| Macro photos | Micro photos |
 | | Knot Grass
Acronicta rumicis
© Ian Cross
As well as the normal, dark form the larva a rarer, ginger form is occasionally seen
uploaded: 15/09/24 |
 | | Webb's Wainscot
Globia sparganii
© Peter Bruce-Jones
Trapped at Broadmayne 1 September 2024
uploaded: 03/09/24 |
 | | Rosy Underwing
Catocala electa
© Peter Bruce-Jones
Trapped at Broadmayne 31 August 2024
uploaded: 03/09/24 |
 | | Rosy Underwing
Catocala electa
© Peter Bruce-Jones
Trapped at Broadmayne 31 August 2024
uploaded: 03/09/24 |
 | | Beautiful Marbled
Eublemma purpurina
© Jamie McMillan
13 Aug 2022, Briantspuddle
uploaded: 03/09/24 |
 | | Small Elephant Hawk-moth
Deilephila porcellus
© Gillian Nash
Frampton 01/07/24
uploaded: 19/08/24 |
 | | Riband Wave
Idaea aversata
© Gillian Nash
Frampton 19/07/24
uploaded: 19/08/24 |
 | | August Thorn
Ennomos quercinaria
© Gillian Nash
Frampton 24/07/24
uploaded: 19/08/24 |
 | | Dark Umber
Philereme transversata
© Gillian Nash
Frampton 01/08/24
uploaded: 19/08/24 |
 | | Large Emerald
Geometra papilionaria
© Gillian Nash
Frampton August 2024
uploaded: 19/08/24 |
 | | Cloaked Carpet
Euphyia biangulata
© Gillian Nash
Frampton August 2024
uploaded: 19/08/24 |
 | | Four-spotted Footman
Lithosia quadra
© Gillian Nash
Frampton 11/08/24
uploaded: 19/08/24 |
 | | Black Arches
Lymantria monacha
© Gillian Nash
Frampton 11/08/24
uploaded: 19/08/24 |
 | | Pine Hawk-moth
Sphinx pinastri
© Gillian Nash
Frampton 11/08/24
uploaded: 19/08/24 |
 | | Orange Swift
Triodia sylvina
© Tony Grant
MV 26/06/2024 Back Garden nr. Bear Cross Bournemouth
uploaded: 16/08/24 |
 | | Radford's Flame Shoulder
Ochropleura leucogaster
© Paul Harris
uploaded: 11/08/24 |
 | | Galium Carpet
Epirrhoe galiata
© Paul Harris
uploaded: 11/08/24 |
 | | Flame Carpet
Xanthorhoe designata
© Nicki Barker
Mid-Dorset edge of Blackmore Vale 9 Sugust 2024
uploaded: 10/08/24 |
 | | Vapourer
Orgyia antiqua
© Paul Harris
Female with cocoon and egg mass
uploaded: 08/08/24 |
 | | Twin-spotted Wainscot
Lenisa geminipuncta
© Jamie McMillan
2 Aug 2022, Briantspuddle
uploaded: 06/08/24 |
 | | Striped Hawk-moth
Hyles livornica
© Jamie McMillan
2 Aug 2022, Briantspuddle
uploaded: 06/08/24 |
 | | Small Fan-footed Wave
Idaea biselata
© Paul Harris
An unusual dark form.
uploaded: 05/08/24 |
 | | Lunar Hornet Moth
Sesia bembeciformis
© Martin Wood
3/08/2024 came to lure in my Wimborne Garden
uploaded: 04/08/24 |
 | | Drinker
Euthrix potatoria
© Mark Pike
Motcombe 2/8/24
uploaded: 02/08/24 |
 | | Pale Prominent
Pterostoma palpina
© Mark Pike
Motcombe 2/8/24
uploaded: 02/08/24 |
 | | Sallow Kitten
Furcula furcula
© Mark Pike
Motcombe 2/8/24
uploaded: 02/08/24 |
 | | Yellow-tail
Euproctis similis
© Mark Pike
Motcombe 2/8/24
uploaded: 02/08/24 |
 | | Mocha
Cyclophora annularia
© Mark Pike
Motcombe 2/8/24
uploaded: 02/08/24 |
 | | Pine Hawk-moth
Sphinx pinastri
© Mark Pike
Motcombe well away from any pine trees.
