Common name: Merveille du Jour Latin name: Dichonia aprilina Family: Noctuidae » Cuculliinae Flies: September to October This photo: Marsland valley, Cornwall and Devon county boundary Gallery: British moths
Common name: Black-headed Gull Latin name: Larus ridibundus Family: Gulls (Laridae) This photo: Holywell Bay, North Cornwall
More hairy caterpillars can be seen in hairy caterpillars and the British caterpillar gallery Common name: Fox Moth Latin name: Macrothylacia rubi Family: Lasiocampidae Type: Moth larva or caterpillar This photo: Kelsey Head, Holywell Bay, North Cornwall
Common name: Devil’s Coach-horse Latin name: Staphylinus olens Family: Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) Seen: April to October This photo: Kelsey Head, north of Holywell Bay, North Cornwall
Common name: Sea Slater Latin name: Ligia oceanica Family: Ligiidae This photo: Duckpool, North Cornwall Gallery: British bugs Related images:
Common name: Polypody Latin name: Polypodium vulgare Family: Polypody (Polypodiaceae) Flowers: – This photo: Braunton Burrows, North Devon Gallery: British wild flowers Related images:
Common name: Large-flowered Evening-primrose Latin name: Oenothera glazioviana Family: Willowherb (Onagraceae) Flowers: June to September This photo: Braunton Burrows, North Devon Gallery: British wild flowers Related images:
Common name: Wild Privet Latin name: Ligustrum vulgare Family: Olive (Oleaceae) Flowers: June to July This photo: Braunton Burrows, North Devon Gallery: British wild flowers Related images:
Follow the link for information on identification, life-cycle and caterpillar of the Large White butterfly. Common name: Large White or Cabbage White Latin name: Pieris brassicae Family: Whites (Pieridae >> Pierinae) Type: Butterfly larva or caterpillar This photo: Marsland valley, … Read More
Common name: Comma Latin name: Polygonia c-album Family: Nymphalidae >> Nymphalinae Type: Butterfly larva or caterpillar This photo: Marsland valley, Cornwall and Devon county boundary Click the link for more insight into the life-cycle, identification, food plants and aberrations of … Read More
Common name: Sowbread or Cyclamen Latin name: Cyclamen hederifolium Family: Primrose (Primulaceae) Flowers: August to September This photo: Clovelly, North Devon Gallery: British wild flowers Related images:
Common name: Hawthorn Shieldbug Latin name: Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Family: Acanthosomatidae This photo: Glebe Cliff, Tintagel, Cornwall