Great Oak Beauty

A species of large, old, Oak woodlands, restricted largely to southern and south-eastern England. Always rare and local in the county, most records have come from the Exmoor area.&nbsp; There are relatively recent records from the Quantocks, near Weston-super-Mare and near Wells, and a 1919 one from Cogley Wood near Bruton, in an area with plenty of suitable habitat. It roosts on Oak tree trunks and branches&nbsp; by day and comes to light. Target trapping in suitable habitat may produce more records.

Mottled Beauty

Still a common and widespread moth, but numbers have never quite recovered from the poor summers beginning from 2007.

Dotted Carpet

Inhabits woodland and scrub with abundant lichen growth, especially large ancient woodlands.&nbsp; Its British population is restricted largely to the south-west, Wales and Scotland. Because of its habitat requirements, most county records come from Exmoor and the Quantocks.

Dotted Carpet

Alcis jubata