TinyMoth.jpg
Stockley Park
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About 1-2mm wide.
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25th May 2004 Stockley Park |
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25th June 2004 - Same Moth. Stockley Park |
17th June 2007 Fineshade Woods |
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2nd May 2009 Tugley Wood |
 Moth1.jpg |
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1st August 2007 Horsenden Hill |
27th August 2008 Horsenden Hill |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
 Moth4.jpg |
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8th June 2007 (~1cm) Barnhill |
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 Moth4.jpg |
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30th July 2003 Kenton |
10th August 2004 Kenton |
31st October 2004 Kenton |
2nd August 2005 Kenton |
15th August 2008 Kenton |
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17th August 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
18th March 2009 Kenton |
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A 1cm tortrix family moth.
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20th May 2009 - Same Moth. Horsenden Hill |
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A spectacularly patterned moth about 2.5-3cm long.
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22nd April 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
3rd - 4th October 2013 - Same Moth. Preston Road tube station |
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3rd August 2016 - Same Moth Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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It is rather hard to tell many of the Ermine moths apart. So there is a chance this identification could be wrong.
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9th August 2015 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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8th August 2008 Kenton |
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4th June 2014 Grass Point, Isle of Mull |
17th May 2016 - Same Moth. Bentley Wood |
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28th May 2009 (~2-3mm) Kenton |
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6th August 2013 - Same Moth. Regents Park |
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20th June 2009 Kenton |
This moth is about 3cm long and the males and females look quite different in colour / patterning.
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27th May 2005 - Same Moth. Kenton |
9th June 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
20th June 2009 Kenton |
15th August 2009 Kenton |
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30th July 2016 Lasham Airfield |
Looks similar to the White Shouldered House Moth but the patterns are slightly different.
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4th August 2008 - Same Moth Kenton |
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28th jUNE 2012 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
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26th April 2009 Kenton |
30th April 2009 - Same Moth Kenton |
15th August 2009 Kenton |
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7th June 2008 Barnhill |
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7th June 2004 Kenton |
4th August 2008 Kenton |
8th August 2008 Kenton |
8th August 2008 Kenton |
23rd August 2016 Kenton |
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9th June 2006 Catfield |
2nd May 2009 Tugley Wood |
3rd June 2014 Ardery, Ardnamurchan |
3rd June 2014 Ariundle, Ardnamurchan |
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30th April 2012 - Same Caterpillars. Holme |
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This moth, approximately 3cm in size tends to appear in the same areas that the Burnet appears.
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4th June 2003 Stockley Park |
24th May 2004 Stockley Park |
27th May 2004 Stockley Park |
27th May 2004 Stockley Park |
24th May 2007 Horsenden Hill |
2nd June 2007 Barnhill |
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5th May 2009 Horsenden Hill |
26th May 2010 Totternhoe / Sewell Cutting |
20th June 2014 Regents Park |
16th May 2015 Ivinghoe Beacon |
4th June 2015 Regents Park |
11th June 2015 Regents Park |
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19th June 2016 - Same Moth. Sharpenhoe Clappers |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 (Bottom) Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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16th August 2004 - Same Moth. Kenton |
8th August 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
18th July 2016 Hendon |
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A 1cm moth that I found on a hedge.
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22nd April 2007 - Same Moth (Male). Kenton |
27th April 2007 - Same Moth (Male). Kenton |
11th May 2008 - Male. Kenton |
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8th June 2007 Park Wood |
8th June 2007 Park Wood |
10th June 2007 Glapthorne Cow Pasture |
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31st July 2016 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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19th June 2016 - Same Moth. Bison Hill |
9th July 2016 Incombe Hole |
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7th June 2004 Stockley Park |
2nd June 2007 Barnhill |
10th June 2007 Glapthorne Cow Pasture |
19th July 2007 Horsenden Hill |
24th June 2008 Horsenden Hill |
25th June 2009 Horsenden Hill |
Kenton |
This is a large and pretty moth about 3-4cm in size. Both the larvae and the adult are striking, and unmistakeable once familiar with it. The adult is nocturnal, but can be found during the day.
