
West Midlands Butterfly Conservation
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West Midlands branch of Butterfly Conservation, saving Butterflies, Moths and our environment. See our website for more info.
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Somehow, I managed to creep up on this Burnet Companion, with my phone today, Hortonwood, Telford. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Shropshire Wildlife Trust


Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Wyre Forest 21/5/25. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Worcs Wildlife Trust


A cold Cinnabar Moth, Telfordtodsy, whilst at work. Shropshire Wildlife Trust West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋



Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary on my transect in the Wyre Forest 23/5/25. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 West Midlands Butterfly Conservation UKBMS Live Data


Oversley Woods, Warwickshire, this morning. Everyone was roosting Nomada sp, Large White, Long Horn Moth & Poplar Leaf-rolling Weevil. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation BC Warwickshire Warwickshire Wildlife Trust


A bright spell in my local meadow, this morning produced Burnet Companion, GV White, Yellow Shell & Common Blue. Malvern, Worcestershire. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Worcs Wildlife Trust


Unacceptable. #SprayDrift I rescued these tortoiseshell butterfly caterpillars from this patch. Next to a cereal field. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Worcs Wildlife Trust


One of the most striking moths we get in our garden in Wombourne is the beautiful Scorched Wing. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation


went cool last night. 25 species; nothing outstanding but nice to get Ancylis badiana (Meadow Hook-wing) and always like to see Beautiful Golden Y as was one of the species that started my interest many years ago. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation


Silver-studded Blue. Prees Heath, Shropshire 31/5/25 West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋


It was great to record 51 butterflies of 10 species Bibbey’s Wild Farms yesterday: 32 Large Skipper (15th species of year) 5 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Speckled Wood 2 Orange Tip 2 Large White Peacock Holly Blue Red Admiral Small White Meadow Brown It was exciting to find a Rhino too!


One of five Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary seen yesterday during an enjoyable visit to the Wyre Forest with Gary Hobbs and John C. Worcs Wildlife Trust WorcestershireWildlife West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋


With more hope than expectation I thought I'd give the Lunar Hornet Clearwing lure a go and had 2! West Midlands Butterfly Conservation


A Striped Hawk-moth in the trap here in Malvern - probably going to be the best #moth I see this year! #mothsmatter #teammoth West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Worcs Wildlife Trust


Thanks to the ‘lure men’ John C and Gary Hobbs, several White-barred Clearwing were attracted to pheromones at the Wyre Forest, 31/5. Worcs Wildlife Trust WorcestershireWildlife West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋



Underwing view of a Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Wyre Forest, 31/5. Gary Hobbs John C Worcs Wildlife Trust WorcestershireWildlife West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋


I purposely planted alder buckthorn in a new mixed, native hedgerow in 2021, with the sole intent of boosting brimstone butterfly numbers on the farm. This year, I found their caterpillars happily feeding on the plants 😍 Butterfly Conservation 🦋 West Midlands Butterfly Conservation