uploaded: 02/08/24 |
 | | Clay Triple-lines
Cyclophora linearia
© Nicki Barker
Wa n Night edge of Blackmore vale Mid Dorset 30/7/24
uploaded: 30/07/24 |
 | | Dark Umber
Philereme transversata
© Nicki Barker
Mid Dorset Bookham DT2 7RP 28 July 2024
uploaded: 29/07/24 |
 | | Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
© Paul Harris
uploaded: 26/07/24 |
 | | Crimson Speckled
Utetheisa pulchella
© Ian Cross
late instar larva Spain
uploaded: 25/07/24 |
 | | Burnet Companion
Euclidia glyphica
© Ian Cross
on its foodplant Winfith Heath 2020
uploaded: 25/07/24 |
 | | Mother Shipton
Callistege mi
© Ian Cross
uploaded: 25/07/24 |
 | | Cinnabar
Tyria jacobaeae
© Ian Cross
uploaded: 25/07/24 |
 | | Buff-tip
Phalera bucephala
© Ian Cross
final instar larva Winfrith 2014
uploaded: 25/07/24 |
 | | Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
© Ian Cross
final instar Bere Regis 2021
uploaded: 25/07/24 |
 | | Grey Dagger
Acronicta psi
© Paul Harris
uploaded: 22/07/24 |
 | | Orange-tailed Clearwing
Synanthedon andrenaeformis
© Martin Wood
Came to a Red-tipped Clearwing lure in the garden
uploaded: 20/07/24 |
 | | Dusky Sallow
Eremobia ochroleuca
© Martin Wood
Came to 80w MV a 1st for the Wimborne garden
uploaded: 20/07/24 |
 | | Spectacle
Abrostola tripartita
© Ian Cross
uploaded: 20/07/24 |
 | | Festoon
Apoda limacodes
© Paul Harris
uploaded: 19/07/24 |
 | | Great Prominent
Peridea anceps
© Ian Cross
like many tree and shrub feeding species the larvae change colour when they descend from the canopy. Briantspuddle 2024
uploaded: 19/07/24 |
 | | Chocolate-tip
Clostera curtula
© Ian Cross
freshly-emerged second brood Briantspuddle July 2024
uploaded: 17/07/24 |
 | | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
Hemaris fuciformis
© Ian Cross
final instar larva pre-pupation
uploaded: 10/07/24 |
 | | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
Hemaris fuciformis
© Ian Cross
final instar larva fully-grown
uploaded: 10/07/24 |
 | | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
Hemaris fuciformis
© Ian Cross
final instar larva just post ecdysis
uploaded: 10/07/24 |
 | | Cloaked Minor
Mesoligia furuncula
© Nicki Barker
Bookham 1st July 2024
uploaded: 02/07/24 |
 | | Delicate
Mythimna vitellina
© Nicki Barker
Bookham June 2024
uploaded: 24/06/24 |
 | | Delicate
Mythimna vitellina
© Nicki Barker
Single species Mid Dorset DT2 7RP 26 June 2024
uploaded: 24/06/24 |
 | | Pine Beauty
Panolis flammea
© I
Pine Beauty late instar larva of Scot's Pine Throop Heath June 2024
uploaded: 07/06/24 |
 | | Pine Beauty
Panolis flammea
© Ian Cross
Close-up of larva head
uploaded: 07/06/24 |
 | | Iron Prominent
Notodonta dromedarius
© Martin Wood
02/06/2024 Wimborne Back Garden
uploaded: 03/06/24 |
