moths
![Copper Underwing moth [Amphipyra pyramidea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/BD2_3841_7D_TheDowns_27Apr2026.jpg "Copper Underwing moth [Amphipyra pyramidea]")
Copper Underwing moth [Amphipyra pyramidea]
larva of A. pyramidea on a Common Lime (Tilia × europaea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Apr 2026
![Silver Y [Autographa gamma]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG7_3446_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_18Jul2021.jpg "Silver Y [Autographa gamma]")
Silver Y [Autographa gamma]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2021
![Silver Y [Autographa gamma]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/IMG_2630_60D_BansteadCommon_24Jun2016.jpg "Silver Y [Autographa gamma]")
Silver Y [Autographa gamma]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Jun 2016
![Broad-barred White [Hecatera bicolorata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_9242_EOS-1D_LWC_04Jul2024.jpg "Broad-barred White [Hecatera bicolorata]")
Broad-barred White [Hecatera bicolorata]
Larva on flower of Crepis sp. - Location : London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London, England – Date of image : 04 Jul 2024
![Small Quaker moth [Orthosia cruda]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/BD2_4097_7D_TheDowns_30Apr2026.jpg "Small Quaker moth [Orthosia cruda]")
Small Quaker moth [Orthosia cruda]
O. cruda caterpillar in crevice of bark on an Oak trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Apr 2026
![Small Yellow Underwing [Panemeria tenebrata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/IMG_0415_60D_TheDowns_07May2025.jpg "Small Yellow Underwing [Panemeria tenebrata]")
Small Yellow Underwing [Panemeria tenebrata]
Adult on hawthorn leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 May 2025
![Marbled White Spot [Protodeltote pygarga]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/IMG_1145_60D_TheDowns_24May2025.jpg "Marbled White Spot [Protodeltote pygarga]")
Marbled White Spot [Protodeltote pygarga]
Adult on Common Dogwood leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 May 2025
![Brown Plume [Stenoptilia pterodactyla]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG7_4268_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_04Aug2021.jpg "Brown Plume [Stenoptilia pterodactyla]")
Brown Plume [Stenoptilia pterodactyla]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021
![Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_1880_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jun2025.jpg "Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]")
Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]
Larva - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025
![Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_1874_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jun2025.jpg "Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]")
Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]
Larva - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jun 2025
![Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_2301_EOS-1D_TheDowns_14Jul2025.jpg "Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]")
Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]
Larva - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Jul 2025
![Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/JO8V0580_EOS-1D_TheDowns_18Jul2025.jpg "Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]")
Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]
Larva - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2025
![Buckthorn Roller [Ancylis unculana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/IMG_0986_60D_TheDowns_17May2025.jpg "Buckthorn Roller [Ancylis unculana]")
Buckthorn Roller [Ancylis unculana]
Buckthorn Roller moth (Ancylis unculana) on leaf of Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) – Date of image : 17 May 2025
![Brown Oak Tortrix [Archips crataegana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_1364_EOS-1D_TheDowns_17Jun2025.jpg "Brown Oak Tortrix [Archips crataegana]")
Brown Oak Tortrix [Archips crataegana]
Adult on holly leaf- Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Jun 2025
![Variegated Golden Tortrix [Archips xylosteana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/BD2_4110_7D_TheDowns_30Apr2026.jpg "Variegated Golden Tortrix [Archips xylosteana]")
Variegated Golden Tortrix [Archips xylosteana]
A. xylosteana caterpillar on an Oak leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Apr 2026
![Common Marble [Celypha lacunana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_0838_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Jun2025.jpg "Common Marble [Celypha lacunana]")
Common Marble [Celypha lacunana]
Adult on Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jun 2025
![Gorse Pod Moth [Cydia succedana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/IMG_0216_60D_BansteadDowns_12Apr2025.jpg "Gorse Pod Moth [Cydia succedana]")
Gorse Pod Moth [Cydia succedana]
Adult on Gorse (Ulex europaeus) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Apr 2025
![Diamond-back Marble [Eudemis profundana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_3617_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Aug2025.jpg "Diamond-back Marble [Eudemis profundana]")
Diamond-back Marble [Eudemis profundana]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Aug 2025
![Meadow Tortrix [Grapholita compositella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/JO8V9933_EOS-1D_TheDowns_04Jun2025.jpg "Meadow Tortrix [Grapholita compositella]")
Meadow Tortrix [Grapholita compositella]
Adult on dogwood leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Jun 2025
![Marbled Orchard Tortrix [Hedya nubiferana?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_0858_EOS-1D_TheDowns_11Jun2025.jpg "Marbled Orchard Tortrix [Hedya nubiferana?]")
Marbled Orchard Tortrix [Hedya nubiferana?]
Adult on Common Buckthorn leaf; Tortix moth of genus Hedya, possibly H. nubiferana (several similar looking species) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jun 2025