See updated Oak Eggar species page Common name: Oak Eggar Latin name: Lasiocampa quercus Family: Pterophoridae >> Lasiocampidae Flies: July to August in southern Britain This Photo Date: 24 July Location: garden, Marsland valley, North Cornwall and Devon county boundary … Read More
Common name: Six-spot Burnet Latin name: Zygaena filipendulae Family: Zygaenidae » Zygaeninae Flies: June to August This Photo Date: 1 August Location: Duckpool, Cornwall Other Photos Gallery: British Moths Related images:
Common name: Silver Hook Latin name: Deltote uncula Family: Noctuidae » Eustrotiinae Flies: May to July This Photo Date: 8 July Location: Glanville’s (Pennans) Field, Penhale, Perranporth, Cornwall Other Photos Gallery: British Moths Related images:
Common name: Emperor Moth Latin name: Saturnia pavonia Family: Saturniidae Flies: April and May Location: garden, Marsland valley, Cornwall Gallery link: British Moths Related images:
Common name: Antler Moth Latin name: Cerapteryx graminis Family: Noctuidae » Hadeninae Flies: June to September Location: Glebe Cliff, Tintagel, Cornwall
Please see the latest Garden Tiger Moth page with full life cycle information and photographs of the eggs, caterpillars, pupae and moths. Other Hairy caterpillars Caterpillar galleries Butterfly galleries Common name: Garden Tiger Latin name: Arctia caja Family: Arctiidae » … Read More
Common name: Green Carpet Latin name: Colostygia pectinataria Family: Geometridae » Larentiinae Flies: May to July This photo: Marsland valley, Cornwall and Devon county boundary Gallery: British moths Related images:
Common name: Hummingbird Hawk-moth Latin name: Macroglossum stellatarum Family: Sphingidae » Macroglossinae Location: garden, Marsland valley, Cornwall Gallery link: British Moths Related images:
Common name: Convolvulus Hawk-moth Latin name: Agrius convolvuli Family: Sphingidae » Sphinginae Location: Pyworthy, Devon Gallery link: British Moths Related images:
Common name: Small Elephant Hawk-moth Latin name: Deilephila porcellus Family: Sphingidae » Macroglossinae Date: 5 June Location: garden, Marsland valley, Cornwall Gallery link: Hawk-moth gallery Related images:
Common name: Poplar Hawk-moth Latin name: Laothoe populi Family: (Sphingidae » Smerinthinae) Date: 4 June Location: garden, Marsland valley, Cornwall
Common name: Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Latin name: Hemaris tityus Family: Sphingidae >>Macroglossinae Date: 24 April Location: garden, Marsland valley, Devon Gallery link: British Moths Related images: