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  • Source: List of moths of Great Britain (Noctuidae)

    • The family Noctuidae is the largest family of macro-moths in Great Britain, where over 400 species occur:


    Subfamily Noctuinae



    Euxoa obelisca grisea, square-spot dart — south, west & north-east (Nationally Scarce B)
    Euxoa tritici, white-line dart — throughout ‡*
    Euxoa nigricans, garden dart — throughout ‡*
    Euxoa cursoria, coast dart — east, west-central & north (Nationally Scarce B)
    Agrotis graslini, Woods's dart — recently (2001) discovered on Jersey
    Agrotis cinerea, light feathered rustic — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
    Agrotis vestigialis, Archer's dart — throughout (localized)
    [Agrotis spinifera, Gregson's dart — one specimen supposedly from Isle of Man ]
    Agrotis segetum, turnip moth — throughout
    Agrotis clavis, heart and club — throughout
    Agrotis exclamationis, heart and dart — throughout
    Agrotis trux lunigera, crescent dart — south-west & west-central (localized)
    Agrotis ipsilon, dark sword-grass — immigrant
    Agrotis herzogi, Spalding's dart — rare immigrant
    Agrotis puta, shuttle-shaped dart
    Agrotis puta puta — south & central
    Agrotis puta insula — Isles of Scilly
    Agrotis ripae, sand dart — south, central & north-east (Nationally Scarce B)
    Agrotis crassa, great dart — immigrant (formerly resident)
    Agrotis deprivata — ?recent rare immigrant
    [Feltia subgothica, Gothic dart — one dubious record of this North American species]
    [Feltia subterranea, tawny shoulder — likely imported or misidentified]
    Axylia putris, flame — throughout
    Actebia praecox, Portland moth — immigrant (Nationally Scarce B)
    Actebia fennica, Eversmann's rustic — rare immigrant
    Ochropleura flammatra, black collar — rare immigrant
    Ochropleura plecta, flame shoulder — throughout
    Ochropleura leucogaster, Radford's flame shoulder — immigrant
    Standfussiana lucernea, northern rustic — south, west-central & north (localized)
    Rhyacia simulans, dotted rustic — throughout
    Rhyacia lucipeta, southern rustic — probable rare immigrant (one record)
    Noctua pronuba, large yellow underwing — throughout
    Noctua orbona, lunar yellow underwing — throughout (Nationally Scarce B)
    Noctua comes, lesser yellow underwing — throughout
    Noctua fimbriata, broad-bordered yellow underwing — throughout
    Noctua janthina, Langmaid's yellow underwing — probable rare immigrant or resident
    Noctua janthe, lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing — throughout
    Noctua interjecta caliginosa, least yellow underwing — south & central
    Spaelotis ravida, stout dart — south & east-central (localized)
    Graphiphora augur, double dart — throughout ‡*
    Eugraphe subrosea, rosy marsh moth — west-central (Red Data Book)
    Protolampra sobrina, cousin German — north (Nationally Scarce A)
    Eugnorisma glareosa, autumnal rustic — throughout ‡*
    Eugnorisma depuncta, plain clay — north, west-central & south-west (Nationally Scarce B)
    Lycophotia porphyrea, true lover's knot — throughout
    Peridroma saucia, pearly underwing — immigrant & possible transitory resident
    Diarsia mendica, ingrailed clay
    Diarsia mendica mendica — throughout
    Diarsia mendica orkneyensis — Orkney
    Diarsia mendica thulei — Shetland
    Diarsia dahlii, barred chestnut — north, west-central & south-east (localized)
    Diarsia brunnea, purple clay — throughout
    Diarsia rubi, small square-spot — throughout ‡*
    Diarsia florida, fen square-spot — east-central, west-central & north (localized)
    Xestia alpicola alpina, northern dart — north (Nationally Scarce A)
    Xestia c-nigrum, setaceous Hebrew character — throughout
    Xestia ditrapezium, triple-spotted clay — throughout (localized)
    Xestia triangulum, double square-spot —throughout
    Xestia ashworthii, Ashworth's rustic — west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
    Xestia baja, dotted clay — throughout
    Xestia rhomboidea, square-spotted clay — throughout (Nationally Scarce B)
    Xestia castanea, neglected rustic — throughout (localized) ‡*
    Xestia sexstrigata, six-striped rustic — throughout
    Xestia xanthographa, square-spot rustic — throughout
    Xestia agathina, heath rustic ‡*
    Xestia agathina agathina — throughout (localized)
    Xestia agathina hebridicola — Hebrides
    Naenia typica, Gothic — throughout (localized)
    Eurois occulta, great brocade — immigrant (Nationally Scarce B)
    Anaplectoides prasina, green arches — throughout
    Cerastis rubricosa, red chestnut — throughout
    Cerastis leucographa, white-marked — south & central (localized)
    Mesogona acetosellae, pale stigma — rare immigrant


