Good online moth site (1 Viewer)

steve_nova

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2003

• #1

Just found this really excellent site with very good quality photos devoted to UK moths.

It could be of some use to those frequently at a loss to ident a subject.

Though broken down into families, then sub-families, the huge number of species to trawl through may be off putting. There is an option to search with thumbnail images too.

Still worth a look though.

http://cgi.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/index.php

 

Gill Osborne

Well-known member

• Sep 18, 2003

• #2

Hi Steve,
Found this site a few days ago when a photo of what looked like a woolly bear caterpillar was posted up for ID. I wasn't sure wether they get Tiger Moths in Canada( or USA, can't remember which it was!) so I posted the address onto the post.
Had a look at a few species...it really is a brilliant site...should prove extremely useful for those of us who are into other forms of wildlife as well as birds!

 

robinm

Registered User

• Sep 19, 2003

• #3

Another site that is also useful is http://www.leps.it/

Again it is not always easy to find something, but for each family you can view a page of thumbnail photos.

 

steve_nova

Well-known member

• Sep 19, 2003

• #4

That is an excellent site Robin!

 

ColinD

Well-known member

• Sep 19, 2003

• #5

Check out my site at the url below. Follow the link to backyard moth trapping.

I wouldn't claim it's anywhere near as good as Ian Kimbers excellent site, but an advantage may be that it only contains photos of about 210 of the commoner moths you are most likely to get in your garden, and gives an indication of which are the commonest. Ok, since I live in North West England, there will be common garden moths elsewhere which I don't get, but at least it is a start if you're trying to identify a moth you've just found in your garden.

Colin

 

steve_nova

Well-known member

• Sep 19, 2003

• #6

Thanks Colin, thats very useful to know. I see you also have a link to Ian's obviously well known site.
Cheers!

 

Fuchsia

Bug Babe

• Sep 19, 2003

• #7

I've used the http://www.leps.it/ site - it's fantastic and there are so many - if you're a novice like me and don't know the family you can spend a whole evening looking for that moth. Worth it when you find the one tho isn't it.
It's been a challenge finding sites that cover France (that I can understand as my French is awful). Please keep posting good bug sites as I still have a few mysterious crawlies on film.

Jen

 

steve_nova

Well-known member

• Sep 19, 2003

• #8

Hi Fuchsia, welcome to bird forum if you havn't been already!

 

Fuchsia

Bug Babe

• Sep 19, 2003

• #9

Many thanks - have been here a few days and loving every minute of it

Jen :hi: