Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in southern England covering 300 square miles (780 km2). It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern and southern England formed by the rocks of the Chalk Group and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, but stretches into Hampshire.
Quercus cerris, the Turkey oak or Austrian oak, is an oak native to south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the type species of Quercus sect. Cerris, a section of the genus characterised by shoot buds surrounded by soft bristles, bristle-tipped leaf lobes, and acorns that usually mature in 18 months.
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots, although other families also have 'foresters'. They are also sometimes called smoky moths.
Bratton Downs is a 395.8 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, near the villages of Bratton and Edington, and about 3 miles (5 km) east of the town of Westbury. It was notified in 1971. The designated area consists mainly of chalk grassland, as well as some ancient woodland, and supports a diverse range of native flora and fauna. It overlays notable geological features—principally landforms created by glaciation in the Pleistocene.
The Essex emerald is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787 as Phalaena smaragdaria. It is distributed throughout the Palearctic region with records from many European countries. The British subspecies Thetidia smaragdaria maritima was last seen in 1991 in Kent and is now presumed extinct. In 2004 the moth was first recorded from Sweden.
Adscita statices, the green forester, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Europe, Mongolia and western Russia.
Anthrenus museorum, commonly known as the museum beetle, is a species of beetle found in the Palearctic, the Near East and the Nearctic. In its larval form it damages all forms of dry skin and hair. The larva will also eat dry cheese, flour or cocoa occasionally. It is considered a pest, as it damages, among others, the skin of taxidermied animals, such as polar bears and big cats in museums.
Gypsonoma aceriana, the poplar shoot-borer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe to Russia, eastern Turkey and Iraq. It is also present in North Africa.
Chalcolestes viridis, formerly Lestes viridis, is a damselfly of the family Lestidae. It has a metallic green body and at rest it holds its wings away from its body. Its common name is the willow emerald damselfly, the green emerald damselfly, or the western willow spreadwing. It has an elongated abdomen and pale brown spots on its wings and resides in areas of still water with overhanging trees.
Sideridis lampra is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern and central Europe, east to the Ural and Altai and in the south to eastern Turkey.
Adscita albanica is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It has a disjunct distribution, which included south-eastern France, Switzerland, in Italy, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, the southern part of European Russia and the Caucasus.
Adscita mauretanica is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Morocco and north-western Algeria
Adscita bolivari is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is endemic to Spain.
Adscita capitalis is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in North Macedonia, Greece and Turkey.
Adscita schmidti is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula west of the Ebro river.
Chrysocrambus linetella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.
Adscita alpina is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Central Europe.
Adscita obscura is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Greece, as well as in Turkey, Iran, Russia, Transcaucasia, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt.
Adscita mannii is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Slovenia and the Balkan Peninsula. The range extends to north-western Turkey.
