ARKive - Dark bordered beauty moth - Epione vespertaria- species related by group

Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Dark bordered beauty moth (Epione vespertaria)

Chalk carpet moth (Scotopteryx bipunctaria cretata)
Adult Chalk Carpet moths are pale grey in colour with grey-brown markings, and have a darker central band with two black dots, one above the... More 3 Images 0 videos
Straw belle moth (Aspitates gilvaria gilvaria)
The hindwings of this moth are white with a faint diagonal grey streak and a dot on the upper surface. The forewings have a slightly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Netted carpet moth (Eustroma reticulatum)
The forewings of the Netted Carpet moth are dark brown and are criss-crossed with a network of pale lines, from which both the common and... More 4 Images 0 videos
Dingy mocha moth (Cyclophora pendularia)
The common name 'mocha' refers to mocha stone, an agate with a beautiful moss-like patterning of crystals. The Dingy Mocha is finely mottled... More 4 Images 0 videos
Essex emerald moth (Thetidia smaragdaria maritima)
The Essex Emerald moth is one that could be mistaken for a butterfly in shape. The upper wings are a light, dusky emerald in colour, the... More 6 Images 0 videos
Bright wave moth (Idaea ochrata cantiata)
Adult Bright Wave moths are ochreous brown to orange in colour with fine waved cross-lines on both the fore- and hind-wings. The slightly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Waved carpet moth (Hydrelia sylvata)
Adult Waved Carpet moths have pale whitish-grey coloured wings with wavy brown patterning. A darker dusky-brown form also occurs in Kent and... More 3 Images 0 videos
Sussex emerald moth (Thalera fimbrialis)
This moth was given the common name 'Sussex Emerald' because it was first identified in Britain at Beachy Head in Sussex in 1902. Adults are... More 4 Images 0 videos
Peppered moth (Biston betularia)
In its typical form, the Peppered Moth has pepper-and-salt camouflage pattern. In some areas it also has a sooty black or ‘melanic’ form... More 14 Images 4 Videos
Barred tooth-striped moth (Trichopteryx polycommata)
The Barred Tooth-striped is a greyish coloured moth. The caterpillars are green with two white lines and a dark central line passing along... More 2 Images 0 videos
Netted mountain moth (Macaria carbonaria)
Adult Netted Mountain moths have blackish abdomens and dark wings with variable white flecks. The caterpillar grows to 22 mm in length, and... More 2 Images 0 videos
Argent and sable moth (Rheumaptera hastata)
The common name 'Argent and Sable' which was given to this species in 1778 refers to the colour of the moth. Argent is a silvery-white... More 5 Images 0 videos
Barberry carpet moth (Pareulype berberata)
Adult Barberry Carpet moths have greyish-white forewings with attractive brown patterning, and the hindwings are paler and more uniform. The... More 4 Images 0 videos
Drab looper moth (Minoa murinata)
The delicate adults of the Drab Looper are greyish-brown in colour and have a silky appearance, but this 'sheen' is lost with age. The... More 6 Images 0 videos
Belted beauty moth (Lycia zonaria britannica)
Male and female Belted Beauty moths are strikingly different in appearance; females have tiny, 2 mm long non-functional wings and are dark... More 5 Images 0 videos
Black-veined moth (Siona lineata)
Adult Black-veined moths are white in colour with black veins that are more obvious on the underside of the wings. Females differ from males... More 8 Images 0 videos
Silky wave moth (Idaea dilutaria)
The Silky Wave is a pale tan-coloured moth, with a slightly darker-brown wavy pattern on both the fore- and hindwings. It is similar in... More 6 Images 0 videos
Hermes copper (Lycaena hermes)
Information on the Hermes copper (Lycaena hermes) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Madeiran large white (Pieris wollastoni)
Information on the Madeiran large white is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Painted sawtooth (Prioneris sita)
Information on the painted sawtooth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Zullich's blue (Plebejus zullichi)
Information on Zullich's blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Higgins’s anomalous blue (Polyommatus nephohiptamenos)
Information on the Higgins’s anomalous blue (Polyommatus nephohiptamenos) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Dils’ grayling (Pseudochazara orestes)
Information on Dils’ grayling is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Orachrysops (Orachrysops niobe)
Information on Orachrysops niobe is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Spring ringlet (Erebia epistygne)
The spring ringlet (Erebia epistygne) is a European butterfly with predominantly brown wings, marked towards the edges with paler bands and... More 13 Images 0 videos
Marsh sylph (Metisella meninx)
Information on the marsh sylph is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Dusky large blue (Phengaris nausithous)
Information on the dusky large blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 1 Video
Andaman crow (Euploea andamanensis)
Information on the Andaman crow (Euploea andamanensis) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Electra's tree nymph (Idea electra)
Information on Electra's tree nymph is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Papilio (Papilio manlius)
Information on Papilio manlius is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos

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