Welcome to the relaunched and rebranded Hantsmoths website, dedicated to the moths of Hampshire, England. The site aims to provide full details of all the species that occur in the county and beyond, with good quality photographs, descriptions, distribution maps and details of annual occurrence and phenology patterns.

Underlying the site is a library of digital photographic images, the majority of which have been actually photographed in the county, but where no such image is available, or better quality representative images have been obtained elsewhere, these are included. I hope that they will prove of interest, both as a basis for identification, as discussion points if you doubt the identification (usual health warnings apply!), and to provide a window on the often beautiful animals that inhabit our night skies.

The photographs on this site are a result of the generosity of a large number of contributors from all over the country, or taken by myself. I would like to express particular thanks to my good friend Nick Montegriffo for the sterling work he has put in over recent months to expand the species narratives, a monumental task that I would not have had a chance to do so thoroughly myself.

I am always attempting to improve the quality and scope of the site, so if you have images of species that are not illustrated here, show different forms, or are of better quality than those currently shown, and are willing to share them, I would be more than happy to hear from you. I have a wishlist of species that are yet to be added, contributions for which would be gratefully received.

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If you want to know more, please e-mail me at mike AT hantsmoths.org.uk.

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Branch of Butterfly Conservation are pleased to contribute towards the sponsorship of this site

And with thanks to ALS for their support:

This site is complemented by the Yahoo e-mail discussion group, Hantsmoths:

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Enjoy,

Mike Wall