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Moth & Butterfly Gallery - Page 2: Other Moths |
Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera |
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Moths and butterflies include a great many of our most colourful and familiar insects - brightening our fields and gardens during the warm summer months. Enjoy this selection of species, all found in Britain and Northern Europe unless stated otherwise . . . . . . | |
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 Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia caja) caterpillar length up to 60 mm Feeds on the leaves of many low-growing herbaceous plants |
 Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia caja) wing-span 55-60 mm |
 Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula) wing-span 50-60 mm Photo: P. Baker © |
 Hornet Clearwing Moth (Sesia apiformis) wing-span 30-40 mm Photo: R. Tugwell © |
 Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) wing-span 70-75 mm |
 Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) caterpillar length up to 70 mm Feeds on the leaves of poplar, sallow and willow |
 Buff-tip Moth (Phalera bucephala) wing-span 55-65 mm |
 Buff-tip Moth (Phalera bucephala) caterpillar length up to 80 mm Feeds on the leaves of many deciduous trees |
 Chinese Oak Silkworm Moth (Antherea pernyi) wing-span 10-12 cm (found throughout China and neighbouring countries) |
 Oak Silkworm (Antherea pernyi) caterpillar Feeds on the leaves of oak and other deciduous trees (in China these caterpillars are cultured as silkworms, yielding silk thread from their pupal cocoons) |
 Codlin Moth (Cydia pomonella) wing-span 15-20 mm The caterpillars of this moth are commonly called apple maggots - they tunnel into the flesh and core of maturing apples, as well as pears and other fruits, making them inedible |
 White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) wing-span 25-30 mm |
 Pale Tussock Moth (Calliteara pudibunda) caterpillar length up to 45 mm Feeds on the leaves of many deciduous trees and also on hops (the hair-tufts can cause a skin rash if the caterpillar is handled) |
 Buff Ermine Moth (Spilosoma luteum) wing-span 35-40 mm |
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