    Subfamily Hadeninae



    Anarta myrtilli, beautiful yellow underwing — throughout
    Anarta cordigera, small dark yellow underwing — north-east (Nationally Scarce A) ‡
    Anarta melanopa, broad-bordered white underwing — north (Red Data Book)
    Discestra trifolii, nutmeg — throughout
    [Lacinipolia renigera, kidney-spotted minor — dubious old record]
    Lacinipolia laudabilis — ?recent rare immigrant
    Hada plebeja, shears — throughout
    Polia bombycina, pale shining brown — south (proposed Red Data Book)
    Polia trimaculosa, silvery arches — throughout (Nationally Scarce B)
    Polia nebulosa, grey arches — throughout
    Pachetra sagittigera britannica, feathered ear — south (presumed extinct)
    Sideridis albicolon, white colon — south, central & north-east (Nationally Scarce B)
    Heliophobus reticulata marginosa, bordered Gothic — south & east-central (proposed Red Data Book)
    Mamestra brassicae, cabbage moth — throughout
    Melanchra persicariae, dot moth — south, central & north ‡*
    Melanchra pisi, broom moth — throughout ‡*
    Lacanobia contigua, beautiful brocade — throughout (localized)
    Lacanobia w-latinum, light brocade — throughout (localized)
    Lacanobia thalassina, pale-shouldered brocade — throughout
    Lacanobia suasa, dog's tooth — south & central (localized)
    Lacanobia oleracea, bright-line brown-eye — throughout
    Lacanobia blenna, stranger — rare immigrant & temporary resident
    Papestra biren, glaucous shears — south-west, west-central & north (localized)
    Hecatera bicolorata, broad-barred white — throughout
    Hecatera dysodea, small ranunculus — south-east & south Wales
    Hadena rivularis, campion — throughout
    Hadena perplexa
    Hadena perplexa perplexa, tawny shears — south & central
    Hadena perplexa capsophila, pod lover — south-west, west-central, north-west & Isle of Man (localized)
    Hadena irregularis, viper's bugloss — presumed extinct
    Hadena luteago barrettii, Barrett's marbled coronet — south-west (Nationally Scarce B)
    Hadena compta, varied coronet — south-east, south & east-central
    Hadena confusa, marbled coronet — throughout (localized)
    Hadena albimacula, white spot — south (Red Data Book)
    Hadena bicruris, lychnis — throughout
    Hadena caesia mananii, grey — north-west & Isle of Man (Red Data Book)
    Eriopygodes imbecilla, Silurian — south-west (Red Data Book)
    Cerapteryx graminis, antler — throughout
    Tholera cespitis, hedge rustic — throughout ‡*
    Tholera decimalis, feathered Gothic — throughout ‡*
    Panolis flammea, pine beauty — throughout
    [Xanthopastis timais, Spanish moth — dubious specimen]
    [Brithys crini pancratii, Kew arches — probable import]
    Egira conspicillaris, silver cloud — south-west (Nationally Scarce A)
    Orthosia cruda, small Quaker — throughout
    Orthosia miniosa, blossom underwing — south & west-central (localized) & occasional immigrant
    Orthosia opima, northern drab — throughout (localized)
    Orthosia populeti, lead-coloured drab — throughout (localized)
    Orthosia gracilis, powdered Quaker — throughout ‡*
    Orthosia cerasi, common Quaker — throughout
    Orthosia incerta, clouded drab — throughout
    Orthosia munda, twin-spotted Quaker — south, central & north
    Orthosia gothica, Hebrew character — throughout
    Mythimna turca, double line — south-west & south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
    Mythimna conigera, brown-line bright eye — throughout
    Mythimna ferrago, clay — throughout
    Mythimna albipuncta, white-point — immigrant & recent colonist (south & south-east coasts)
    Mythimna vitellina, delicate — immigrant
    Mythimna pudorina, striped wainscot — south & central (localized)
    Mythimna straminea, southern wainscot — south & central (localized)
    Mythimna impura, smoky wainscot — throughout
    Mythimna pallens, common wainscot — throughout
    Mythimna favicolor, Mathew's wainscot — south & south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
    Mythimna litoralis, shore wainscot — south, central & north-east (Nationally Scarce B)
    Mythimna l-album, l-album wainscot — immigrant to south (Nationally Scarce B)
    Mythimna unipuncta, white-speck — immigrant & possible transitory resident
    Mythimna obsoleta, obscure wainscot — south, east-central & west-central (localized)
    Mythimna comma, shoulder-striped wainscot — throughout ‡*
    Mythimna putrescens, Devonshire wainscot — south-west (Nationally Scarce A)
    [Mythimna commoides — probable import or hoax]
    Mythimna loreyi, cosmopolitan — immigrant
    Mythimna flammea, flame wainscot — south-east & south (Nationally Scarce A)
    [Graphania dives, Maori — probable import]


