Butterfly ID...

[snags]

Just seen this on our back wall:

http://i151.photobuck...agged_01/P1010268.jpg

Approx. 2 inches in length and vivid orange underwings...

[redman41]

Have a look on this site snags, it may be of some help.

http://www.britishbut.../species-families.asp

[snags]

Thanks red... am looking online now but thought someone might know off the top of their head. May be be a moth?

[Vicasso]

Maybe this ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_tiger_moth

[snags]

Don't think so Vicasso but thanks...

[Vicasso]

You're welcome

[redman41]

Try this site regarding Moths, snags

http://www.wildaboutb...howgallery.php/cat/19

[Wrongn3mber]

Possibly the jersey tiger Moth.

http://www.google.co....u1UTteCM8yKhQf7yNykBg

[Frank97]

Can't see it in my "Guide to the Butterflies of Britain" so I'd guess it was a moth.

[snags]

Jersey Tiger Moth:

http://www.isleofwigh...er-Moth_iow_Augus.jpg

[redman41]

Sorted snags !!

[snags]

Thanks for your replies.

''One of the most attractive of the Tiger moths, this species was until recently restricted in distribution to the Channel Islands and parts of the south coast . On the mainland it is commonest in south Devon.

There is also a thriving population in parts of London, but whether this is due to range expansion or the result of accidental introduction is still unclear.''

I'm in S E London.

[RATTER15]

A moth will always settle with its wings out flat like your pic, a butterfly will usually settle with its wings upright.