List of moths of Great Britain (Thaumetopoeidae)

The family Thaumetopoeidae—the "Processionary moths"—comprises about 100 species, of which three have been recorded in Great Britain:

Oak processionary caterpillar

• Thaumetopoea pityocampa Pine Processionary — probably rare immigrant (otherwise imported)
• Thaumetopoea processionea Oak Processionary — immigrant
• [Trichocercus sparshalli Local Long-tailed Satin — probably imported (Australian species)]

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.