Butterfly

A small tortoiseshell butterfly, Aglais urticae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-07-21.

Wasp

A small metallic-green female wasp, probably a Torymus sp (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), on a spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-07-20.

Tachinid Fly

Eriothrix rufomaculata (Diptera: Tachinidae).  In the second half of the summer it is a common sight on thistle and knapweed flowerheads in long grass.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-07-20.

Moths

A small moth, probably Argyresthia brockeella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) on a burdock leaf (Arctium sp).

The following moth, which was on the same plant, has more subdued markings but is probably also the same species:

Although these moths were on burdock, the larvae of A. brockeella feed on birch (Betula) and alder (Alnus glutinosa) but there were many alder trees in the area.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-07-20.

Moth

A small dark-brown moth, probably Pyrausta nigrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-07-21.