Butterflies and moths 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 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

Inachis io, peacock butterfly adult, top and underside of wings visible

Inachis io, the peacock

Eggs and caterpillars are found on nettles from May onwards. Adults are seen on flowers in gardens, grassland and woodland edges from mid June onwards until the end of summer, then they hibernate, and emerge the following spring to mate.

Caterpillars can reach 4.2 cm long, adult wingspan is up to 6.0 cm.

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Cerapteryx graminis, the antler moth.

The caterpillars feed on grasses and rushes from Marh to June, and the adults fly in July and August, both day and night.

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Autographa gamma, Silver Y moth.

Adults are most common in the autumn, and fly both day and night.

Wingspan in 4 cm.

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Noctua pronuba, Large yellow underwing caterpillar, photograph of the 2 colour types

Noctua pronuba, the Large yellow underwing.

Caterpillars are found in the soil during the day from August to May, emerging at night to eat the leaves of low growing plants. Adults fly from June to October.

Caterpillars grow to 50 mm long.

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Maniola jurtina, meadow brown.

The caterpillar feeds on grasses at night and is rarely seen, the adult flies from mid june to August, and is common in a wide variety of habitats.

Adult wingspan is 4.4 - 5.0 cm.

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Pieris brassicae, Cabbage white butterfly, male, female, drawing showing different wing patterns

Pieris brassicae, Cabbage white, or large white butterfly.

Eggs and caterpillars are found on plants in the cabbage family from May throughout the summer. Adults are found in a wide variety of habitats.

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Stonehaven, Scotland