Common Species out now

Here is an illustrated selection of the top 25 common species expected to be adult and on the wing now.  There is a good chance you can see all of these at the moment.  The flight plots show when the species is most likely to be seen and this peak may vary slightly from year to year.  Click the species link for more details and distribution across the region.  For a full list of species see Flying tonight.

2107 Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing)

Adult flight:

2061 Spilosoma luteum (Buff Ermine)

Adult flight:

2441 Autographa gamma (Silver Y)

Adult flight:

2321 Apamea monoglypha (Dark Arches)

Adult flight:

2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Ruby Tiger)

Adult flight:

2030 Euproctis similis (Yellow-tail)

Adult flight:

1917 Selenia dentaria (Early Thorn)

Adult flight:

1713 Idaea aversata (Riband Wave)

Adult flight:

1991 Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth)

Adult flight:

1994 Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip)

Adult flight:

2160 Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye)

Adult flight:

1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty)

Adult flight:

1640 Euthrix potatoria (Drinker)

Adult flight:

1981 Laothoe populi (Poplar Hawk-moth)

Adult flight:

1931 Biston betularia (Peppered Moth)

Adult flight:

1634 Malacosoma neustria (Lackey)

Adult flight:

2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)

Adult flight:

1653 Habrosyne pyritoides (Buff Arches)

Adult flight:

1921 Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)

Adult flight:

2050 Eilema lurideola (Common Footman)

Adult flight:

2057 Arctia caja (Garden Tiger)

Adult flight:

2089 Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart)

Adult flight:

1945 Cleorodes lichenaria (Brussels Lace)

Adult flight:

1887 Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)

Adult flight:

1777 Hydriomena furcata (July Highflyer)

Adult flight: