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Elephant Hawk Moth - Imago - Front view
by Rob Farrow
for square SP9211
An Elephant Hawk Moth (Deilephila elpenor) imago (adult stage) which found its... (more)
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Elephant Hawk Moth - Imago - Side view
by Rob Farrow
for square SP9211
An Elephant Hawk Moth (Deilephila elpenor) imago (adult stage) which found its... (more)
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Elephant Hawk Moth - Imago - Top view
by Rob Farrow
for square SP9211
An Elephant Hawk Moth (Deilephila elpenor) imago (adult stage) which found its... (more)
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Sallow Moth (Xanthia icteritia)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3265
This moth settled on the sleeve of one of our local moth experts, who identified... (more)
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Hummingbird Hawk-Moth on Salvia
by Andy Stephenson
for square SZ5476
This fascinating moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is visiting Ventnor Botanical... (more)
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Burnet Moths
by Anne Burgess
for square ND1454
I think they are 6-spot Burnet Moths ( Zygaena filipendulae).
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Six spot burnett moth
by Marika Reinholds
for square SX8060
This beauty was spotted on flowers next to a public footpath that runs alongside... (more)
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Six-spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ5666
A fairly common sight in flower-filled coastal grassland. It has six red spots... (more)
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Moth on Ragwort
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ5108
My thanks to Hugh Venables for confirming that this is probably one of four... (more)
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Burnet moth, Comber Greenway, Dundonald (August 2015)
by Albert Bridge
for square J4173
A six-spot burnet moth... (more)
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Emperor Moth Caterpillar (Saturnia pavonia)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2827
The caterpillar crossed the track as we were passing.
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Magpie Moth (Abraxis grossulariata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2853
Apparently this species favours gardens and hedgerows, and feeds on soft fruit.... (more)
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Common Heath Moth (Ematurga atomaria )
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3429
My thanks to Richard Sutcliffe for identifying this moth.
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Cinnabar moth
by Philip Halling
for square SO7844
Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) in a garden in Malvern.
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Jersey Tiger Moth in West Wittering
by Rob Farrow
for square SZ7898
I immediately recognized this Jersey Tiger Moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) as I... (more)
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Blair's Shoulder-knot moth
by M J Richardson
for square NT2470
Found on the wall of a neighbour's house, this moth [Lithophane leautieri,... (more)
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Moth - what moth?
by Barbara Richardson
for square NT3235
Griposia aprilina, otherwise known as Merveille du Jour [Wonder of the day]. A... (more)
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Horse Chestnut leaf-miner moth pupa
by M J Richardson
for square TL0452
Seen when the silken skin of the pupal case or cocoon is removed. The pupa is... (more)
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Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
by Anne Burgess
for square SY6869
A bright and eyecatching insect, said by my book to be mainly nocturnal, but... (more)
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Burnet Moth on Devil's Bit Scabious
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ8267
The moth has seen better days - it's a bit faded and tattered. The... (more)
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Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae)
by Anne Burgess
for square SZ3085
Three caterpillars wreaking havoc on a Ragwort plant beside the path on Headon Warren.
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Six-Spot Burnet
by Philip Halling
for square SO7944
Six-Spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) moth, a second one can be seen in flight... (more)
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Six-Spot Burnet moth.
by Philip Halling
for square SO7944
Six-Spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) moth.
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Horse-chestnut leaf miner moth
by Philip Halling
for square SO7742
This is a horse-chestnut leaf miner is the moth which lays eggs on... (more)
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Orange-spot piercer moth on hogweed flowers
by Patrick Roper
for square TQ7818
This small, day-flying micro moth (Pammene aurana) has larvae that feed on the... (more)
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Light brown apple moth, Churchland Lane
by Patrick Roper
for square TQ7818
A light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana), a tortrix, resting on one of... (more)
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Carpet Moth?
by Anne Burgess
for square SK1283
Probably a Silver-ground Moth (Xanthorhoe montanata). Pictured on a nettle leaf... (more)
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Narrow Bordered Five-Spot Burnet Moth, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire
by Christine Matthews
for square TA1974
A few of these moths were to be seen by the footpath.