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21st July 2003 - Larvae. Stockley Park |
26th May 2004 - Same Moth. Stockley Park |
8th June 2004 Stockley Park |
9th June 2004 Stockley Park |
14th June 2004 Stockley Park |
15th July 2004 - Larva. Stockley Park |
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16th July 2004 - Larva. Stockley Park |
16th July 2004 - Larvae. Stockley Park |
29th May 2005 Lasham Airfield |
7th July 2005 Barnhill |
7th July 2005 Barnhill |
10th July 2007 Grove Farm |
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21st July 2007 Barnhill |
21st July 2007 Barnhill |
3rd June 2010 Park Corner Heath |
6th July 2013 Horsenden Hill |
1st June 2014 Near Craignure, Isle of Mull |
4th June 2014 Grass Point, Isle of Mull |
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19th July 2015 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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28th May 2009 Kenton |
28th May 2009 Kenton |
28th May 2009 Kenton |
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3rd June 2014 Ariundle, Ardnamurchan |
4th June 2014 Grass Point, Isle of Mull |
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20th June 2010 - Same Moth Chobham Common |
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28th May 2009 Strumpshaw Fen |
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3rd June 2007 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
This small dark moth is a hard one to 100% identify. Easy to confuse with other Coleophora moths.
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9th August 2015 Kenton |
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15th May 2006 Aldbury Nowers |
15th May 2006 Aldbury Nowers |
11th August 2007 Oakley Wood |
31st May 2008 Seven Barrows |
3rd June 2014 Ariundle, Ardnamurchan |
31st July 2016 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
8th August 2016 - Same Moth Speybridge |
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10th June 2006 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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16th June 2006 Chobham Common |
20th June 2010 - Same Moth. Chobham Common |
20th June 2010 Esher Common |
3rd July 2015 Chobham Common |
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31st March 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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This is hard to tell apart from the Lesser Common Rustic so there is a chance these could be one of them.
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27th June 2005 Kenton |
19th August 2013 Kenton |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 (Background) Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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10th June 2007 - Same Moth. Glapthorne Cow Pasture |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 - Same Moth Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 - Same Moth Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
Note that this moth is very similar to the Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera). So there is a chance that it could be that.
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6th August 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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8th June 2004 Stockley Park |
31st May 2008 Seven Barrows |
31st May 2008 Seven Barrows |
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20th June 2009 Kenton |
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22nd June 2004 - Same Moth. Stockley Park |
20th August 2008 Kenton |
8th August 2009 Kenton |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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20th June 2009 - Same Moth (1cm) Kenton |
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11th June 2015 Regents Park |
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1st July 2007 - Same Moth. Horsenden Hill |
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3rd August 2016 (Right) Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 (Left) Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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7th August 2016 (Left) Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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10th August 2004 Kenton |
17th August 2004 Kenton |
16th August 2008 Kenton |
16th August 2008 Kenton |
17th August 2008 Kenton |
5th April 2009 Kenton |
8th August 2009 Kenton |
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31st July 2009 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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20th June 2009 Kenton |
21st June 2015 Hendon |
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27th June 2005 Kenton |
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8th August 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
18th July 2016 Hendon |
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20th June 2009 - Same Moth Kenton |
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8th August 2009 - Same Moth Kenton |
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18th April 2005 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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27th June 2005 Kenton |
8th August 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
20th June 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
20th June 2009 Kenton |
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20th June 2009 Kenton |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
About 2-3cm long, and looks rather similar to the Six-Spot Burnet moth. The red spots seem almost transparent and in the sun are particularly eye catching against the dark body. When it opens its wings the scarlet red hind wings are revealed. Note that it is possible some of these could be the Narrow Bordered Five Spot Burnet (Zygaena lonicerae). Especially those from Horsenden Hill. I have not yet conclusively determined the difference between the two species, so all the pics are here for now.
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8th July 2004 - Same Moth. Stockley Park |
7th July 2005 - Same Moth. Barnhill |
27th June 2006 Barnhill |
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27th June 2007 Horsenden Hill |
1st July 2007 - Same Moth. Horsenden Hill |
17th June 2008 Horsenden Hill |
17th June 2008 - Same Moth. Horsenden Hill |
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23rd June 2008 - Same Mating Pair. Horsenden Hill |
9th May 2009 Denbies Hillside |
9th May 2009 (Right) Denbies Hillside |
15th June 2009 - Same Moths. Horsenden Hill |
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15th June 2009 - Mating Pair, top one with fused spots. Horsenden Hill |
20th June 2014 - Same Moth on left. Regents Park |
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6th June 2014 Lunga Island, Treshnish Isles |
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1st July 2007 Horsenden Hill |
This tiny moth is about 2mm wide and has striking white stripes across its back.
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27th May 2004 Stockley Park |
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14th October 2011 Lasham Airfield |
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25th May 2008 Seven Barrows |
Small (~1cm) moth with very long antennae (especially the males). These ones seen in swarms around Oak trees and Hawthorn bushes.
