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MOTH CUT-OUTS { 1135 images } Created 24 Aug 2013

Cut-out images of many species of British moth. We have done the hard work for you, these photographs being ready to for you to drop into any of your projects. Search for individual species by common or scientific name. Images up to A4 size at 300 dpi are downloadable to registered users with the necessary permissions. Many of the images are available as larger files if required. Please contact us for further information. All images and associated text are protected by copyright restrictions and should not be used or copied without the necessary permission.
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  • Marbled Coronet - Hadena confusa
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  • Barrett's Marbled Coronet - Hadena luteago
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  • Cochylis atricapitana - Cochylis atricapitana
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  • Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis Length 18-20mm. A subtly attractive moth that rests with its wings held in shallow tent-like manner. Adult has greyish forewwings with a powdery look to them; they are marked with pale and dark cross bands, a central eyespot and a white mark on the trailing margin. Flies May-July, with a second brood in the south flying August-September. Colourful larva is brown with white marks and red tufts of hair; feeds on a range of herbaceous plants. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.
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  • Common Pug - Eupithecia vulgata
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  • Northern Rustic - Standfussiana lucernea
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  • Tawny Shears - Hadena perplexa
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  • Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria Wingspan 52mm. A colourful and unmistakable moth that holds its wings spread flat at rest; can look rather butterfly-like. Adult has pale yellow wings, the forewing with an angular tip and the hindwing with a short tail streamer. Both wings are marked with brown cross lines, and the hindwing is fringed brown. Flies June–July. Larva feeds on Ivy, Hawthorn and other shrubs. Widespread and locally common in southern and central Britain.
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  • White-speck - Mythimna unipuncta
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  • Feathered Ranunculus - Polymixis lichenea
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  • The Gem - Orthonama obstipata
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  • The Delicate - Mythimna vitellina
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  • Rusty-dot Pearl - Udea ferrugalis
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  • Rusty-dot Pearl - Udea ferrugalis
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  • Large Fruit-tree Tortrix - Archips pagana
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  • Nothris congressariella - Nothris congressariella
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  • Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Length 18-20mm. A spring-flying woodland moth that rests with its wings held flat. Adult has forewings whose colour ranges from rich brown to grey-buff. Forewings usually show a pale cross line towards the outer margin and pale-ringed kidney and circular spots. Flies March-April. Larva feeds on deciduous trees, particularly oaks and willows. Widespread and common in lowland Britain, especially in the south.
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  • Early Thorn Selenia dentaria Wingspan 30-40mm. A well-marked and subtly attractive moth that rests with its wings folded above body. Adult has angular, jagged margins to wings. The undersides of the wings (that seen at rest) are orange-brown with purplish-grey marbling and dark cross lines. Flies August-September. Larva feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and common.
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  • Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata Wingspan 30-35mm. An attractive moth whose wings are held flat at rest creating a narrowly- triangular outline. Adult is rather variable in appearance with variable amounts of red and green. The typical form is green overall with dark cross bands and red patches or lines. In some forms, the red is entirely absent. Flies September-October, and again in spring after hibernation. Larva feeds on oaks and Rowan. Widespread and locally common.
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  • Bloxworth Snout - Hypena obsitalis
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  • Bloxworth Snout - Hypena obsitalis
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  • The Gem - Orthonama obstipata
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  • Agdistis Bennetii - Agdistis bennetii
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  • Crescent Dart - Agrotis trux lunigera
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  • Six-spot burnet Zygaena filipendulae Length 16-18mm. Well-marked and distinctive day-flying moth. Adult has dark forewings (with a greenish-blue iridescence at certain angles) and six red spots; hindwings are red with a dark border. Larva is yellow with black spots; feeds on Bird’s-foot Trefoil. Pupates in a yellow cocoon attached to plant stem. Widespread and locally common in grassland habitats.
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  • L-album Wainscot - Mythimna l-album
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  • Fisher's Estuarine Moth - Gortyna borelii
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  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • Fiery Clearwing - Pyropteron chrysidiformis
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  • Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi Length 32mm. An intriguing moth named after the bizarre appearance of its larva. Adult has reddish-grey wings, usually with an orange-pink flush; it is well camouflaged when resting on tree bark. Flies May–July. Larva looks and behaves like an ant when tiny; with maturity its long legs give it a crustacean-like appearance. Larva feeds on Beech, oaks and Hazel. Locally common only in the south.
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  • Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi Length 32mm. An intriguing moth named after the bizarre appearance of its larva. Adult has reddish-grey wings, usually with an orange-pink flush; it is well camouflaged when resting on tree bark. Flies May–July. Larva looks and behaves like an ant when tiny; with maturity its long legs give it a crustacean-like appearance. Larva feeds on Beech, oaks and Hazel. Locally common only in the south.
