Wednesday, 15 February 2012
A to Z of Moths
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| Galium Carpet |
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The leading edge of the forewing of this moth is slightly concave in the middle, a feature which assists in its identification. The... |
| Garden Carpet |
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This moth can resemble the Galium Carpet, which has more pointed forewings and more distinct white areas between darker forewing bands. Darker forms... |
| Garden Dart | ||
| Garden Pebble |
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| Garden Rose Tortrix |
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An extremely variable species. |
| Garden Tiger |
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| Gelechia sabinellus | ||
| Gelechia senticetella | ||
| Gelechia sororculella | ||
| Ghost Moth |
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| Glaucous Shears |
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| Glyphipterix forsterella | ||
| Glyphipterix fuscoviridella | ||
| Glyphipterix haworthana | ||
| Glyphipterix thrasonella | ||
| Goat Moth |
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| Gold Spangle |
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Forewing is plain, dark-reddish clouded with dull pinkish brown or sometimes greyish-brown. There is a large central metallic mark which is... |
| Gold Swift | ||
| Gold Triangle |
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| Golden-rod Brindle | ||
| Golden-rod Pug | ||
| Goniodoma limoniella | ||
| Grapholita compositella |
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| Grapholita internana | ||
| Grapholita janthinana | ||
| Grapholita jungiella | ||
| Grapholita lunulana | ||
| Grapholita tenebrosana | ||
| Grass Eggar | ||
| Grass Emerald | ||
| Grass Rivulet | Typically the whitish forewing with extensive grey-brown cross-bands help to identify this moth. Paler forms can be found in some calcareous... | |
| Grass Wave |
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This moth varies in size, typically with four stripes across the forewing and three on the hindwing, although these can be less or even absent. ... |
| Great Brocade |
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| Great Dart | ||
| Great Oak Beauty | ||
| Great Peacock | ||
| Great Prominent |
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| Green Arches |
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| Green Carpet |
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When freshly emerged the green colour of the forewing, combined with the wing markings, help to distinguish this moth from most others. This green... |
| Green Oak Tortrix |
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| Green Pug |
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| Green-brindled Crescent |
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| Green-brindled Dot | ||
| Grey Arches | ||
| Grey Birch | ||
| Grey Carpet | ||
| Grey Chi | ||
| Grey Dagger |
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| Grey Mountain Carpet |
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This moth varies in colour from light to dark grey, but the darker central band bordered by white is distinctive. It is similar to the... |
| Grey Pine Carpet |
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| Grey Pug |
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| Grey Scalloped Bar | The colour of the wings varies with habitat. Moths in upland areas tend to be whiter and those from heaths and bogs are grey or even brownish. The... | |
| Grey Shoulder-knot |
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| Grey Tortrix | ||
| Ground Lackey | ||
| Guernsey Underwing | ||
| Gymnancyla canella | ||
| Gypsonoma aceriana | ||
| Gypsonoma dealbana | ||
| Gypsonoma minutana | ||
| Gypsonoma oppressana | ||
| Gypsonoma sociana | ||
| Gypsy Moth |
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The female is superficially similar to the Black Arches but the latter species is smaller with the female Gypsy Moth having a thickset and blunt... |