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Large white
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
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Large emerald
This large green moth rests with its wings spread, so is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.
Large blue
Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.
Large thyme
The aromatic fragrance of Large thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It is an evergreen that grows low to the ground, with erect spikes of tiny, lilac flowers appearing over…
Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
Large heath
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Large red damselfly
If you have a garden pond, look out for the Large red damselfly resting at the water's edge. As the name suggests, males are bright red with a black thorax, but females may be almost entirely…
White campion
At night, the pretty, white blooms of white campion produce a heady scent, attracting feeding moths. Look for this wildflower along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.