Identifying animals on our land (more coming soon) |
Ants, Bees and Wasps | Beetles | Bugs | Butterflies | Crickets and Grasshoppers | Flies | Mayflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies | Moths | Spiders |
Amphibians and Reptiles | Birds | Mammals |
Moths 2024 - 2,500 (approx) UK species |
Family: Choreutidae - Metal Marks (7 species) | |
Common Nettle-tap - Anthophila fabriciana Oak field, on nettles by shelter and hatched from pupa in 'lettuce/salad' group (Aug 24) Photographed 28th August 2024 (First ID 19th August) |
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Family: Crambidae - Crambid (122 species) | |
Inlaid Grass Veneer - Crambus pascuella Moth Trap (Stables) and seen on land a lot ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th July 2024 |
Garden Grass Veneer - Chrysoteuchia culmella Oak field grasses ![]() Photographed and first ID 12th August 2024 |
Small Magpie - Eudonia mercurella Poultry Area ![]() Photographed and first ID 25th July 2024 |
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Garden Grey - Eudonia mercurella Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th August 2024 |
Tawny Grey - Eudonia lacustrata Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 11th July 2024 |
Garden Pearl - Udea olivalis Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 23rd June 2024 |
Rusty Dot Pearl - Udea ferrugalis Oak field, on hawthorne ![]() Photographed and first ID 13th August 2024 |
Family: Erebidae - Tiger & Tussock moths, Red Underwings & Allies (87 species) | |
Buff Emine - Spilosoma lutea Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 19th June 2024 |
White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 23rd June 2024 |
Common Footman - Eilema lurideola Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 11th July 2024 |
Rosy Footman - Miltochrista miniata Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th August 2024 |
Ruby Tiger - Phragmatobia fuliginosa Moth Trap (Oak field) ![]() Photographed and first ID 22nd August 2024 |
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The Snout - Hypena proboscidalis Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 23rd June 2024 |
Black Arches - Lymantria monacha Moth Trap (Green lane) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th August 2024 |
Straw Dot - Rivula sericealis Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 19th June 2024 |
Herald - Scoliopteryx libatrix Moth Trap (Stables) and hatched from pupa in 'willow' group (Aug/Sept 24) ![]() Photographed 3rd September 2024 (First ID 30th July) |
Family: Geometridae - Geometrids (304 species) | |
Bordered Beauty - Epione repandaria Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th July 2024 |
Brimstone - Opisthograptis luteolata Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 23rd June 2024 |
Clouded Border - Lomaspilis marginata Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 11th July 2024 |
Common Wave - Cabera exanthemata Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 23rd June 2024 |
Early Thorn - Selenia dentaria Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 11th July 2024 |
Light Emerald - Campaea margaritata Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th July 2024 |
Magpie - Abraxas grossulariata Collecting Area and Allotment ![]() Photographed 21st August 2024 (First ID 11th Aug) |
Scalloped Oak - Crocallis elinguaria Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th July 2024 |
Common Carpet - Epirrhoe alternata Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed 30th August 2024 (First ID 23rd June) |
Common Marbled Carpet - Dysstroma truncata Moth Trap (Green lane) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th August 2024 |
Flame Carpet - Xanthorhoe designata Allotment, on raspberry plants ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th August 2024 |
Garden Carpet - Xanthorhoe fluctuata Hatched from pupa in 'lettuce/salad' group Aug 24 ![]() Photographed 21st August 2024 (First ID 19th Aug) |
Green Carpet - Colostygia pectinataria Oak field bottom hedgerow ![]() Photographed and first ID 10th September |
Purple Bar - Cosmorhoe ocellata Kitchen ![]() Photographed and first ID 26th Aug 2024 |
White-banded Carpet - Spargania luctuata Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 11th July 2024 |
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Blood Vein - Timandra comae Moth Trap (Stables) and Oak field ![]() Photographed 28th August 2024 (First ID 19th June) |
Maiden's Blush - Cyclophora punctaria Moth Trap (Green lane) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th August 2024 |
Single-dotted Wave - Idaea dimidiata Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th July 2024 |
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Family: Lasiocampidae - Eggar Moths (12 species) | |
Drinker - Euthrix potatoria Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th July 2024 |
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Family: Noctuidae - Noctuids (365 species) | |
Svensson's Copper Underwing - Amphipyra berbera Moth Trap (Green lane) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th August 2024 |
The Lychnis - Hadena bicruris Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 19th June 2024 |
The Mullein - Cucullia verbasci Poultry area, several found on water figwort in June ![]() Photographed and first ID 15th June 2024 |
Flame Shoulder - Ochropleura plecta Moth Trap (Stables and Oak field) ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th August 2024 |
Hart and Dart - Agrotis exclamationis Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 23rd June 2024 |
Large Yellow Underwing - Noctua pronuba Moth Trap (Oak field) ![]() Photographed and first ID 22nd August 2024 |
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - Noctua janthe Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th August 2024 |
Setaceous Hebrew Character - Xestia c-nigrum Moth Trap (Green lane) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th August 2014 |
Small Square-spot - Diarsia rubi Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 19th June 2024 |
Silver Y - Autographa gamma Moth Trap (Stables) and hatched from pupa in 'lettuce/salad' group Aug 24 ![]() Photographed and first ID 19th June 2024 |
Dark Arches - Apamea monoglypha Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 11th July 2024 |
Ear Moth - Amphipoea oculea Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th August 2024 |
Rosy Rustic - Hydraecia micacea Bedroom ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th August 2024 |
Small Angle Shades - Euplexia lucipara Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 19th June 2024 |
Small wainscot - Denticucullus pygmina Moth Trap (Green lane) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th August 2024 |
Knot grass - Acronicta rumicis Alotment, seen a couple of times ![]() Photographed and first ID 10th October 2024 |
Family: Notodontidae - Prominents and Allies (28 species) | |
Buff Tip- Phalera bucephala Bedroom ![]() Photographed and first ID 12th July 2024 |
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Family: Oecophoridae - Tubic Moths (28 species) | |
White-shouldered House-moth - Endrosis sarcitrella Moth Trap (Green lane) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th August 2024 |
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Family: Sphingdae - Hawk-moths (18 species) | |
Poplar Hawk-moth - Laothoe populi Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th July 2024 |
Elephant Hawk-moth - Deilephilia elpenor Moth Trap (Oak field) ![]() Photographed and first ID 22nd August 2024 |
Family: Tortricidae - Tortrix (382 species) | |
Common Yellow Conch - Agapeta hamana Moth Trap (Stables) ![]() Photographed and first ID 23rd June 2024 |
Light Brown Apple Moth - Epiphyas postvittana Moth Trap (Green lane) ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th August 2024 |
Dark Strawberry Tortrix - Celypha lacunana Oak field, seen once ![]() Photographed and first ID 24th June 2024 |