Macro Moths page 2 – Somerset Wildlife Photography

Macro Moths - Page 2

GEOMETERS - GEOMETRIDAE

: NAME: Campeae margaritata – Light Emerald / WINGSPAN: 30-40mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-August / HABITAT: Broad-leaved Woodland, Parks, Gardens, Scrub, Hedgerows/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Several Deciduous Trees

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald / WINGSPAN: 24-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Varied / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Hawthorn, Blackthorn

: NAME: Hemithea chrysoprasaria – Small Emerald / WINGSPAN: 17-20mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug / HABITAT: Woodland Edges, Hedgerows mainly on chalk downs and limestone where the foodplant grows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Traveller’s Joy, Clematis

: NAME: Hemithea chrysoprasaria – Small Emerald / WINGSPAN: 17-20mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug / HABITAT: Woodland Edges, Hedgerows mainly on chalk downs and limestone where the foodplant grows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Traveller’s Joy, Clematis

: NAME: Jodis lactearia – Little Emerald / WINGSPAN: 23-26mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-June / HABITAT: Woodland Areas / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Various including: Birch, Hawthorn and Oak

: NAME: Jodis lactearia – Little Emerald / WINGSPAN: 23-26mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-June / HABITAT: Woodland Areas / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Various including: Birch, Hawthorn and Oak

GEOMETERS - GEOMETRIDAE STERRHINAE

: NAME: Cyclophora punctaria – Maidens Blush / WINGSPAN: 28mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-June & Aug / HABITAT: Prefers old woodland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Oak

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea aversata – Riband Wave / WINGSPAN: 23-30mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Wide range of habitats, including gardens, hedgerows, woodland, heathland, calcareous grassland and fens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Dock and Dandelion

: NAME: Idaea biselata – Small Fan-footed Wave / WINGSPAN: 15-20mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Woodland, plantations, heaths and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Variety of low-growing plants

: NAME: Idaea biselata – Small Fan-footed Wave / WINGSPAN: 15-20mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Woodland, plantations, heaths and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Variety of low-growing plants

: NAME: Idaea biselata – Small Fan-footed Wave / WINGSPAN: 15-20mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug Sometimes Autumn / HABITAT: Woodland, plantations, heaths and gardens / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Variety of low-growing plants

: NAME: Idaea dimidata – Single Dotted Wave / WINGSPAN: 13-18mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug / HABITAT: Damp Locations, marshy woodland, Rhynes, River Banks / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Cow Parsley and Burnet Saxifrage

: NAME: Idaea dimidata – Single Dotted Wave / WINGSPAN: 13-18mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug / HABITAT: Damp Locations, marshy woodland, Rhynes, River Banks / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Cow Parsley and Burnet Saxifrage

: NAME: Idaea dimidata – Single Dotted Wave / WINGSPAN: 13-18mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug / HABITAT: Damp Locations, marshy woodland, Rhynes, River Banks / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Cow Parsley and Burnet Saxifrage

: NAME: Idaea emarginata – Small Scallop / WINGSPAN: 11-13mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug / HABITAT: Woodland, Meadows, Marshes / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Bedstraws and Field Bindweed

: NAME: Idaea emarginata – Small Scallop / WINGSPAN: 11-13mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug / HABITAT: Woodland, Meadows, Marshes / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Bedstraws and Field Bindweed

: NAME: Idaea emarginata – Small Scallop / WINGSPAN: 11-13mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug / HABITAT: Woodland, Meadows, Marshes / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Bedstraws and Field Bindweed

: NAME: Idaea emarginata – Small Scallop / WINGSPAN: 11-13mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Aug / HABITAT: Woodland, Meadows, Marshes / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Bedstraws and Field Bindweed

: NAME: Idaea seriata – Small Dusty Wave / WINGSPAN: 19-21mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Sept – 2 broods / HABITAT: Gardens, Wasteland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ivy and other herbaceous plants

: NAME: Idaea seriata – Small Dusty Wave / WINGSPAN: 19-21mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-Sept – 2 broods / HABITAT: Gardens, Wasteland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ivy and other herbaceous plants

: NAME: Idaea trigeminata – Treble Brown Spot / WINGSPAN: 23-25mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July / HABITAT: Woodland edges, Hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ivy and Knotgrass

: NAME: Idaea trigeminata – Treble Brown Spot / WINGSPAN: 23-25mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July / HABITAT: Woodland edges, Hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ivy and Knotgrass

: NAME: Idaea trigeminata – Treble Brown Spot / WINGSPAN: 23-25mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July / HABITAT: Woodland edges, Hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ivy and Knotgrass

: NAME: Idaea trigeminata – Treble Brown Spot / WINGSPAN: 23-25mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July / HABITAT: Woodland edges, Hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ivy and Knotgrass

: NAME: Idaea trigeminata – Treble Brown Spot / WINGSPAN: 23-25mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July / HABITAT: Woodland edges, Hedgerows / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Ivy and Knotgrass

: NAME: Scopula imitaria – Small Blood Vein / WINGSPAN: 26-29mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-Aug / HABITAT: Gardens, Hedgerows, Coastal sand-dunes / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Privet and other low growing plants