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12th April 2007 - Male Horsenden Hill |
12th April 2007 - Male Horsenden Hill |
17th April 2007 - Male Grove Farm |
21st April 2007 - Male Ivinghoe Beacon |
23rd April 2017 - Male Ivinghoe Beacon |
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28th June 2006 Park Wood |
1st June 2007 Park Wood |
8th June 2007 Park Wood |
9th June 2008 Horsenden Hill |
1st June 2009 Horsenden Hill |
1st June 2009 Horsenden Hill |
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7th June 2004 Kenton |
24th May 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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This moth is named after the marking on its wings that looks like the Hebrew letter 'Nun'. note that the Spanish sighting is included here as it also occurs in the UK and is a moth I've always wanted to see.
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23rd March 2015 - Same Moth. Aerodromo de Santa Cilia, Spain |
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16th June 2004 Stockley Park |
A 0.5cm moth that can be found resting on or under Horse Chestnut leaves.
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22nd April 2007 - Same Moth. Kenton |
22nd April 2007 Kenton |
27th April 2007 - Same Moth. Kenton |
1st August 2007 Kenton |
1st August 2007 Kenton |
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18th September 2014 - Same Moth Eden Project, Cornwall |
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3rd June 2007 Sharpenhoe Clappers Nature Reserve |
A pretty 2cm moth.
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2nd June 2006 - Same Moth. Denbies Hillside |
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22nd June 2005 Gunnersbury Park |
17th June 2007 Glapthorn Cow Pasture |
1st March 2009 - Same Caterpillar. Kenton |
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15th August 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
28th July 2014 Hendon |
21st June 2016 Kenton |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 (Botom Left Scrum) Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 - Same Moth Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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7th August 2016 (Right) Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 - Same Moth Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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4th July 2005 Kenton |
11th July 2015 Kenton |
23rd July 2015 Kenton |
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3rd August 2016 (Top) Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 - Same Moth Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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3rd August 2016 - Same Moth Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
7th August 2016 - Same Moth Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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This moth and the Treble Bar (Aplocera plagiata) moth are hard to tell apart.
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14th May 2006 Aldbury Nowers |
 Moth6.jpg |
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1st July 2007 - Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) Horsenden Hill |
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7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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7th June 2004 - Male Kenton |
9th August 2004 - Female Kenton |
26th May 2005 - Same Moth (Male). Kenton |
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20th May 2008 - Male Horsenden Hill |
6th August 2008 - Female Kenton |
28th May 2009 - Male Kenton |
30th May 2009 - Male Kenton |
This is a huge moth at aprox 6cm across. Those wings and its shape give me the impression of a cross between a bat and a stealth fighter rather than a moth.
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7th June 2004 Stockley Park |
25th Sugust 2009 - Same Caterpillar. Horsenden Hill |
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11th August 2004 Kenton |
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8th August 2009 Hell Coppice |
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8th August 2004 Kenton |
11th August 2004 Kenton |
16th August 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
20th August 2008 Kenton |
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30th August 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
15th August 2008 Kenton |
13th August 2014 - Same Moth. Hendon |
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23rd August 2016 Kenton |
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31st May 2004 Barnhill |
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6th July 2016 Park Wood |
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1st May 2009 Kenton |
28th May 2009 Kenton |
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12th August 2008 Horsenden Hill |
Similar in size (~3cm) to the Burnet Companion but lighter in colour and intricately patterned.
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26th May 2004 - Same Moth. Stockley Park |
10th May 2006 Ivinghoe Beacon |
14th May 2006 Aldbury Nowers |
3rd June 2006 Bison Hill |
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9th May 2009 - Same Moth. Denbies Hillside |
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This is about 6cm in size and can be quite variable in appearance.
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26th June 2005 Lasham Airfield |
This particular ~2cm moth is sexually dimorphic. Males are brown and females are white.
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17th May 2007 - Same Moth (Female). Horsenden Hill |
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20th August 2008 Kenton |
30th August 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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A moth similar in size and dimensions to the Green Longhorn but dark with a white stripe. The males have very long antennae while the females have shorter antennae.
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10th June 2007 - Male Glapthorne Cow Pasture |
8th June 2009 - Same Moth (Male). Horsenden Hill |
10th June 2015 Regents Park |
10th June 2015 Regents Park |
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10th June 2015 Regents Park |
10th June 2015 Regents Park |
10th June 2015 Regents Park |
19th June 2016 - Same Moths. Sharpenhoe Clappers |
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A ~0.5cm moth often seen around Nettle clumps.
