Macro Moths

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Moths and butterflies

The Lepidoptera. The term refers to their scaly wings, from the Greek: lepido- meaning scale and pteros meaning wing. There are at least 160,000 species, of Lepidoptera around the world, with some 20,000 referred to in English as butterflies. There are an estimated 2500-2600 moth species in the UK and around 60 butterfly species. If there are any moths and mothing terms you need to check, have a look at my mothing glossary.

What is the difference between a butterfly and a moth?

Many people talk about differences between moths and butterflies in terms of resting with folded or open wings, flying day or night, being brightly coloured or drab, having clubbed or smooth antennae. None of these distinctions are wholly representative of butterflies or moths. Indeed, there is really no scientific distinction between moths and butterflies. Asking what’s the difference between a butterfly and a moth is like asking what is the difference between a ladybird and a beetle. Ladybirds are beetles. Butterflies are moths. The distinction is a side effect of the English language. Technically, butterflies are just one grouping within the moths.

That said, there are a couple of physiological differences between the majority of moths and the moths we Brits call butterflies. In moths, the forewings and hindwings are generally hooked together by a frenulum but can be unhooked from each other. Some moths don’t have a frenulum but do have independently flappable wings. There is no hook system in butterflies, the wings cannot be flapped entirely independently. There is one known exception, the Regent Skipper butterfly, Euschemon rafflesia, of Australia.

While flying forewings and hindwings work together in all Lepidoptera, they are in a sense two-winged even though there are four wings. Moths commonly use their ability to disconnect their forewings from the hindwings to allow them to move the flight muscles of the forewings without taking off and so generate heat. Butterflies cannot do this so rely on posture relative to the sun to help them regulate their temperature by opening or closing their wings or adjusting their posture.

Actually, there is another rare difference. It is only moth larvae that can make silk and then only of some species to spin a cocoon to protect the pupa. There is, of course, one known exception, the Monarch butterfly larva can also make silk.

Little and large, old and new

The Lepidoptera are divided into the primitive but paraphyletic “micro moths” and the derived monophyletic Apoditrysia, which include mostly larger moths, as well as the butterflies. The distinction between micro and macro moths may have originally been about size, but there are lots of micro moths that are much bigger than some macros and vice versa. The micro/macro division isn’t about size it’s about evolutionary history, micro moths are more “primitive” than macro moths; they are farther back on the family tree. Of course, genetics studies tell us a lot about the relationships between different species, more than visual examination, and as knowledge expands we adjust the branches and twigs on the lepidopteral family tree to accommodate newly recognised relationships between species.

The Lepidoptera I have photographed over the years.

Butterflies

  1. Admiral, Red (Vanessa atalanta, Linnaeus, 1758) Cullercoats NFM1970
  2. Admiral, Eurasian White (Limenitis camilla, Linnaeus, 1764) NFM2022 Brampton Wood
  3. Argus, Brown (Aricia agestis, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM2020 Church Lane, Cottenham
  4. Blue, Adonis (Lysandra bellargus, Rottemburg, 1775) NFM2022 Devil’s Dyke, 20+
  5. Blue, Chalk Hill (Lysandra coridon, Poda, 1761)  NFM2021 Devil’s Dyke, 100s
  6. Blue, Common (Polyommatus icarus, Rottemburg, 1775)
  7. Blue, Holly (Celastrina argiolus, Linnaeus, 1758) Cottenham NFM2018
  8. Blue, Long-tailed (Lampides boeticus, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM2019 Cottenham and then Greece
  9. Blue, Small (Cupido minimus, Fuessly, 1775) NFM2022 Trumpington Meadows
  10. Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni, Linnaeus, 1758)
  11. Brown, Meadow (Maniola jurtina, Linnaeus, 1758)
  12. Brown, Wall (Lasiommata megera, (Linnaeus, 1767) NFM2022, Seahouses, Northumberland
  13. Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus, Geoffroy, 1785) NFM2020 Next to Waresley Wood
  14. Comma (Polygonia c-album, Linnaeus, 1758)
  15. Copper, Small (Lycaena phlaeas, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM2018 Norfolk and abb form Rampton
  16. Emperor, Purple (Apatura iris, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2021 Woodwalton Fen
  17. European Peacock (Aglais io, Linnaeus, 1758)
  18. Fritillary, Silver-washed (Argynnis paphia, Linnaeus, 1758) Salavas 2009, then Somerset 2019
  19. Fritillary, Dark Green (Speyeria aglaja, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2021 Devil’s Dyke
  20. Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus, Linnaeus, 1758)
  21. Hairstreak, Black (Satyrium pruni, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2022 Monk’s Wood
  22. Hairstreak, Green (Callophrys rubi, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2021 Les King Wood, Cottenham
  23. Hairstreak, Purple (Favonius quercus, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2021 Woodwalton Fen
  24. Hairstreak, White Letter (Satyrium w-album, Knoch, 1782) NFM2021 Overhall Grove
  25. Heath, Small (Coenonympha pamphilus, Linnaeus, 1758)
  26. Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines, Linnaeus, 1758)
  27. Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus, Linnaeus, 1758)
  28. Skipper, Essex (Thymelicus lineola, Ochsenheimer, 1808) NFM2020 Church Lane, Cottenham
  29. Skipper, Dingy (Erynnis tages, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM-2023* Devil’s Dyke
  30. Skipper, Grizzled (Pyrgus malvae, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2022 Woodwalton Marsh
  31. Skipper, Large (Ochlodes sylvanus, Esper, 1777)
  32. Skipper, Small (Thymelicus sylvestris, Poda, 1761)
  33. Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria, Linnaeus, 1758)
  34. Tortoiseshell, Small (Aglais urticae, Linnaeus, 1758)
  35. White, Green-veined (Pieris napi, Linnaeus, 1758)
  36. White, Large (Pieris brassicae, Linnaeus, 1758)
  37. White, Marbled (Melanargia galathea, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2018, Cottenham Lode
  38. White, Small (Pieris rapae, Linnaeus, 1758)

Butterflies Abroad

  1. African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2019 Kythira, Greece
  2. Blue, Northern (Plebejus idas, Linnaeus, 1761) – NFM2018 Germany
  3. Blue, Southern (Polyommatus celina, Austaut, 1879) – NFM-2023 Menorca
  4. Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra citrina, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM2019 Kythira, Greece, Menorca
  5. Grayling (Hipparchia semele, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2019 Kythira, Greece
  6. Mediterranean Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2019 Kythira, Greece
  7. Skipper, European (Thymelicus lineola, Ochsenheimer, 1808) NFM2019 Kythira, Greece
  8. Southern Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina janira, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2019 Kythira, Greece
  9. Swallowtail (Papilio machaon, Linnaeus, 1758) – Salavas, France 2009 (or was it Nerja, 2011?)
  10. Swallowtail, Scarce (Iphiclides podalirius, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2019 Athens, Greece
  11. Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM2019 Kythira, Greece

Here’s a link for details of the moths and butterflies (and birds) we recorded on our field trip to northern Greece in June 2024.

