The majority of day-flying moth records* for Warwickshire, Coventry, Solihull and Sutton Coldfield come from casual observers and dedicated volunteers who submit their sightings via our online recording form. Prior to 2018, sightings of day-flying moths were submitted as additional notes to our butterfly sightings recording form.
*All records submitted are processed and checked for errors before the data is submitted to Butterfly Conservation at the end of the season.
04-05-2019 at Ryton Wood Meadows submitted by Steven Wright.
Record Card #29090
2019-05-04
(SP376727) Ryton Wood Meadows
by Steven Wright.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella -
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata -
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet -
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar - 1
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar -
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
Additional Notes
30-04-2019 at Stockton Locks submitted by Glyn Clarke.
Record Card #29018
2019-04-30
(SP433648) Stockton Locks
by Glyn Clarke.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella -
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata - 10+
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet -
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar -
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar -
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
Additional Notes
Small Copper unusual here. Green Tiger Beetle. Lesser Whitethoat & Common Whitethroat.
30-04-2019 at Station Road Old Arley submitted by Dave Corfield.
Record Card #29053
2019-04-30
(SP277898) Station Road Old Arley
by Dave Corfield.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella -
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata - 1
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet -
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar -
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar -
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
Additional Notes
Half an hour after midday
30-04-2019 at Bubbenhall Wood submitted by Steve Cheshire.
Record Card #29057
2019-04-30
(SP366716) Bubbenhall Wood
by Steve Cheshire.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella - 40
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata -
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet -
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar -
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar -
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
Additional Notes
30-04-2019 at Bubbenhall Wood submitted by Steve Cheshire.
Record Card #29058
2019-04-30
(SP369716) Bubbenhall Wood
by Steve Cheshire.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella - 20
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata -
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet -
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar -
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar -
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
Additional Notes
30-04-2019 at Ryton Wood submitted by Steve Cheshire.
Record Card #29059
2019-04-30
(SP381725) Ryton Wood
by Steve Cheshire.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella - 100
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata -
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet -
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar -
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar -
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
Additional Notes
30-04-2019 at Ryton Wood Meadows submitted by Eleanor Sutton.
Record Card #29083
2019-04-30
(SP375725) Ryton Wood Meadows
by Eleanor Sutton.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella - 200
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata - 1
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet - 2
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar -
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar -
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
Additional Notes
My first Dingy Skippers this year. Green Hairstreak seen laying eggs. Clouds of the longhorn moth in several places. Rabbit with myxomatosis - not very advanced, eye was weeping badly but not yet swollen. Hornet - both queen and worker seen. Small hunting spider, plump cream-coloured body, rest of it the same colour. Not identified - one of the orb spiders?
23-04-2019 at Ryton Wood Meadows submitted by Eleanor Sutton.
Record Card #29082
2019-04-23
(SP375725) Ryton Wood Meadows
by Eleanor Sutton.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella - 30
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata - 1
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet - 1
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar -
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar -
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
Additional Notes
My first Green Hairstreaks this year. Cuckoo calling all day - got a good (though distant) sighting of him high in one of the dead trees at the north-east edge of the meadows. He seemed to be a bit hoarse!
22-04-2019 at Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve submitted by Adrian Smith.
Record Card #28848
2019-04-22
(SP201754) Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve
by Adrian Smith.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella -
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata -
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet -
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar -
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar - 1
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
Additional Notes
21-04-2019 at Pagets Pool Escarpment submitted by Mike Slater.
Record Card #28763
2019-04-21
(SP374723) Pagets Pool Escarpment
by Mike Slater.
Record Status: This record has been verified.
Day-flying Moths
Nemophora degeerella -
Adela reaumurella -
Nematopogon swammerdamella -
Nettle tap -
The Forester -
Six-spot Burnet -
NBd Five-spot Burnet -
Pyrausta aurata -
Pyrausta purpuralis -
Small Magpie -
Mother of Pearl -
Brown China-mark -
Oak_ Eggar -
Emperor Moth -
Hummingbird Hawk-moth -
Lead_ Belle -
Chalk Carpet -
Shaded Broad-bar -
Garden Carpet -
Silver-ground Carpet -
Yellow Shell -
Common Carpet -
Green Carpet -
Argent and Sable -
Chimney Sweeper -
Grass Rivulet -
Marsh Pug -
Treble bar -
Lesser Treble-bar -
Orange Underwing -
Light Orange Underwing -
The Magpie -
Latticed Heath -
Brown Silver-line -
Common Heath -
Grass Wave -
Straw Dot -
Vapourer -
Muslin Moth -
Scarlet Tiger -
Cinnabar - 1
Burnet Companion -
Mother Shipton -
Silver Y -
Silver Hook -
Small Yellow Underwing -
Beautiful Yellow Underwing -
Clearwing Moths
Family Sesiidae
Hornet Moth -
Lunar Hornet Moth -
Large Red-belted Clearwing -
Red-tipped Clearwing -
Orange-tailed Clearwing -
Red-belted Clearwing -
Yellow-legged Clearwing -
Currant Clearwing -
Six-belted Clearwing -
Note: Records submitted online prior to 1st January 2019 do not contain counts of day-flying moths, clearwing moths or lifestages. However, some recorders included notes about day-flying moths and lifestages in the additional notes when submitting records online prior to this date.
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