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7th June 2008 Barnhill |
7th June 2008 Barnhill |
28th July 2008 Oversley Wood |
19th September 2008 Barnhill |
4th May 2014 Bison Hill |
19th June 2016 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
This ~1.5cm moth is hard to tell from the Autumnal Moth, E. autumnata, and Pale November Moth, E. chrystyi so there is a chance it could be one of them instead.
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10th October 2009 Ballater |
Approximately 1.5cm long with crossing diagonal white stripes across its wings.
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10th August 2004 Kenton |
11th August 2004 - Same Moth. Kenton |
19th August 2008 Kenton |
20th August 2008 Kenton |
15th August 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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Similar in size to Small Copper butterfly and flies and basks like a butterfly too.
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15th March 2009 - Same Moth. Foxley Grove, Welwyn North |
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20th June 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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26th May 2005 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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22nd June 2004 - Same Caterpillar. Stockley Park |
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2nd June 2004 Stockley Park |
2nd June 2004 Stockley Park |
This moth kind of reminds me of a vintage fixed wing aircraft, because of the way its wings stick out sideways.
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11th July 2003 - Same Moth (2-3cm across). Stockley Park |
11th June 2004 Stockley Park |
16th June 2004 Stockley Park |
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This is a huge moth at aprox 6cm across.
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12th July 2006 Friern Barnet, North London |
A small 1-2cm neon purple and gold moth that inhabits heath land.
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23rd July 2008 Chobham Common |
Pyrausta aurata and Pyrausta purpuralis are very similar. It's possible this could be P. purpuralis.
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7th August 2003 Kenton |
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30th April 2012 Holme |
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14th May 2006 Aldbury nowers |
10th August 2008 Aston Rowant |
Pyrausta aurata and Pyrausta purpuralis are very similar. P. purpuralis is identified in this case by the cream spots on the hindwings above the cream lines. If these spots are not visible then it is hard to tell the two species apart.
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9th May 2008 Totternhoe Knolls |
31st July 2009 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
31st July 2016 - Same Moth. Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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At about 3cm across this moth comes in 2 forms - one with a dark band across its wings, and plainer one with just a pair of thin lines across the wings.
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27th June 2005 - Same Moth. Kenton |
20th July 2005 Kenton |
24th July 2005 Lasham Airfield |
28th June 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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21st July 2015 Kenton |
18th July 2016 Hendon |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
This caterpillar is approx 2cm long.
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10th October 2007 - Same Caterpillar Aboyne Airfield |
16th October 2008 - Same Caterpillar Horsenden Hill |
6th October 2009 East slope of Meall a' Bhuachaille near Cairngorm, Scotland. |
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A 1cm migrant pyralid.
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9th September 2009 Horsenden Hill |
A 2cm migrant moth that can appear at almost any time of the year.
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19th December 2016 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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1st July 2007 - Same Moth. Horsenden Hill |
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A 2-3cm moth with markings that look a bit like the hebrew letter 'Nun'.
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19th September 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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11th July 2005 Crooked Mile |
14th July 2007 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
Very similar to Common Carpet but with a whiter ground colour.
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26th June 2008 Kenton |
10th August 2008 - Same Moth. Aston Rowant |
24th August 2009 Kenton |
4th June 2014 Fishnish, Isle of Mull |
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3rd July 2016 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
2nd August 2016 Shaw Hill, Southeast of Nairn |
3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
5th August 2016 Banchor |
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4th June 2003 Stockley Park |
7th June 2004 - Same Moth. Stockley Park |
9th June 2004 Stockley Park |
28th August 2005 Bicester Airfield |
14th July 2007 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
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24th June 2008 Horsenden Hill |
13th July 2009 - Same Moth. Lulworth Cove |
7th August 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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9th August 2009 - Same Caterpillar. Kenton |
31st July 2016 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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1st August 2007 Kenton |
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8th July 2004 - Same Moth. Stockley Park |
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25th June 2004 - Same Moth. Stockley Park |
10th July 2007 Grove Farm |
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About 2-3cm long, and looks rather similar to the Five-Spot Burnet moth. The red spots seem almost transparent and in the sun are particularly eye catching against the dark body. When it opens its wings the scarlet red hind wings are revealed.