    Subfamily Cuculliinae



    Cucullia absinthii, wormwood — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
    [Cucullia argentea, green silver-spangled shark — two specimens of dubious origin]
    Cucullia artemisiae, scarce wormwood — rare immigrant
    Cucullia chamomillae, chamomile shark — south, central & north (localized)
    [Cucullia lactucae, lettuce shark — several dubious records]
    Cucullia umbratica, shark — throughout
    Cucullia asteris, star-wort — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
    Cucullia gnaphalii occidentalis, cudweed — presumed extinct
    Shargacucullia lychnitis, striped lychnis — south (Nationally Scarce A)
    Shargacucullia scrophulariae, water betony — rare immigrant
    Shargacucullia verbasci, mullein — south & central
    [Shargacucullia prenanthis, false water betony — inclusion on British list presumed in error]
    [Shargacucullia caninae — single record of caterpillars]
    Calophasia lunula, toadflax brocade — south-east (Red Data Book)
    Calophasia platyptera, antirrhinum brocade — probable rare immigrant
    Brachylomia viminalis, minor shoulder-knot — throughout ‡*
    Leucochlaena oditis, beautiful Gothic — south (Red Data Book)
    Brachionycha sphinx, sprawler — south & central ‡*
    Brachionycha nubeculosa, Rannoch sprawler — north (Red Data Book)
    Dasypolia templi, brindled ochre — north, central & south-west (localized) ‡*
    Aporophyla australis pascuea, feathered brindle — south (Nationally Scarce B)
    Aporophyla lutulenta, deep-brown dart — south & central ‡*
    Aporophyla lueneburgensis, northern deep-brown dart — north & west-central
    Aporophyla nigra, black rustic — north, south, west-central & east-central
    Lithomoia solidaginis, golden-rod brindle — north & west-central (localized)
    [Scotochrosta pulla, ash shoulder-knot — probable fraud]
    [Copipanolis styracis, fawn sallow — probable import]
    Lithophane semibrunnea, tawny pinion — south (localized)
    Lithophane hepatica, pale pinion — south & central (localized)
    Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis, grey shoulder-knot — south & west-central
    Lithophane furcifera, conformist
    Lithophane furcifera furcifera — immigrant
    Lithophane furcifera suffusa — presumed extinct
    Lithophane consocia — probable rare immigrant
    Lithophane lamda, nonconformist — immigrant
    Lithophane leautieri hesperica, Blair's shoulder-knot — south & central
    Xylena vetusta, red sword-grass — north, west & south (localized)
    Xylena exsoleta, sword-grass — north & central (Nationally Scarce B)
    Xylocampa areola, early grey — throughout
    Meganephria bimaculosa, double-spot brocade — possible immigrant (otherwise import)
    Allophyes oxyacanthae, green-brindled crescent — throughout ‡*
    [Valeria oleagina, green-brindled dot — dubious record]
    Dryobota labecula, oak rustic — probably rare immigrant
    Dichonia aprilina, merveille du jour — throughout
    Dryobotodes eremita, brindled green — throughout
    Blepharita satura, beautiful arches — presumed extinct
    Blepharita adusta, dark brocade — throughout ‡*
    Blepharita solieri, bedrule brocade — rare immigrant
    Antitype chi, grey chi — north, central & south
    Trigonophora flammea, flame brocade — immigrant & transitory resident
    Polymixis flavicincta, large ranunculus — south & east-central (localized)
    Polymixis gemmea, cameo probable rare immigrant
    Polymixis xanthomista statices, black-banded — south-west (Nationally Scarce A)
    Polymixis lichenea, feathered ranunculus
    Polymixis lichenea lichenea — south & central (localized)
    Polymixis lichenea scillonea — Isles of Scilly


