Unusual species are the purple and white-letter hairstreaks.
To enlarge the following photographs, taken by Charlie Wicker , click on the image and return to this page using the browser back button. Female Brimstone on Red Campion Clouded yellow butterflies, shown below, had a good year in 2000 on The Commons. The rare Adonis Blue butterfly was photographed on Putney Heath in August. Should you identify this caterpillar, please reply using the form on the nature page by clicking here . Seven other species of hawkmoth are to be found.