
Vapourer
The Scarce Vapourer is superficially similar to the commoner Vapourer but can be distinguished on wing colour, that species being a more uniform orange-brown and without white marks near the wing-tips. The grey female is almost wingless with a swollen abdomen.
The male flies by day in the sunshine. The female is flightless and found in association with the cocoon from which it emerged.
Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Sheep's Sorrel (R. acetosella)
Damp neutral grassland, limestone grassland, chalk downland, breck grassland, sandy heathland, sand dunes, woodland rides and clearings.
Scarce Vapourer (male) - Ilia Ustyantsev
Ilia Ustyantsev
Scarce Vapourer (male) - Ilia Ustyantsev
Ilia Ustyantsev
Scarce Vapourer (caterpillar) - Derek Parker
Derek Parker
Scarce Vapourer (caterpillar) - Derek Parker
Derek Parker
Scarce Vapourer (caterpillar) - Derek Parker
Derek Parker
Scarce Vapourer (caterpillar) - Derek Parker
Derek Parker