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10th July 2003 Stockley Park |
18th July 2005 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
18th July 2005 - 2 Moths Mating. Sharpenhoe Clappers |
22nd July 2005 - Same Moth. Lasham Airfield |
14th July 2007 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
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1st August 2007 Horsenden Hill |
4th August 2007 - Same Moth Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
3rd July 2008 Horsenden Hill |
17th June 2010 - Pupa Collard Hill |
17th June 2010 - Same Caterpillar Collard Hill |
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21st July 2013 - Freshly Emerged Mating Pair Sharpenhoe Clappers |
21st July 2013 - Same Emerging Moth Sharpenhoe Clappers |
21st July 2013 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
2nd July 2014 Regents Park |
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25th June 2015 - Same Moth Regents Park |
16th July 2015 - Same Moth Regents Park |
16th July 2015 (Right) Regents Park |
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16th July 2015 - Same Moth (Bottom) Regents Park |
16th July 2015 Regents Park |
9th July 2016 Incombe Hole |
31st July 2016 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
31st July 2016 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant |
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3rd August 2016 Findhorn Dunes |
3rd August 2016 Findhorn Dunes |
3rd August 2016 Burghead |
2-3cm in size, with its shape and vein crossing all 4 wings in line being its primary characteristics.
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3rd September 2005 Kenton |
26th June 2007 Kenton |
30th July 2016 Lasham Airfield |
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16th June 2004 Kenton |
23rd May 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
7th September 2014 Hendon |
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18th May 2007 - Same Moth. Holme Dunes NNR |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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25th May 2006 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
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16th May 2007 Horsenden Hill |
17th May 2007 Horsenden Hill |
20th May 2008 - Same Moth. Horsenden Hill |
5th May 2009 Horsenden Hill |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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2nd June 2006 Tugley Wood |
2nd June 2006 Tugley Wood |
23rd May 2008 Park Corner Heath |
3rd June 2010 Park Corner Heath |
3rd June 2014 Ariundle, Ardnamurchan |
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17th May 2016 Bentley Wood |
17th May 2016 Bentley Wood |
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31st May 2004 Barnhill |
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28th August 2005 Bicester Airfield |
30th August 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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Approx 1.5cm long moth.
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1st June 2007 Park Wood |
1st June 2007 Park Wood |
8th June 2007 Park Wood |
24th June 2008 Horsenden Hill |
7th August 2009 Kenton |
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10th August 2004 - Same Moth. Kenton |
8th August 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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27th July 2014 Hendon |
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27th May 2005 Kenton |
6th August 2008 Kenton |
20th August 2008 Kenton |
28th May 2009 Kenton |
8th August 2009 Kenton |
I'm not 100% sure of this ID as the 7th August individual is rather worn. The size and shape fits though.
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7th August 2009 Kenton |
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2nd January 2015 Hendon |
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1st July 2007 - Same Moth. Horsenden Hill |
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The name comes from the caterpillar's habit of drinking dew drops. The caterpillar can be more than 4cm long by it's final instar.
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4th May 2005 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
4th May 2014 Bison Hill |
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3rd August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
A late season 1.5cm moth found in areas where Broom grows.
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13th October 2009 - Same Moth. Deeside Gliding Club |
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17th June 2007 - Same Moth. Fineshade Woods |
8th August 2009 Kenton |
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2nd March 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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4th August 2008 Kenton |
The Treble Bar and Lesser Treble bar are hard to tell apart.
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28th August 2005 Bicester Airfield |
29th August 2005 Bicester Airfield |
28th May 2009 Strumpshaw Fen |
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5th August 2016 Banchor |
7th August 2016 Lethen, Southeast of Nairn |
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20th June 2009 - Same Moth. Kenton |
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22nd April 2007 - 0.5cm early instar caterpillar on the underside of a Horse Chestnut leaf. Kenton |
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1st July 2007 - Same Moth. Horsenden Hill |
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11th June 2009 - Same Moth. Horsenden Hill |
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 Moth2.jpg |
 Moth.jpg |
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26th May 2005 Kenton |
19th August 2008 Kenton |
29th September 2009 Kenton |
18th April 2015 - Same Moth. Hendon |
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8th June 2009 - Same Moth. Greenford |
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A small moth that flies in the winter. (Well the male flies. The female is virtually wingless so can't...)
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27th November 2006 - Male Kenton |
14th December 2006 - Male Kenton |
20th December 2008 - Same Moth (Male). Kenton |
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18th June 2004 Stockley Park |
21st June 2004 Stockley Park |
15th July 2004 Stockley Park |
11th August 2004 Kenton |
3rd June 2007 Sharpenhoe Clappers |
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 Moth3Bottom.jpg |
 YellowShell.jpg |
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16th August 2008 - Same Moth. Kenton |
8th August 2009 Kenton |
7th September 2014 Lasham Airfield |
9th August 2015 Hendon |
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 MothSide.jpg |
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23rd July 2005 - Same Moth (Male). Lasham Airfield |
17th June 2007 Fermyn Woods |
17th June 2007 - Same Caterpillar. Fineshade Woods |
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