Moths

  1. Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018 Rob
  2. Angle, Tawny-barred (Macaria liturata, Clerck, 1759) NFM 2021
  3. Arches, Black (Lymantria monacha, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022 NF
  4. Arches, Buff (Habrosyne pyritoides, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2019
  5. Arches, Dark (Apamea monoglypha, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2018 Rob
  6. Arches, Least Black (Nola confusalis, Herrich-Schäffer, 1847) NFM 2019
  7. Arches, Light (Apamea lithoxylaea, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018 Rob
  8. Argent, Brindled (Argyresthia curvella, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2021
  9. Argent, Netted (Argyresthia retinella, Zeller, 1839) NFM 2023
  10. Ash Bud Moth, Dark (Prays ruficeps, Heinemann, 1854) NFM 2025
  11. Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata, Borkhausen, 1794)
  12. Bar, Purple (Cosmorhoe ocellata, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM Blakeney 2024*
  13. Beauty, Brindled (Lycia hirtaria, Clerck, 1759) NFM 2020
  14. Beauty, Lilac (Apeira syringaria, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  15. Beauty, Marbled (Bryophila domestica, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2018
  16. Beauty, Mottled (Alcis repandata, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  17. Beauty, Oak (Biston strataria, Hufnagel, 1767)
  18. Beauty, Pale Brindled (Phigalia pilosaria, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  19. Beauty, Pine (Panolis flammea, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2022
  20. Beauty, Tree-lichen (Cryphia algae, Fabricius, 1775)
  21. Beauty, Willow (Peribatodes rhomboidaria, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018
  22. Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella, Linnaeus, 1758)
  23. Beet Moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella, Boyd, 1858) NFM 2021
  24. Bell, Bright (Eucosma hohenwartiana, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2024
  25. Bell, Cock’s Head (Zeiraphera isertana, Fabricius, 1794) NFM 2024
  26. Bell, Two-coloured (Eucosma obumbratana, Lienig & Zeller, 1846) NFM 2020
  27. Bell, Common Birch (Epinotia immundana, Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1839)
  28. Bell, Crescent (Epinotia bilunana, Haworth, 1811) NFM 2022
  29. Bell, Pale Lettuce (Eucosma conterminana, or could be E. fulvana) NFM 2022
  30. Belle, Hoary (Eucosma cana, Haworth, 1811) Trumpington Meadows NFM 2022*
  31. Bell, Yellow-faced (Notocelia cynosbatella, Linnaeus, 1758)
  32. Belle, Yellow (Aspitates ochrearia (Rossi, 1794) NFM 2021
  33. Blackneck, The (Lygephila pastinum, Treitschke, 1826) NFM 2022 Devil’s Dyke*
  34. Blood-vein (Timandra comae, Schmidt, 1931) NFM 2018 Rob
  35. Blood-vein, Small (Scopula imitaria, Hübner, 1799)
  36. Bluebell Shade (Eana incanana, Stephens, 1852)
  37. Border, Clouded (Lomaspilis marginata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Border, Dotted (Agriopis marginaria, Fabricius, 1776) (NFM 2019)
  39. Box-tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis, Walker, 1859)
  40. Bramble Shoot Moth (Notocelia uddmanniana, Linnaeus, 1758)
  41. Brick, The (Agrochola circellaris, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2018
  42. Bright, Feathered (Incurvaria masculella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2023
  43. Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  44. Brimstone (Opisthograptis luteolata, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  45. Brindle, Clouded (Apamea epomidion, Haworth, 1809) NFM 2020
  46. Brindle, Small Clouded (Apamea unanimis, Hübner, 1813)
  47. Brindle, Yellow-barred (Acasis viretata, Hübner, 1799)
  48. Brindled Green (Dryobotodes eremita, Fabricius, 1775) NFM 2018
  49. Brocade, Dusky (Apamea remissa, Hübner, 1809) NFM 2018
  50. Brocade, Light (Lacanobia w-latinum, Hufnagel, 1766)
  51. Brocade, Toadflax (Calophasia lunula, Hufnagel, 1766) – larva and adult NFM 2021
  52. Brown-line Bright-eye (Mythimna conigera, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  53. Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata, Scopoli, 1763) NFM 2021
  54. Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018 Rob
  55. Brown, Lunar Marbled (Drymonia ruficornis, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM2025 Mayford*
  56. Brown, Marbled (Drymonia dodonaea, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM2023* Stiffkey
  57. Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2023
  58. Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala, Linnaeus, 1758)
  59. Burnet Companion (Euclidia glyphica, Linnaeus, 1758)
  60. Burnet, Five-spot (Zygaena trifolii, Esper, 1783) Mundesley* NFM 2016
  61. Burnet, Six-spot (Zygaena filipendulae, Linnaeus, 1758) (pre-trap)*
  62. Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018 Rob
  63. Button, Ashy (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2019
  64. Button, Maple (Acleris forsskaleana, Linnaeus, 1758)
  65. Button, Rusty Birch (Acleris notana, Donovan, 1806) But agg with A. ferrugana NFM 2022
  66. Button, Tufted (Acleris cristana, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  67. Button, Viburnum (Acleris schalleriana, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2021
  68. Button, Yellow Oak (Aleimma loeflingiana, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2021
  69. Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  70. Campion, The (Sideridis rivularis, Fabricius, 1775) NFM 2020
  71. Carl, Bordered (Coptotriche marginea, Haworth, 1828) NFM 2023
  72. Carpet, Common (Epirrhoe alternata, O. F. Müller, 1764)
  73. Carpet, Common Marbled (Dysstroma truncata, Hufnagel, 1767)
  74. Carpet, Cypress (Thera cupressata, Geyer, 1831) NFM 2024
  75. Carpet, Dark-barred Twin-spot (Xanthorhoe ferrugata, Clerck, 1759) NFM 2022 New Forest*
  76. Carpet, Garden (Xanthorhoe fluctuata, Linnaeus1758) NFM 2018 Rob
  77. Carpet, Green (Colostygia pectinataria, Knoch, 1781) NFM 2019
  78. Carpet, Grey Pine (Thera obeliscata, Hübner, 1787) NFM 2024
  79. Carpet, Large Twin-spot (Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata, Clerck, 1759)
  80. Carpet, Least (Idaea rusticata, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018 Rob
  81. Carpet, Red-green (Chloroclysta siterata, Hufnagel, 1767)
  82. Carpet, Red Twin-spot (Xanthorhoe spadicearia, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  83. Carpet, Scorched (Ligdia adustata)
  84. Carpet, Silver-ground (Xanthorhoe montanata, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2019
  85. Carpet, Spruce (Thera britannica, Turner, 1925)
  86. Case-bearer, Chenopod (Coleophora versurella, Zeller, 1849) NFM 2024
  87. Case-bearer, Coast Green (Coleophora amethystinella, Ragonot, 1885) NFM 2020
  88. Case-bearer, Large Clover (Coleophora trifolii, Curtis, 1832) NFM 2022
  89. Case-bearer, Red Clover (Coleophora deauratella, Lienig & Zeller, 1846) NFM 2024
  90. Chestnut, The (Conistra vaccinii, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2019
  91. Chestnut, Beaded (Agrochola lychnidis, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018
  92. Chestnut, Black-spotted (Conistra rubiginosa, Scopoli, 1763) NFM 2024
  93. Chestnut, Dark (Conistra ligula, Esper, 1791) NFM 2019
  94. Chestnut, Red (Cerastis rubricosa, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2023
