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Moth & Butterfly Gallery - Page 3: Other Moths (cont.) |
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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 Burnet Moth (Zygaena sp.) pupal cocoon attached to a grass stem |
 Six-spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae) wing-span 30-40 mm Mating pair resting on a pupal cocoon Photo: James Weir © |
 Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillar length up to 30mm Feeds on the leaves and flowers of ragwort |
 Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) wing-span 35-45 mm |
 Wax Moth (Aphomia sociella) wing-span 30-40 mm Breeds in the nests of social bees & wasps |
 Small Magpie Moth (Eurrhypara hortulata) wing-span 25-35 mm |
 Large Yellow Underwing Moth (Noctua pronuba) caterpillar length up to 50mm Feeds on the stems and leaves of many wild and cultivated herbaceous plants, often cutting the stems at ground level (one of several common garden pests known as cutworms) |
 Grey Dagger Moth (Acronicta psi) caterpillar length up to 40mm Feeds on the leaves of hawthorn and other deciduous trees |
 Common Marbled Carpet Moth (Chloroclysta truncata) wing-span 20-30 mm |
 Scorched Carpet Moth (Ligdia adustata) wing-span 20-25 mm |
 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) wing-span 30-40 mm |
 Feathered Thorn Moth (Colotois pennaria) wing-span 30-40 mm |
 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) wing-span 35-40 mm |
 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) caterpillar length up to 40 mm Feeds on the leaves of blackthorn and other deciduous shrubs and may cause damage to gooseberry and currant bushes in the garden |
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