The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.

The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.

The green-veined white is a common butterfly of hedgerows, woodlands, gardens and parks. It is similar to other white butterflies, but has prominent green stripes on the undersides of its wings.…

This large green moth rests with its wings spread, so is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.

At night, the pretty, white blooms of white campion produce a heady scent, attracting feeding moths. Look for this wildflower along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.

Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.