  95. China-mark, Beautiful (Nymphula nitidulata, Hufnagel, 1767) NFM2023* Stiffkey
  96. China-mark, Ringed (Parapoynx stratiotata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  97. China-mark, Small (Cataclysta lemnata, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  98. Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata, Scopoli, 1763) NFM 2018
  99. Chocolate Tip (Clostera curtula, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  100. Cinnabar, The (Tyria jacobaeae, Linnaeus, 1758) (pre-trap)
  101. Clay, The (Mythimna ferrago, Fabricius, 1787) NFM 2019
  102. Clay, Square-spotted (Xestia stigmatica, Hübner, 1813) NFM Blakeney 2024*
  103. Clearwing, Currant (Synanthedon tipuliformis, Clerck, 1759) NFM 2021
  104. Clearwing, Orange-tailed (Synanthedon andrenaeformis, Laspeyres, 1801) NFM 2021
  105. Clearwing, Raspberry (Pennisetia hylaeiformis, Laspeyres, 1801) NFM 2021 (Lure)
  106. Clearwing, Red-belted (Synanthedon myopaeformis, Borkhausen, 1789) NFM 2021 (Lure)
  107. Clearwing, Red-tipped (Synanthedon formicaeformis, Esper, 1782) NFM 2021 (Lure)
  108. Clearwing, Yellow-legged (Synanthedon vespiformis,  Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2021 (Lure)
  109. Clifden Nonpareil (Catocala fraxini, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2020
  110. Clothes Moth, Brown-dotted (Niditinea fuscella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022
  111. Clothes Moth, Case-bearing (Tinea pellionella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022
  112. Clothes Moth, Fulvous (Tinea semifulvella, Haworth, 1828) NFM 2023
  113. Clothes Moth, Large-brindled (Triaxomera parasitella, Hübner, 1796) NFM 2024
  114. Clothes Moth, Pale-backed (Monopis crocicapitella, Clemens, 1859) NFM 2023
  115. Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) NFM 2020
  116. Clover, Marbled (Heliothis viriplaca, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2019
  117. Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella, Stephens, 1834) Les King Wood buttercups NFM 2022*
  118. Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella, Linnaeus, 1758)
  119. Common Purple & Gold (Pyrausta purpuralis, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  120. Conch, Birch (Cochylis nana, Haworth, 1811) aka Thyralia nana NFM 2023
  121. Conch, Black-headed (Cochylis atricapitana, Stephens, 1852)
  122. Conch, Bluebell (Hysterophora maculosana, Haworth, 1811) Waresley Wood 2021*
  123. Conch, Common Yellow (Agapeta hamana, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  124. Conch, Downland (Aethes tesserana, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2021
  125. Conch, Hemlock Yellow (Aethes beatricella, Fabricius, 1794) Possibly A. francilana NFM 2021
  126. Conch, Little (Cochylis dubitana, Hübner, 1799) NFM 2022
  127. Conch, Orange (Commophila aeneana, Hübner, 1800) NFM2023* Les King Wood
  128. Conch, Ox-tongue (Cochylis molliculana, Zeller, 1847)
  129. Conch, Rough-winged (Phtheochroa rugosana, Hübner, 1799) NFM 2019
  130. Conch, Straw (Cochylimorpha straminea, Haworth, 1811) NFM 2020
  131. Conch, White-bodied (Cochylis hybridella, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2019
  132. Conch, Yarrow (Aethes smeathmanniana, Fabricius, 1781) NFM 2021
  133. Corn Moth (Nemapogon granella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2023
  134. Corn-borer, European (Ostrinia nubilalis, Hübner, 1796)
  135. Coronet, The (Craniophora ligustri, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  136. Coronet, Varied (Hadena compta, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  137. Cosmet, Buff (Mompha ochraceella, Curtis, 1839) NFM 2021
  138. Cosmet, Common (Mompha epilobiella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2023
  139. Cosmet, Garden (Mompha subbistrigella, Haworth, 1828) NFM 2022
  140. Cream-bordered Green Pea (Earias clorana, Linnaeus, 1761)
  141. Crescent, The (Helotropha leucostigma, Hübner, 1808)
  142. Crescent, Green-brindled (Allophyes oxyacanthae) NFM 2018
  143. Crest, Orange (Helcystogramma rufescens, Haworth, 1828) NFM 2021
  144. Dagger, Grey/Dark (Acronicta psi/tridens, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  145. Dagger, March (Diurnea fagella, Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
  146. Dart, Deep-brown (Aporophyla lutulenta, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018
  147. Dart, Northern Deep-brown (Aporophyla lueneburgensis, Freyer 1848) NFM 2023
  148. Dart, Garden (Euxoa nigricans, Linnaeus, 1761)
  149. Dart, Shuttle-shaped (Agrotis puta, Hübner, 1803) NFM 2018
  150. December Moth (Poecilocampa populi, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022
  151. Delicate, The (Mythimna vitellina, Hübner, 1808) NFM 2024
  152. Diamond-back Moth (Plustella xylostella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  153. Dog’s Tooth (Lacanobia suasa, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2022
  154. Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2022
  155. Dowd, Furness (Blastobasis adustella, Walsingham, 1894)
  156. Dowd, Wakely’s (Blastobasis lacticolella, Rebel, 1940)
  157. Drab, Clouded (Orthosia incerta, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2019
  158. Drill, Broad-blotch (Dichrorampha alpinana, Treitschke, 1830) NFM 2022
  159. Drill, Sharp-winged (Dichrorampha acuminatana, Lienig & Zeller, 1846) NFM 2022
  160. Drill, Square-spot (Dichrorampha sequana, Hübner, 1799) NFM*2024 Trumpington Meadows
  161. Drinker, The (Euthrix potatoria, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022 Larva at Brampton Wood*
  162. Dun-bar, The (Cosmia trapezina, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  163. Dwarf, Red-brindled (Elachista rufocinerea, Haworth, 1828) NFM 2023
  164. Ear, Saltern (Amphipoea fucosa, Freyer, 1830) NFM 2024 (ambiguous)
  165. Eggar, Oak (Lasiocampa quercus, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  166. Eggar, Pale (Trichiura crataegi, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM Blakeney 2024*
  167. Eggar, Small (Eriogaster lanestris, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2023* Larval nest, Brampton Wood
  168. Elder Pearl (Anania coronata, Hufnagel, 1767)
  169. Emerald, Common (Hemithea aestivaria, Hübner, 1789) NFM 2020
  170. Emerald, Light (Campaea margaritaria)
  171. Emerald, Small (Hemistola chrysoprasaria, Esper, 1795)
  172. Emperor (Saturnia pavonia, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019 (EMP lure)
  173. Ephestia sp. NFM 2021
  174. Ermel, Copper-tipped (Pseudoswammerdamia combinella) NFM 2020
  175. Ermel, Little (Swammerdamia pyrella, Villers, 1789) NFM 2021
  176. Ermine, Apple (Yponomeuta malinellus, Zeller, 1838) larvae 2020
  177. Ermine, Bird-cherry (Yponomeuta evonymella, Linnaeus, 1758)
  178. Ermine agg. (Orchard, Apple or Spindle Ermine) (Ypomoneuta sp.)
  179. Ermine, Buff (Spilosoma lutea, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2018 Rob
  180. Ermine, Thistle (Myelois circumvoluta, Fourcroy, 1785)
  181. Ermine, White (Spilosoma lubricipeda, Linnaeus, 1758)
  182. Fan-foot, The (Herminia tarsipennalis, Treitschke, 1835)
  183. Fanner, Sedge (Glyphipterix forsterella, Fabricius, 1781) Monk’s Wood on buttercups*
  184. Fern Moth, Golden-brown (Musotima nitidalis, Walker, 1866) NFM Blakeney 2024*
  185. Figure of Eighty (Tethea ocularis, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM 2020
  186. Flame, The (Axylia putris, Linnaeus, 1761)
