Butterflies and moths (3) to be found in and around Torphins Wood, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Torphins is a village in upper Deeside, Aberdeenshire Scotland. There is nothing particularly special about the wood, it is a mixed species coniferous/deciduous wood, so things found there can probably be found in many other Scottish, British or even European woods. For more information on Torphins itself and the human population there go to Torphins.org.

Insects, beetles 1, 2, ground beetles 1 2, springtails, earwigs, flies, true bugs, bumblebees, bees, wasps, sawflies, butterflies and moths 1 2 3, moths, lacewings etc., dragonflies and damselflies, stoneflies,		Flatworms	Slugs/snails	Worms/leeches	Lice
		Millipedes/centipedes etc.	Spiders 1, 2, harvestmen, mites, ticks, etc.	Woodlice, water fleas, cyclops

Ghost swift moth caterpillar, Hepialus humuli caterpillar

Ghost swift moth cocoon, Hepialus humuli cocoon

Ghost swift moth adult, Hepialus humuli adult

Ghost swift moth, Swift moth, Ghost moth, Hepialus humuli

The caterpillar is up to 40 mm long, found in fields, gardens, near grasses. The moth is a night flier.

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