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B&F codeEnglish nameSpeciesLast recordedFoodplant/sHabitatDistributionAdult seasonLarval season
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1662
Light Orange Underwing
http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/boudinotiana-notha/
1997AspenOpen woodland
Should be widespread where the foodplant occurs, but under-recorded due to confusion with Orange Underwing
Mar-Apr
Apr-Jun, can be found by beating Aspen
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1679False Mocha
http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/cyclophora-porata/
1998Oaks
Woodland and heathland, possibly requiring scrubby growth or coppiced oaks
Windsor Forest, Owlsmoor; formerly at Wytham and Bagley woods
May to Aug, two generations, peaks in mid-August. Comes to light and wine-ropes.
Jun-Jul and Aug-Oct
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1863Dentated Pug
http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/anticollix-sparsata/
1997
Yellow Loosestrife
River valleys and fens
Bucklebury, formerly Thatcham and Woolhampton
Jun-Jul, can be disturbed by day from bushes near its foodplant
Apr-May
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1897V-moth
http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/macaria-wauaria/
1997
Black Currant, Red Currant, Gooseberry
Gardens and allotments
Widespread up to the 1980s
Jul-AugApr-Jun
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1901Little Thorn
http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/cepphis-advenaria/
1999
Bilberry, and unconfirmed other plants
Woodland, usually with Bilberry
Known from a few heathy woodlands: Wildmoor Heath, Mortimer West End. Formerly known from Bucklebury area, Bradfield, Aldermaston, Padworth.
May-Jun, can be disturbed from foodplant during day
Jun-Aug
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1918Lunar Thorn
http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/selenia-lunularia/
2000
Various trees and shrubs
Open woodland, scrub
Wash Common; formerly quite widespread, mostly in west
May-Jun, occasional second brood Jul-Aug
Jun-Aug
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1924Orange Moth
http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/angerona-prunaria/
1997
Various shrubs and woody herbs
Woodland
Only Mortimer West End in recent years
Jun-Jul, males fly along woodland rides just before dusk
Aug, overwintering, to May
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2084
Light Feathered Rustic
http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/agrotis-cinerea/
1995Wild Thyme
Chalk grassland, usually with bare ground
Aston Upthorpe; formerly on the Berkshire Downs e.g. Fairmile, Lambourn
May-Jun
Jun-Sep before overwintering