  187. Flame, Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta, Linnaeus, 1761)
  188. Flat-body, aggregate (Agonopterix heracliana-ciliella agg.)
  189. Flat-body, Black-spot (Agonopterix propinquella) NFM 2022
  190. Flat-body, Brindled (Agonopterix arenella)
  191. Flat-body, Broom (Agonopterix scopariella)
  192. Flat-body, Brown-spot (Agonopterix alstromeriana, Clerck, 1759)
  193. Flat-body, Coastal (Agonopterix yeatiana, Fabricius, 1781)
  194. Flat-body, Long-horned (Carcina quercana, Fabricius, 1775)
  195. Flat-body, Ruddy (Agonopterix subpropinquella f. rhodochrella, Stainton, 1849) NFM 2023
  196. Flat-body, Small Purple (Agonopterix purpurea, Haworth, 1811) NFM 2021 (MYO lure)
  197. Footman, Buff (Eilema depressa, Esper, 1787)
  198. Footman, Common (Eilema lurideola, Zincken, 1817)
  199. Footman, Dingy (Eilema griseola, Hübner, 1803)
  200. Footman, Four-dotted (Cybosia mesomella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2021 Monk’s Wd (NFG 2023)
  201. Footman, Orange (Eilema sororcula, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2020
  202. Footman, Rosy (Miltochrista miniata, Forster, 1771) NFM 2022 New Forest*
  203. Footman, Scarce (Eilema complana, Linnaeus, 1758)
  204. Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  205. Bird’s Nest Moth (Tinea trinotella)
  206. Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis) NFM 2018
  207. Ghost (Female) (Hepialus humuli, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022
  208. Gold Spot (Plusia festucae, Linnaeus, 1758)
  209. Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis) NFM 2018
  210. Golden Argent (Argyresthia goedartella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022
  211. Gorse-tip Moth (Agonopterix nervosa, Haworth, 1811) NFM 2024
  212. Gothic, Feathered (Tholera decimalis, Poda, 1761) NFM 2018
  213. Grass-veneer, Chequered (Catoptria falsella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2022
  214. Grass-veneer, Common (Agriphila tristella)
  215. Grass-veneer, Elbow-stripe (Agriphila geniculea, Haworth, 1811)
  216. Grass-veneer, Garden (Chrysoteuchia culmella, Linnaeus, 1758)
  217. Grass-veneer, Hook-streak (Crambus lathoniellus, Zincken, 1817)
  218. Grass-veneer, Inlaid (Crambus pascuella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022
  219. Grass-veneer, Little (Platytes cerussella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2023
  220. Grass-veneer, Pale-streak (Agriphila selasella, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2023
  221. Grass-veneer, Pearl (Catoptria pinella, Linnaeus, 1758)
  222. Grass-veneer, Satin (Crambus perlella, Scopoli, 1763)
  223. Grass-veneer, Straw (Agriphila straminella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2019
  224. Grass-veneer, Wood (Crambus silvella, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2022
  225. Green, Frosted (Polyploca ridens, Fabricius, 1787) NFM2025 Mayford*
  226. Grey, Common (Scoparia ambigualis, Treitschke, 1829)
  227. Grey, Early (Xylocampa areola)
  228. Grey, Ground-moss (Eudonia truncicolella)
  229. Grey, Little (Eudonia lacustrata)
  230. Grey, Meadow (Scoparia pyralella) NFM 2022 Monk’s Wood*
  231. Grey, Narrow-winged (Eudonia angustea)
  232. Grey, Poplar (Subacronicta megacephala) NFM 2019
  233. Grey, Small (Eudonia mercurella)
  234. Grain Moth (Nemapogon granella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2025
  235. Groundling, Common (Teleioides vulgella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2024
  236. Groundling, Cypress (Gelechia senticetella, Staudinger, 1859) NFM 2023
  237. Groundling, Dark (Bryotropha affinis, Haworth, 1828) NFM 2022
  238. Groundling, Dusky (Aroga velocella, Zeller, 1839) NFM 2023
  239. Groundling, Mallow (Platyedra subcinerea, Haworth, 1828) NFM 2023
  240.  Groundling, Pointed (Scrobipalpa acuminatella, Sircom, 1850) NFM 2023
  241. Groundling, Thatch (Bryotropha basaltinella, Zeller, 1839) NFM 2023, Could be B. domestica
  242. Groundling, Winter (Scrobipalpa costella, Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) NFM 2019
  243. Hawk-moth, Convolvulus (Agrius convolvuli, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022
  244. Hawk-moth, Elephant (Deilephila elpenor) NFM 2019
  245. Hawk-moth, Eyed (Smerinthus ocellata) NFM 2019
  246. Hawk-moth, Hummingbird (Macroglossum stellatarum) Cecina, Italy NFM 2004 NFG 2019
  247. Hawk-moth, Lime (Mimas tiliae) NFM 2019
  248. Hawk-moth, Pine (Sphinx pinastri, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2020
  249. Hawk-moth, Poplar (Laothoe populi) NFM 2018 Rob
  250. Hawk-moth, Privet (Sphinx ligustri) (pre-trap) NFG 2019
  251. Hawk-moth, Small Elephant (Deilephila porcellus) NFM 2019
  252. Hawthorn moth (Scythropia crataegella, Linnaeus, 1767)
  253. Heart & Club (Agrotis clavis)
  254. Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
  255. Heath, Common (Ematurga atomaria, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022 Devil’s Dyke*
  256. Heath, Latticed (Chiasmia clathrata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  257. Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
  258. Hebrew Character, Setaceous (Xestia c-nigrum) NFM 2018
  259. Herald, The (Scoliopteryx libatrix, Linnaeus, 1758)
  260. Highflyer, May (Hydriomena impluviata, Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) NFM 2020
  261. Hollyhock Seed Moth (Pexicopia malvella, Hübner, 1805) NFM 2023
  262. Hook-tip, Beautiful (Laspeyria flexula, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  263. Hook-tip, Oak (Watsonalla binaria, Hufnagel, 1767) NFM 2019
  264. Hook-tip, Pebble (Drepana falcataria) NFM 2018 Rob
  265. House Moth, Brown (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)
  266. House Moth, White-shouldered (Endrosis sarcitrella)
  267. Horse Chestnut (Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, Hübner, 1799) NFM2023* Corfe
  268. Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella, Hübner, 1813) NFM2023 Mayford*
  269. Kitten, Poplar (Furcula bifida, Brahm, 1787) NFM 2023
  270. Kitten, Sallow (Furcula furcula) NFM 2019
  271. Knot-grass (Acronicta rumicis, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2020
  272. Knot-horn, Beautiful (Rhodophaea Formosa, Haworth, 1811)
  273. Knot-horn, Broad-barred (Acrobasis consociella, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2022
  274. Knot-horn, Chalk (Phycitodes maritima, Tengström, 1848) NFM 2024
  275. Knot-horn, Dark Pine (Dioryctria abietella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2023
  276. Knot-horn, Dotted Oak (Phycita roborella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2022
  277. Knot-horn, Ermine (Phycitodes binaevella, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2023
  278. Knot-horn, Grey (Acrobasis advenella, Zincken, 1818)
  279. Knot-horn, Rosy-striped (Oncocera semirubella, Scopoli, 1763) NFM 2021 (CherryH Chalkpits)*
  280. Knot-horn, Spruce (Dioryctria schuetzeella, Fuchs, 1899) NFM 2023
  281. Knot-horn, Tabby (Euzophera pinguis, Haworth, 1811)
  282. Knot-horn, Thicket (Acrobasis suavella, Zincken, 1818)
  283. Knot-horn, Twin-barred (Homoeosoma sinuella, Fabricius, 1794) NFM 2020
  284. Knot-horn, Warted (Acrobasis repandana, Fabricius, 1798) NFM 2020
  285. Knot-horn, Willow (Sciota adelphella, Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836)
  286. Lackey, The (Malacosoma neustria, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2020
  287. Large Clothes Moth (Morophaga choragella)
