribute to a database of British moth numbers by taking part in Butterfly Conservation's annual Moth Night.

Fox, Richard; Warren, Martin S.; Brereton, Tom M.; Roy, David B.; Robinson, Anna (2011). "A new Red List of British butterflies". Insect Conservation and Diversity. 4 (3): 159–172. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2010.00117.x. S2CID 86056452. At about 3cm across this moth comes in 2 forms - one with a dark band across its wings, and plainer one with just a P. aegeria tircis – throughout southern third of Great Britain, Scottish Highlands; expanding range north and east in England and Scotland; has colonized Isle of Man I'm not 100% sure of this ID as the 7th August individual is rather worn. The size and shape fits though.

Moths' roles in nature

Single generation species that are habitat specialists (like the rare High Brown Fritillary butterfly) are most vulnerable to climate change because they cannot benefit from extra breeding time and emerging earlier may throw them out of seasonal synchrony with their restricted diet of food resources, the researchers suggest. Temperature increases