MOTHS

   

Family  Species  name English  name Photo
Lasiocampidae  Poecilocampa populi  December moth  
  Macrothylacia rubi   Fox moth  
  Philudoria potatoria Drinker drinker.jpg (145351 bytes)
Geometridae  Xanthorhoe designata Flame carpet  
     “       “     munitata  Red carpet  
  Epirrhoe alternata  Common carpet    
  Cosmorhoe ocellata  Purple bar  
  Eulithis pyraliata Barred straw  
     “   “    mellinata Spinach    
     “   “    testata Chevron    
  Chloroclysta siterata Red-green carpet    
   “     “       citrata Dark marbled carpet   
    “     “       truncata  Common  marbled carpet  
  ydriomena furcata July highflier    
  Eupithecia icterata Tawny speckled pug    
     “       “    trisignaria   Triple spotted pug   
     “       “    distinctaria  Thyme pug    
  Aplocera plagiata  Treble bar  
  Abraxas grossulariata Magpie moth    magpie.jpg (84969 bytes)
  Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone moth  brimstone.jpg (148154 bytes)
  Colotois pennaria  Feathered thorn   
  Alcis repandata Mottled beauty  
  Cleorodes lichenaria  Brussels lace    
  Cabera exanthemata   Common wave    
  Camptogramma bilineata  Yellow shell    
  Campea margaritata Light emerald  
Hepialidae Hepialus humuli   Ghost moth    
  “     “    fusconebulosa Map-winged swift  
Arctiidae  Phragmatobia fuliginosa  Ruby tiger   ruby-tiger.jpg (97541 bytes)
  Arctia caja    Garden tiger  

garden-tiger.jpg (61517 bytes)

  Spilosoma lubricipeda  White ermine  
     “      “     luteum Buff ermine    
  Tyria  jacobaeae  Cinnabar    
Noctuidae  Diachrysia chrysitis  Burnished brass   burnished-brass.jpg (86957 bytes)
  Plusia festuca        Gold spot      
  Autographa bractea  Gold spangle   gold-spangle.jpg (104079 bytes)
     “        “    pulchrina Beautiful golden Y golden-y.jpg (52025 bytes)
     “        “    gamma  Silver Y  
  Abrostola triplasia Spectacle  
  Rivula sericealis Straw dot    
  Agrotis exclamationis  Heart and dart    
  Ochropleura plecta  Flame shoulder    
  Noctua pronuba  Large yellow underwing    
      “      comes  Lesser yellow underwing    
  Lycophotia porphyrea         True lover’s knot lovers-knot.jpg (139560 bytes)
  Diarsia mendica      Ingrailed clay  
     “  “    rubi       Small square-spot    
     “  “    brunnea        Purple clay  
  Xestia triangulum Double square-spot  
      “    baja  Dotted clay    
      “    ashworthii  Square spot rustic   
  Polia nebulosa Grey arches    
  Cerapteryx graminis  Antler moth  
  Phlogophora meticulosa Angle shades    
  Apamea monoglypha  Dark arches    
      “  “      lithoxylaea Light arches  
  Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred minor    
  Mesapamea secalis    Common rustic    
  Photedes pygmina Small wainscot    
  Amphipoea oculea  Ear moth    
  Ceramica pisi Broom moth    
  Mythimna impura   Smoky wainscot    
  Dasypolia templi Brindled ochre    
  Orthosia gothica Hebrew character    
  Hadena rivularis  Campion  
  Hada nana Shears  
  Standfussiana lucernea  Northern rustic  
  Stilbia anomala Anomalous    
  Hydraecia micacea Rosy rustic
  Antitype chi Grey  chi    
Sphingidae   Deilephila porcellus Small elephant hawk-moth  
  Macroglossum stellatarum Humming-bird hawk-moth  
  Laothoe populi       Poplar hawk-moth  
Zygaenidae Zygaena filipendulae Six-spot burnet    burnet.jpg (143074 bytes)

Saturniidae   Pavonia pavonia Emperor moth

emperor.jpg (171849 bytes)

       
       

 

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