Nature Notes

Jersey Tiger moth

even with its colourful hind-wings concealed, this moth shows off its cryptically patterned frontwings.

English Elm

The most common hedgerow elm in England before the Dutch Elm Disease of the 1970s.

Jersey Tiger moth

A day-flying moth widely distributed in Europe and beyond. Rarely seen in the British Isles in Victorian times, it then began to spread into Devon and Cornwall where it became well-established. Today it is also sometimes found in London and across the south of England.

Peacock butterfly

One of our most easily recognised butterflies, with large eye-spots on its wings to confuse or distract predators. Its caterpillars feed on the common stinging nettle.