    Subfamily Acronictinae



    Eupsilia transversa, satellite — throughout
    Jodia croceago, orange upperwing — formerly south (Red Data Book); now rare immigrant
    Conistra vaccinii, chestnut — throughout
    Conistra ligula, dark chestnut — south, central & north
    Conistra rubiginea, dotted chestnut — south-west & south (Nationally Scarce B)
    Conistra erythrocephala, red-headed chestnut — rare immigrant & transitory resident
    Agrochola circellaris, brick — throughout
    Agrochola lota, red-line Quaker — throughout
    Agrochola macilenta, yellow-line Quaker — throughout
    Agrochola haematidea, southern chestnut — south & south-east (Red Data Book)
    Agrochola helvola, flounced chestnut — throughout ‡*
    Agrochola litura, brown-spot pinion — throughout ‡*
    Agrochola lychnidis, beaded chestnut — south, central & north ‡*
    Atethmia centrago, centre-barred sallow — throughout ‡*
    Omphaloscelis lunosa, lunar underwing — throughout
    Xanthia citrago, orange sallow — throughout
    Xanthia aurago, barred sallow — south, central & north
    Xanthia togata, pink-barred sallow — throughout
    Xanthia icteritia, sallow — throughout ‡*
    Xanthia gilvago, dusky-lemon sallow — south, central & north (localized) ‡*
    Xanthia ocellaris, pale-lemon sallow — south-east (Nationally Scarce A)
    Moma alpium, scarce merveille du jour — south (Red Data Book)
    Acronicta megacephala, poplar grey — throughout
    Acronicta aceris, sycamore — south & east-central (localized)
    Acronicta leporina, miller — throughout
    Acronicta alni, alder moth — south & central (localized)
    [Acronicta cuspis, large dagger — unconfirmed record]
    Acronicta tridens, dark dagger — south, central & north
    Acronicta psi, grey dagger — throughout ‡*
    Acronicta strigosa, marsh dagger — rare immigrant (formerly resident)
    Acronicta menyanthidis, light knot grass
    Acronicta menyanthidis menyanthidis — north, west & east-central (localized)
    Acronicta menyanthidis scotica — north (localized)
    Acronicta auricoma, scarce dagger — rare immigrant (formerly resident)
    Acronicta euphorbiae myricae, sweet gale moth — north (Nationally Scarce A)
    Acronicta rumicis, knot grass — throughout ‡*
    Simyra albovenosa, reed dagger — south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
    Craniophora ligustri, coronet — throughout (localized)


