White Admiral vs Canary-shouldered Thorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute White Admiral Canary-shouldered Thorn
Scientific Name Limenitis camilla Ennomos alniaria
Order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera
Family Nymphalidae Geometridae
Size 52-64 mm wingspan 35-42 mm wingspan
Habitat Woodlands Underground
Diet Omnivores Omnivores
Regions Europe, temperate Asia, Japan Europe, temperate Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

White Admiral

An elegant woodland butterfly with dark brown wings crossed by a broad white band, noted for its graceful gliding flight. It has expanded northward in Britain in recent decades.

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Did You Know?

It has one of the most elegant flight patterns of any European butterfly, alternating glides with short wing beats.

Canary-shouldered Thorn

An autumn moth with bright canary-yellow fur on its thorax and warm orange-yellow wings. When at rest with wings raised, it closely resembles a dead birch leaf.

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Did You Know?

Its vivid yellow thoracic fur is unique among British geometrid moths and makes it instantly recognisable.