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Moth – Noctuidae (Ophiderinae)

Order Lepidoptera – butterflies & moths
   Superfamily Noctuoidea
      Family Noctuidae (Ophiderinae) 
         Genera – Alchymist, Aedia, Tyta, Lygephila, Tathorhynchus, Scoliopteryx, Phytometra, Anomis

Laspeyria flexula - Beautiful Hook-tip, Austerfield.
Laspeyria flexula - Beautiful Hook-tip, Austerfield.
Lygephila pastinum - The Blackneck, Austerfield.
Lygephila pastinum - The Blackneck, Austerfield.
Parascotia fuliginaria - Waved Black, Austerfield.
Parascotia fuliginaria - Waved Black, Austerfield.
Parascotia fuliginaria - Waved Black, Austerfield.
Scoliopteryx libatrix - The Herald, Austerfield.
Scoliopteryx libatrix - The Herald, Austerfield.
Scoliopteryx libatrix - The Herald, Cusworth Lane, Doncaster
Scoliopteryx libatrix - Herald - Kirk Smeaton

Recent Posts

  • Next Meeting – Friday 14th August 2026 to Hatfield Moor 12 August 2026
  • Next Meeting – Friday 7th August 2026 for Chesterfield Canal walk 31 July 2026
  • Next Meeting – Monday 27th July 2026 to Brookfield Park. 24 July 2026
  • Next Meeting – Wednesday 15th July 2026 to Thorpe Marsh NNR 13 July 2026
  • Next Meeting – Saturday July 4th, 2026 at Denaby Delf 30 June 2026

Gallery

Hygrocybe conica - Blackening Waxcap, Lindholme. Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus, Potteric Carr, June 30

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Omphalina pyxidata, Lound, Notts. Pluteus chrysophaeus - Yellow Shield, Clumber Park NT, Notts. Silk Button Spangle galls on the surface of the leaf as opposed to the majority being formed on the underside, Potteric Carr. Pirata piscatorius, Thorne Moor. Philodromus agg., Loversall Delf, Potteric Carr. Orbweb-spider-Tetragnatha-montana-12-of-12-scaled Ragged Robin (Silene Flos-cucul), John Scott’s Farm Common Inkcap, Coprinus atramentarius Eupithecia inturbata - Maple Pug, Woodside Nurseries, Austerfield. Thalpophila matura - Straw Underwing - Kirk Smeaton
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