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Moths

Macro, Wildlife photography

The photographs in this gallery are all of moths found in Britain. These moths were all caught in a light trap and then photographed and released unharmed to a safe place the following morning. The images were taken using a macro lens.

Over 2,500 moths have been recorded in the British Isles; these are just a small selection of the 900 macro-moths that are found here. There are many sources of information on moths, including the Butterfly Conservation and UK Moths websites.

The moths in this gallery, in order of appearance, are:

  • Powdered Quaker – Orthosia gracilis (two images)
  • Pale Prominent – Pterostoma palpina
  • Muslin Moth –Diaphora mendica (two images)
  • Hebrew Character – Orthosia gothica (two images)
  • Elephant Hawkmoth – Deilephila elpenor (six images)
  • Early Thorn – Selenia dentaria
  • Common Wainscot – Mythimna pallens
  • Silky Wainscot – Chilodes maritima
  • Common Carpet – Epirrhoe alternata
  • Clouded Drab – Orthosia incerta (three images)
  • Buff-tip – Phalera bucephala (two images)
  • Buff Ermine – Spilosoma lutea
  • Antler Moth – Cerapteryx graminis
  • White Satin Moth – Leucoma salicis
  • The Flame – Axylia putris
  • The Spectacle – Abrostola tripartita
  • Riband Wave – Idaea aversata
  • Privet Hawkmoth – Sphinx ligustri

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