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Information on all the moths that occur or once occurred in Yorkshire, with distribution maps, photographs, descriptions, flight graphs, latest records and more.

To date, 1819 moth species have been recorded in Yorkshire since records began in the Victorian era.

We have over 3 million records of 681 species of macro-moth and 1138 species of micro-moth on display.

If you record moths in Yorkshire, please send us your records and put your own dots on the maps!

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Welcome to the updated 2025 website. Now listing 1818 moth species recorded in Yorkshire.

2024 record update

Records from 2024 are now loaded in and mapped on the website. If you have not yet sent your records in, now is the time to do so!

Annual Statistics [Show Decade]

Year	Records	Species	Recorders	Sites
2023	214024	1319	949	3909
2024	203079	1314	827	3778

Last Updated 14/03/25

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