LEPIDOPTERA 2 - Butterflies : Hesperidae, Lycaenidae and Pieridae

Orange Tip [Anthocharis cardamines]

male Orange Tip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Mar 2026

Common Brimstone [Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni]

Adult of sub-species rhamni – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Aug 2015

Common Brimstone [Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni]

Adult of sub-species rhamni on Buddleja sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Aug 2015

Common Brimstone [Gonepteryx rhamni]

Adult of sub-species rhamni - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2015

Common Brimstone [Gonepteryx rhamni]

Adult on Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jun 2025

Common Brimstone [Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni]

Adult of sub-species rhamni on Common Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Aug 2015

Large White [Pieris brassicae]

Adult female on Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025

Large White [Pieris brassicae]

Adult on Buddleja sp. flower – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2025

Large White [Pieris brassicae]

Female on Buddleja sp. flower – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jul 2025

Large White [Pieris brassicae]

Larvae on Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jul 2025

Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]

Female of sub-species sabellicae on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2025

Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]

Male of sub-species sabellicae on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jun 2020

Green-veined White [Pieris napi sabellicae]

Male of sub-species sabellicae on Rubus sp. leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Jun 2025

Small White [Pieris rapae]

Male – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Aug 2025

Dingy Skipper [Erynnis tages]

Adult – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 May 2020

Grizzled Skipper [Pyrgus malvae]

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Apr 2025

Small Skipper [Thymelicus sylvestris]

Male feeding on Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2021

Small Skipper [Thymelicus sylvestris]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Jul 2024

Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Aug 2015

Brown Argus [Aricia agestis]

Male on Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Jun 2015

A diary of wildlife on Banstead Downs