List of moths of Great Britain (Noctuidae)

Large Yellow Underwing showing hindwings that give it its name

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

Subfamily Noctuinae

Square-spot Dart

Heart and Dart

Flame Shoulder

True-Lover's Knot

Double Square Spot

Great Brocade

• 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

Shears

Lead-coloured Drab

White-point

Flame Wainscot

• 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

Toadflax Brocade

Rannock Sprawler

Early Grey

Green-brindled Crescent

Beautiful Arches

• 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

Chestnut

Scarce Merveille du Jour

Coronet

• 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

Marbled Beauty

• Cryphia algae Tree-lichen Beauty — immigrant
• Cryphia domestica Marbled Beauty — throughout
• Cryphia raptricula Marbled Grey — immigrant
• Cryphia muralis Marbled Green — south (localized)

Subfamily Amphipyrinae

Old Lady

Angle Shades

Dun-bar

Dusky Brocade

Marbled Minor

Rosy Rustic

Rustic

Vine's Rustic

Pale Mottled Willow

• 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

Small Yellow Underwing

• Synthymia fixa Goldwing — rare immigrant
• Panemeria tenebrata Small Yellow Underwing — south & central (localized)

Subfamily Heliothinae

Bordered Sallow

• 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

Marbled White Spot

• 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

Scarce Silver-lines

• 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)]

Nut-tree Tussock

Subfamily Pantheinae

• Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock — throughout
• [Charadra deridens Marbled Tuffet — probable import]
• [Raphia frater Brother — probable import]

Subfamily Plusiinae

Burnished Brass

Silver Y

• 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)

Spectacle (head-on)

• 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

Red Underwing

• 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

Herald

• 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)

Straw Dot

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

Snout

• 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

Pinion-streaked Snout

• 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

Fan-foot

• 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)^[1] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).

References

1. ↑ 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.