Welcome to Northumberland Moths

The Northumberland Moth Group, is a group of amateurs devoted to the study & recording of the lepidoptera in Northumberland. To join our group click here

1373 different species of moths have been recorded in Northumberland and new species are being discovered every year. In 2010 22 new species were recorded. New species in 2011 click here.

This site provides access to the county database which holds 283147 records, and the associated maps and foodplants for each species.
The earliest record in the database is for a Puss Moth recorded in June 1761 by The Reverend John Wallis at Simonburn, Northumberland.

If you have found a moth, and want to know what it is, then please click here to submit a record.

If you would like to learn how to catch moths in your garden, then please click here.

Regards, Tom Tams
County Moth Recorder VC67/68