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This gallery features moths and butterflies (order lepidoptera) I have photographed, mostly in 2008, in Guernsey, Channel Islands, British Isles. If the caption ends in 'smg' the identification I have made is tentative until confirmed by a lepidopteran specialist.

Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Record Centre (http://www.biologicalrecordscentre.gov.gg/ ) and Richmond Austin (moth specialist) of La Societe Guernesiaise (http://www.societe.org.gg/ ) have assisted me greatly in identifying many of the species I have photographed.

Any errors in identification are mine alone. Please contact me by email ( fishinfo@guernsey.net ) if you believe the identification of a moth or butterfly in this image gallery is in error.

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sealord > This grayling butterfly, Hipparchia semele, was photographed by the cliff path at Le Gouffre on Guernsey's south coast on the 26th July 2008. The cliff path crosses a steep southern facing hill, which warms up with summer sunshine. File No. 260708 5831 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This grayling butterfly, Hipparchia semele, was photographed by the seashore at Moulin Huet on Guernsey's south coast on the 28th July 2008. It was warming itself on the lichen covered south facing rocks just above the sea. Identification was provided by entomologist Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre. File No. 280708 5961 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > On the 30th August 2008 this small moth, Agriphila tristella, flew by my head and landed on the lawn in my garden. I approached it slowly and was able to take both lateral and dorsal images of this insect. It was kindly identified by Guernsey moth expert Richmond Austin. This moth belongs to the family crambidae. File No. 300808 8908 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This small moth, Agriphila tristella, which was identified by Guernsey moth expert Richmond Austin, flew by my head and landed on the lawn of my garden on 30 August 2008. It is in the family crambidae and is common in Guernsey at this time of year. File No. 300808 8914 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This small black and white banded moth was on the wall of the hall in my home in St. Peter Port, Guernsey for several days. File No. 310708 6210 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Ian Kimber who provides the UK moth website writes that this moth "is probably Pyrausta aurata". To view the image on the UK Moth website go to http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1361 This small moth was photographed at the edge of the cut grass field bordering Fort Road, St. Peter Port, Guernsey on the 30th July 2008. Guernsey moth expert Richmond Austin has confirmed that this is Pyrausta aurata. File No. 300708 6200 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > On the 26 May 2006 I found an extensive area of caterpillar damage to the east of a path leading to Jaonnet Bay on Guernsey's south coast. Entomologist Dr. Charles David of the Guernsey Biological Records Centre identifies this caterpillar as the Small Ermine moth, Yponomeuta padellus. File No. 260506 322 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Ian Kimber provides the superb UK moth site. http://ukmoths.org.uk/index.php I emailed Ian for advice on the identity of this emerald moth and he thinks it could be a small grass emerald moth, Chlorissa viridata. He writes that emerald moths can be difficult to identify from photographs. To view the small emerald moth image on Ian's website visit http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4462 Click 'next species' to view images of other British emerald moths. This individual was found by the cliff path at Le Gouffre on Guernsey's south coast on the 29 July 2008. File No. 290708 6069 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Ian Kimber provides the superb UK moth site. http://ukmoths.org.uk/index.php I emailed Ian for advice on the identity of this emerald moth and he thinks it could be a small grass emerald moth, Chlorissa viridata. He writes that emerald moths can be difficult to identify from photographs. To view the small emerald moth image on Ian's website visit http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4462 Click 'next species' to view images of other British emerald moths. This individual was found by the cliff path at Le Gouffre on Guernsey's south coast on the 29 July 2008. File No. 290708 6071 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
This grayling butterfly, Hipparchia semele, was photographed by the cliff path at Le Gouffre on Guernsey's south coast on the 26th July 2008. The cliff path crosses a steep southern facing hill, which warms up with summer sunshine.
File No. 260708 5831
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
> This grayling butterfly, Hipparchia semele, was photographed by the cliff path at Le Gouffre on Guernsey's south coast on the 26th July 2008. The cliff path crosses a steep southern facing hill, which warms up with summer sunshine. File No. 260708 5831 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
This grayling butterfly, Hipparchia semele, was photographed by the cliff path at Le Gouffre on Guernsey's south coast on the 26th July 2008. The cliff path crosses a steep southern facing hill, which warms up with summer sunshine.
File No. 260708 5831
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
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