The Spectacle

Widespread and common across the whole county, but in
diminishing numbers since the turn of the century.&nbsp; Probably double-brooded, but with overlap
between the two broods, so continuously on the wing from May until September.

Mother Shipton

A day-flying moth of species-rich semi-natural grasslands, most often recorded as a by-product of butterfly surveys.&nbsp; It is most frequently recorded from calcareous grasslands in the Poldens and Mendips around Bath, though also occurs elsewhere, such as on parts of Exmoor and on post-industrial land, usually colliery spoil heaps, around Radstock.

The Passenger

A very rare vagrant to the UK, first recorded in the county in September 2023, when attracted to light at Curry Rivel.&nbsp; From southern Europe and Africa. <br><br>

It needs to be distinguished from Dysgonia torrida, a species not yet recorded in the UK, which ranges from the Mediterranean through the Middle East to south Asia. See https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Dysgonia_Torrida.

The Passenger

Dysgonia algira