Little to add to yesterday but I have seen the first European Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) of the year as well as the first Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major). One of the gorse bushes that is almost in full bloom hosted a swarm of small moths that certainly belong to the genus Cydia, most likely the Common Gorse Moth (Cydia ulecitana).
![Common Gorse Moth [Cydia ulicetana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/march-april_2025/IMG_0216_60D_BansteadDowns_12Apr2025.jpg "Common Gorse Moth [Cydia ulicetana]")
![European Peacock [Aglais io]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/march-april_2025/IMG_8548_60D_BansteadDowns_04Aug2021.jpg "European Peacock [Aglais io]")
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