- List of moths of Great Britain (Arctiinae)
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list of moths of great britain arctiinae
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The subfamily Arctiinae—the tiger moths, ermines, "footmen" and related species—is represented by 32 species in Great Britain:
Tribe Lithosiini
Thumatha senex, round-winged muslin — south, central & north (localized)
Setina irrorella, dew moth — south & north-west (Nationally Scarce A)
Miltochrista miniata, rosy footman — south & central (localized)
Nudaria mundana, muslin footman — throughout (localized)
Atolmis rubricollis, red-necked footman — south, west-central & north (localized)
Cybosia mesomella, four-dotted footman — throughout (localized)
Pelosia muscerda, dotted footman — east (Red Data Book)
Pelosia obtusa, small dotted footman — east (Red Data Book)
Eilema sororcula, orange footman — south (localized)
Eilema griseola, dingy footman — south & central
Eilema caniola, hoary footman — south-west (Nationally Scarce B)
Eilema pygmaeola, pygmy footman (Red Data Book)
Eilema pygmaeola pygmaeola — east
Eilema pygmaeola pallifrons — south-east
Eilema complana, scarce footman — south & central (localized)
Eilema complana f. sericea, northern footman — west-central (Red Data Book)
Eilema depressa, buff footman — south & central (localized)
Eilema lurideola, common footman — south, central & north
Lithosia quadra, four-spotted footman — immigrant to south-west (Nationally Scarce A)
Tribe Arctiini
[Spiris striata, feathered footman — uncertain status]
Coscinia cribraria, speckled footman ‡
Coscinia cribraria bivittata — south (Red Data Species)
Coscinia cribraria arenaria — immigrant
Utetheisa pulchella, crimson speckled — immigrant
Utetheisa bella, beautiful utetheisa — probable rare immigrant (though possibly an import)
Parasemia plantaginis, wood tiger
Parasemia plantaginis plantaginis — throughout
Parasemia plantaginis insularum — Shetland, Orkney & northern Scotland
Arctia caja, garden tiger — throughout ‡*
Arctia villica britannica, cream-spot tiger — south (localized)
Hyphoraia testudinaria, Patton's tiger — vagrant: 2 records, Sussex & Devon
Diacrisia sannio, clouded buff — throughout (localized)
Spilosoma lubricipeda, white ermine — throughout ‡*
Spilosoma luteum, buff ermine — south, central & north ‡*
Spilosoma urticae, water ermine — south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
Diaphora mendica, muslin moth — south, central & north
Phragmatobia fuliginosa, ruby tiger
Phragmatobia fuliginosa borealis — north
Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa — south & central
[Pyrrharctia isabella, isabelline tiger — accidental introduction]
[Halysidota moeschleri — possible rare transatlantic immigrant or import]
Euplagia quadripunctaria, Jersey tiger — south-west
Callimorpha dominula, scarlet tiger — south-west (localized)
Tyria jacobaeae, cinnabar — south, central & north ‡*
[Hypercompe scribonia, great leopard — probable import]
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.
External links
UK Moths