moths
![Pale Brindled Beauty [Phigalia pilosaria]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/BD2_4100_7D_TheDowns_30Apr2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Pale Brindled Beauty [Phigalia pilosaria]")
Pale Brindled Beauty [Phigalia pilosaria]
P. pilosaria caterpillar on an Oak leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Apr 2026
geometer moth caterpillar
looper caterpillar of a geometer moth suspended from a silk thread - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2025
![Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner [Cameraria ohridella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/BD2_2448_7D_TheDowns_09Apr2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner [Cameraria ohridella]")
Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner [Cameraria ohridella]
C. ohridella on a Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) leaf- Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 9 Apr 2026
![Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner [Cameraria ohridella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG7_3752_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_01Aug2021.jpg?t=1787164910 "Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner [Cameraria ohridella]")
Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner [Cameraria ohridella]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2021
![Fox Moth [Macrothylacia rubi]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_3384_EOS-1D_TheDowns_17Aug2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Fox Moth [Macrothylacia rubi]")
Fox Moth [Macrothylacia rubi]
Fox Moth caterpillar - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Aug 2025
![Sycamore moth [Acronicta aceris]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_3752_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Aug2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Sycamore moth [Acronicta aceris]")
Sycamore moth [Acronicta aceris]
Larva - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Aug 2025
![Copper Underwing moth [Amphipyra pyramidea]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/BD2_3841_7D_TheDowns_27Apr2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "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?t=1787164910 "Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]")
Small Emperor Moth [Saturnia pavonia]
Larva - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2025
![Hummingbird Hawk-moth [Macroglossum stellatarum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG9_1114_EOS-1D_TheDowns_18Jul2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Hummingbird Hawk-moth [Macroglossum stellatarum]")
Hummingbird Hawk-moth [Macroglossum stellatarum]
M. stellatarum hovering while feeding from a Lady’s Bedstraw (Galium verum) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Jul 2026
![Buckthorn Roller [Ancylis unculana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/IMG_0986_60D_TheDowns_17May2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "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