    Subfamily Bryophilinae



    Cryphia algae, tree-lichen beauty — immigrant
    Cryphia domestica, marbled beauty — throughout
    Cryphia raptricula, marbled grey — immigrant
    Cryphia muralis, marbled green — south (localized)


    Subfamily Amphipyrinae



    Amphipyra pyramidea, copper underwing — south, central & north
    Amphipyra berbera svenssoni, Svensson's copper underwing — south & central
    Amphipyra tragopoginis, mouse moth — throughout ‡*
    Mormo maura, old lady — throughout (localized)
    Dypterygia scabriuscula, bird's wing — south-east & west-central (localized)
    Rusina ferruginea, brown rustic — throughout
    Thalpophila matura, straw underwing — south, central & north
    Trachea atriplicis, orache moth — rare immigrant (formerly resident)
    Euplexia lucipara, small angle shades — throughout
    Phlogophora meticulosa, angle shades — throughout
    Actinotia polyodon, purple cloud — immigrant
    Actinotia hyperici, pale-shouldered cloud — rare immigrant
    Pseudenargia ulicis, Berber — probable rare immigrant (one record)
    Callopistria juventina, Latin — rare immigrant
    [Callopistria latreillei — one recorded caterpillar of uncertain origin]
    [Eucarta amethystina, Cumberland gem — unconfirmed record]
    Ipimorpha retusa, double kidney — south & central (localized)
    Ipimorpha subtusa, olive — south, central & north (localized)
    Enargia paleacea, angle-striped sallow — probable immigrant to central & north (Nationally Scarce B)
    Parastichtis suspecta, suspected — throughout
    Parastichtis ypsillon, dingy shears — south, central & north (localized)
    Dicycla oo, heart moth — south (Red Data Book)
    Cosmia affinis, lesser-spotted pinion — south & central (localized)
    Cosmia diffinis, white-spotted pinion — south & central (proposed Red Data Book)
    Cosmia trapezina, dun-bar — throughout
    Cosmia pyralina, lunar-spotted pinion — south & central (localized)
    Hyppa rectilinea, Saxon — north (Nationally Scarce B)
    Apamea monoglypha, dark arches — throughout
    Apamea lithoxylaea, light arches — throughout
    Apamea sublustris, reddish light arches — south & central (localized)
    Apamea zeta
    Apamea zeta assimilis, northern arches — north (Nationally Scarce A)
    Apamea zeta marmorata, exile — Shetland
    Apamea oblonga, crescent striped — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
    Apamea crenata, clouded-bordered brindle — throughout
    Apamea epomidion, clouded brindle — south, central & north
    Apamea lateritia, scarce brindle — immigrant
    Apamea furva britannica, confused — north, west & south (localized)
    Apamea remissa, dusky brocade — throughout ‡*
    Apamea unanimis, small clouded brindle — south, central & north
    Apamea anceps, large nutmeg — south & central (localized) ‡*
    Apamea sordens, rustic shoulder-knot — throughout
    Apamea scolopacina, slender brindle — south & central
    Apamea ophiogramma, double lobed — throughout
    Eremobina pabulatricula, union rustic — extinct
    Oligia strigilis, marbled minor — throughout
    Oligia versicolor, rufous minor — south, central & north (localized)
    Oligia latruncula, tawny marbled minor — south, central & north
    Oligia fasciuncula, middle-barred minor — throughout
    Mesoligia furuncula, cloaked minor — throughout
    Mesoligia literosa, rosy minor — throughout ‡*
    Mesapamea secalis, common rustic — throughout
    Mesapamea didyma, lesser common rustic — throughout
    Mesapamea remmi, Remm's rustic — south & central (?north) — status as a valid species uncertain
    Photedes captiuncula expolita, least minor — central (Red Data Book)
    Photedes minima, small dotted buff — throughout
    Chortodes morrisii
    Chortodes morrisii morrisii, Morris's wainscot — south-west (Red Data Book)
