Small Rufous

Essentially an insect of damp
habitats, moderately common on good sites, fairly readily wandering short
distances to garden lights, though the frequency of this varies from year to
year.&nbsp; Much scarcer in the drier east of
the county than elsewhere.

Twin-spotted Wainscot

A reedbed specialist, only
occasionally wandering away from its habitat.&nbsp;
Most frequently recorded from Shapwick Heath, Ham Wall, Steart Marshes,
Berrow and the Gordano valley.&nbsp; Used to
be found regularly around Bridgwater, an area that is currently somewhat
under-recorded, and it surely must occur at Westhay where the last record dates
from 1992.

Brown-veined Wainscot

A reedbed specialist, feeding on
Common Reed (Phragmites australis).&nbsp; A
disproportionate number of records, especially in recent years, are of single
moths wandering to gardens; when its reedbed habitats are trapped at the right
time of year, it can be present in good numbers (commoner than its close
relative Twin-spotted Wainscot, which shares the same foodplant).&nbsp; Good sites for it are Shapwick Heath, Ham
Wall, Steart Marshes, Berrow and Chew Valley Lake.

Brown-veined Wainscot

Archanara dissoluta