  288. Leaf Miner, Apple (Lyonetia clerkella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022
  289. Leaf Miner, Horse Chestnut (Cameraria ohridella, Deschka & Dimic  1986) NFM 2023
  290. Leaf Miner, Lilac (Gracillaria syringella, Fabricius, 1794) NFM 2023 AKA Privet Leafminer
  291. Leaf-mining Moth, Pine (Clavigesta purdeyi, Durrant, 1911) NFM 2023
  292. Leek Moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella, Zeller, 1839) NFM 2021
  293. Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2023
  294. Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) NFM 2018
  295. Long-horn, Brassy (Nemophora metallica, Poda, 1759) NFM 2019/2020? Cottenham Lode*
  296. Long-horn, Green (Adela reaumurella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2020 Long Drove, Cottenham*
  297. Lychnis, The (Hadena bicruris) NFM 2018
  298. Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata, Linnaeus, 1758) Waxham Sands NFM 2019
  299. Magpie, Clouded (Abraxas sylvata, Scopoli, 1763) NFM 2024
  300. Magpie, Small (Anania hortulata) NFM 2019
  301. Maiden’s Blush (Cyclophora punctaria) NFM 2019
  302. Mallow, The (Larentia clavaria, Haworth, 1809)
  303. Many-plume moth (Alucita hexadactyla, Linnaeus, 1758)
  304. Marble, Barred (Celypha striana, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  305. Marble, Birch (Apotomis betuletana)
  306. Marble, Common (Celypha lacunana)
  307. Marble, Diamond-back (Eudemis profundana, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2020
  308. Marble, Mottled (Bactra furfurana, Haworth, 1811) NFM 2022
  309. Marble, Pine (Piniphila bifasciana, Haworth, 1811) NFM 2023
  310. Marble, Smoky-barred (Lobesia abscisana, Doubleday, 1849) NFM 2023
  311. Marble, Teasel (Endothenia gentianaeana, Hübner, 1799) NFM2025 Over Windmill*
  312. Marble, White-backed (Hedya salicella, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2021
  313. March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) NFM 2019
  314. Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis, Linnaeus, 1758)
  315. Merveille du Jour (Griposia aprilina, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  316. Miller, The (Acronicta leporina, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  317. Minor, Cloaked (Mesoligia furuncula) NFM 2018
  318. Minor, Tawny/Marbled (agg.) (Oligia latruncula)
  319. Minor, Middle-barred (Oligia fasciuncula, Haworth, 1809)
  320. Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) NFM 2018
  321. Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis, Scopoli, 1763)
  322. Mother Shipton (Euclidia mi, Clerck, 1759) NFM 2022 Devil’s Dyke and Les King*
  323. Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis, Clerck, 1759)
  324. Mullein, The (Cucullia verbasci) NFM 2019
  325. Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica)
  326. Neb, Bracken (Monochroa cytisella, Curtis, 1837) NFM 2024
  327. Neb, Cinerous (Bryotropha terrella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  328. Neb, House (Bryotropha domestica, Haworth, 1828) NFM 2024 (no photo, ObsID)
  329. Neb, Wainscot (Monochroa palustrellus, Douglas, 1850) NFM 2022
  330. Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM 2025
  331. Nutmeg, The (Anarta trifolii) NFM 2018
  332. Nutmeg, Large (Apamea anceps)
  333. Nycteoline, Oak (Nycteola revayana, Scopoli, 1772) NFM 2022
  334. Oegoconia sp. (Haworth, 1828) NFM 2020
  335. Old Lady (Mormo maura, Linnaeus, 1758)
  336. Parornix sp. NFM 2022
  337. Peacock Moth (Macaria notata, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  338. Peacock, Sharp-angled (Macaria alternata, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM2019 Waxham*
  339. Pearl, Dusky (Udea prunalis, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  340. Pearl, Elderberry (Phlyctaenia coronata, Hufnagel, 1767)
  341. Pearl, Fenland (Anania perlucidalis, Hübner, 1809)
  342. Pearl, Lesser (Sitochroa verticalis, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2020
  343. Pearl, Olive (Udea olivalis, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  344. Pearl, Olive-tree  (Palpita vitrealis, Rossi, 1794) (aka Jasmine Moth) NFM 2024
  345. Pearl, Pale Straw (Udea lutealis, Hübner, 1809) NFM 2021 no photo
  346. Pearl, Rusty Dot (Udea ferrugalis, Hübner, 1796) NFM 2020
  347. Pearl, Straw-barred (Pyrausta despicata, Scopoli, 1763) NFM 2020
  348. Peppered Moth (Biston betularia, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  349. Phoenix, The (Eulithis prunata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  350. Phyllonorycter sp.
  351. Piercer, Acorn (Pammene fasciana, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2024
  352. Piercer, Early Oak (Pammene giganteana, Peyerimhoff, 1863) NFM 2023 to FUN lure
  353. Piercer, Large Beech (Cydia fagiglandana, Zeller, 1841) NFM 2024
  354. Piercer, Northern Crescent (Grapholita lunulana, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM2023* Anglesey
  355. Piercer, Pale-bordered (Grapholita janthinana, Duponchel, 1835) NFM 2022
  356. Piercer, Red (Lathronympha strigana, Fabricius, 1775) NFM 2024
  357. Piercer, Regal (Pammene regiana, Zeller, 1849) NFM 2024
  358. Piercer, Vagrant (Cydia amplana, Hübner, 1799) NFM 2022 New Forest*
  359. Pinion, Brown-spot (Agrochola litura, Linnaeus, 1761)
  360. Pinion, Lesser-spotted (Cosmia affinis, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM 2022
  361. Pinion, Lunar-spotted (Cosmia pyralina, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2019
  362. Pinion, Pale (Lithophane socia) NFM 2018
  363. Pinion, White-spotted (Cosmia diffinis, Linnaeus, 1767)
  364. Plum Fruit Moth (Grapholita funebrana, Treitschke, 1835) NFM 2024 FUN lure
  365. Plume, Beautiful (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) NFM 2018
  366. Plume, Breckland (Crombrugghia distans, Zeller, 1847) NFM 2023
  367. Plume, Common (Emmelina monodactyla) NFM 2018
  368. Plume, White (Pterophorus pentadactyla, Linnaeus, 1758)
  369. Plusia, Dewick’s (Macdunnoughia confusa, Stephens, 1850) NFM 2019 (also Greece 2019)
  370. Processionary, Pine (Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiff’r, 1775) NFM2023* Menorca
  371. Prominent, Coxcomb (Ptilodon capucina)
  372. Prominent, Great (Peridea anceps, Goeze, 1781)  NFM2025 Mayford*
  373. Prominent, Iron (Notodonta dromedarius) NFM 2018
  374. Prominent, Maple (Ptilodon cucullina, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM Blakeney 2024*
  375. Prominent, Pale (Pterostoma palpina) NFM 2018
  376. Prominent, Pebble (Notodonta ziczac)
  377. Prominent, Swallow (Pheosia tremula)
  378. Prominent, Lesser Swallow (Pheosia gnoma, Fabricius, 1777) NFM 2022 New Forest*
  379. Pug, Bordered (Eupithecia succenturiata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  380. Pug, Brindled (Eupithecia abbreviata, Stephens, 1831) NFM2025 Mayford*
  381. Pug, Common (Eupithecia vulgata, Haworth, 1809)
  382. Pug, Currant (Eupithecia assimilata) NFM 2018
  383. Pug, Cypress (Eupithecia phoeniceata, Rambur, 1834)
  384. Pug, Double-striped (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
  385. Pug, Foxglove (Eupithecia pulchellata, Stephens, 1831) NFM 2018
  386. Pug, Freyer’s (Eupithecia intricata, Zetterstedt, 1839) NFM 2019
  387. Pug, Green (Pasiphila rectangulata) NFM 2019
  388. Pug, Grey (Eupithecia subfuscata)
  389. Pug, Lime-speck (Eupithecia centaureata) NFM 2019
  390. Pug, Mottled (Eupithecia exiguata, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2021