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  • Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi Wingspan 40-60mm. A broad-winged moth. Males fly from late afternoon onwards, females are nocturnal.  Adult has rounded wings with two pale, waved crossbands; male is reddish-brown, female is greyish-brown. Larva is large, with black and golden hairs; feeds on Heather and Bramble. Widespread in western and northern Britain; much more local elsewhere.
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  • Burnet Campanion - Euclidia glyphica
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  • Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi Length 32mm. An intriguing moth named after the bizarre appearance of its larva. Adult has reddish-grey wings, usually with an orange-pink flush; it is well camouflaged when resting on tree bark. Flies May–July. Larva looks and behaves like an ant when tiny; with maturity its long legs give it a crustacean-like appearance. Larva feeds on Beech, oaks and Hazel. Locally common only in the south.
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  • Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi Length 32mm. An intriguing moth named after the bizarre appearance of its larva. Adult has reddish-grey wings, usually with an orange-pink flush; it is well camouflaged when resting on tree bark. Flies May–July. Larva looks and behaves like an ant when tiny; with maturity its long legs give it a crustacean-like appearance. Larva feeds on Beech, oaks and Hazel. Locally common only in the south.
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  • Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta Length17-20mm. A well-marked moth that rests with its wings held flat, one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has reddish-brown forewings with a pale leading edge, and sub-marginal black line containing a white streak and kidney spot. Double-brooded; flies May-June and again August-September. Larva feeds on low-growing herbaceous plants. Widespread and fairly common throughout.
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  • The Herald Scoliopteryx libratrix Length 19-21mm. A colourful and unmistakable moth that rests with its wings spread flat. It hibernates in sheds and barns. Adult has forewings with ragged outer margins; they are brown with orange patches and white cross lines. Flies August–November, then March–April after hibernation. Larva feeds on willows and poplars. Widespread and locally common in southern and central Britain; range is much more patchy further north.
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  • The Herald Scoliopteryx libratrix Length 19-21mm. A colourful and unmistakable moth that rests with its wings spread flat. It hibernates in sheds and barns. Adult has forewings with ragged outer margins; they are brown with orange patches and white cross lines. Flies August–November, then March–April after hibernation. Larva feeds on willows and poplars. Widespread and locally common in southern and central Britain; range is much more patchy further north.
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  • Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata Wingspan 20mm. A small, pale moth that rests with its rather rounded wings held flat. Adult has whitish wings heavily dusted with extremely fine, dark dots; each wing has a larger, central dark spot. Double-brooded: flies June-July and August-September. Larva feeds on Ivy. Locally common throughout.
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  • Adela cuprella - Adella cuprella
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  • Blossom Underwing - Orthosia miniosa
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  • Early Moth Theria primaria Wingspan 32-35mm. A winter-flying species. Female is wingless; male rests with forewings overlapping one another. Adult male has brown overall, the outer third of the forewing paler than the inner two thirds (which contains a dark spot) and defined by a dark line. Flies January-February. Larva feeds on Blackthorn and Hawthorn. Widespread and locally common in lowland Britain.
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  • The Streamer Anticlea derivata Wingspan 30-35mm. A distinctive and well-marked moth that rests with its wings spread flat. Adult has pale pinkish-grey forewings with a dark cross band and streamer-like black band running from leading edge. Flies April-May. Larva feeds on flowers and leaves of Dog-rose. Widespread but locally common only in the south.
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  • Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Wingspan 40-45mm. A well-marked moth that appears in early spring. Wings have rounded tips and are held spread flat at rest. Adult is usually grey-brown, forewings with dark cross lines and stippling, and a yellowish-buff suffusion. Flies March–April. Larva feeds on deciduous trees. Widespread and locally common only in southern Britain.
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  • Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria Wingspan 40-45mm. A well-marked moth that appears in early spring. Wings have rounded tips and are held spread flat at rest. Adult is usually grey-brown, forewings with dark cross lines and stippling, and a yellowish-buff suffusion. Flies March–April. Larva feeds on deciduous trees. Widespread and locally common only in southern Britain.
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  • Blossom Underwing - Orthosia miniosa
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  • Light Orange Underwing - Archiearis notha
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  • Lead-coloured Drab - Orthosia populeti
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  • Diurnea Fagella - Diurnea fagella
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  • Twin-spotted Quaker - Orthosia munda
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  • Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Length 15-19mm. A rather drab spring-flying moth of deciduous woodland that feeds on sallow blossom; rests with its wings in a tent-like manner. Adult has grey-buff to reddish-buff wings marked with small dots and a large, dark kidney-shaped spot. Flies March-April. Larva feeds on deciduous trees including willows and oaks. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; much more local in Scotland.
