Common Moths - May

2190 Hebrew Character
2188 Clouded Drab
1728 Garden Carpet
2060 White Ermine
2123 Small Square-spot
2063 Muslin Moth
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart
1920 Scalloped Hazel
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot
2187 Common Quaker
2089 Heart and Dart
2186 Powdered Quaker
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle
1906 Brimstone Moth
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye
2102 Flame Shoulder
1834 Common Pug
1727 Silver-ground Carpet
1738 Common Carpet
2243 Early Grey
2061 Buff Ermine
   17 Common Swift
2450 Spectacle
2306 Angle Shades
2158 Pale-shouldered Brocade
1902 Brown Silver-line
2139 Red Chestnut
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet
2069 Cinnabar
1651 Chinese Character
1759 Small Phoenix
2028 Pale Tussock
2006 Swallow Prominent
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
1835 White-spotted Pug
1764 Common Marbled Carpet
1819 Mottled Pug
1958 Clouded Silver
2469 Herald
2003 Pebble Prominent
1747 Streamer
1931 Peppered Moth
1722 Flame Carpet
1768 Grey Pine Carpet
2078 Least Black Arches
2011 Pale Prominent
1936 Waved Umber
1852 Brindled Pug
1750 Water Carpet
2154 Cabbage Moth
1862 Double-striped Pug
2007 Swallow Prominent
1853 Oak-tree Pug
2221 Mullein
1834 Common Pug
2145 Nutmeg
1819 Mottled Pug
2000 Iron Prominent
2441 Silver Y
1979 Lime Hawk-moth
1980 Eyed Hawk-moth
2147 Shears
2098 Flame
2173 Lychnis
1952 Common Heath
1917 Early Thorn
1994 Buff-tip
1773 Broken-barred Carpet
1947 Engrailed
2087 Turnip Moth
1746 Shoulder Stripe
1802 Rivulet
2182 Small Quaker
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character
1955 Common White Wave
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth
2284x Dark / Grey Dagger
2305 Small Angle Shades
2389 Pale Mottled Willow
2120 Ingrailed Clay
1769 Spruce Carpet
1887 Clouded Border
1957 White-pinion Spotted
2179 Pine Beauty
1927 Brindled Beauty
2091 Dark Sword-grass
2008 Coxcomb Prominent
1778 May Highflyer
2214 Chamomile Shark
2064 Ruby Tiger
2163 Broom Moth
2152 White Colon
1904 Scorched Wing
2397 Small Yellow Underwing
1951 Grey Birch
1837 Grey Pug
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown
1646 Oak Hook-tip

 

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About this list

This page lists the moths that can be found 'on the wing' (ie flying) in Yorkshire in May.  The commonest moth is at the top of the list, while those you are least likely to see are at the bottom.