moths
![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
![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
![Plum Tortrix [Hedya pruniana?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_0484_EOS-1D_TheDowns_29May2025.jpg "Plum Tortrix [Hedya pruniana?]")
Plum Tortrix [Hedya pruniana?]
Tortix moth of genus Hedya, possibly H. pruniana; adult on Sweet Chestnut leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 May 2025
![Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix [Pandemis cerasana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_0961_EOS-1D_TheDowns_12Jun2025.jpg "Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix [Pandemis cerasana]")
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix [Pandemis cerasana]
Adult on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jun 2025
![Green Oak Tortrix [Tortrix viridana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_9204_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_09Jun2024.jpg "Green Oak Tortrix [Tortrix viridana]")
Green Oak Tortrix [Tortrix viridana]
Adult on oak leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jun 2024
![Green Oak Tortix [Tortrix viridana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_9696_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02May2025.jpg "Green Oak Tortix [Tortrix viridana]")
Green Oak Tortix [Tortrix viridana]
Caterpillar of the Green Oak Tortix moth suspended from a silk thread - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2025
![Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/JO8V3467_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Aug2025.jpg "Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]")
Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]
Adult on Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Aug 2025
![Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/JO8V3512_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Aug2025.jpg "Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]")
Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Aug 2025
![Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/IMG_0356_60D_TheDowns_02May2025.jpg "Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]")
Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]
Spindle Ermine moth larvae feeding gregariously inside silk coccoon on a Spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2025
![Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_9739_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02May2025.jpg "Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]")
Spindle Ermine [Yponomeuta cagnagella]
Larvae feeding inside web on a Spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2025
![Orchard Ermine [Yponomeuta padella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_0903_EOS-1D_TheDowns_12Jun2025.jpg "Orchard Ermine [Yponomeuta padella]")
Orchard Ermine [Yponomeuta padella]
Larvae feeding inside cocoon on a Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jun 2025