Butterfly Conservation (Dorset Branch)

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We are the Dorset Branch of Butterfly Conservation. Butterfly Conservation (BC) is a UK-wide organisation with 32 branches working together to help butterflies and moths.
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Surprised to see a couple of Red Admirals heading out to sea this am at Swanage, heading east towards the Isle of Wight (just visible in the mist). Cloudy but 19C.

Are they heading east for the shorter crossing across the channel? Or just a holiday on a distant isle? @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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There has been an influx of Convolvulus Hawks Agrius convolvuli in southern England over the last week. Worth checking Nicotiana plants at dusk for these amazing moths. I often grow these flowers especially to attract them - some photos from previous years.

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A bonus transect walk at Lorton Meadows yesterday - still lots of Clouded Yellow, incl helice. And some very smart, fresh looking Small Copper, aside from the one pictured left, centre row, who, though faded and raggedy was still full of feisty Small Copper energy. 🦋

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A selection of the butterflies recorded on the Transect route at DWT Lorton Meadows, Weymouth on 3.10.2026. Although the transect season is over there are still so many butterflies on the wing, we are continuing to record. Still lots of Clouded Yellow around, including helice females. And some very smart, fresh looking Small Copper butterflies, aside from the one pictured left, centre row, who, though faded and raggedy was still very much full of feisty Small Copper energy. Yesterday I recorded 32 Clouded Yellow (there were many more off route), 11 Small Copper, plus Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Peacock and a Painted Lady.
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104/30 in the Upton garden traps this morning, albeit 1/2 of which were LYU. Notables incl'd another Golden Twin-spot, plus Pediasia contaminella & Acrobasis suavella, whilst Autumnal Rustic & Brindled Green were NFY. A box fresh SM Willow was my 1st in a while too #TeamMoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social

A grey coloured and narrowly arrowhead shaped Small Mottled Willow moth rests, facing the camera, on a grey egg box. The moth is marbled with black & brown tones, and has a large orange-brown stigma in the centre of each forewing.A capuchino coloured Autumnal Rustic moth rests, facing upwards, on a grey egg box. The moth has several rectangular dark brown marks along the edge of each forewing and large black eyes.A densely vermiculated black, green, and brown Brindled Green moth rests, facing upwards and seen obliquely in profile, on a grey egg box.A cylindrical and brown coloured Pediasia contaminella (Rolled Grass-moth) rests, facing right, on a grey egg box. Seen in profile, the moth is diagnostically holding its abdomen raised up at a shallow angle.
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