  391. Pug, Ochreous (Eupithecia indigata, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2025
  392. Pug, Plain (Eupithecia simpliciata, Haworth, 1809) NFM 2021
  393. Pug, Slender (Eupithecia tenuiata, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2024 (ambiguous)
  394. Pug, Sloe (Pasiphila chloerata, Mabille, 1870) NFM 2021
  395. Pug, Tawny Speckled (Eupithecia icterata fulvata, Villers, 1789) NFM 2022
  396. Pug, Toadflax (Eupithecia linariata, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)  NFM 2020
  397. Pug, White-spotted (Eupithecia tripunctaria, Herrich-Schäffer, 1852) NFM 2022
  398. Pug, Wormwood (Eupithecia absinthiata, Clerck, 1759) NFM 2019
  399. Pug, Yarrow (Eupithecia millefoliata, Rössler, 1866) NFM 2022
  400. Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) NFM 2019
  401. Quaker, Common (Orthosia cerasiu)
  402. Quaker, Powdered (Orthosia gracilis) NFM 2019
  403. Quaker, Red-line (Agrochola lota) NFM 2018
  404. Quaker, Small (Orthosia cruda)
  405. Quaker, Twin-spotted (Anorthoa munda)
  406. Quaker, Yellow-line (Agrochola macilenta) NFM 2018
  407. Ranunculus, Feathered (Polymixis lichenea, Hübner, 1813) NFM2023* Corfe
  408. Ranunculus, Large (Polymixis flavicincta) NFM 2018
  409. Ranunculus, Small (Hecatera dysodea)
  410. Rivulet, Grass (Perizoma albulata, Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) Trumping Meadows NFM 2022*
  411. Rivulet, Small (Perizoma alchemillata, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022 (RSPB Bempton)*
  412. Roller, Triangle-marked (Ancylis achatana, Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) NFM 2022
  413. Rustic, Autumnal (Eugnorisma glareosa, Esper, 1788) NFM2023* Corfe
  414. Rustic, Black (Aporophyla nigra)
  415. Rustic, Brown (Rusina ferruginea, Esper, 1785) NFM 2020
  416. Rustic, Clancy’s (Caradrina kadenii, Freyer, 1836) NFM 2022
  417. Rustic, Common/Lesser agg. (Mesapamea secalis/didyma) NFM 2018 Rob
  418. Rustic, Flounced (Luperina testacea) NFM 2018
  419. Rustic, Heath (Xestia agathina, Duponchel, 1827) NFM2023* Corfe
  420. Rustic, Hedge (Tholera cespitis, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2022* New Forest
  421. Rustic, Light Feathered (Agrotis cinerea) NFM 2018
  422. Rustic, Mottled (Caradrina morpheus)
  423. Rustic, Rosy (Hydraecia micacea) NFM 2018
  424. Rustic, Six-striped (Xestia sexstrigata, Haworth, 1809) NFM 2022 New Forest*
  425. Rustic, Square-spot (Xestia xanthographa, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018
  426. Rustic, Vine’s (Hoplodrina ambigua, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018
  427. Rustic/The Uncertain (Hoplodrina blanda/octogenaria, Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
  428. Sallow, The (Cirrhia icteritia, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2018
  429. Sallow, Barred (Tiliacea aurago, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018
  430. Sallow, Centre-barred (Atethmia centrago, Haworth, 1809) NFM 2018
  431. Sallow, Dusky (Eremobia ochroleuca, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018 Rob
  432. Sallow, Orange (Tiliacea citrago, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  433. Sallow, Pink-barred (Xanthia togata, Esper, 1788) NFM 2018
  434. Satellite, The (Eupsilia transversa, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2021
  435. Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  436. Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM 2019
  437. Seraphim (Lobophora halterata, Hufnagel, 1767) NFM 2025
  438. Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  439. Shark, The (Cucullia umbratica, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  440. Shears, Tawny (Hadena perplexa, Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) NFM 2020
  441. Shears, The (Hada plebeja, Linnaeus, 1761)
  442. Shoot, Brindled (Gypsonoma minutana, Hübner, 1799) NFM 2023
  443. Shoot, Orange-spotted (Rhyacionia pinicolana, Doubleday, 1850) NFM 2020
  444. Shoot, Rosy-cloaked (Gypsonoma aceriana, Duponchel, 1843) NFM 2022
  445. Shoot, Spotted (Rhyacionia pinivorana, Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
  446. Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella, Linnaeus, 1758)
  447. Shoulder-knot, Blair’s (Lithophane leautieri, Boisduval, 1829) NFM 2018
  448. Shoulder-knot, Grey (Lithophane ornitopus, Dadd, 1911) NFM Hayley Wood 2023*
  449. Shoulder-knot, Rustic (Apamea sordens, Hufnagel, 1766)
  450. Signal, Alder (Stathmopoda pedella, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2023
  451. Silver Barred (Deltote bankiana, Fabricius, 1775) NFM2023* Chippenham Fen (no photo)
  452. Silver Y (Autographa gamma, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  453. Silver-lines, Green  (Pseudoips prasinana, Linnaeus, 1758)
  454. Silver-lines, Scarce (Bena bicolorana, Fuessly, 1775) NFM 2021
  455. Slender, Blackthorn (Parornix torquillella, Zeller, 1850) NFM 2023
  456. Slender, Little (Calybites phasianipennella, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2024
  457. Slender, New Oak (Caloptilia robustella, Jäckh, 1972) NFM 2024 (ambiguous)
  458. Small Scallop (Idaea emarginata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  459. Smudge, Bitter-cress (Eidophasia messingiella, Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840) NFM 2022
  460. Smudge, Pied (Ypsolopha sequella, Clerck, 1759) NFM 2022
  461. Smudge, Wainscot (Ypsolopha scabrella, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2019
  462. Snout (Hypena proboscidalis, Linnaeus, 1758)
  463. Snout, Buttoned (Hypena rostralis, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2021
  464. Sober, Acer (Anarsia innoxiella, Gregersen & Karsholt, 2017) NFM 2023
  465. Spectacle, The (Abrostola tripartita, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2018
  466. Spectacle, Dark (Abrostola triplasia, Linnaeus, 1758)
  467. Spinach, The (Eulithis mellinata, Fabricius, 1787)
  468. Spinach, Dark (Pelurga comitata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  469. Sprawler, The (Asteroscopus sphinx, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2021
  470. Square-spot, Double (Xestia triangulum, Hufnagel, 1766)
  471. Square-spot, Small (Diarsia rubi, Vieweg, 1790) NFM 2020
  472. Straw, Barred (Gandaritis pyraliata, Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
  473. Straw, Bordered (Heliothis peltigera, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  474. Straw, Scarce Bordered (Helicoverpa armigera, Hübner, 1808) NFM 2020 and Menorca
  475. Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis, Scopoli, 1763)
  476. Streak, Ruddy (Tachystola acroxantha, Meyrick, 1885) NFM 2022 Corfe*
  477. Streamer, The (Anticlea derivata, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2019
  478. Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria, Linnaeus, 1758)
  479. Swift, Common (Korscheltellus lupulina, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2020
  480. Swift, Orange (Triodia sylvina, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2018
  481. Sword-grass, Dark (Agrotis ipsilon, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2018
  482. Sycamore moth (Acronicta aceris, Linnaeus, 1758) Larva, Mundesley, 2008*
  483. Tabby, Double-striped (Hypsopygia glaucinalis, Linnaeus, 1758)
  484. Tabby, Large (Aglossa pinguinalis, Linnaeus, 1758)
