pupation

Black hairstreak butterfly Satyrium pruni showing brown underwing and perched on a flowering bramble Rubus species

Six spot burnet moth Zygaena filipendulae showing food plants Birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculata and all the life stages of the life cycle including the yellow spotted with black caterpillar and amazing paper cocoons then dramatic moth with black and red wings, along with the papery cocoon wihcih is attached to tall stems of grasses

Small Chocolate tip moth Clostera pigra holding its wings unconventionally held against a leaf background

Small Copper Lycanae phlaeas Butterfly cut to white

Small Heath Butterfly Coenonympha pamphilus showing underwings

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterfly Boloria selene

Small tortoiseshell butterfly Aglais urticae life cycle illustrated in pen and ink with colour top wash and host plant nettle

Small tortoiseshell butterfly Aglais urticae cut to white dead specimen so wings folded further back than in life

Peacock butterfly Aglais io cut to white

Large Emerald moth Geometra papilionaria with wings outstretched cut to white

Pearl Bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne cut to white

Emerald swallowtail Papilio Palinurus cut to white showing irridescent green spots and black wings

Prominent moth with brown lower wings outstretched

Emperor moth Saturnia pavonia female adult cut to whtie showing grey and brown furry wings with eyespots

Purple emperor butterfly Apatura ilia cut to white

Grayling butterfly Hipparchia semele

Red admiral Vanessa atalanta cut to white

Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi butterfly view of adult with wings folded showing bright green underside

Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum sketch feeding on a Nicotinia flower

Large blue butterfly Maculinea arion male showing underside of wings

Large Copper Lycaena dispar butterfly cut to white

Lunar Hornet esia bembeciformis Moth showing clear transparent hindwings and mimiryc patterns of wasp

Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia butterfly sketch showing markings, cut to white

Monarch Danaus plexippus butterfly cut to white