Norfolk Moths - The macro and micro moths of Norfolk.

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Developed in association with The Norfolk Moth Survey as a reference guide and photo archive to the moths of Norfolk.

Moth: A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth, with thousands of species yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are crepuscular and diurnal species. wiki

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To date c680 species of macro-moth along with c1100 species of micro-moth have been recorded in Norfolk since records began in Victorian times. This site aims to provide full details of all the species that occur (or once occurred) in Norfolk, with photographs, descriptions, flight graphs, latest records, distribution maps and more! - Jim Wheeler

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Reference abbreviations
[MBGBI] Moths & Butterflies of Great Britain & Ireland vols. 1-10.
[NMS] Norfolk Moth Survey.
[VCH] Norfolk Victoria County History. (Lepidoptera by C. Barrett, 1901).
[RAP] Butterfly Conservation - Regional Action Plan For Anglia.
[N&NNS] Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists Society.
[Trans.] Transactions of the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists Society.
[Ent.] The Entomologist.
[Ent. Mon.] Entomologist's Monthly Magazine.
[Ent. Rec.] The Entomologist's Record and Jounal of Variation.