    Chortodes morrisii bondii, Bond's wainscot — south-east (Red Data Book; probably extinct)
    Chortodes extrema, concolorous — south-east & east-central (Red Data Book) ‡
    Chortodes elymi, lyme grass — east (Nationally Scarce B)
    Chortodes fluxa, mere wainscot — east-central & south (Nationally Scarce B)
    Chortodes pygmina, small wainscot — throughout
    Chortodes brevilinea, Fenn's wainscot — east (Red Data Book) ‡
    Eremobia ochroleuca, dusky sallow — south & east-central
    Luperina testacea, flounced rustic — throughout
    Luperina nickerlii, sandhill rustic ‡
    Luperina nickerlii demuthi — south-east (Nationally Scarce A)
    Luperina nickerlii leechi — south-west (Red Data Book)
    Luperina nickerlii gueneei — west-central (Red Data Book)
    Luperina dumerilii, Dumeril's rustic — immigrant
    Luperina zollikoferi, scarce arches — immigrant
    Amphipoea lucens, large ear — south-west, west-central & north (localized)
    Amphipoea fucosa paludis, saltern ear — south, central & north-west (localized)
    Amphipoea crinanensis, crinan ear — west, central & north (localized)
    Amphipoea oculea, ear moth — throughout ‡*
    Hydraecia micacea, rosy rustic — throughout ‡*
    Hydraecia petasitis, butterbur — south, central & north (localized)
    Hydraecia osseola hucherardi, marsh mallow moth — south-east (Red Data Book)
    Gortyna flavago, frosted orange — throughout
    Gortyna borelii lunata, Fisher's estuarine moth — south-east (Red Data Book)
    Celaena haworthii, Haworth's minor — central, north & south (localized) †*
    Celaena leucostigma, crescent ‡*
    Celaena leucostigma leucostigma — throughout (localized)
    Celaena leucostigma scotica — north (localized)
    Nonagria typhae, bulrush wainscot — throughout
    Archanara geminipuncta, twin-spotted wainscot — south & east-central (localized)
    Archanara dissoluta, brown-veined wainscot — south & central (localized)
    Archanara neurica, white-mantled wainscot — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡
    Archanara sparganii, Webb's wainscot — south, south-east & south-west (Nationally Scarce B)
    Archanara algae, rush wainscot — south-east & east-central (Red Data Book)
    Rhizedra lutosa, large wainscot — throughout ‡*
    Sedina buettneri, Blair's wainscot — south (Red Data Book)
    Arenostola phragmitidis, fen wainscot — south, east-central & west-central (localized)
    Oria musculosa, Brighton wainscot — south (proposed Red Data Book)
    Coenobia rufa, small rufous — south, central & north (localized)
    Charanyca trigrammica, treble lines — south & central
    Hoplodrina alsines, uncertain — throughout
    Hoplodrina blanda, rustic — throughout ‡*
    Hoplodrina superstes, powdered rustic — rare immigrant
    Hoplodrina ambigua, Vine's rustic — south & central
    Spodoptera exigua, small mottled willow — immigrant
    Spodoptera littoralis, Mediterranean brocade — probable rare immigrant & import
    [Spodoptera litura, Asian cotton leafworm — probable import]
    [Spodoptera eridania, southern armworm — probable import]
    Spodoptera cilium, dark mottled willow — rare immigrant
    Caradrina morpheus, mottled rustic — throughout ‡*
    Platyperigea kadenii, Clancy's rustic — rare immigrant
    Paradrina flavirena, Lorimer's rustic — probable rare immigrant
    Paradrina clavipalpis, pale mottled willow — throughout
    Perigea capensis, African — probable rare immigrant
    Chilodes maritimus, silky wainscot — south & central (localized)
    Athetis pallustris, marsh moth — east-central (Red Data Book)
    Proxenus hospes, Porter's rustic — rare immigrant
    Acosmetia caliginosa, reddish buff — south (Red Data Book)
    Stilbia anomala, anomalous — south, south-west, west & north (localized) ‡*
    Elaphria venustula, rosy marbled — south-east (Nationally Scarce B)


