Variable Bell

A variable species.&nbsp; Uncommon in the county, sometimes coming to
light, and can be recorded by rearing from its distinctive larval
spinnings.&nbsp; Most records are from the
Blackdowns and the complex of woodlands on acidic soil and post-industrial
sites between Shepton Mallet and Frome in the east of the county.&nbsp; Unusually for a birch-feeder, there are no
records for the Quantocks and only from a single site on Exmoor.

Large Birch Bell

A variable species that can be
difficult to identify.&nbsp; Most records are
of adults to light, though the larval spinnings can be distinctive.&nbsp; Scarce, and seems to be commoner in the west
of the county than the east.

Dark Aspen Bell

Very rare if not extinct.&nbsp; Historic records from Bath, Bickenhall and
Clevedon.&nbsp; Not recorded since the
1950s.&nbsp; The foodplant, aspen <i>Populus
tremula</i>, is scarce in Somerset.

Epinotia maculana

Dark Aspen Bell