Least Carpet

A 19th century coloniser of south-east England which has spread more widely into East Anglia and southern England in recent decades.&nbsp; Still a rare species in Somerset.

Silver-striped Hawk-moth

A rare migrant, unknown in the county before the present century.&nbsp; Five records: Martock (2006), Cothelstone Hill (2008), Crowcombe (2009), Walton Common (2011) and Cleeve Park near Minehead (2017).

Purple-bordered Gold

Former resident, now very likely extinct.&nbsp; A specimen dated 24 June 1915 in the H. W. Mapleton-Bree collection with a locality of 'Turf Moor' (= Shapwick Heath/Ashcott area).&nbsp; Turner (1955) - "Very rare, but it still probably occurs on the Turf Moors. Taunton, Stoke-sub-Hamdon (V.C.H.), scarce and local; Shapwick (V.C.H), scarce (C. J. Perrens); Ashcott (G. B. Coney).

Purple-bordered Gold

Idaea muricata