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The Drinker moth - Euthrix potatoria (1)
by John S Turner
for square SJ3664
Tidying up my overgrown garden disturbed this poor moth. It did settle again... (more)
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Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia)
by sylvia duckworth
for square NR8468
This large beautiful moth is a female - males are similarly marked but have rich... (more)
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Limes Land Tenterden - Six-spot Burnet Moth
by Phil Brandon Hunter
for square TQ8933
Six-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
on Field Thistle (Cirsium arvense)... (more)
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Limes Land Tenterden - Six-spot Burnet Moth
by Phil Brandon Hunter
for square TQ8933
Six-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
on Field Thistle (Cirsium arvense)... (more)
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Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria), Heddon on the Wall
by Andrew Curtis
for square NZ1266
My old book on moths dated 1913 says this moth is confined to the southern half... (more)
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Burnet companion moth in Pond Wood, Brede High Woods
by Patrick Roper
for square TQ8019
The burnet companion (Euclidia glyphica) is a day-flying moth often on the wing... (more)
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Cocoon of Horse Chestnut leaf-miner
by M J Richardson
for square TL0452
Seen when the lower epidermis of a mined leaf is peeled off; the remains of the... (more)
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Meadow long-horn moth on cuckooflower or lady's smock
by Patrick Roper
for square TQ8020
The larvae of this small, day-flying moth (Cauchas rufimitrella) feed on... (more)
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Cream-spot Tiger moth (Arctia villica)
by John Myers
for square TQ9694
A large (5 cm. wingspan) and colourful moth local to mainly coastal areas in the... (more)
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West Lulworth: spotty moths on a blue plant
by Chris Downer
for square SY8080
A large number of these day-flying moths, six-spot burnets, around the plants on... (more)
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Timandra comae
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
The Bloodvein moth, Identified by one of our moderators for me.
I am... (more)
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Emperor Moth, Morton Castle
by Richard Sutcliffe
for square NX8999
Male Emperor Moth, (Saturnia pavonia), which was resting just beside the castle.
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The Drinker moth - Euthrix potatoria (2)
by John S Turner
for square SJ3664
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Straw grass moth
by Richard Sutcliffe
for square NS5478
There were straw grass moths, Agriphila straminella, all over Dumbrock Meadow... (more)
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Anlaby Park moth, Hull
by Paul Harrop
for square TA0528
I have dramatically increased my non-existent moth knowledge by using the... (more)
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A yellow-barred longhorn moth, Nemophora degeerella
by Patrick Roper
for square TQ7818
In Churchland Lane, Sedlescombe where the day-fling moths are often common in... (more)
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Rosy rustic
by Richard Sutcliffe
for square NS5579
A rosy rustic, Hydraecia micacea, one of the moths to be found at the... (more)
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Small gold moth (Micropterix calthella) on creeping buttercup flower
by Patrick Roper
for square TQ7818
These tiny moths are often common across the British Isles on flowers of the... (more)
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Maiden's blush moth on ivy leaf, Churchland Lane
by Patrick Roper
for square TQ7819
The maiden's blush, Cyclophora punctaria, is a moth of woodlands with oak... (more)
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A male green long-horn moth (Adela reaumurella), Churchland Lane
by Patrick Roper
for square TQ7818
These little moths fly in the daytime in warmer weather in spring, often forming... (more)
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Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar (Deilephila elpenor)
by Sarah Smith
for square ST4713
The caterpillar of this moth (who is chomping on a green leaf!) is said to... (more)
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Angle Shades Moth (Phlogophora meticulosa)
by Eirian Evans
for square SJ1257
A distinctive moth with pinkish-brown markings. The wings are folded along the... (more)
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