There are many emperor moths(Pavonia pavonia) emerging from their overwintering cocoons of silk on our heathlands.They are one of the silk moth species, of the saturnid group. Male and females look slightly different. Here they feed on heathers. The female is the larger greyer looking individual.
They are rather small in comparison to many of their larger relatives throughout the rest of the world,but certainly add to the amazing variety to be found on southern heathlands.