  485. Tabby, Rosy (Endotricha flammealis, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  486. Thorn, Canary-shouldered (Ennomos alniaria, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  487. Thorn, Dusky (Ennomos fuscantaria, Haworth, 1809) NFM2022* NF+Corfe
  488. Thorn, Early (Selenia dentaria, Fabricius, 1775)
  489. Thorn, Feathered (Colotois pennaria, Linnaeus, 1761)
  490. Thorn, Purple (Selenia tetralunaria, Hufnagel, 1767) NFM 2018 Rob
  491. Tiger, Jersey (Euplagia quadripunctaria, Poda, 1761) NFM 2018
  492. Tiger, Ruby (Phragmatobia fuliginosa, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018 Rob
  493. Tiger, Scarlet (Callimorpha dominula, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM2023 Chippenham Fen*
  494. Tissue, Scarce (Hydria cervinalis, Scopoli, 1763) NFM2025 Mayford*
  495. Tortrix, Carnation (Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Hübner, 1799) NFM 2022
  496. Tortrix, Chequered Fruit-tree (Pandemis corylana, Fabricius, 1794) NFM 2022 New Forest*
  497. Tortrix, Chestnut (Cydia splendana, Hübner, 1799) NFM 2024
  498. Tortrix, Dark Fruit-tree (Pandemis heparana, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  499. Tortrix, Fruitlet Mining (Pammene rhediella, Clerck, 1759) NFM 2023
  500. Tortrix, Garden Rose (Acleris variegana, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  501. Tortrix, Grey (Cnephasia stephensiana, Doubleday, 1849) NFM 2021
  502. Tortrix, Heather (Argyrotaenia ljungiana, Thunberg, 1797) NFM 2019
  503. Tortrix, Holly (Rhopobota naevana, Hübner, 1817) NFM 2024
  504. Tortrix, Large Fruit-tree, male (Archips podana, Scopoli, 1763)
  505. Tortrix, Large Ivy (Lozotaenia forsterana, Fabricius, 1781) NFM 2020
  506. Tortrix, Marbled Orchard (Hedya nubiferana, Haworth, 1811) NFM 2023
  507. Tortrix, Red-barred (Ditula angustiorana, Haworth, 1811) NFM 2020
  508. Tortrix, Strawberry (Acleris comariana, Lienig & Zeller, 1846) NFM 2023
  509. Tortrix, Timothy (Aphelia paleana, Hübner, 1793) NFM 2022
  510. Tortrix, Variegated Golden (Archips xylosteana, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2022
  511. Treble-bar (Aplocera plagiata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  512. Treble Brown Spot (Idaea trigeminata, Haworth, 1809)
  513. Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica, Hufnagel, 1766)
  514. Tubic, Golden-brown (Crassa unitella, Hübner, 1796)
  515. Tubic, Lesser Tawny (Batia lunaris, Haworth, 1828) NFM 2023
  516. Tubic, Sulphur (Esperia sulphurella, Fabricius, 1775) NFM 2021
  517. Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2018
  518. Tussock, Pale (Calliteara pudibunda, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2005
  519. Tussock, Nut-tree (Colocasia coryli, Linnaeus, 1758)
  520. Twist, Brindled (Ptycholoma lecheana, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2020 (Les King Wood 23/5/22)*
  521. Twist, Dark-barred (Syndemis musculana, Hübner, 1799) NFM 2023
  522. Twist, Orange-pine (Lozotaeniodes formosana, Frölich, 1830)
  523. Twist, Privet (Clepsis consimilana, Hübner, 1817) NFM 2019
  524. Umber, Dark (Philereme transversata, Hufnagel, 1767) NFM 2021
  525. Umber, Mottled (Erannis defoliaria, Clerck, 1759)
  526. Umber, Waved (Menophra abruptaria, Thunberg, 1792)
  527. Underwing, Broad-bordered Yellow (Noctua fimbriata, Schreber, 1759)
  528. Underwing, Copper (Amphipyra pyramidea, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  529. Underwing, Dark Crimson (Catocala sponsa, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM 2020
  530. Underwing, Large Yellow (Noctua pronuba, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018 Rob
  531. Underwing, Least Yellow (Noctua interjecta, Hübner, 1803)
  532. Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow (Noctua janthe, Borkhausen, 1792) NFM 2018
  533. Underwing, Lesser Yellow (Noctua comes, Hübner, 1813) NFM 2018
  534. Underwing, Light Crimson (Catocala promissa, Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) NFM 2022 Nw Frst*
  535. Underwing, Lunar (Omphaloscelis lunosa, Haworth, 1809) NFM 2018
  536. Underwing, Red (Catocala nupta, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM 2019
  537. Underwing, Straw (Thalpophila matura, Hufnagel, 1766) NFM 2018
  538. V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata, Haworth, 1809) NFM 2024
  539. Vapourer, The (Orgyia antiqua, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  540. Veneer, Bulrush (Calamotropha paludella, Hübner, 1824) NFM 2024
  541. Veneer, Rush (Nomophila noctuella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2022
  542. Vestal, The (Rhodoveneemetra sacraria, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM 2022
  543. Wainscot, Bulrush (Nonagria typhae, Thunberg, 1784) NFM 2018
  544. Wainscot, Common (Mythimna pallens, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  545. Wainscot, Large (Rhizedra lutosa, Hübner, 1803) NFM 2018
  546. Wainscot, L-album (Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775Mythimna l-album, Linnaeus, 1767) NFM 2022 Corfe* NFG 2024
  547. Wainscot, Mere (Photedes fluxa, Hübner, 1809) NFM 2022
  548. Wainscot, Small (Denticucullus pygmina, Haworth, 1809) NFM 2023
  549. Wainscot, Smoky (Mythimna impura, Hübner, 1808)
  550. Wainscot, Southern (Mythimna straminea, Treitschke, 1825) NFM 2022
  551. Wainscot, Twin-spotted (Lenisa geminipuncta, Haworth, 1809)
  552. Wainscot, Webb’s (Globia sparganii, Esper, 1789)
  553. Water-veneer, Pale (Donacaula forficella, Thunberg, 1794)
  554. Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2024
  555. Water-veneer, Giant (Schoenobius gigantella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2024
  556. Water-veneer, Scarce (Donacaula mucronella, Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) NFM 2021
  557. Wave, Common (Cabera exanthemata, Scopoli, 1763) NFM 2021
  558. Wave, Common White (Cabera pusaria, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2019
  559. Wave, Cream (Scopula floslactata, Haworth, 1809) NFM 2020
  560. Wave, Dwarf Cream (Idaea fuscovenosa, Goeze, 1781)
  561. Wave, Plain (Idaea straminata, Borkhausen, 1794) NFM 2022 New Forest*
  562. Wave, Riband (Idaea aversata and ab remutata, Linnaeus, 1758)
  563. Wave, Satin (Idaea subsericeata, Haworth, 1809)
  564. Wave, Single-dotted (Idaea dimidiata, Hufnagel, 1767)
  565. Wave, Small Dusty (Idaea seriata, Schrank, 1802)
  566. Wave, Small Fan-footed (Idaea biselata, Hufnagel, 1767) NFM 2021
  567. Waved Black (Parascotia fuliginaria, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2018 next sighting Sept 2023
  568. Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella, Linnaeus, 1758)
  569. Webber, Juniper (Dichomeris marginella, Fabricius, 1781) NFM 2020
  570. White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis, Linnaeus, 1758)
  571. White, Bordered (Bupalus piniaria, Linnaeus, 1758)
  572. White, Broad-barred (Hecatera bicolorata, Hufnagel, 1766)
  573. White-point (Mythimna albipuncta, Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) NFM 2018
  574. Willow, Pale Mottled (Caradrina clavipalpis, Scopoli, 1763) NFM 2018
  575. Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  576. Wormwood, The (Cucullia absinthii, Linnaeus, 1761) NFM 2020
  577. Yellow Horned (Achlya flavicornis, Linnaeus, 1758)
  578. Yellow, Barred (Cidaria fulvata, Forster, 1771)
  579. Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata, Linnaeus, 1758) NFM 2018
  580. Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis, Füssli,1775)