    Subfamily Stiriinae



    Synthymia fixa, goldwing — rare immigrant
    Panemeria tenebrata, small yellow underwing — south & central (localized)


    Subfamily Heliothinae



    Periphanes delphinii, pease blossom — possible immigrant & import
    Pyrrhia umbra, bordered sallow — south, central & north-east (localized)
    Helicoverpa armigera, scarce bordered straw — immigrant
    Heliothis viriplaca, marbled clover — probable immigrant to south & east-central (Red Data Book)
    Heliothis maritima, shoulder-striped clover ‡
    Heliothis maritima warneckei — south (Red Data Book)
    Heliothis maritima bulgarica — rare immigrant
    Heliothis peltigera, bordered straw — immigrant
    Heliothis nubigera, eastern bordered straw — rare immigrant
    Schinia scutosa, spotted clover — immigrant


    Subfamily Eustrotiinae



    Eublemma ostrina, purple marbled — immigrant
    Eublemma parva, small marbled — immigrant
    Eublemma minutata, scarce marbled — probable rare immigrant
    Protodeltote pygarga, marbled white spot — south & central
    Deltote deceptoria, pretty marbled — immigrant & transitory resident
    Deltote uncula, silver hook — south, central & north-west (localized)
    Deltote bankiana, silver barred — probable immigrant to south-east (Red Data Book)


    Subfamily Acontiinae


    Emmelia trabealis, spotted sulphur — presumed extinct
    Acontia lucida, pale shoulder — immigrant
    [Acontia aprica, nun — probable import]
    [Acontia nitidula, Brixton beauty — one dubious record]


    Subfamily Eariadinae


    Earias clorana, cream-bordered green pea — south & east-central (Nationally Scarce B)
    Earias biplaga, spiny bollworm — rare immigrant or import
    Earias insulana, Egyptian bollworm — probable rare immigrant & import
    [Earias vittella — imported by air on food produce]


    Subfamily Chloephorinae



    Bena bicolorana, scarce silver-lines — south & central (localized)
    Pseudoips prasinana britannica, green silver-lines — throughout
    Nycteola revayana, oak nycteoline — throughout (localized)
    Nycteola asiatica, eastern nycteoline — probable rare immigrant
    Nycteola degenerana, sallow nycteoline — possible rare immigrant (otherwise import)
    [Pardasena virgulana, grey square — probable import (one record)]


    Subfamily Pantheinae


    Colocasia coryli, nut-tree tussock — throughout
    [Charadra deridens, marbled tuffet — probable import]
    [Raphia frater, brother — probable import]


    Subfamily Plusiinae



    Chrysodeixis chalcites, golden twin-spot — immigrant & import
    Chrysodeixis acuta, Tunbridge Wells gem — rare immigrant
    Ctenoplusia limbirena, scar bank gem — immigrant
    Ctenoplusia accentifera, accent gem — probable rare immigrant
    Trichoplusia ni, ni moth — immigrant
    Trichoplusia vittata, streaked plusia — probable rare immigrant
    Thysanoplusia orichalcea, slender burnished brass — immigrant & import
    Diachrysia chrysitis, burnished brass — throughout
    Diachrysia chryson, scarce burnished brass — south & west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
    [Pseudoplusia includens, soybean looper — probable import]
    Macdunnoughia confusa, Dewick's plusia — immigrant
    Polychrysia moneta, golden plusia — south, central & north
    [Euchalcia variabilis, purple-shaded gem — probable import]
    Plusia festucae, gold spot — throughout
    Plusia putnami gracilis, Lempke's gold spot — central, north & south (localized)

    Autographa gamma, silver Y — immigrant throughout
    Autographa pulchrina, beautiful golden Y — throughout
    Autographa jota, plain golden Y — throughout
    Autographa bractea, gold spangle — west, north & south
    Megalographa biloba, Stephens' gem — probable rare immigrant
    [Megalographa bimaculata, double-spotted spangle — single specimen of uncertain origin]
    Syngrapha interrogationis, scarce silver Y — central & north (localized)
    Cornutiplusia circumflexa, Essex Y — probable rare immigrant
    Abrostola triplasia, dark spectacle — throughout
    Abrostola tripartita, spectacle — throughout


