moths
![Green Longhorn [Adela reaumurella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_6684_EOS-1D_TheDowns_07Apr2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Green Longhorn [Adela reaumurella]")
Green Longhorn [Adela reaumurella]
male A. reaumurella on Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) with Phyllobius sp. weevil - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 7 Apr 2026
![Green Longhorn [Adela reaumurella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_6716_EOS-1D_TheDowns_07Apr2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Green Longhorn [Adela reaumurella]")
Green Longhorn [Adela reaumurella]
swarm of male A. reaumurella above a Silver Birch tree - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 7 Apr 2026
![Brassy Y [Argyresthia goedartella ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/BD2_1659_7D_TheDowns_23Mar2026.jpg?t=1788467052 "Brassy Y [Argyresthia goedartella ?]")
Brassy Y [Argyresthia goedartella ?]
larva of an Argyresthia sp. moth on a fence pole - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Mar 2026
![Oak Bent-wing [Bucculatrix ulmella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/JO8V3883_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Oct2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Oak Bent-wing [Bucculatrix ulmella]")
Oak Bent-wing [Bucculatrix ulmella]
Larva of B. ulmella - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 06 Oct 2025
![Nettle-tap [Anthophila fabriciana]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_2010_EOS-1D_PoLacey_04Jul2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Nettle-tap [Anthophila fabriciana]")
Nettle-tap [Anthophila fabriciana]
Nettle-tap moth - Location : NT Polesden Lacey, Great Bookham, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Jul 2025
![Blackthorn Case-bearer [Coleophora coracipennella?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_9805_EOS-1D_TheDowns_08May2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Blackthorn Case-bearer [Coleophora coracipennella?]")
Blackthorn Case-bearer [Coleophora coracipennella?]
Larval case of C. coracipennella? on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) leaf [ N.B. This is a tentative ID as indistinguishable from larval cases of C. spinella and C. prunifoliae ] - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 May 2025
![Yellow Oak Case-bearer [Coleophora flavipennella?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_9764_EOS-1D_TheDowns_07May2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Yellow Oak Case-bearer [Coleophora flavipennella?]")
Yellow Oak Case-bearer [Coleophora flavipennella?]
Larval case of C. flavipennella? on underside of an English Oak ( Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 May 2025
![Straw Grass-veneer [Agriphila straminella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG9_0929_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Jul2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Straw Grass-veneer [Agriphila straminella]")
Straw Grass-veneer [Agriphila straminella]
A. straminella on a Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2026
![Common Grass-moth [Agriphila tristella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/BD2_6271_7D_TheDowns_27Jul2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Common Grass-moth [Agriphila tristella]")
Common Grass-moth [Agriphila tristella]
A. tristella on a grass stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jul 2026
![Rush Veneer [Nomophila noctuella]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG9_1832_EOS-1D_TheDowns_19Aug2026.jpg?t=1787164921 "Rush Veneer [Nomophila noctuella]")
Rush Veneer [Nomophila noctuella]
N. noctuella on bramble (Rubus sp.) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Aug 2026
![Mother of Pearl [Patania ruralis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_3456_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Aug2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Mother of Pearl [Patania ruralis]")
Mother of Pearl [Patania ruralis]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Aug 2025
![Mint Moth [Pyrausta aurata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG7_4089_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Aug2021.jpg?t=1787164910 "Mint Moth [Pyrausta aurata]")
Mint Moth [Pyrausta aurata]
Adult on Butterfly Bush (Buddleja sp.) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021
![Mint Moth [Pyrausta aurata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_0551_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30May2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Mint Moth [Pyrausta aurata]")
Mint Moth [Pyrausta aurata]
Adult – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 May 2025
![Wavy-barred Sable [Pyrausta nigrata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_2508_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Jul2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Wavy-barred Sable [Pyrausta nigrata]")
Wavy-barred Sable [Pyrausta nigrata]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Jul 2025
![Wavy-barred Sable [Pyrausta nigrata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG9_0841_EOS-1D_TheDowns_10Jul2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Wavy-barred Sable [Pyrausta nigrata]")
Wavy-barred Sable [Pyrausta nigrata]
P. nigrata resting on Hemp-agrimony (eupatorium cannabinum) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Jul 2026
![Common Purple & Gold [Pyrausta purpuralis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG9_1337_EOS-1D_TheDowns_24Jul2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Common Purple & Gold [Pyrausta purpuralis]")
Common Purple & Gold [Pyrausta purpuralis]
adult P. purpuralis resting on Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Jul 2026
![Scarlet Tiger Moth [Callimorpha dominula]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_6639_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02Apr2026.jpg?t=1787164910 "Scarlet Tiger Moth [Callimorpha dominula]")
Scarlet Tiger Moth [Callimorpha dominula]
late stage larva feeding on Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 2 Apr 2026
![Dingy Footman [Collita griseola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG8_2761_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Jul2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Dingy Footman [Collita griseola]")
Dingy Footman [Collita griseola]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Jul 2025
![Dingy Footman [Eilema griseola]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/NG7_2772_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_01Jul2021.jpg?t=1787164910 "Dingy Footman [Eilema griseola]")
Dingy Footman [Eilema griseola]
Larva - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Aug 2020
![Muslin Moth [Diaphora mendica]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-3-moths/IMG_0326_60D_TheDowns_29Apr2025.jpg?t=1787164910 "Muslin Moth [Diaphora mendica]")
Muslin Moth [Diaphora mendica]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Apr 2025