Wednesday, 15 February 2012

A to Z of Moths

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Cabbage Moth
Cacao Moth
Calamotropha paludella
Callisto denticulella
Caloptilia alchimiella
Caloptilia betulicola
Caloptilia elongella
Caloptilia hauderi
Caloptilia hemidactylella
Caloptilia populetorum The adults resemble several other Caloptilia species and are best identified by the dark spots on the forewing leading edge and darker cilia. Their...
Caloptilia robustella
Caloptilia rufipennella
Caloptilia semifascia
Caloptilia stigmatella
Caloptilia syringella
Calybites phasianipennella
Campanula Pug
Canary-shouldered Thorn
Capperia britanniodactyla
Capua vulgana
Carcina quercana
Carnation Tortrix
Carpatolechia alburnella
Carpatolechia decorella
Carpatolechia fugitivella
Carpatolechia proximella
Caryocolum alsinella
Caryocolum blandella
Caryocolum blandulella
Caryocolum fraternella
Caryocolum vicinella
Caryocolum viscariella
Case-bearing Clothes Moth
Catoptria falsella
Catoptria margaritella
Catoptria permutatella
Catoptria pinella
Catoptria verellus
Cedestis gysseleniella
Cedestis subfasciella
Celypha aurofasciana
Celypha cespitana
Celypha lacunana
Celypha rosaceana
Celypha rufana
Celypha striana
Centre-barred Sallow
Chalk Carpet
Chamomile Shark
Channel Islands Pug
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix
Cherry Fruit Moth
Cherry-bark Moth
Chestnut Moth
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
Chilo phragmitella
Chimney Sweeper This distinctive moth has sometimes been mistaken for the Small Blue butterfly. It rarely varies in colour but may become browner with wear. This...
Chinese Character

Lacks hoooked wing-tips.

Chionodes fumatella
Chocolate-tip
Choreutis diana
Choristoneura hebenstreitella
Chrysoclista lathamella
Chrysoclysta linneella
Chrysocrambus craterella
Chrysoesthia drurella
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Cinnabar Moth
Cistus Forester One of three similar species, this iridescent green moth can be difficult to distinguish from related species. However, it is generally smaller than...
Clay Triple-lines
Clepsis consimilana
Cloaked Carpet
Cloaked Minor The moth varies considerably, from pale cream to dark brown with diverse markings, often with a central cross bar. It can be confused with the Rosy...
Cloaked Pug
Clouded Border

Amount of dark spotting varies, females normally lacking black band across centre of each wing

Clouded Brindle
Clouded Buff

The clear differences between the male and female of this moth led them to be originally described as separate species.  The female is...

Clouded Drab
Clouded Magpie
Clouded Silver
Clouded-bordered Brindle
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
Cnephasia genitalana
Cnephasia longana
Coast Dart
Cochylidia implicitana
Cochylidia rupicola
Cochylimorpha alternana
Cochylimorpha straminea
Cochylis atricapitana
Cochylis dubitana
Cochylis flaviciliana
Cochylis hybridella
Cochylis molliculana
Cochylis nana
Cochylis roseana
Cocksfoot Moth
Codling Moth
Coleophora adspersella
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