Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They are an important part of the food chain providing a vital food source for birds and bats.
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Aspen Hook-wing Ancylis laetana
Flies in May and June, locally common in south-east England. The larvae feed on Aspen and Poplar trees, spinning the leaves of the foodplant together and living beneath in a white silken web. This species was previously known as the 'Aspen Roller'.
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Aspen Hook-wing
Ancylis laetana
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49.265 Hoary Tortrix
Eucosma cana
Common species found from June until August in rough grassland where thistle and Black Knapweed grows. Formerly known as the 'Hoary Bell'.
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49.080
Varied Tortrix Acleris hastiana
Found in a range of different forms, flying from April until September in two generations. Its larvae feed on small-leaved willows. It was originally known as the 'Sallow Button'.
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49.109
Garden Straw Acleris hastiana
Small bright-yellow moth seen from June until August. It foodplant is thistle. Previously known as the 'Common Yellow Conch'.
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49.113
Orange Beauty Commophila aeneana
The adults are on the wing from May until July. Its larvae feed on roots of ragwort.
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Common Marbled Straw Aethes smeathmanniana
Found on rough grassland and scrub from May until August. Yarrow and Knapweed are its foodplants. Formerly known as the Yarrow Conch.
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49.138
Tawny-fronted Straw Neocochylis molliculana
On the wing from June until August. It was previously known as the 'Ox-tongue Conch' and first recorded in Britain during 1993. Bristly oxtongue is its larval foodplant.
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49.144
Oak Marble Eudemis profundana
Flies during July and August in oak woodland and scrub. It is a variable species with broad, rounded forewings and general marbled appearance to the wing pattern. There is often a characteristic orange tuft on the thorax. Oak is its foodplant. Previously known as the 'Diamond-back Marble'.
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White-backed Tortrix Hedya salicella
Lives on banks near inland water where Willow trees grow. Its caterpillars nourish themselves in spun leaves of Sallow and Poplar.
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Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Common species that flies during the day and evening from May to September. Its larvae feed on a range of herbaceous plants.
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