The following are photographs of interesting moth species found in Bedfordshire or a particularly good photograph of a more common species.
This list does not get added to very often but more moth photos appear on the
Bed Fauna and Flora Blog at:-
http://bedsflorafauna.blogspot.com
Dotted
Chestnut, Conistra rubiginea, trapped in Potton on 15th April 2007. Photo by
Andy Darrington
Peach Blossom, Thyatira batis, trapped at Sandhouse Lane NR on
16th June 2007. Photo by Simon Knight
Scarce
Silver-lines, Bena bicolorana, trapped at Sandhouse Lane NR on 13th July 2007.
Photo by Andy Banthorpe
Tree-lichen Beauty, Cryphia algae, trapped on 11th August 2007 at Barton Hills
NR. Photo by Andy Banthorpe
Yellow-horned, Achlya
flavicornis, found at The Lodge, RSPB Sandy, on 26th February 2008. Photo by
Melissa Banthorpe
Water
Carpet, Lampropteryx suffumata, found in Potton Wood on 5th April 2008 by Mel
Lloyd. Photo by Andy Banthorpe
Frosted Green, Polyploca ridens,
trapped in Flitwick Moor on 4th May 2008. Photo by Melissa Banthorpe
Orange Footman, Eilema sororcula, trapped at The Lodge, RSPB
Sandy on 10th May 2008. Photo by Andy Banthorpe
Ochreous Pug,
Eupithecia indigata, trapped at The Lodge, RSPB Sandy, on 10th May 2008
(confirmed by Gen det). Photo by Andy Banthorpe
Brindled
White-spot, Paradarisa extersaria, trapped at Duck end Nr, Maulden, on 30th May
2008.
Photo by Melissa Banthorpe
Green Silver-lines,
Pseudoips prasinana, trapped at Duck end Nr, Maulden, on 30th May 2008. Photo by
Melissa Banthorpe
Scorched Wing, Plagodis
dolabraria, trapped at Duck end Nr, Maulden, on 30th May 2008. Photo by Melissa
Banthorpe
The Suspected, Parastichtis suspecta, trapped at The Lodge, RSPB Sandy, on 28th
June 2008. Photo by David Dench
Waved Black,
Parascotia fuliginaria, trapped in Studham on 27th July 2008. Photo by Charles
Baker
Double Kidney, Ipimorpha retusa, trapped in Eaton Ford on 4th August 2008. Photo
by Andy Banthorpe
Pale-lemon
Sallow, Xanthia ocellaris, trapped at Eaton ford on 6th October 2008. Photo by
Andy Banthorpe