British Moths Photo Gallery by Boro Barrister at pbase.com

British Moths

The moths recorded in this gallery have all been trapped in a garden by using a Robinson trap which emits a bright mercury vapour light at night. They are checked at first light and photographed before being carefully returned to the wild. The trap is not operated on consecutive days as it is important to allow the captive moths to recover and feed after they are released. The trap data is forwarded to Butterfly Conservation thus allowing them to build up a picture of local populations.

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Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor)	Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor)	Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor)	Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor)
Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor)	Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi)	Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi)	Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi)
Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi)	Lime Hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae)	Lime Hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae)	Lime Hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae)
Lime Hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae)	Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma)	Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma)	Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac)
Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac)	Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)	Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)	Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)	Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)	Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)	Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
Marbled Minor agg (Oligia)	Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)	Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)	Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria)
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)	Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)	Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)	Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)
Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)	Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)	Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)	Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)
Gold Spot Moth (Plusia festucae L.)	Angle Shades Moth (Phlogophora meticulosa L.)	Angle Shades Moth (Phlogophora meticulosa L.)	Great Oak Beauty (Hypomecis roboraria)
Common White Wave (Caberia pusaria)	Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)	Clay (Mythimna ferrago), Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha), Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)	White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis)
White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis)	Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)	Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)	Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)	Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)	Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)	Silver Y (Autographa gamma f. gammina)
Silver Y (Autographa gamma f. gammina)	Silver Y (Autographa gamma f. gammina)	Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae stephensi)	Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae stephensi)
Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae stephensi)	Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae stephensi)	Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa)	Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa)
Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa)	Cinnibar (Tyria jacobaeae)	Cinnibar (Tyria jacobaeae)	Cinnibar (Tyria jacobaeae)
Cinnibar (Tyria jacobaeae)	Cinnibar (Tyria jacobaeae)	Cinnibar (Tyria jacobaeae)	Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)
Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)	Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)	Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plectra)	Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plectra)
Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plectra)	Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)	Muslin Ermine (Diaphora mendica)	Muslin Ermine (Diaphora mendica)
Pale Shouldered Brocade (Lacanobia thalassina)	Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)	Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)	Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)
Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)	Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)	The Spectacle (Abrostola triplasia)	The Spectacle (Abrostola triplasia)
The Spectacle (Abrostola triplasia)	The Spectacle (Abrostola triplasia)	White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)	White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)
White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)	Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)	Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)	Marbled Minor (Oligia strigilis)
Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)	Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)	Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina)	Lesser Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)
Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)	Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata alternata)	Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus)	Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus)
Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus)	Sword-grass (Xylena exsoleta)	Cloud Bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata)	Setacious Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
Setacious Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)	Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens)	Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)	Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)
Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)	Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)	Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)	Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)	Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica mendica)	Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica mendica)	Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica mendica)
Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)