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Moths to see now

The following moths and butterflies are all expected to be adult or out now. This list is based on the current week (Week 52) and includes adult/mature stages found at this time of year from our data in Essex (VC18 and 19). The most likely species come first - note that those at the end of the list may be unlikely!

Bradley No	Species	Group	Number of Records
70.106	Winter Moth Operophtera brumata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	149
70.256	Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	96
73.195	Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula	Lepidoptera: macromoths	31
45.044	Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla	Lepidoptera: micromoths	17
59.023	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Lepidoptera: butterflies	15
73.194	Chestnut Conistra vaccinii	Lepidoptera: macromoths	15
49.039	Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	14
66.001	December Moth Poecilocampa populi	Lepidoptera: macromoths	14
70.253	Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia	Lepidoptera: macromoths	12
49.073	Viburnum Tortrix Acleris schalleriana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	11
70.084	Blue-bordered Carpet Plemyria rubiginata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	10
59.026	Peacock Aglais io	Lepidoptera: butterflies	9
70.247	Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	7
73.113	Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa	Lepidoptera: macromoths	7
32.018	Common Brindled Brown Agonopterix heracliana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	6
70.141	Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	6
73.015	Silver Y Autographa gamma	Lepidoptera: macromoths	6
73.189	Red-line Quaker Leptologia lota	Lepidoptera: macromoths	6
04.045	Golden Dot Stigmella aurella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	5
45.010	Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Lepidoptera: micromoths	5
73.210	Satellite Eupsilia transversa	Lepidoptera: macromoths	5
73.244	Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi	Lepidoptera: macromoths	4
10.003	Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea	Lepidoptera: micromoths	3
18.001	Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	3
28.009	White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	3
28.024	Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha	Lepidoptera: micromoths	3
35.123	Bittersweet Moth Scrobipalpa costella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	3
40.008	Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	3
70.255	Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	3
17.011	Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
32.017	Brindled Buff Agonopterix arenella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
32.018x BF0688x	Common Brindled Brown agg. Agonopterix heracliana agg.	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
49.080	Varied Tortrix Acleris hastiana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
49.083	Tawny Oak Tortrix Acleris ferrugana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
58.013	Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni	Lepidoptera: butterflies	2
59.027	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Lepidoptera: butterflies	2
61.003	Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae	Lepidoptera: butterflies	2
63.069	Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
65.007	Chinese Character Cilix glaucata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
66.007	Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
66.010	Drinker Euthrix potatoria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.029	Blood-vein Timandra comae	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.045	Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.049	Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.051	Red Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.054	Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.083	Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.095	Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.105	Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.107	November Moth Epirrita dilutata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.144	Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.173	Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.183	Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.205	Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.218	Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.237	Early Thorn Selenia dentaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.244	Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.245	March Moth Alsophila aescularia	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.254	Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.278	Common Wave Cabera exanthemata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.282	Early Moth Theria primaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
71.025	Buff-tip Phalera bucephala	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
72.001	Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
72.004	Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
72.013	Yellow-tail Euproctis similis	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
72.015	Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.001	Spectacle Abrostola tripartita	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.014	Golden Plusia Polychrysia moneta	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.058	Mullein Cucullia verbasci	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.065	Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.068	Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.182	Sallow Cirrhia icteritia	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.192	Brick Sunira circellaris	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.202	Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.290	Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.293	Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.345	Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.368	Gothic Naenia typica	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2