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  • Shoulder-stripe - Anticlea badiata
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  • Oak Beauty Biston strataria Wingspan 23mm. A well-marked moth that rests with its wings spread flat; markings provide good camouflage against lichen-covered tree bark. Adult has marbled reddish-brown and greyish-white wings with black flecks and stippling. Flies March–April. Larva feeds on various deciduous trees including oaks. Widespread and common only in England and Wales.
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  • Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Length 18-20mm. A spring-flying woodland moth that rests with its wings held flat. Adult has forewings whose colour ranges from rich brown to grey-buff. Forewings usually show a pale cross line towards the outer margin and pale-ringed kidney and circular spots. Flies March-April. Larva feeds on deciduous trees, particularly oaks and willows. Widespread and common in lowland Britain, especially in the south.
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  • Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Length 19-21mm. A variable and subtly attractive moth, despite the uninspiring name. Rests with its wings held flat, often one forewing partly the other. Adult forewing colour ranges from dark brown to grey-buff; usually visible are a dark central patch and two dark streaks towards the outer margin. Larva feeds on deciduous trees, notably oaks. Widespread and common.
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  • Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Length 20mm. A well-marked spring-flying moth that rests with it wings spread flat or held in a shallow tent-like manner. Adult has brown forewings, marbled with purplish-grey and rich brown, and with a dark rectangular mark from which a semi-circular section has been removed. Flies March–April. Larva feeds on a range of herbaceous plants. Common and widespread.
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  • March Moth  Alsophila aescularia Length 19mm. A distinctive, narrow-winged moth. Wings overlap one another at rest. Adult male has buffish-grey and brown wings; female is wingless and found crawling on tree trunks after dark. Flies March-April. Larva feeds on deciduous trees, notably oaks and Hawthorn. Widespread but commonest in central and southern Britain.
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  • Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Wingspan 22-26mm. The classic moth of winter, whose rounded wings (only males have wings) are held flat at rest. Often seen flying in car headlights, or found resting on walls near outside lights. To see wingless female, look for mating pairs by torchlight on foodplant. Adult male has grey-brown wings with concentric cross lines. Flies November–February. Larva feeds on most deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and common.
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  • The Dun-bar  Cosmia trapezina Length 15-18mm. A very variable moth that rests with its forewings spread flat. Adult has forewings that usually range from orange-buff to rich brown; most forms have a darker central, band defined by dark-edged pale cross lines and containing a dark spot. Flies July-September. Larva feeds on a range of deciduous trees. Widespread but commonest in southern and central Britain.
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  • Dark Chestnut - Conistra ligula
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  • Barred Sallow Xanthia aurago Length 19-21mm. A beautiful moth that rests with its wings spread flat. Adult of typical form has chestnut-brown forewings wings with a central yellow band, and a yellowish head and sides to thorax. In other forms, central band can be much paler. Flies September-October. Larva feeds on Field Maple and Beech. Widespread and common only in central and southern England; largely absent from the west.
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  • Brick - Agrochola circellaris
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  • The Satellite  Eupsilia transversa Length 23-24mm. A well-named moth (if examined closely) that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has variably brown forewings with a prominent white or orange spot around which two smaller ‘satellite’ white spots orbit. Overwinters and flies October-April. Larva feeds on a range of deciduous shrubs and trees. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.
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  • The Sprawler - Astercopus sphinx
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  • Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Length 23-25mm. An attractive moth that rests with wings held flat, one forewing overlapping the other. Adult has variably buffish-brown to grey-brown forewings, usually with two dark spots and faint pale cross lines. Hindwings are yellow with a narrow, black subterminal band and dark crescent mark. Larva feeds on a range of herbaceous plants. Widespread and common.
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  • Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe Length 20-23mm. An attractively marked moth that rests with wings held flat, one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has reddish-brown forewings with subtle purplish-grey banding and a reddish margin to the outer leading edge. There is a neatly defined pale front end. Flies July-September. Larva feeds on a range of herbaceous plants. Widespread throughout but commonest in southern Britain.
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  • Scarce Umber - Agriopis aurantiaria
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  • Pale November Moth Epirrita christyi Wingspan 20mm. Very similar to November Moth and many individuals are not separable. Also attracted to light and often found resting on walls. Adult has marbled grey and brown wings with jagged cross lines, these sometimes forming up to three subtly darker bands. If dark central dark spot is present it usually lies outside the central band. Larva feeds on a variety of shrubs and trees. Widespread and common.
