A PHOTO FAUNA OF THE
DEVON AND CORNWALL PENINSULA

Moths (Lepidoptera) Families A - L

Alucitidae (Micro-moths)
Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla)     close-up
Wasdale Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 09.08.06 (Private Location)

Arctiidae: Arctiinae (Tiger Moths)
Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)     adult underside     caterpillars
Manor Park, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 20.06.04 (Private Location)

Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio) - caterpillar
Grassland. Nr. CSA Building, Woolwell, Plymouth, Devon. 25.08.05 (Public Location)

Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica)     side-view     head
Grassland / Scrub. Billacombe Down, Billacombe, Plymouth, Devon. 16.04.07 (Public Location)

Tiger, Jersey (Euplagia quadripunctaria)     larvae on Ragwort
Warleigh Point Nature Reserve (DWT), Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth. 25.08.04 (Public Location)

Tiger, Ruby (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
Manor Park, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 12.05.06 (Public Location)

Tiger, Scarlet (Callimorpha dominula)     moth close-up     caterpillar     caterpillar close-up
Caterpillar on groundsel. Car Park. Blagdon's Meadow, Embankment Road, Plymouth, Devon.
18.04.06 (Public Location)

Arctiidae: Lithosiinae (Footman Moths)
Footman, Common (Eilema lurideola)
Felled clearing. Cann Woods, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 03.07.06 (Public Location)

Footman, Rosy (Miltochrista miniata) ? - underside
Felled clearing. Cann Woods, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 03.07.06 (Public Location)

Choreutidae (Micro-moths)
Apple Leaf Skeletonizer (Choreutis pariana)
Wasdale Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 20.09.05 (Private Location)

Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
Blackstone Point (National Trust), nr. Noss Mayo, Devon. 02.09.05 (Public Location)

Geometridae (Geometer Moths, inc. Pugs, Carpet and Wave Moths)

Geometridae: Ennominae
Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
Manor Park, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 04.05.06 (Private Location)

Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata)
Plym Bridge (South), Plymouth, Devon. 16.05.04 (Public Location)

Carpet, Scorched (Ligdia adustata)
Ernesettle Point, Ernesettle, Plymouth, Devon. 23.07.06 (Public Location)

Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
Woodland, on willow. Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, Dawlish Warren, Devon.
26.05.06 (Public Location)

Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)
Penlee Point Nature Reserve (CWT), Rame Peninsula, Cornwall. 29.05.06 (Public Location)

Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria)
Caerthillian Slopes, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. 10.06.06 (Public Location)

Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata)     caterpillar side-view     caterpillar top-view on Spindle
South Devon Coast Path, Wembury, nr. Plymouth, Devon.. 08.08.05

Speckled Yellow Moth (Pseudopanthera macularia)     underside
Warleigh Point Nature Reserve (DWT), Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon.
23.05.06 (Public Location)

Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)
Evelyn Street, St. Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon. 12.07.06 (Public Location)

Wave, Common (Cabera exanthemata)
Near Willow. Crabtree Reclaim, Marsh Mills, Plymouth, Devon. 28.08.06 (Public Location)

Yellow Belle (Aspitates ochrearia)     underside     paler / older
Greenland Lake. Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, Dawlish Warren, Devon.
26.05.06 (Public Location)

Geometridae: Larentiinae
Carpet, Common (Epirrhoe alternata)
Grassland. Field near CSA Building, Woolwell, Plymouth, Devon.
07.06.06 (Public Location) SX 506 619

Carpet, Garden (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)
Office wall. Wasdale Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 04.07.06 (Private Location)

Carpet, Green (Colostygia pectinataria) ?
Hedgerow. Nr. Seaton, Cornwall. 24.09.05 (Public Location)

Carpet, Silver-ground (Xanthorhoe montanata)
Warleigh Point Nature Reserve (DWT), Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon.
25.04.07 (Public Location)

Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata)
Plym Bridge (South), National Trust, Plymouth, Devon. 14.06.06 (Public Location)

July Belle (Scotopteryx luridata)
Main Dale NNR, nr. Coverack, The Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. 16.06.06 (Public Location)

Pug, Double-striped (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) ?
Wasdale Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 25.08.06 (Public Location)

Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata)
Grassland. Public footpath nr. Steer Point, Brixton, Devon. 25.07.06 (Public Location)

Treble-bar, Lesser (Aplocera efformata) ?
Wixenford Quarry Bottom, Billacombe, Plymouth, Devon. 12.06.06 (Public Location)

Wave, Small White (Asthena albulata)
Warleigh Point Nature Reserve (DWT), Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth. 12.05.05 (Public Location)

Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)
Crabtree Reclaim, Marsh Mills, Plymouth, Devon. 09.09.05

Geometridae: Sterrhinae
Blood-vein (Timandra comae)
Efford Marsh LNR, Plymouth, Devon. 29.08.05 (Public Location)

The Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria)     second moth
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 10.09.06

Wave, Dotted Border (Idaea sylvestraria) ?
Wixenford Quarry Bottom, Billacombe, Plymouth, Devon. 12.06.06 (Public Location)

Wave, Riband (Idaea aversata)
Attracted to light. Wasdale Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 31.05.07 (Private Location)

Incurvariidae: Adelinae (Longhorn Moths)
Longhorn Moth (Nemophora degeerella) - male
Plym Bridge (South), Plymouth, Devon. 10.06.04 (Public Location)

Lasiocampidae (Eggar Moths)
Eggar, Grass (Lasiocampa trifolii) - caterpillar
Kynance Cove, West Lizard NNR, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. 30.05.06 (Public Location)

Eggar, Oak (Lasiocampa quercus) ? - caterpillar
Lizard Village, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. 30.05.06 (Public Location)

Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi) - caterpillar
Cadover Bridge, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. 13.09.04 (Public Location)

Lackey Moth (Malacosoma neustria) - caterpillar     close-up
Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon. 10.05.06 (Public Location)

The Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) - caterpillar   caterpillar2     old adult     adult head
On Iris pseudocorus. Manor Park, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 04.06.06 (Private Location)

Lymantriidae (Tussock Moths)
Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) - caterpillar     top-view
Wasdale Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 19.09.06 (Public Location)