Gdn. Larval Life

Over the years, without really trying, I've managed to find a number of moth larvae in my Whetstone Leics. garden (and house!) including a few mines and cases. In fact the earliest moth records I have are from August 1998 of larvae - Sycamore and Dark Dagger. The butterfly breeding list is a whole lot shorter, but is included.

This page is to log the Lepidopteran species that I have found in the larval or other sub-adult life stages - ie confirmed as breeding here one way or another. I will however exclude larvae reared ex-ova from light trapped females.

I doubt this list will grow with any pace, but I'll keep it updated and keep adding photos of a few species.

Total species as at 21/05/2023 : 57

Latest addition: Common Quaker (21/05/2023)

Common Quaker - beaten from flowering cherry 21/05/2023

3.002     Common Swift   (Korscheltellus lupulina)
4.007     Stigmella luteella
4.015     Rose Leaf Miner   (Stigmella anomalella)
4.030     Stigmella hybnerella
4.045     Stigmella aurella
4.047     Stigmella splendidissimella
4.099     Ectoedemia occultella
10.003   Coptotriche marginea
11.002   Narycia duplicella
11.009   Luffia lapidella
12.047   Psychoides verhuella
12.048   Psychoides filicivora
15.028   Parornix anglicella
15.043   Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
15.053   Firethorn Leaf Miner   (Phyllonorycter leucographella)
15.054   Phyllonorycter viminiella
15.075   Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella
15.076   Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella
21.001   Apple Leaf Miner   (Lyonetia clerkella)
31.001   Carcina quercana
37.015   Coleophora serratella
37.022   Coleophora lusciniaepennella
40.011   Mompha langiella
49.004   Red-barred Tortrix   (Ditula angustiorana)
49.039   Light Brown Apple Moth   (Epiphyas postvittana)
50.002   Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina)
58.003   Orange-tip   (Anthocharis cardamines)
66.003   Lackey   (Malacosoma neustria)
69.001   Lime Hawk-moth   (Mimas tiliae)
69.002   Eyed Hawk-moth   (Smerinthus ocellata)
69.016   Elephant Hawk-moth   (Deilephila elpenor)
70.106   Winter Moth   (Operophtera brumata)
70.244   Feathered Thorn   (Colotois pennaria)
71.025   Buff-tip   (Phalera bucephala)
72.013   Yellow-tail   (Euproctis similis)
72.017   Vapourer   (Orgyia antiqua)
72.019   Buff Ermine   (Spilosoma lutea)
72.045   Common Footman   (Eilema lurideola)
73.037   Dark Dagger   (Acronicta tridens)
73.038   Grey Dagger   (Acronicta psi)
73.039   Sycamore   (Acronicta aceris)
73.062   Copper Underwing   (Amphipyra pyramidea)
73.068   Green-brindled Crescent   (Allophyes oxyacanthae)
73.076   Scarce Bordered Straw   (Helicoverpa armigera)
73.097   Rustic   (Hoplodrina blanda)
73.107   Old Lady   (Mormo maura)
73.113   Angle Shades   (Phlogophora meticulosa)
73.189   Red-line Quaker   (Agrochola lota)
73.219   Centre-barred Sallow   (Atethmia centrago)
73.244   Common Quaker   (Orthosia cerasi)
73.267   Bright-line Brown-eye   (Lacanobia oleracea)
73.298   Clay   (Mythimna ferrago)
73.342   Large Yellow Underwing   (Noctua pronuba)
73.343   Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing   (Noctua fimbriata)
73.345   Lesser Yellow Underwing   (Noctua comes)
73.357   Square-spot Rustic   (Xestia xanthographa)
73.368   Gothic   (Naenia typica)

Stigmella luteella (Oct 2022)

Buff Ermine (Aug 2022)

Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella (Nov 2021)

Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae (Nov 2021)

Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella (October 2021)

Lime Hawk-moth (August 2002)

Lackey (May 2015)

Luffia lapidella f. ferchaultella (April 2020)

Firethorn Leaf Miner (March 2003)

Feathered Thorn (April 2009)

Common Footman (April 2020)

Buff-tip (September 2015)

Vapourer (May 2007)

Coleophora lusciniaepennella (May 2013)

Ectoedemia occultella (October 2013)

Eyed Hawk-moth (August 2009)

Scarce Bordered Straw (February 2007)

Sycamore (August 1998)

Dark Dagger (August 1998)