Moths

Group Description

There are over 2500 species of moth in the UK.

SubGroups

name	latinname	species	sightings	media
Alder Moth	Acronicta alni	1	1	5
Angle Shades	Phlogophora meticulosa	1	6	19
Barred Marble	Celypha striana	1	1	1
Beautiful Plume	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	1	3	13
Box-tree Moth	Cydalima perspectalis	1	2	10
Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	1	1	3
Broad-blotch Drill	Dichrorampha alpinana	1	3	21
Buff Ermine	Spilosoma luteum	1	1	5
Buff-tip	Phalera bucephala	1	1	4
Burnet Companion	Euclidia glyphica	1	2	6
Carnation Tortrix	Cacoecimorpha pronubana	1	5	9
Cinnabar Moth	Tyria jacobaeae	1	9	27
Cocksfoot Moth	Glyphipterix simpliciella	1	1	4
Common Drill	Dichrorampha petiverella	1	1	1
Common Drill	Dichrorampha petiverella	1	1	1
Common Emerald	Hemithea aestivaria	1	1	0
Common Marbled Carpet	Dysstroma truncata	1	2	6
Common Nettle-tap	Anthophila fabriciana	1	2	3
Common Plume	Emmelina monodactyla	1	4	19
Common Rose Bell	Notocelia rosaecolana	1	2	14
Common Yellow Conch	Agapeta hamana	1	1	2
Copper Underwing	Amphipyra pyramidea	1	1	6
Dark Fleabane Neb	Apodia bifractella	1	1	5
Diamond-back Moth	Plutella xylostella	1	1	16
Double-striped Pug	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	1	2	5
Dusky Pearl	Udea prunalis	1	1	1
Elephant Hawk-moth	Deilephila elpenor	1	2	4
Feathered Slender	Caloptilia cuculipennella	1	1	2
Garden Carpet	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	1	1	4
Garden Grass-veneer	Chrysoteuchia culmella	1	4	31
Garden Pebble	Evergestis forficalis	1	2	9
Gold-fringed Drill	Dichrorampha vancouverana	1	1	3
Grass Rivulet	Perizoma albulata	1	2	12
Green Long-horn	Adela reaumurella	1	1	2
Grey Dagger	Acronicta psi	1	1	10
Grey Knot-horn	Acrobasis advenella	1	1	3
Hummingbird Hawkmoth	Macroglossum stellatarum	1	7	11
Jersey Tiger	Euplagia quadripunctaria	1	1	5
Knot Grass	Acronicta rumicis	1	16	45
Large Long-horn	Nematopogon swammerdamella	1	1	2
Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba	1	1	6
Latticed Heath	Chiasmia clathrata	1	1	11
Lead-coloured Drill	Dichrorampha plumbana	1	1	2
Leek Moth	Acrolepiopsis assectella	1	2	9
Lesser Yellow Underwing	Noctua comes	1	2	10
Light Brown Apple Moth	Epiphyas postvittana	1	3	7
Light Emerald	Campaea margaritaria	1	1	5
Long-horned Flat-body	Carcina quercana	1	1	4
Marsh Grass-veneer	Crambus uliginosellus	1	2	2
Meadow Long-horn	Cauchas rufimitrella	1	1	6
Moth Unidentified	Moth Unidentified	1	1	3
Moth Unidentified 1	Moth Unidentified 1	1	1	5
Moth Unidentified 15	Moth Unidentified 15	1	2	5
Moth Unidentified 16	Moth Unidentified 16	1	1	4
Moth Unidentified 18	Moth Unidentified 18	1	2	5
Moth Unidentified 19	Moth Unidentified 19	1	1	4
Moth Unidentified 2	Moth Unidentified 2	1	1	1
Moth Unidentified 2	Moth Unidentified 2	1	2	2
Moth Unidentified 20	Moth Unidentified 20	1	1	3
Moth Unidentified 21	Moth Unidentified 21	1	1	3
Mother Of Pearl	Pleuroptya ruralis	1	1	3
Mother Shipton	Callistege mi	1	1	1
Mullein Moth	Cucullia verbasci	1	4	20
Muslin Moth	Diaphora mendica	1	1	3
November Moth	Epirrita dilutata	1	1	3
Obscure Drill	Dichrorampha aeratana	1	3	5
Plain Gold	Micropterix calthella	1	1	4
Plum Tortrix	Hedya pruniana	1	1	3
Privet Hawk-moth	Sphinx ligustri	1	2	13
Red-belted Clearwing	Synanthedon myopaeformis	1	1	8
Riband Wave	Idaea aversata	1	2	6
Rosy Tabby	Endotricha flammealis	1	1	3
Rush Veneer	Nomophila noctuella	1	1	3
Satin Grass-veneer	Crambus perlella	1	1	1
Scarce Bordered Straw	Helicoverpa armigera	1	1	9
Scarlet Tiger Moth	Callimorpha dominula	1	7	19
Shaded Broad-bar	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	1	1	2
Sharp-winged Drill	Dichrorampha acuminatana	1	2	5
Silky Wave	Idaea dilutaria	1	1	5
Silver Y	Autographa gamma	1	8	28
Silver-ground Carpet	Xanthorhoe montanata	1	1	4
Single-dotted Wave	Idaea dimidiata	1	2	4
Six-belted Clearwing	Bembecia ichneumoniformis	1	1	5
Six-spot Burnet	Zygaena filipendulae	1	4	15
Small Blood-vein	Scopula imitaria	1	2	10
Small China-mark	Cataclysta lemnata	1	1	2
Small Dusty Wave	Idaea seriata	1	4	10
Small Magpie	Anania hortulata	1	2	10
Small Purple and Gold	Pyrausta aurata	1	7	20
Small Yellow Underwing	Panemeria tenebrata	1	1	2
Spindle Ermine	Yponomeuta cagnagella	1	1	2
Square-spot Rustic	Xestia xanthographa	1	2	6
Straw Dot	Rivula sericealis	1	1	2
Swan-feather Dwarf	Elachista argentella	1	1	5
The Vapourer	Orgyia antiqua	1	5	16
Thistle Ermine	Myelois circumvoluta	1	1	5
Twenty-plume Moth	Alucita hexadactyla	1	1	2
White Plume	Pterophorus pentadactyla	1	1	3
White-barred Gold	Micropterix aruncella	1	3	13
White-spotted Pug	Eupithecia tripunctaria	1	1	3
Willow Beauty	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	1	1	3
Yellow Shell	Camptogramma bilineata	1	4	7
Yellow-barred Long-horn	Nemophora degeerella	1	3	11
Yellow-faced Bell	Notocelia cynosbatella	1	1	3

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