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Small Tortoisehell

First instar. Small tortoiseshell caterpillars. Taffs Well, 1974
Marys species name: Small Tortoiseshell
Scientific name: Aglais urticae
Common name: Small Tortoiseshell

Date: 1974

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Mullein shark

Mullein moth, 2 instars, Taffs Well, 1974
Marys species name: Mullein moth
Scientific name: Shargacucullia verbasci
Common name: Mullein

Date: 1974

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Burnet larvae and pupae on dock, Taffs Well, June 1974
Marys species name: Burnet moth
Scientific name: Zygaena sp.

Date: June 1974

Picture: 4
Marbled White

Red admiral, Buddleja, Taffs Well, May 1995
Marys species name: Red admiral
Scientific name: Vanessa atalanta
Common name: Red Admiral

Date: May 1995

Picture: 5
Ringlet

2nd instar, small tortoiseshell, Taffs Well, 1974
Marys species name: Small Tortoiseshell
Scientific name: Aglais urticae
Common name: Small Tortoiseshell

Date: 1974

Picture: 6
Butterflies

Male Brimstone on soapwort, Taffs Well by river, August 1973
Marys species name: Brimstone butterfly
Scientific name: Gonepteryx rhamni
Common name: Brimstone

Date: August 1973

Picture: 7
Moths

Burnet caterpillars and chrysalid. Dock. Taffs Well railway, June 1974.
Marys species name: Burnet
Scientific name: Zygaena

Date: June 1974