
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.