MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES

For some time now we have been trapping moths, and thought we would like to share some images of the more interesting species. Macros mainly, I don't record micros although I do photograph some and Obsidentify tells me what they are. To date we have recorded over 300 macro moths in Sutton Bridge, the selection of photos is quite random, reflecting those that we find most interesting. Immigrant species are indicated by a red border to the photo. Most trapping is done in our garden but when the opportunity arises we (or I) will trap elsewhere.
There is a section for butterflies, and as time goes on I may add a few interesting foreign species as well. I don't intend to trap abroad, too busy birding, but obviously come across some quite spectacular Lepidoptera on occasion.
Please feel free to e-mail if you disagree with any of my identifications, as I still consider myself a beginner in moth terms, and would be grateful for any help.
Last updated 10th May 2024
e-mail:-aabirdpix@btinternet.com

GHOST MOTH female Hepialis humuli.
June 2023

GHOST MOTH male Hepialis humuli.
July 2013

ORANGE SWIFT male Hepialis sylvina.
August 2015

ORANGE SWIFT female Hepialis sylvina.
August 2013

COMMON SWIFT Hepialis lupulinus.
June 2014

LEOPARD MOTH Zeuzera pyrina.
July 2017

GOAT MOTH Cossus cossus.
July 2023

OAK HOOK-TIP Watsonalla binaria.
April 2019

PEBBLE HOOK-TIP Drepana falcataria.
June 2014

CHINESE CHARACTER Cilix glaucata.
May 2020

BUFF ARCHES Habrosyne-pyritoides.
August 2017

FIGURE 0F EIGHTY Tethea ocularis.
July 2015

COMMON EMERALD Hemithea aestivaria.
June 2014

BLOOD-VEIN Timandra comae.
August 2017

TAWNY WAVE Scopula rubiginata.
July 2018

SMALL BLOOD-VEIN Scopula imitaria.
July 2023

LESSER CREAM WAVE Scopula immutata.
July 2022

LEAST CARPET Idaea rusticata.
July 2019

VESTAL Rhodometra sacraria.
August 2017

GEM Orthonama obstipata.
August 2016

OBLIQUE CARPET Orthonama vittata.
August 2021

RED TWIN-SPOT CARPET Xanthorhoe spadicearia.
July 2018

DARK-BARRED TWIN-SPOT CARPET Xanthorhoe
ferrugata. May 2020

SILVER-GROUND CARPET Xanthorhoe montanata.
May 2020

BARRED STRAW Eulithis pyraliata.
July 2021

CYPRESS CARPET Thera cupressata.
July 2023

GREEN CARPET Colystygia pectinataria.
June 2021

JULY HIGHFLYER Hydriomena furcata.
July 2019

SHADED BROAD-BAR Scotopteryx chenopodiata.
July 2016

MALLOW Larentia clavaria.
October 2021

DARK SPINACH Pelurga comitata.
August 2016

PURPLE BAR Cosmorhoe ocellata.
August 2022

SHARP-ANGLED CARPET Euphyia unangulata.
June 2020

BARRED RIVULET Perizoma bifaciata.
August 2014

GREEN PUG Pasiphila rectangulata.
June 2023

SERAPHIM Lobophora halterata.
May 2020

YELLOW-BARRED BRINDLE Acasis viretata.
May 2016

SCORCHED CARPET Ligdia adustata.
May 2020

