Heather Knot-horn

A heather-feeder, this is a moorland species in Somerset.&nbsp; Few light-traps are run on its habitat, and it is doubtless more widespread on the Quantocks and Exmoor than the records indicate.&nbsp; There is an old record from Leigh Woods, but it seems unlikely to still be present here.

Rosy-striped Knot-horn

This distinctive moth is found in three distinct areas in Somerset - the calcareous grasslands of the Mendips and Poldens, and the extreme south of the county around Chard, where the underlying bedrock is chalk.&nbsp; It can sometimes be found by day but is usually recorded at light.

Gorse Knot-horn

Recorded from Bickenhall in the Blackdowns in 1946; this is the only Somerset record.&nbsp; The larval foodplant is gorse, which abounds in parts of the county, but as the moth comes to light, it appears unlikely to still be present.

Pempelia genistella

Gorse Knot-horn