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Scarborough Wildlife
Common Macro Moths -
This page shows the commonest macro moths recorded in Yorkshire in October. 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.
Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades
Concise Guide: P128
Lithophane leautieri hesperica
Blair's Shoulder-
Concise Guide: P118
Allophyes oxyacanthae
Green-
Concise Guide: P118
Agrochola lychnidis
Beaded Chestnut
Concise Guide: P122
Agrochola lota
Red-
Concise Guide: P122
Autographa gamma
Silver Y
Concise Guide: P146
Xestia c-
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Concise Guide: P106
Agrochola macilenta
Yellow-
Concise Guide: P122
Omphaloscelis lunosa
Lunar Underwing
Concise Guide: P124
Colotois pennaria
Feathered Thorn
Concise Guide: P58
Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing
Concise Guide: P102
Hydraecia micacea
Rosy Rustic
Concise Guide: P136
Rhizedra lutosa
Large Wainscot
Concise Guide: P138
Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut
Concise Guide: P122
Diloba caeruleocephala
Figure of Eight
Concise Guide: P86
Epirrita dilutata agg.
November Moth agg.
Concise Guide: P40
Paradrina clavipalpis
Pale Mottled Willow
Concise Guide: P140
Agrotis ipsilon
Dark Sword-
Concise Guide: P100
Chloroclysta siterata
Red-
Concise Guide: P34
Mythimna pallens
Common Wainscot
Concise Guide: P114
Epirrita dilutata
November Moth
Concise Guide: P40
Thera juniperata
Juniper Carpet
Concise Guide: P36
Thera britannica
Spruce Carpet
Concise Guide: P34
Chloroclysta truncata
Common Marbled Carpet
Concise Guide: P34
Agrochola circellaris
Brick
Concise Guide: P122
Eupsilia transversa
Satellite
Concise Guide: P122
Dichonia aprilina
Merveille du Jour
Concise Guide: P120
Conistra ligula
Dark Chestnut
Concise Guide: P122
Xestia xanthographa
Square-
Concise Guide: P106
Agrotis segetum
Turnip Moth
Concise Guide: P98
Agrochola litura
Brown-
Concise Guide: P122
Thera obeliscata
Grey Pine Carpet
Concise Guide: P34
Aporophyla nigra
Black Rustic
Concise Guide: P118
Poecilocampa populi
December Moth
Concise Guide: P14
Epirrita autumnata
Autumnal Moth
Concise Guide: P40
Erannis defoliaria
Mottled Umber
Concise Guide: P62
Xanthia aurago
Barred Sallow
Concise Guide: P124
Xanthia togata
Pink-
Concise Guide: P124
Agrotis puta
Shuttle-
Concise Guide: P100
Noctua comes
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Concise Guide: P102
Polymixis lichenea
Feathered Ranunculus
Concise Guide: P120
Asteroscopus sphinx
Sprawler
Concise Guide: P116
Hypena proboscidalis
Snout
Concise Guide: P152
Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata
Garden Carpet
Concise Guide: P28
Peridroma saucia
Pearly Underwing
Concise Guide: P104
Agrotis puta puta
Shuttle-
Concise Guide: P100
Ennomos alniaria
Canary-
Concise Guide: P56
Mythimna impura
Smoky Wainscot
Concise Guide: P114
Catocala nupta
Red Underwing
Concise Guide: P148
Amphipyra tragopoginis
Mouse Moth
Concise Guide: P128