List of moths of Great Britain (Arctiidae)
The family Arctiidae—the tiger moths, ermines, "footmen" and related species—is represented by 32 species in Great Britain:
Subfamily Lithosiinae
Rosy Footman
- 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)
Scarce Footman
- 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)
Subfamily Arctiinae
Wood Tiger
Ruby Tiger
Jersey Tiger
- [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
- 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)[1] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).
References
- ↑ Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p.
- 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.