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More than 2,500 species of moth have been recorded in the British Isles, some arrive from as far away as Africa. Most moths live only a few days, but some hibernating species can live for up to 8 months. Most are night-flying, although there are also many colourful day-flying moths.

Angle Shades	Bedstraw Hawk-moth	Black Arches	Blood-vein
Brimstone	Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth	Buff Ermine	Buff Tip
Cinnabar	Clouded Border	Dark Bordered Beauty	Death's-Head Hawk-moth
December Moth	Grey Dagger	Elephant Hawk-moth	Elephant Hawk-moth (Small)
Emperor Moth	Eyed Hawk-moth	Forester	Garden Tiger Moth
Herald	Humming-bird Hawk-moth	Jersey Tiger	Large Emerald
Large Yellow Underwing	Lime Hawk-moth	Longhorn	Lunar Hornet
Magpie Moth	Micropterix calthella	Mother Shipton	Mottled Umber
Mullein	Oak Beauty	Oak Eggar	Pale Tussock
Peppered Moth	Plume Moth	Poplar Hawk-moth	Privet Hawk-Moth
Puss Moth	Red Underwing	Scarlet Tiger	Six-Spot Burnet
Small Magpie	Spring Usher	Striped Hawk-moth	Vapourer
White-shouldered House Moth	Winter Moth

Just as butterflies have to avoid capture by birds during the daytime, night flying moths have to avoid capture by bats. Moths have sensitive ears, located close to where the hind wings join the body. When they hear the ultrasonic call of a bat, they close their wings, and drop like a stone out of harms way.




Green Oak Tortrix Moth Caterpillar
Leaf Miners
Sycamore Moth Caterpillar
Elephant Hawk-moth larvae

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