NOCTUIDAE (NOCTUINAE)
Darts, Yellow Underwings and Clays
Great Dart Agrotis crassa.
St. Marcel du Périgord (near Bergerac), Dordogne, France. 15th September 2011
Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis, Typical markings, but a nice specimen.
29th June 2025
Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis, Dark variant.
27th June 2011
Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis, Even darker variant.
1st July 2012
Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis, Atypical variant.
30th June 2011
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Docking, Norfolk. 13th October 2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Chichester, W. Sussex. 31st October 2018
Heart and Club Agrotis clavis, male
Ridge (near Chilmark), Wiltshire. 22nd June 2013
Heart and Club Agrotis clavis, female
Chichester, W. Sussex. 26th June 2019
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta, male.
7th August 2010
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta, male.
St. Marcel du Périgord (near Bergerac), Dordogne, France. 14th September 2011
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta, female.
St. Marcel du Périgord (near Bergerac), Dordogne, France. 12th September 2011
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta, female.
Chichester, West Sussex. 10th August 2020
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon.
4th November 2011
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon.
Piddinghoe, Sussex. 12th September 2012
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon.
Membury, Devon. 17th July 2013
The Flame Axylia putris.
19th June 2011
The Flame Axylia putris.
9th July 2012
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta.
19th May 2011
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta.
9th July 2012
Barred Chestnut Diarsia dahlii.
Lyme Park, Cheshire. 29th July 2019
Barred Chestnut Diarsia dahlii.
Lyme Park, Cheshire. 25th August 2021
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea.
27th June 2012
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea.
9th July 2012
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea.
9th July 2013
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica mendica.
13th June 2011
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica mendica.
10th June 2012
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica mendica.
17th June 2012
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica mendica.
14th June 2014
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica mendica.
29th May 2025
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica mendica.
14th June 2014
An extreme example of this very variable moth.
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi.
Piddinghoe, Sussex. 3rd June 2013
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi, a "textbook" specimen.
near Three Oaks, East Sussex. 17th May 2022
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi.
Second brood. 6th October 2013
Red Chestnut Cerastis rubricosa.
Lyme Park, Cheshire. 5th May 2022
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea.
24th July 2012
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea.
18th July 2016
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba.
2nd July 2010
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba.
10th July 2010
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba.
9th July 2012
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes.
7th August 2010
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes.
Lyme Park, Cheshire. 3rd October 2018
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata, female.
5th August 2011
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata, female.
8th August 2012
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata, male.
Brion, Loire, France. 1st July 2014
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta ssp. caliginosa.
3rd August 2015
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta ssp. caliginosa.
Lyme Park, Cheshire. 25th July 2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe.
29th July 2011
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe.
29th July 2011
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe.
Close-up showing the green and yellow bands above the head. 10th August 2012
Green Arches Anaplectoides prasina.
Chilmark, Wiltshire. 21st June 2013
Green Arches Anaplectoides prasina.
4th July 2013
Dotted Clay Xestia baja.
Lyme Park, Cheshire. 26th July 2018
Dotted Clay Xestia baja.
23rd July 2019
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea
Lyme Park, Cheshire. 29th August 2019
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea
31st August 2022
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea
10th August 2024
Heath Rustic Xestia agathina.
St. Marcel du Périgord (near Bergerac), Dordogne, France. 14th September 2011
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa.
25th August 2011
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa.
21st August 2011
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa.
2nd September 2011
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata.
23rd July 2010
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata.
13th August 2011
Setaceous Hebrew Character Diarsia brunnea.
18th June 2012
Setaceous Hebrew Character Diarsia brunnea.
Skirwith, Cumbria. 8th June 2011
Setaceous Hebrew Character Diarsia brunnea.
2nd September 2011
Triple-spotted Clay Xestia ditrapezium.
21st July 2011
Triple-spotted Clay Xestia ditrapezium.
2nd July 2011
Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum.
2nd July 2011
Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum.
27th June 2012
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa.
Lyme Park, East Cheshire. 1st September 2021
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa.
St. Marcel du Périgord (near Bergerac), Dordogne, France. 16th September 2011
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa.
7th September 2012
Gothic Naenia typica.
24th July 2011