Carline Neb

The larvae of this moth feed in the seed-heads of carline thistle, a specialist of short-turf calcareous grassland.&nbsp; It is rarely recorded in Somerset - about once a decade - but it appears to be one of those species that deliberate searching of its habitat might show to be more common than is currently known.&nbsp; For this species, this is done by collecting the seed-heads in the autumn and waiting for the adults to emerge the following year.&nbsp; The Mendip scarp and rocky coastal places would be among the places to look.

Obscure Neb

Scarce, with scattered records across the county, and
two-thirds of them relating to a single Berrow garden.

Heather Neb

The larvae of this moth feed on heather, and it is closely associated with moorland and heath habitats.&nbsp; There are few records from Somerset, but it is likely to be under-recorded, as its upland, moorland sites are not often surveyed, and it does not appear to be strongly attracted to light.

Aristotelia ericinella

Heath Elder