Stats

Garden total as of 3 May 2025 – 524

*Elsewhere – 56

2018 – 24 Jul to Nov – 127 species, all NFM

2019 – 272 sessions, 12373 moths of 313 species – 127 NFM – 45 specimens per session avg.

2020 – 294 sessions, 8529 moths of 305 species – 38 NFM – 30 s/s avg

2021 – 288 sessions, 7608 moths of 276 species – 40 NFM – 26 s/s avg

2022 – 244 sessions, 7900 moths of 320 species – 68 NFM – 32 s/s avg

2023 – 201 sessions, 8094 moths of 340 garden species – 44 NFG as of 28 Oct – 40 s/s avg

2024 – 255 sessions, 6200 moths of 344 species – 31 NFG as of 10 Nov – 24 s/s avg

2025 – 72 sessions, 508 moths of 50 species – 5 NFG as of 3 May – 4-5 s/s/ avg

I did an audit of my five years of spreadsheets on 18 Aug 2023 and found a couple of dozen missing from the above list, I’ve added most, but there are 3 of the 526 I am yet to extract.

For 2023, counting just May-Sep: 7553 specimens, 130 sessions 58 avg s/s

For 2024, counting just May-Sep: 5646 moths, 133 sessions 42 avg s/s)

One and only December Moth, 29 Oct 2022


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The date set for this post is the day I started mothing.