: NAME: Scopula imitaria – Small Blood Vein / WINGSPAN: 26-29mm / FLIGHT TIME: July-Aug / HABITAT: Gardens, Hedgerows, Coastal sand-dunes / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Privet and other low growing plants

: NAME: Timandra comae – Blood-Vein / WINGSPAN: 15-18mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & July-Sept / HABITAT: Almost any / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Docks, Common Orache, Common Sorrel

: NAME: Timandra comae – Blood-Vein / WINGSPAN: 15-18mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & July-Sept / HABITAT: Almost any / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Docks, Common Orache, Common Sorrel

: NAME: Timandra comae – Blood-Vein / WINGSPAN: 15-18mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & July-Sept / HABITAT: Almost any / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Docks, Common Orache, Common Sorrel

: NAME: Timandra comae – Blood-Vein / WINGSPAN: 15-18mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & July-Sept / HABITAT: Almost any / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Docks, Common Orache, Common Sorrel

GEOMETERS - GEOMETRIDAE LARENTIINAE

: NAME: Acasis viretata – Yellow-barred Brindle / WINGSPAN: 10-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & July-Sept / HABITAT: woodland, suburban habitats and scrubland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Holly, Ivy, Privet, Dogwood and Hawthorn

: NAME: Acasis viretata – Yellow-barred Brindle / WINGSPAN: 10-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & July-Sept / HABITAT: woodland, suburban habitats and scrubland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Holly, Ivy, Privet, Dogwood and Hawthorn

: NAME: Acasis viretata – Yellow-barred Brindle / WINGSPAN: 10-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & July-Sept / HABITAT: woodland, suburban habitats and scrubland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Holly, Ivy, Privet, Dogwood and Hawthorn

: NAME: Acasis viretata – Yellow-barred Brindle / WINGSPAN: 10-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & July-Sept / HABITAT: woodland, suburban habitats and scrubland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Holly, Ivy, Privet, Dogwood and Hawthorn

: NAME: Acasis viretata – Yellow-barred Brindle / WINGSPAN: 10-14mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & July-Sept / HABITAT: woodland, suburban habitats and scrubland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Holly, Ivy, Privet, Dogwood and Hawthorn

: NAME: Aplocera plagiata scotica – Treble-bar / WINGSPAN: 37-43mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-June & Aug-Sept / HABITAT: Areas containing the foodplant / LARVAL FOODPLANT: St. John’s wort (Hypericum)

: NAME: Aplocera plagiata scotica – Treble-bar / WINGSPAN: 37-43mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-June & Aug-Sept / HABITAT: Areas containing the foodplant / LARVAL FOODPLANT: St. John’s wort (Hypericum)

: NAME: Asthena albulata – Small White Wave / WINGSPAN: 14-18mm / FLIGHT TIME: May-July & Aug-Sept / HABITAT: Woodland / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Birch and Hazel

: NAME: Epirrita dilutata – November Moth / WINGSPAN: 38-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: Sept-Nov / HABITAT: Variety of habitats / LARVAL FOODPLANT: Variety of trees and shrubs

: NAME: NAME: Epirrita Sp / WINGSPAN: 38-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: Sept-Winter / HABITAT: / LARVAL FOODPLANT: /

: NAME: NAME: Epirrita Sp / WINGSPAN: 38-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: Sept-Winter / HABITAT: / LARVAL FOODPLANT: /

: NAME: NAME: Epirrita Sp / WINGSPAN: 38-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: Sept-Winter / HABITAT: / LARVAL FOODPLANT: /

: NAME: NAME: Epirrita Sp / WINGSPAN: 38-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: Sept-Winter / HABITAT: / LARVAL FOODPLANT: /

: NAME: NAME: Epirrita Sp / WINGSPAN: 38-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: Sept-Winter / HABITAT: / LARVAL FOODPLANT: /

: NAME: NAME: Epirrita Sp / WINGSPAN: 38-44mm / FLIGHT TIME: Sept-Winter / HABITAT: / LARVAL FOODPLANT: /

: NAME: NAME: Hydrelia flammeolaria – Small Yellow Wave / WINGSPAN: 14-20mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, Well Wooded areas/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Field Maple and Alder /

: NAME: NAME: Hydrelia flammeolaria – Small Yellow Wave / WINGSPAN: 14-20mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: Woodland, Well Wooded areas/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Field Maple and Alder /

: NAME: NAME: Odezia atrata – Chimney Sweeper / WINGSPAN: 23-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: grassy meadows, dry chalky and limestone districts/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Flowers of Pignut /

: NAME: NAME: Odezia atrata – Chimney Sweeper / WINGSPAN: 23-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: grassy meadows, dry chalky and limestone districts/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Flowers of Pignut /

: NAME: NAME: Odezia atrata – Chimney Sweeper / WINGSPAN: 23-27mm / FLIGHT TIME: June-July / HABITAT: grassy meadows, dry chalky and limestone districts/ LARVAL FOODPLANT: Flowers of Pignut /