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  • Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Wingspan 22-26mm. The classic moth of winter, whose rounded wings (only males have wings) are held flat at rest. Often seen flying in car headlights, or found resting on walls near outside lights. To see wingless female, look for mating pairs by torchlight on foodplant. Adult male has grey-brown wings with concentric cross lines. Flies November–February. Larva feeds on most deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and common.
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  • Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Length 25mm. An extremely common moth. Rests with wings held flat, one forewing overlapping the other. Easily disturbed from vegetation in daytime, when yellow pattern on hindwing becomes obvious. Adult has marbled brown and purplish-grey forewings and yellow hindwings with a narrow subterminal black border. Flies June–September. Larva eats a wide range of herbaceous plants. Widespread and extremely common.
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  • Grey Shoulder-knot - Lithophane ornitopus
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  • Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri Wingspan 100mm. A large and stunning moth. Usually rests with its wing held in a tent-like manner over the body but spreads wings when agitated. Adult has forewings that are brown and marked with darker lines and patches, the pattern recalling tree bark. If alarmed it exposes the pink-striped abdomen and pale pink stripes on the hindwing. Flies June–July. Larva is bright green with purple and white diagonal stripes and a dark-tipped ‘horn’ at the tail end. The head is pale, ringed with black. Larva feeds on Privet and Lilac. Widespread and common in central and southern Britain.
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  • Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata Length 14mm. A colourful little moth that rests with its wings spread flat. Adult has pinkish-orange forewings bearing black spots and an extremely wavy black line. Flies June-August. Larva feeds on lichens that grow on trees. Common only in southern England and Wales.
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  • Silver Y Autographa gamma Length 20-22mm. A familiar migrant moth that flies in the daytime as well as at night. It rests with its wings in a tent-like manner. Adult has grey-brown forewings with a bold white ‘Y’ marking that is diagnostic. Flies May–October. Larva feeds on a range of low-growing plants. Widespread and common in most years; it migrates from southern Europe and also breeds in Britain.
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  • Single Dotted Wave - Idaea dimidiata
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  • Small Angle Shades - Euplexia lucipara
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  • Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata Wingspan 20mm. A small, pale moth that rests with its rather rounded wings held flat. Adult has whitish wings heavily dusted with extremely fine, dark dots; each wing has a larger, central dark spot. Double-brooded: flies June-July and August-September. Larva feeds on Ivy. Locally common throughout.
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  • Small Emerald - Hemistota chrysoprasaria
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  • Small Magpie Eurrhypara hortulata Wingspan 25-28mm. A well-marked moth. Adult has black-and-white wings; the head, thorax and tip of the abdomen are flushed orange-yellow. Flies June-July. Larva feeds inside a rolled leaf of Common Nettle and other plants. Locally common in southern and central Britain but scarce elsewhere.
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  • Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata Length 19-21mm. A beautiful moth (the colours of autumn leaves) that rests with its wings spread flat. Adult has yellowish forewings overall, with a chestnut-brown central band and head end, and speckling of a similar colour. Larva feeds inside sallow catkins. Widespread throughout but commonest in southern and central Britain.
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  • Merveille du Jour Dichonia aprilina Length 24-26mm. A stunningly beautiful moth whose patterning is a good match for tree lichen. Rests with wings spread flat or in tent-like manner. Adult has pale lime-green forewings marked with pale sky-blue patches and black and white lines. Larva feeds on oaks. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.
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  • Large Wainscot - Rhizedra lutosa
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  • The Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Length 17-19mm. An appropriately-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings with a right-angle tip; they are chestnut-brown with dark grey, jagged cross lines. Overwinters (hibernating in cold spells) and flies September-May. Larva feeds on oaks, birches and other deciduous trees. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.
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  • Small Yellow Wave Hydrelia flammeolaria Wingspan 15-20mm. A small but beautifully patterned moth. Adult has whitish wings, strongly marked with wavy yellow concentric bands. Flies June-July. Larva feeds on Field Maple and Alder.
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  • Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera Length 24-26mm. A well-marked moth that is very similar to Copper Underwing. Rests with its wings held flat, or with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Often congregates communally in dark places in the daytime. ADULT has brown forewings overall, marked with jagged white and dark lines, and showing a pale central eyespot. The hindwing underside has an orange flush that extends towards the base of wing on the trailing edge (more extensive than in Copper Underwing). Seen head-on, the palps are dark with whitish tips. Flies July-September. Larva feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and generally common in southern and central Britain.
