Category: cliff&coastline-bm
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Emperor Moth
The spectacular Emperor moth is on the wing in April and May. Photo: Emily Hobson
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Privet Hawk-moth
This lovely Privet Hawkmoth was spotted at Caerthillian, resting on a fence. Photo: Steve Townsend
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Grass Eggar
The sea-cliffs of the south-west, including those of The Lizard, are among the best places to find the Grass Eggar moth, a nationally scarce species. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Peacock
Peacock butterflies emerge into the sunshine from their winter sleep in the spring. Photo: © Natural England/Paul Lacey
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Boathouse Gem
Mark Tunmore of Atropos discovered the migrant moth Thysanoplusia daubei (the Boathouse Gem) at Church Cove on the Lizard in 2014 – the first record for Britain! Photo: Mark Tunmore
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Small Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshells usually produce two broods in a year, and so a second-generation of adults emerges in August. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Common Blue
The Common Blue is one of the butterflies counted annually in Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count. Photo: Dougy Wright
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Galium Carpet
Watch out round the coast for the prettily-patterned Galium Carpet moth throughout the summer. Although nocturnal, it can be spotted when disturbed from its daytime resting places. Photo: Leon Truscott
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Marsh Fritillary
This small and delicate butterfly is a protected species due to its serious decline in numbers, but The Lizard is one of their strongholds. Find them on Mullion Cliffs or […]
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Red Admiral
The migratory Red Admiral butterfly can be spotted from spring until winter in the milder climate of the south-west. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Small Copper
The fast-flying Small Copper is on the wing into autumn; watch out on warmer days for its coppery colours. Photo: Ray Surridge
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Six-spot Burnet Moth
This day-flying moth is a common sight in mid- to late summer, with its flashes of red colour amongst the knapweed and thistles. Photo: Steve Townsend
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Clouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow butterflies are summer visitors, arriving from May to June. The coast is a good place to watch out for them. Photo: Dougy Wright
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Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Hummingbird Hawk-moths are migratory visitors to The Lizard in good summers. Photo: Ray Surridge