Sean Foote is a marvel. Over on Twitter he responds to tagged tweets from people who have photographed a UK moth or two and would like to know what species of moth they have. I’ve used his services on numerous occasions often to confirm an identification, but more often when I simply didn’t have a clue as a relative n00B moth-er. It’s an entirely free service although users can “buy him a coffee” here as a mark of appreciation.
He keeps records, as you would, and publishes details of the most requested identifications, he’s also got a nice Top 100 with tips on how to identify some of the more ambiguous Lepidoptera. I’ve compiled a list of the Top 40 here. Don’t forget to leave a tip for him if you find them useful.
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- Square-spot Rustic. 393 queries
- Common Rustic agg. 292 queries
- Uncertain/Rustic. 279 queries
- Large Yellow Underwing. 270 queries
- Double-striped Pug. 258 queries.
- Common Pug. 254 queries
- Marbled Minor agg. 251 queries
- Willow Beauty. 247 queries
- Common Marbled Carpet. 213 queries
- Flounced Rustic. 185 queries
- Bee Moth. 180 queries
- Dark Arches. 178 queries
- Turnip. 168 queries
- Chrysoteuchia culmella. 167 queries
- Light Brown Apple Moth. 166 queries
- Mottled Rustic. 157 queries
- Celypha lacunana. 154 queries
- Riband Wave. 150 queries
- Eudonia lacustrata. 149 queries
- Clouded Drab. 148 queries
- Vine’s Rustic. 147 queries
- Small Dusty Wave. 136 queries
- Cnephasia sp. 134 queries
- Rustic Shoulder-knot. 132 queries
- Pale Mottled Willow. 127 queries
- Smoky Wainscot. 124 queries
- Clay. 124 queries
- Lesser Yellow Underwing. 120 queries
- Ingrailed Clay. 119 queries
- Common Plume. 113 queries
- Yellow Shell. 107 queries
- Shuttle-shaped Dart. 106 queries
- November Moth sp. 105 queries
- Common Quaker. 103 queries
- Cabbage Moth. 102 queries
- Dusky Brocade. 98 queries
- Brindled Pug. 98 queries
- Scoparia ambigualis. 96 queries
- The Nutmeg. 95 queries
- Cloaked Minor. 94 queries