Macro moths Page 10 – Somerset Wildlife Photography

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NOCTUIDS - NOCTUIDAE ACRONICTINAE

: NAME: Acronicta aceris – The Sycamore / WINGSPAN: 35-45mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Parks, gardens, Woodland and Scrub / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Horse-chestnut as well as Sycamore and Field Maple

: NAME: Acronicta aceris – The Sycamore / WINGSPAN: 35-45mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Parks, gardens, Woodland and Scrub / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Horse-chestnut as well as Sycamore and Field Maple

: NAME: Acronicta aceris – The Sycamore / WINGSPAN: 35-45mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Parks, gardens, Woodland and Scrub / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Horse-chestnut as well as Sycamore and Field Maple

: NAME: Acronicta alni – Alder Moth / WINGSPAN: 16-19mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-June / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, heathland, fens, and scrub/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Broadleaved trees

: NAME: Acronicta leporina – The Miller / WINGSPAN: 35-45mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Woodlands, other well wooded areas and heathland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Mainly on Birch but also on other deciduous trees

: NAME: Acronicta leporina – The Miller / WINGSPAN: 35-45mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Woodlands, other well wooded areas and heathland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Mainly on Birch but also on other deciduous trees

: NAME: Acronicta leporina – The Miller / WINGSPAN: 35-45mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Woodlands, other well wooded areas and heathland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Mainly on Birch but also on other deciduous trees

: NAME: Acronicta leporina – The Miller / WINGSPAN: 35-45mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Woodlands, other well wooded areas and heathland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Mainly on Birch but also on other deciduous trees

: NAME: Acronicta leporina – The Miller / WINGSPAN: 35-45mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Woodlands, other well wooded areas and heathland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Mainly on Birch but also on other deciduous trees

: NAME: Acronicta leporina – The Miller / WINGSPAN: 35-45mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Woodlands, other well wooded areas and heathland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Mainly on Birch but also on other deciduous trees

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta megacephala – Popular Grey / WINGSPAN: 40-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-August / HABITAT: Various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: leaves of Poplar

: NAME: Acronicta psi – Grey Dagger / WINGSPAN: 34-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Most habitats, particularly woodland, hedgerows and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Apple, Birches, Sweet Chestnut, Limes, Elms and Rowan.

: NAME: Acronicta psi – Grey Dagger / WINGSPAN: 34-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Most habitats, particularly woodland, hedgerows and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Apple, Birches, Sweet Chestnut, Limes, Elms and Rowan.

: NAME: Acronicta psi – Grey Dagger / WINGSPAN: 34-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Most habitats, particularly woodland, hedgerows and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Apple, Birches, Sweet Chestnut, Limes, Elms and Rowan.

: NAME: Acronicta psi – Grey Dagger / WINGSPAN: 34-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Most habitats, particularly woodland, hedgerows and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Apple, Birches, Sweet Chestnut, Limes, Elms and Rowan.

: NAME: Acronicta psi – Grey Dagger / WINGSPAN: 34-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Most habitats, particularly woodland, hedgerows and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Apple, Birches, Sweet Chestnut, Limes, Elms and Rowan.

: NAME: Acronicta psi – Grey Dagger / WINGSPAN: 34-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Most habitats, particularly woodland, hedgerows and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Apple, Birches, Sweet Chestnut, Limes, Elms and Rowan.

: NAME: Acronicta psi – Grey Dagger / WINGSPAN: 34-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Most habitats, particularly woodland, hedgerows and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Apple, Birches, Sweet Chestnut, Limes, Elms and Rowan.

: NAME: Acronicta psi – Grey Dagger / WINGSPAN: 34-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Most habitats, particularly woodland, hedgerows and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Apple, Birches, Sweet Chestnut, Limes, Elms and Rowan.

: NAME: Acronicta rumicis – Knot Grass / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & August-Sept / HABITAT: Found in various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: The larva is polyphagous on herbaceous plants such as Dock, Teasel, Mint and Plantain as well as deciduous trees and shrubs

: NAME: Acronicta rumicis – Knot Grass / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & August-Sept / HABITAT: Found in various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: The larva is polyphagous on herbaceous plants such as Dock, Teasel, Mint and Plantain as well as deciduous trees and shrubs

: NAME: Acronicta rumicis – Knot Grass / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & August-Sept / HABITAT: Found in various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: The larva is polyphagous on herbaceous plants such as Dock, Teasel, Mint and Plantain as well as deciduous trees and shrubs

: NAME: Acronicta rumicis – Knot Grass / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & August-Sept / HABITAT: Found in various habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: The larva is polyphagous on herbaceous plants such as Dock, Teasel, Mint and Plantain as well as deciduous trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lota – Red-line Quaker / WINGSPAN: 33-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Open woodland, heathland and damp localities / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Catkins of Willow, moving to the leaves when more mature, feeding at night and hiding in spun leaves during the day.

: NAME: Agrochola lota – Red-line Quaker / WINGSPAN: 33-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Open woodland, heathland and damp localities / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Catkins of Willow, moving to the leaves when more mature, feeding at night and hiding in spun leaves during the day.

