The Fern

Widespread though rather local, largely in calcareous areas supporting the larval foodplant traveller's joy Clematis vitalba.&nbsp; Commonest in parts of the Blackdowns, the Poldens, the Mendip scarp and around Weston-super-Mare and Bath.&nbsp; Largely absent from inland Exmoor, the Quantocks and the Levels, probably through lack of foodplant.&nbsp; Most usually recorded as single individuals to light, especially in gardens.

The Tissue

A scarce moth associated with buckthorns, which are themselves local species in Somerset.&nbsp; Most records are of very low numbers from a handful of core areas - the Exmoor coast, around Brean Down, central Mendip and around Frome.&nbsp; This moth overwinters as a hibernating adult, and can be found doing so in caves; this behaviour has rarely been witnessed in Somerset though parts of its range here have an abundance of suitable sites.

Small Waved Umber

Widespread though rather local, chiefly in calcareous areas supporting the foodplant, traveller's joy <i>Clematis vitalba</i>; usually recorded as single individuals at light.

Small Waved Umber

Horisme vitalbata