    Subfamily Catocalinae



    Catocala fraxini, Clifden nonpareil — immigrant & transitory resident
    Catocala nupta, red underwing — south & central
    Catocala electa, rosy underwing — rare immigrant
    Catocala promissa, light crimson underwing — south (Red Data Book)
    Catocala sponsa, dark crimson underwing — south (Red Data Book)
    Catocala nymphagoga, oak yellow underwing — probable rare immigrant
    Minucia lunaris, lunar double-stripe — immigrant & transitory resident
    Clytie illunaris, Trent double-stripe — possible rare immigrant (otherwise import)
    [Caenurgina crassiuscula, double-barred — probable import]
    [Mocis trifasciata, triple-barred — one specimen of dubious origin]
    Dysgonia algira, passenger — immigrant
    Prodotis stolida, geometrician — rare immigrant
    Callistege mi, Mother Shipton — south, central & north
    Euclidia glyphica, burnet companion — south & central


    Subfamily Ophiderinae



    Catephria alchymista, alchymist — immigrant
    Tyta luctuosa, four-spotted — south, central & east (Nationally Scarce A)
    [Diphthera festiva — probable import]
    Lygephila pastinum, blackneck — south & central (localized)
    Lygephila craccae, scarce blackneck — south-west (Red Data Book)
    Tathorhynchus exsiccata, Levant blackneck — rare immigrant
    [Synedoida grandirena, great kidney — probable import]
    Scoliopteryx libatrix, herald — throughout
    Phytometra viridaria, small purple-barred — throughout (localized)
    Anomis sabulifera, angled gem — possible rare immigrant (otherwise import)


    Subfamily Rivulinae


    Colobochyla salicalis, lesser belle — rare immigrant (formerly resident)
    Laspeyria flexula, beautiful hook-tip — south & west-central (localized)
    Rivula sericealis, straw dot — throughout
    Parascotia fuliginaria, waved black — probable immigrant
    [Orodesma apicina — probable import]


    Subfamily Hypeninae



    Hypena crassalis, beautiful snout — south & west-central (localized)
    Hypena proboscidalis, snout — throughout
    Hypena obsitalis, Bloxworth snout — south-west (Red Data Book)
    Hypena obesalis, Paignton snout — rare immigrant
    Hypena rostralis, buttoned snout — south (Nationally Scarce B)
    [Plathypena scabra, black snout — probable import]


    Subfamily Strepsimananiae



    Schrankia taenialis, white-line snout — south (Nationally Scarce B)
    Schrankia intermedialis, autumnal snout — south-east — probable hybrid
    Schrankia costaestrigalis, pinion-streaked snout — south, central & north-west (localized)
    Hypenodes humidalis, marsh oblique-barred — throughout (Nationally Scarce B)
    [Idia aemula, waved tabby — two specimens of unknown origin]
    [Idia lubricalis, twin-striped tabby — two specimens of unknown origin]


    Subfamily Herminiinae



    Pechipogo strigilata, common fan-foot — south (Nationally Scarce A)
    Pechipogo plumigeralis, plumed fan-foot — rare immigrant
    Zanclognatha tarsipennalis, fan-foot — throughout
    Zanclognatha lunalis, jubilee fan-foot — rare immigrant
    Herminia tarsicrinalis, shaded fan-foot — south-east (Red Data Book)
    Zanclognatha zelleralis, dusky fan-foot — possible very rare immigrant
    Herminia grisealis, small fan-foot — throughout
    Macrochilo cribrumalis, dotted fan-foot — south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
    Paracolax tristalis, clay fan-foot — immigrant to south-east (Nationally Scarce A)
    Trisateles emortualis, olive crescent — south-east (Red Data Book)
    Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).


    See also


    List of moths of Great Britain (overview)
    Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae and Micromoths


    References



    Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. ISBN 0-9531399-1-3.

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