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Square-spot Rustic
Xestia xanthographa
22 observations
Garden Carpet
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
19 observations
Willow Beauty
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
16 observations
Light Brown Apple Moth
Epiphyas postvittana
12 observations
Dingy Dowd
Blastobasis adustella
12 observations
Mottled Beauty
Alcis repandata
11 observations
Brimstone Moth
Opisthograptis luteolata
10 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
10 observations
Heart and Dart
Agrotis exclamationis
10 observations
Double-striped Pug
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
10 observations
Small Phoenix
Ecliptopera silaceata
8 observations
Bright-line Brown-eye
Lacanobia oleracea
8 observations
Riband Wave
Idaea aversata
7 observations
Pale Tussock Moth
Calliteara pudibunda
7 observations
Marbled Carpet Moth
Dysstroma truncata
7 observations
Flame Carpet
Xanthorhoe designata
7 observations
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua janthe
7 observations
Clouded-bordered Brindle
Apamea crenata
7 observations
European Peacock Butterfly
Aglais io
6 observations
Common Grass-veneer
Agriphila tristella
6 observations
Mother of Pearl
Patania ruralis
6 observations
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
5 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
5 observations
Common Carpet Moth
Epirrhoe alternata
5 observations
Garden Grass-veneer
Chrysoteuchia culmella
5 observations
Dark Arches
Apamea monoglypha
5 observations
Silver ΄
Autographa gamma
4 observations
Elephant Hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor
4 observations
Brown House Moth
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
4 observations
White-shouldered House Moth
Endrosis sarcitrella
4 observations
Common Roller
Ancylis badiana
4 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
3 observations
Knot Grass Moth
Acronicta rumicis
3 observations
Small Magpie
Anania hortulata
3 observations
Bordered Apamea Moth
Apamea sordens
3 observations
The Clay
Mythimna ferrago
3 observations
Straw Dot
Rivula sericealis
3 observations
Pale Straw Pearl
Udea lutealis
3 observations
Bramble Shoot Moth
Notocelia uddmanniana
3 observations
Marbled White-spot
Deltote pygarga
3 observations
Clouded Magpie
Abraxas sylvata
2 observations
Buff-tip
Phalera bucephala
2 observations
Large White
Pieris brassicae
2 observations
Oak Eggar
Lasiocampa quercus
2 observations
Poplar Hawkmoth
Laothoe populi
2 observations
Straw-barred Pearl
Pyrausta despicata
2 observations
Drinker Moth
Euthrix potatoria
2 observations
White Plume Moth
Pterophorus pentadactyla
2 observations
Blood Vein
Timandra comae
2 observations
Sycamore Moth
Acronicta aceris
2 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common butterflies and moths in Merthyr Tydfil are:
- Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
- Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)
- Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
- Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
- Dingy Dowd (Blastobasis adustella)
- Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
- Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
- Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
- Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
- Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
- The most observed butterflies and moth in Merthyr Tydfil is Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa), with 22 recorded observations.