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.
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
This large green moth rests with its wings spread, so is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.
The green-veined white is a common butterfly of hedgerows, woodlands, gardens and parks. It is similar to other white butterflies, but has prominent green stripes on the undersides of its wings.…
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.
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.