The variety of Butterflies and Moths is amazing - and infinite...
Butterflies vary in size from the tiny Small Blue to the spectacular Monarch butterfly that migrates thousands of miles each autumn from Canada to Mexico, and which occasionally turns up in southwest England.
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The smallest butterfly in the world is thought to be a rather dull brown member of the Lycaenidae (the Blues , Coppers and Hairstreaks). It has a wingspan of only 8 mm!
| The Atlas Moth from south-east Asia is the largest moth in the world (in terms of surface area). |  |
Moths possibly vary even more than butterflies, from the tiny Diamond-back Moth which arrives in the UK on warm southerly winds blowing it north from Africa to the huge Giant Peacock Moth which is quite common in southern Europe and which has a wingspan of 100-130mm.
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Butterfly and Moth Gallery
Click on the first image to enlarge it and scroll through the photos by hovering the mouse over each image and clicking on the 'next' button that will appear on the right hand side of it.