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Agrochola lychnidis – Beaded Chestnut / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, grassland, heathland and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs

: NAME: Atethia centrago – Centre-barred Sallow / WINGSPAN: 32-36mm / FLIGHT TIME: August-September / HABITAT: Woodland and hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash

: NAME: Atethia centrago – Centre-barred Sallow / WINGSPAN: 32-36mm / FLIGHT TIME: August-September / HABITAT: Woodland and hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash

: NAME: Atethia centrago – Centre-barred Sallow / WINGSPAN: 32-36mm / FLIGHT TIME: August-September / HABITAT: Woodland and hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash

: NAME: Atethia centrago – Centre-barred Sallow / WINGSPAN: 32-36mm / FLIGHT TIME: August-September / HABITAT: Woodland and hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash

: NAME: Atethia centrago – Centre-barred Sallow / WINGSPAN: 32-36mm / FLIGHT TIME: August-September / HABITAT: Woodland and hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash

: NAME: Atethia centrago – Centre-barred Sallow / WINGSPAN: 32-36mm / FLIGHT TIME: August-September / HABITAT: Woodland and hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Craniophora ligustri – Coronet / WINGSPAN: 30-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, commons, downland and marshy places/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ash and Privet

: NAME: Cryhia muralis muralis – Marbled Green / WINGSPAN: 24-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-August / HABITAT: mainly on the coasts of southern England and south Wales, usually at coastal rocky areas, open areas on chalky soils / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Lichens

: NAME: Cryhia muralis muralis – Marbled Green / WINGSPAN: 24-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-August / HABITAT: mainly on the coasts of southern England and south Wales, usually at coastal rocky areas, open areas on chalky soils / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Lichens

: NAME: Cryhia muralis muralis – Marbled Green / WINGSPAN: 24-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-August / HABITAT: mainly on the coasts of southern England and south Wales, usually at coastal rocky areas, open areas on chalky soils / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Lichens

: NAME: Cryhia muralis muralis – Marbled Green / WINGSPAN: 24-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-August / HABITAT: mainly on the coasts of southern England and south Wales, usually at coastal rocky areas, open areas on chalky soils / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Lichens

: NAME: Cryhia muralis muralis – Marbled Green / WINGSPAN: 24-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-August / HABITAT: mainly on the coasts of southern England and south Wales, usually at coastal rocky areas, open areas on chalky soils / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Lichens

: NAME: Cryphia domestica – Marbled beauty / WINGSPAN: 20-25mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-August / HABITAT: A range of habitats, including suburbia. This species rests by day on stone walls and rocks / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Lichens, especially rock-growing species like Lecidia confluens

: NAME: Cryphia domestica – Marbled beauty / WINGSPAN: 20-25mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-August / HABITAT: A range of habitats, including suburbia. This species rests by day on stone walls and rocks / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Lichens, especially rock-growing species like Lecidia confluens

: NAME: Cryphia domestica – Marbled beauty / WINGSPAN: 20-25mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-August / HABITAT: A range of habitats, including suburbia. This species rests by day on stone walls and rocks / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Lichens, especially rock-growing species like Lecidia confluens

: NAME: Xanthia aurago – Barred Sallow / WINGSPAN: 27-32mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Wooded valleys, downland and Southern heaths / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Beech or Field Maple – at first on the buds and subsequently on the flowers and leaves

: NAME: Xanthia aurago – Barred Sallow / WINGSPAN: 27-32mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Wooded valleys, downland and Southern heaths / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Beech or Field Maple – at first on the buds and subsequently on the flowers and leaves

: NAME: Xanthia icteritia – Sallow / WINGSPAN: 27-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Damp woodland, heathland and marshy places / LARVAL FOODPLANT: First on Willow catkins, and then later on herbaceous plants

: NAME: Xanthia icteritia – Sallow / WINGSPAN: 27-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Damp woodland, heathland and marshy places / LARVAL FOODPLANT: First on Willow catkins, and then later on herbaceous plants

: NAME: Xanthia icteritia – Sallow / WINGSPAN: 27-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Damp woodland, heathland and marshy places / LARVAL FOODPLANT: First on Willow catkins, and then later on herbaceous plants

: NAME: Xanthia icteritia – Sallow / WINGSPAN: 27-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Damp woodland, heathland and marshy places / LARVAL FOODPLANT: First on Willow catkins, and then later on herbaceous plants

: NAME: Xanthia icteritia – Sallow / WINGSPAN: 27-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Damp woodland, heathland and marshy places / LARVAL FOODPLANT: First on Willow catkins, and then later on herbaceous plants

: NAME: Xanthia icteritia – Sallow / WINGSPAN: 27-35mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Damp woodland, heathland and marshy places / LARVAL FOODPLANT: First on Willow catkins, and then later on herbaceous plants

: NAME: Xanthia togata – Pink-barred Sallow / WINGSPAN: 27-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: September-October / HABITAT: Damp woodland, heathland and marshy places / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Catkins of Willow and when more mature, on a range of herbaceous plants

NOCTUIDS - NOCTUIDAE ACONYIINAE