Cepaea hortensis - White-lipped snail

Roscadghill Parc Wildlife

White-lipped snail
Cepaea hortensis
- yellow form on leaf 1

White-lipped snail
Cepaea hortensis
- yellow form on leaf 2

White-lipped snail
Cepaea hortensis
- yellow form of leaf 3

White-lipped snail
Cepaea hortensis
- yellow form on tree 1

White-lipped snail
Cepaea hortensis
- striped form on stone 1

This is a very common snail told from a related species the Brown-lipped snail by the abscence of a brown lip in front of the shell near the opening. Like the Brown-lipped snail it can be found on a wide variety of plants and habitats, and has a variety of colour forms. 09.08.11 and other dates. SW4594030947.

All photographs on this page were taken at Roscadghill Parc and are © David Fenwick.

Roscadghill Parc is a small housing estate situated in Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall.