The Shark

Fairly widespread, though absent
from a chunk of east Somerset.&nbsp; Still
recorded fairly frequently in low numbers, though numbers have clearly fallen
since the turn of the century.

Small Yellow Underwing

This moth flies by day and is
often overlooked as a pyralid – some of the genus Pyrausta are superficially
similar. It is, therefore, under-recorded.&nbsp;
Although fairly widespread across much of the county, it must have
declined significantly through the destruction of the flower-rich places where
it lives.

The Wormwood

A nationally scarce, much declined, moth, found mainly from Dorset, east to Kent and northwards to East Anglia and the Midlands. Turner (1955) said it used to be found on the north coast of the county but that there were few records.&nbsp; There has been just a handful of modern records.

The Wormwood

Cucullia absinthii