Moth & butterfly species and the Oak / Derwen
Scorched Wing / Adain Ddeifiog moth, commonly found on Oak trees

For the second set of workshops, artist Pip Lewis prepared a whole set of colour print outs of moths and butterflies that are associated with the Oak tree. Here is the list of their names in Latin, English and Welsh, plus links to Wikipedia pages.

Butterfly and Moth species

Moth species English name Welsh name
Comibaena bajularia Blotched Emerald Emrallt Blotiog
Lymantria monacha Black Arches Siobyn Bwaog
Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered Skipper Gwibiwr Y Llennyrch
Catocala sponsa Dark Crimson Underwing Ôl-adain Ruddgoch Dywyll
Apoda limacodes Festoon Llusgwyfyn Rhuban
Polyploca ridens Frosted Green Tant Siriol
Malacosoma neustria Lackey Gwaswyfyn
Acleris literana Lichen Button -
Cyclophora punctaria Maiden’s Blush Moca Gwridog
Griposia aprilina Merveille du Jour Gwyfyn Cennog
Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip Bachadain Y Deri
Cymatophorina diluta Oak Lutestring Tant Y Deri
Biston strataria Oak Beauty Rhisglyn Y Derw
Lasiocampa quercus Oak Eggar Wylun Deri
Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak Carpiog Y Derw
Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing Adain Ddeifiog
Butterfly species English name Welsh name
Apatura iris Purple Emperor Mantell Borffor
Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood Gweirlöyn Brych