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 4) 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
70.247	Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	93
70.253	Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia	Lepidoptera: macromoths	80
73.194	Chestnut Conistra vaccinii	Lepidoptera: macromoths	70
70.282	Early Moth Theria primaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	43
73.195	Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula	Lepidoptera: macromoths	32
70.106	Winter Moth Operophtera brumata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	25
70.256	Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	21
73.210	Satellite Eupsilia transversa	Lepidoptera: macromoths	20
49.044	Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	16
70.255	Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria	Lepidoptera: macromoths	16
32.018	Common Brindled Brown Agonopterix heracliana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	12
59.023	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Lepidoptera: butterflies	12
49.039	Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	11
32.018x BF0688x	Common Brindled Brown agg. Agonopterix heracliana agg.	Lepidoptera: micromoths	9
45.044	Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla	Lepidoptera: micromoths	9
59.026	Peacock Aglais io	Lepidoptera: butterflies	9
17.011	Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	8
70.245	March Moth Alsophila aescularia	Lepidoptera: macromoths	8
45.010	Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Lepidoptera: micromoths	6
49.076	Tufted Tortrix Acleris cristana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	5
04.045	Golden Dot Stigmella aurella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	4
32.031	Hemlock Moth Agonopterix alstromeriana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	3
35.056	Burdock Seedhead Moth Metzneria lappella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	3
49.083-4 BF1044x	Tawny Oak Tortrix agg. Acleris ferrugana/notana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	3
52.002	Hornet Moth Sesia apiformis	Lepidoptera: macromoths	3
58.013	Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni	Lepidoptera: butterflies	3
70.084	Blue-bordered Carpet Plemyria rubiginata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	3
73.249	Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica	Lepidoptera: macromoths	3
12.026	Common Clothes Moth Tineola bisselliella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
32.015	Blackneck Buff Agonopterix subpropinquella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
40.008	Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
44.001	Many-plumed Moth Alucita hexadactyla	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
49.083	Tawny Oak Tortrix Acleris ferrugana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
49.186	Teasel Marble Endothenia gentianaeana	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
59.027	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Lepidoptera: butterflies	2
62.067	Dried Currant Moth Cadra cautella	Lepidoptera: micromoths	2
70.095	Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
70.097	Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
72.017	Vapourer Orgyia antiqua	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.113	Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2
73.244	Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi	Lepidoptera: macromoths	2