Links
Below are some of the links we find useful.
See also Martin Harvey's longer list of moth links which are regularly updated.
Anglian Lepidopterist Supplies – Supplier of moth traps and related equipment. Friendly service and helpful advice.
Berkshire Moth Egroup – BMG's Yahoo egroup.
British Lepidoptera – Chris Lewis’s brilliant moth images site, one of the best identification resources n the web!
Buckinghamshire Invertebrate Group – nearest equivalent to Berks Moth Group in Bucks!
Butterfly Conservation (Upper Thames Branch) – Upper Thames Branch of BC, promoting moth conservation in Berks, Bucks and Oxon.
Eggs, larvae and pupae of British moths – the best site for photos of caterpillars and other early stages.
Hants Moths – Our neighbours in Hampshire.
Identify British Moths – useful site with clear diagrams of the terms used to describe moths, and a helpful set of comparison images for tricky species
Identify day-flying moths (Butterfly Conservation) – BC's useful guide to day-flying moths.
iRecord – online recording for all wildlife including moths, and the preferred route for sending in Berkshire moth records. Also available via the iRecord app.
iSpot – a site for getting help with species identifications, for all species groups (not a recording site, so please add your records to iRecord once identified).
Kitenet – Martin Harvey's website.
Moth Dissection UK – essential information for moth dissections, useful for the critical species.
MapMate database – MapMate is a species recording database that is used by some moth recorders.
MapMate - 'how to' videos – Training videos showing how to use various aspects of MapMate - produced for BSBI by Martin Harvey.
Moths Count – Moths Count is part of Butterfly Conservation, and runs a number of moth recording projects including the National Recording Scheme.
Northumberland Moths – website for Northumberland county moth recording, with lots of useful resources and good photos.
UK moths – excellent photos and information on most of the British species.
Upper Thames Moth Atlas - lots of information and species accounts for macro-moths in Berks, Bucks and Oxon (micros will be added when possible!)
Upper Thames moths blog – great site for getting help with identifications, covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.