Ashworth’s Rustic     Xestia ashworthii

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Argent and Sable     Rheumaptera hastata
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Belted Beauty     Lycia zonaria

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Black-banded     Polymixis xanthomista
This moth was only added to the North Wales list after it was discovered in 1999, as a result of targeted light trapping at a rocky coastal location in northwest Anglesey. Also recorded in 2007 from one site on the Lleyn Peninsula but still unknown elsewhere. There are many other similar coastal sites where the moth may yet be found if anyone ever chooses to look for it.

Chalk Carpet     Scotpteryx bipunctaria cretata
Recorded recently from the Great Orme. Also known from limestone areas of Denbighshire.

Double Line     Mythimna turca
The fact that there are numerous recent records as compared to rather few older ones suggests that this moth may be becoming more common.

Forester     Adscita statices Click to enlarge the photograph and for information on this species

Goat Moth     Cossus cossus Click to enlarge the photograph and for information on this species

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth           Hemaris tityus
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Netted Carpet     Eustroma reticulatum
Thought to be extinct. Recent larval records are considered erroneous and it is possible that the moth has not occurred in North Wales in historic times.

Orange Upperwing     Jodia croceago
Possibly extinct in Britain. The last sightings were in Cardiganshire, mid Wales so if the species still persists anywhere it could possibly be in North Wales. There are many oak woods in our region where no one has ever set a light trap, especially late in the autumn or early in spring as would be necessary to catch this moth.

Pale Shining Brown     Polia bombycina
This moth has not been seen in North Wales for many years and in fact is now considered to be one of the most seriously threatened moths in Britain.

Silky Wave     Idaea dilutaria
There are only three localities in Britain where this moth can be found, one of which is the Great Orme.

Square-spotted Clay     Xestia rhomboidea
Known from one site in Montgomeryshire where it appears to be common. This moth must surely occur elsewhere in North Wales?

Sword-grass     Xylena exsoleta
No recent records. The species has declined generally in Britain for unknown reasons.

Waved Carpet     Hydrelia sylvata Click to enlarge the photograph and for information on this species

White-spotted Sable        Anania funebris
Very scarce in North Wales - only recorded at two sites in the last thirty years. The decline is for the usual reasons of agricultural improvements and increased sheep numbers.