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Photo of Spring Usher by Graeme Davis
1932 Spring Usher
Flying : January, February and early March
Common in England and Wales; local elsewhere
Varied in colour but at about 15mm, smaller
than Umbers and Dotted Border
1904 Scorched Wing Plagodis dolabraria
Flying : Mainly May, June and July
Common in England and Wales; local elsewhere
Photo of Pale Oak Beauty by Graeme Davis
Photo of Speckled Yellow by Graeme Davis
1909 Speckled Yellow Pseudopanthera macularia
Flying : Mainly May and June
Common in the South of England and in Wales; less common elsewhere
1944 Pale Oak Beauty Hypomecis punctinalis
Flying : Mainly in May and June
Common in South-
1888 Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata
Flying : May, June, July, August
Common in Southern England local elsewhere
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10. Geometers4 -
1954 Bordered White Bupalus piniaria
Flying : Mainly May, June and July
Common
Bordered White usually rests with its wings together (see photo) and has a
distinctive white streak down the underside of the hindwing.
Photo of Bordered White by David Owen.
1951 Grey Birch Ectropis crepuscularia
Flying : April, May and June
Common in Wales and in England except the far North. Local or very local elsewhere
Photo of Tawny-
1893 Tawny-
Flying : May to Early September.
Common.
Photo of Latticed Heath by David Owen.
Photo of Grey Birch by David Owen.
1884 Magpie Abraxas grossulariata
Flying : June, July, August
Common
1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata
Flying : May, June, July, August
Common
1889 Peacock Moth Macaria notata
Flying : May, June, July, August
Mainly in the South, including South Wales and East
Anglia.
1890 Sharp-
Flying : Mainly in June, July, August
Sharp-
1902 Brown Silver-
Flying : April, May, June, July -
Nocturnal but does fly in the day -
1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Flying : May to October -
Common
1907 Bordered Beauty Epione repandaria
Flying : July, August and September
Common in the South of England and in Wales; less common elsewhere
1912 August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria
Flying : July, August and September
Less common than the other Thorns shown here, particularly in the North of England and Scotland
1913 Canary-
Flying : July, August, September and October
Common
1914 Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Flying : Mainly August and September
Common in most of England and Wales but not recorded in the far North of England or in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
1915 September Thorn Ennomos erosaria
Flying : Mainly July, August and September
Common in most of England and Wales but less common in the far North of England and Scotland. Rare in Northern Ireland.
1920 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata
Flying : Mainly May and June
Common
1919 Purple Thorn Selenia tetralunaria
Flying : Generally two distinct generations April, May and July, August. In the North
there may be only one generation -
Fairly common in Wales and in England except the far North -
1917 Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Flying : Generally two distinct generations March, April, May and July, August, September.
In the North there may be only one generation -
Common
1921 Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Flying : June, July, August
Common
1922 Swallow-
Flying : May, June and July -
Common except in the North of Scotland
1923 Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria
Flying : September, October, November, early December
Common
1925 Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Flying : February, March
Only common in South-
1926 Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Flying : Mainly in January, February and March
Common
1927 Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Flying : Mainly in April and May
Common in Southern England and South Wales. Scattered records elsewhere.
1930 Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Flying : Late February, March and April.
Common in Southern half of England and in Wales. Scattered records elsewhere.
1931 Peppered Moth Biston betularia
Flying : May, June, July, August
Common, but less so in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The dark form has been dominant in cities at periods of severe pollution, when lichens could not survive on trees.
1933 Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria
Flying : Mainly in October, November and December
Common
1934 Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Flying : Mainly in February, March, April
Common
1935 Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
Flying : Mainly in October, November, December, January
Common
1936 Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria
April, May, June -
Only common in the Southern half of England and in Wales. Absent elsewhere.
1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Flying : June, July, August, September. Sometimes appears outside this period.
Common
1941 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata
Flying : June, July and August
Common
1945 Brussels Lace Cleorodes lichenaria
Flying : Mainly in June and July
Most common in South-
1947 Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia
Flying : two, sometimes three generations in the South from March to September.In
the North only one generation in June, July and August
Common except in Northern Ireland
where it is local.
1952 Common Heath Ematurga atomaria
Flying : Mainly in May and June. Day-
Common throughout Britain but mainly on Moorland.
Latticed Heath (BF 1894 above)
is similar but has boldly marked longitudinal wing veins.
1955 Common White Wave Cabera pusaria
Flying : June, July and August
Common
1956 Common Wave Cabera exanthemata
Flying : May, June, July and August
Common
1957 White-
Flying : May and June
Common only in Wales, England South of the Wash and some parts of Northern England
1958 Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata
Flying : May, June and July
Common in England and Wales. Scattered in Scotland and Northern Ireland
1960 Early Moth Theria primaria
Flying : January, February, March -
Local in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Common elsewhere.
Photo is of the male -
1961 Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Flying : May, June, July, August, September -
Common
1962 Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria
Flying : Mainly June, July and August
Common
Ennominae
1894 Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata
Flying : May to early September
Common, particularly on chalk grassland and moorland.
Common Heath (BF 1952 below) is similar but lacks the strongly marked longitudinal
wing veins .