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Common Macro Moths -
This page shows the commonest macro moths recorded in Yorkshire in June. The photos are not intended to be used for identification purposes, but may be helpful in deciding where to start looking in your favourite moth book (eg 'Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland' by Waring, Townsend and Lewington). Remember that many of the moths are quite variable in appearance, so don't just look for an exact match. Click on any of the photos below to see larger versions. You will probably want to take a look at the UKMoths website and also the Yorkshire branch of Butterfly Conservation (see the 'Galleries' section) for photos of moths which are not shown here (and more photos of the ones which are).
If you have better photos of any of the moths on this page, and are happy for them
to be used here, then please email them to info@scarboroughwildlife.org.uk . Remember
that photos should show the main features used in identifying the moth and be of
a 'standard' specimen rather than an unusual form (eg not a melanistic form) -
Many thanks to Charlie Fletcher and the Yorkshire Moth Group for putting together the list in the first place, and for allowing it to be used here.
Agrotis exclamationis
Heart and Dart
Concise Guide: P100
Xanthorhoe montanata
Silver-
Concise Guide: P28
Spilosoma luteum
Buff Ermine
Concise Guide: P94
Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-
Concise Guide: P114
Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth
Concise Guide: P54
Apamea sordens
Rustic Shoulder-
Concise Guide: P132
Spilosoma lubricipeda
White Ermine
Concise Guide: P94
Ochropleura plecta
Flame Shoulder
Concise Guide: P100
Axylia putris
Flame
Concise Guide: P100
Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches
Concise Guide: P130
Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing
Concise Guide: P102
Apamea crenata
Clouded-
Concise Guide: P132
Oligia fasciuncula
Middle-
Concise Guide: P132
Hepialus lupulinus
Common Swift
Concise Guide: P6
Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata
Garden Carpet
Concise Guide: P28
Diarsia mendica
Ingrailed Clay
Concise Guide: P104
Diarsia rubi
Small Square-
Concise Guide: P104
Caradrina morpheus
Mottled Rustic
Concise Guide: P140
Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-
Concise Guide: P78
Xestia c-
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Concise Guide: P106
Autographa gamma
Silver Y
Concise Guide: P146
Autographa pulchrina
Beautiful Golden Y
Concise Guide: P146
Abrostola tripartita
Spectacle
Concise Guide: P146
Lacanobia thalassina
Pale-
Concise Guide: P110
Deilephila elpenor
Elephant Hawk-
Concise Guide: P82
Biston betularia
Peppered Moth
Concise Guide: P62
Chloroclysta truncata
Common Marbled Carpet
Concise Guide: P34
Oligia strigilis agg.
Marbled Minor agg.
Concise Guide: P132
Apamea remissa
Dusky Brocade
Concise Guide: P132
Agrotis segetum
Turnip Moth
Concise Guide: P98
Oligia latruncula
Tawny Marbled Minor
Concise Guide: P132
Eupithecia vulgata
Common Pug
Concise Guide: P44
Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades
Concise Guide: P128
Oligia strigilis
Marbled Minor
Concise Guide: P132
Euplexia lucipara
Small Angle Shades
Concise Guide: P128
Mythimna pallens
Common Wainscot
Concise Guide: P114
Hypena proboscidalis
Snout
Concise Guide: P152
Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet
Concise Guide: P30
Pasiphila rectangulata
Green Pug
Concise Guide: P48
Odontopera bidentata
Scalloped Hazel
Concise Guide: P58
Idaea aversata
Riband Wave
Concise Guide: P26
Hoplodrina alsines
Uncertain
Concise Guide: P140
Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar
Concise Guide: P96
Melanchra pisi
Broom Moth
Concise Guide: P108
Acronicta tridens/psi
Dark / Grey Dagger
Concise Guide: P126
Eulithis pyraliata
Barred Straw
Concise Guide: P32
Phalera bucephala
Buff-
Concise Guide: P86
Mamestra brassicae
Cabbage Moth
Concise Guide: P108
Autographa jota
Plain Golden Y
Concise Guide: P146
Lomographa temerata
Clouded Silver
Concise Guide: P72
Diachrysia chrysitis
Burnished Brass
Concise Guide: P146
Apamea unanimis
Small Clouded Brindle
Concise Guide: P132
Apamea lithoxylaea
Light Arches
Concise Guide: P130
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty
Concise Guide: P64
Mythimna comma
Shoulder-
Concise Guide: P114
Hepialus humuli
Ghost Moth
Concise Guide: P6
Eupithecia exiguata
Mottled Pug
Concise Guide: P42
Smerinthus ocellata
Eyed Hawk-
Concise Guide: P78
Lomaspilis marginata
Clouded Border
Concise Guide: P52
Alcis repandata
Mottled Beauty
Concise Guide: P66
Herminia grisealis
Small Fan-
Concise Guide: P152
Xestia triangulum
Double Square-
Concise Guide: P106
Colostygia pectinataria
Green Carpet
Concise Guide: P36
Calliteara pudibunda
Pale Tussock
Concise Guide: P88
Plagodis dolabraria
Scorched Wing
Concise Guide: P54
Agrotis puta
Shuttle-
Concise Guide: P100
Paradrina clavipalpis
Pale Mottled Willow
Concise Guide: P140
Petrophora chlorosata
Brown Silver-
Concise Guide: P54
Campaea margaritata
Light Emerald
Concise Guide: P72
Hadena bicruris
Lychnis
Concise Guide: P110