Humming-bird Hawk-moth
Moths can be seen flying throughout the year. Many moths day-fly and in flight look similar to butterflies.
Look out for them in a range of habitats: woods, moorlands, grassy pastures and near ponds or streams. Moths are found in gardens and are often attracted to lighted windows.
The following is a selection of moths which are found in Wharfedale:
Angle Shade
Antler
Bee Moth
Brimstone
Brown China-mark
Brown Silver-line
Burnished Brass
Chimney Sweeper
Cistus Forester
December Moth
Feathered Gothic
Garden Carpet
Grass Moth
Honeysuckle Moth
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Light Brown Apple Moth
Mint Moth
Merveille du jour
Mottled Umber
Poplar Hawk-moth
Satellite
Silver Y
Silver-ground Carpet
Small China-mark
True-lover’s Knot
Twenty-plume Moth
All photographs (except Hummingbird Hawk-moth) – Mike Clerk
All Society Moth Records are forwarded to the Mid-West Yorkshire (VC64) Co-ordinator for inclusion in the National Moth Recording Scheme (NMRS) organised by Butterfly Conservation. All moths recorded can be viewed on the species distribution maps on the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union (YNU) website at www.yorkshiremoths.info. All the WNS moth manual records (23,127 sightings for 1945 to 2004 inclusive) have been digitised and sent by April 2016 to the VC64
Co-ordinator for inclusion in NMRS.