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  • Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera Length 24-26mm. A well-marked moth that is very similar to Copper Underwing. Rests with its wings held flat, or with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Often congregates communally in dark places in the daytime. ADULT has brown forewings overall, marked with jagged white and dark lines, and showing a pale central eyespot. The hindwing underside has an orange flush that extends towards the base of wing on the trailing edge (more extensive than in Copper Underwing). Seen head-on, the palps are dark with whitish tips. Flies July-September. Larva feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and generally common in southern and central Britain.
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  • Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera Length 24-26mm. A well-marked moth that is very similar to Copper Underwing. Rests with its wings held flat, or with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Often congregates communally in dark places in the daytime. ADULT has brown forewings overall, marked with jagged white and dark lines, and showing a pale central eyespot. The hindwing underside has an orange flush that extends towards the base of wing on the trailing edge (more extensive than in Copper Underwing). Seen head-on, the palps are dark with whitish tips. Flies July-September. Larva feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and generally common in southern and central Britain.
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  • Twenty-plume Moth - Alucita hexadactyla
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  • Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi Wingspan 40-60mm. A broad-winged moth. Males fly from late afternoon onwards, females are nocturnal.  Adult has rounded wings with two pale, waved crossbands; male is reddish-brown, female is greyish-brown. Larva is large, with black and golden hairs; feeds on Heather and Bramble. Widespread in western and northern Britain; much more local elsewhere.
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  • White Point - Mythimna albipuncta
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  • The Gothic Naenia typica Length 22-24mm. An intricately-patterned moth that rests with its wings spread flat. Adult has grey-brown forewings marked with a criss-cross network of white lines, with white-bordered oval patches. Flies June-July. Larva feeds on a wide range of plants, from low-growing herbaceous species to deciduous shrubs. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.
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  • Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura Length 19-22mm. An aptly-named moth that rests with its forewings held flat, covering the straw-yellow hindwings. Adult has brown forewings with a central pale-bordered, dark cross band and a pale-ringed eyespot. Flies July–August. Larva feeds on a range of grasses. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; much more local further north.
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  • Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum Length 17-25mm. Similar to Setaceous Hebrew Character, wing markings are appreciably different and wings themselves are broader and overlap less when at rest. Adult has brown forewings with two blackish square spots (or this could be described as a dark rectangle partly dissected by a pale circle) and small dark wedge near the tip of the leading edge. Flies June-July. Larva feeds on deciduous trees and shrubs. Widespread and fairly common.
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  • Coronet - Craniophora ligustri
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  • Turnip Moth  Agrotis segetum Length 20-25mm. A variable but rather non-descript moth that usually rests with its wings held flat. Adult has mostly dark brown forewings with a pale fringe on the outer margin; there is also a curved cross line, and an oval and darkish kidney-shaped mark. Hindwings are whitish. Double-brooded; flies May-June and August-September. Larva feeds on a range of herbaceous plants. Widespread and common in central and southern Britain.
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  • Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Length 23-25mm. An attractive moth that rests with wings held flat, one forewing overlapping the other. Adult has variably buffish-brown to grey-brown forewings, usually with two dark spots and faint pale cross lines. Hindwings are yellow with a narrow, black subterminal band and dark crescent mark. Larva feeds on a range of herbaceous plants. Widespread and common.
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  • Lesser Treble-bar Aplocera efformata Wingspan 35-40mm. Very similar to Treble-bar. Distinguished by slightly smaller size, paler ground colour to forewings and shape of inner cross line, which is straighter overall and more angled at leading edge of wing. Double-brooded: flies May-June and August-September. Larva feeds on various St John’s-worts. Locally common in southern Britain.
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  • Turnip Moth  Agrotis segetum Length 20-25mm. A variable but rather non-descript moth that usually rests with its wings held flat. Adult has mostly dark brown forewings with a pale fringe on the outer margin; there is also a curved cross line, and an oval and darkish kidney-shaped mark. Hindwings are whitish. Double-brooded; flies May-June and August-September. Larva feeds on a range of herbaceous plants. Widespread and common in central and southern Britain.
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  • Feathered Gothic - Tholera decimalis
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  • Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor Wingspan 70mm. One of our most attractive moths. It is sometimes seen at dusk visiting flowers such as Honeysuckle. Adult has pink and olive-green wings and body. Flies May–June. Larva is brown or green; the head end fancifully resembles an elephant’s trunk and eyespots deter would-be predators; when alarmed the head is contracted, enlarging the eyespots. Larva feeds on willowherbs. Common in southern and central England and Wales, and more locally in lowland Scotland.
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