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Difficult Moths

Some moths are extremely difficult to identify in the field and others can only be identified by dissection, especially micro moths. The following table provides help with identifying some of these difficult moths, but if you're still unsure of an id then one of our moth experts will be happy to help.

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Chestnuts * New 21/11/09 * Chestnut Dark Chestnut Click here to view the "Identification Guide to the Chestnuts" (151Kb PDF file) Copper Underwings Copper Underwing Svensson's Copper Underwing Click here to view "Recording difficult macro moths" (42Kb PDF file) Daggers Dark Dagger Grey Dagger Click here to view "Recording difficult macro moths" (42Kb PDF file) Ear Moths Ear Moth Crinan Ear Saltern Ear Large Ear Click here to view "Recording difficult macro moths" (42Kb PDF file) Minors Marbled Minor Rufous Minor Tawny Marbled Minor Click here to view "Recording difficult macro moths" (42Kb PDF file) November & Autumnal moths November Moth Pale November Autumnal moth Click here to view "Recording difficult macro moths" (42Kb PDF file) Pyraustas P. aurata P. purpuralis P. ostrinalis P. despicata P. nigrata Click here for help identifying Pyraustas (98Kb PDF file) Rustics Common Rustic Lesser Common Rustic Remm's Rustic Click here to view "Recording difficult macro moths" (42Kb PDF file) Twin-spot Carpets Red Twin-spot Carpet Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Click here to view "Recording difficult macro moths" (42Kb PDF file)

Note: The "Recording difficult macro moths" file listed in the table above was updated in January 2010 and now includes a useful table of tips on where to look for tricky species in the moth ID guides.