SHARP-ANGLED PEACOCK Macaria alternata.
August 2019

SCORCHED WING Plagodis dolabraria.
June 2016

LATTICED HEATH Chiasmina clathrata.
July 2023

LILAC BEAUTY Apeira syringaria.
July 2021

LARGE THORN Ennomos autumnaria.
September 2014

AUGUST THORN Ennomos quercinaria.
August 2017

CANARY-SHOULDERED THORN Ennomos alniaria.
August 2017

EARLY THORN Selenia dentaria.
July 2023

SCALLOPED HAZEL Odontopera bidentata.
May 2017

SCALLOPED OAK Crocallis elinguaria.
July 2016

SWALLOW-TAILED MOTH Ourapteryx sambucaria.
July 2021

FEATHERED THORN Colotois pennaria.
October 2022

PEPPERED MOTH Biston betularia.
June 2020

WAVED UMBER Menophra abruptaria.
May 2016

CLOUDED SILVER Lomographa temerata.
July 2019

LIGHT EMERALD Campanea margaritata.
July 2021

CONVOLVULUS HAWKMOTH Agrius convolvuli.
September 2023

PRIVET HAWKMOTH Sphinx ligustri.
June 2014

PINE HAWKMOTH Hyloicus pinastri.
July 2019

LIME HAWKMOTH MALE Mimas tiliae.
July 2021

LIME HAWKMOTH FEMALE Mimas tiliae.
May 2020

EYED HAWKMOTH Smerinthus ocellata.
June 2020

POPLAR HAWKMOTH Laothoe populi.
August 2017

POPLAR HAWKMOTH Laothoe populi.
July 2017

HUMMINGBIRD HAWKMOTH Macroglossum stellatarum
July 2017

ELEPHANT HAWKMOTH Deilephila elpenor
June 2020

ELEPHANT HAWKMOTH Deilephila elpenor
June 2020

SMALL ELEPHANT HAWKMOTH Deilephila porcellus.
June 2014

PUSS MOTH Cerura vinula
April 2021

SALLOW KITTEN Furcula furcula
June 2020

POPLAR KITTEN Furcula bifida.
August 2017

IRON PROMINENT Notodonta dromedarius.
July 2017

PEBBLE PROMINENT Notodonta ziczac
July 2017

SWALLOW PROMINENT Pheosia tremula
June 2020

COXCOMB PROMINENT Ptilodon capucina.
July 2017

PALE PROMINENT Pterostoma palpina.
July 2017

CHOCOLATE-TIP Clostera curtula
August 2020

BUFF-TIP Phalera bucephala
May 2020

PALE TUSSOCK Calliteara pudibunda.
June 2016

BROWN-TAIL Euproctis chrysorrhoea.
July 2021

YELLOW-TAIL Euproctis similis
July 2021

WHITE SATIN MOTH Leucoma salicis
July 2021

RED-NECKED FOOTMAN Atolmis rubricollis.
June 2020

GARDEN TIGER Arctia caja
July 2019

WHITE ERMINE Spilosoma lubricipeda.
June 2015

BUFF ERMINE Spilosoma luteum
July 2021

MUSLIN MOTH Diaphora mendica
May 2014

RUBY TIGER Phragmatobia fuliginosa.
August 2012

RUBY TIGER Phragmatobia fuliginosa
July 2013

CINNABAR Tyria jacobaeae
May 2020

LEAST BLACK ARCHES Nola confusalis.
May 2020

HEART AND CLUB Agrotis clavis.
June 2021

DARK SWORD-GRASS Agrotis ipsilon
July 2021

SHUTTLE-SHAPED DART Agrotis puta
July 2015

LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING Noctua pronuba.
June 2023

LUNAR YELLOW UNDERWING Noctua orbona.
August 2021

LESSER YELLOW UNDERWING Noctua comes
August 2011

BROAD-BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING
Noctua fimbriata August 2012

LESSER BROAD-BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING
Noctua janthe July 2016

LEAST YELLOW UNDERWING Noctua interjecta.
July 2015

SIX-STRIPED RUSTIC Xestia sexstrigata
August 2021

GOTHIC Naenia typica
July 2012

GREEN ARCHES Anaplectoides prasina.
July 2018

RED CHESTNUT Cerastis rubricosa.
April 2016

SHEARS Hada plebeja
June 2017

DOT MOTH Melanchra persicariae
July 2015

DOG'S-TOOTH Lacanobia suasa.
May 2020

BRIGHT-LINE BROWN-EYE Lacanobia oleracea.
June 2021

BROAD-BARRED WHITE Hecatera bicolorata
July 2021

SMALL RANUNCULUS Hecatera dysodea
August 2022

CAMPION Hadena rivularis.
July 2019

TAWNY SHEARS Hadena perplexa.
May 2023

VARIED CORONET Hadena compta.
June 2014

LYCHNIS Hadena bicruris.
August 2017

ANTLER MOTH Cerapteryx graminis.
August 2017

BROWN-LINE BRIGHT-EYE Mythimna conigera.
July 2017

WHITE-POINT Mythimna albipuncta
September 2023

DELICATE Mythimna vitellina
July 2023

OBSCURE WAINSCOT Mythimna obsoleta.
July 2019

SHOULDER-STRIPED WAINSCOT Mythimna comma.
July 2021

CHAMOMILE SHARK Cucullia chamomillae
May 2023

SHARK Cucullia umbratica
August 2021

STAR-WORT Cucullia asteris.
July 2023

MULLEIN Shargacucullia verbasci.
April 2024

BRINDLED OCHRE Dasypolia templi.
May 2023

PALE PINION Lithophane hepatica
May 2023

BLAIR'S SHOULDER-KNOT Lithophane leautieri.
July 2023

GREEN-BRINDLED CRESCENT Allophyes oxyacanthae.
October 2015

MERVEILLE DU JOUR Dichonia aprilina.
October 2022

SATELLITE Eupsilia transversa
October 2023

DOTTED CHESTNUT Conistra rubiginea.
July 2023

RED-LINE QUAKER Agrochola lota.
September 2014

BROWN-SPOT PINION Agrochola litura.
September 2017

CENTRE-BARRED SALLOW Atethmia centrago
September 2022

PINK-BARRED SALLOW Xanthia togata
September 2015

SALLOW Xanthia icteritia.
September 2018

DUSKY-LEMON SALLOW Xanthia gilvago.
October 2022

PALE-LEMON SALLOW Xanthia ocellaris.
September 2015

SYCAMORE Acronicta aceris
June 2014

MILLER Acronicta leporina.
July 2015

CORONET Craniophora ligustri.
June 2016

TREE-LICHEN BEAUTY Cryphia algae.
July 2021

MARBLED GREEN Cryphia muralis
July 2014

OLD LADY Mormo maura.
July 2023

BIRD'S WING Dypterygia scabriuscula.
June 2023

STRAW-UNDERWING Thalpophila matura.
August 2023

SMALL ANGLE SHADES Euplexia lucipara.
June 2019

ANGLE SHADES Phlogophora meticulosa
August 2016

OLIVE Ipimorpha subtusa.
August 2014

DUN-BAR Cosmia trapezina.
July 2018

DOUBLE LOBED Apamea ophiogramma
July 2019

MERE WAINSCOT Chorotodes fluxa.
July 2021

DUSKY SALLOW Eremobia ochroleuca.
July 2017

SALTERN EAR Amphipoea fucosa.
July 2020

ROSY RUSTIC Hydraecia micacea
September 2013

FROSTED ORANGE Gortyna flavago.
September 2015

BULRUSH WAINSCOT Nonagria typhae
September 2016

TWIN-SPOTTED WAINSCOT Archanara geminipuncta.
August 2018

WEBB'S WAINSCOT Archanara sparganii.
August 2016

TREBLE LINES Charanyca trigrammica.
June 2019

PALE MOTTLED WILLOW Paradrina clavipalpis.
August 2020

SCARCE BORDERED STRAW Helicoverpa armigera.
August 2017

MARBLED CLOVER Heliothis viriplaca.
May 2022

BORDERED STRAW Heliothis peltigera.
July 2023

CREAM-BORDERED GREEN PEA Earias clorana.
May 2020

SCARCE SILVER-LINES Bena bicolorana.
July 2018

GREEN SILVER-LINES Pseudopsis prasinana.
July 2015

BURNISHED BRASS Diachrysia chrysitis.
September 2023

FUSED BURNISHED BRASS Diachrysia (chrysitis) stenochrysis. August 2018

DEWICK'S PLUSIA Macdunnoughia confusa.
September 2023

GOLD SPOT Plusia festucae.
August 2017

SILVER-Y Autographa gamma.
September 2018

DARK SPECTACLE Abrostola triplasia.
August 2018

SPECTACLE Abrostola tripartita.
September 2018

CLIFDEN NONPAREIL Catocala fraxini.
September 2023

RED UNDERWING Catocala nupta.
September 2018

FOUR SPOTTED Tyta luctuosa.
July 2023

BLACKNECK Lygephila pastinum.
September 2023

HERALD Scoliopteryx libatrix.
August 2017

BEAUTIFUL HOOK-TIP Laspeyna flexula.
September 2018

STRAW DOT Rivula sericealis.
July 2023

FAN-FOOT Zanclognatha tarsipennalis.
September 2023