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List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Ctenuchidae)
250px, Nine-spotted The family Ctenuchidae contains about 3000 known species, most of which are tropical. Two species may have reached Great Britain unaided, but others are accidental imports with food produce: Subfamily Syntominae * '' Syntomis phegea'', nine-spotted — probably rare immigrant * ''Dysauxes ancilla'', handmaid — possible rare immigrant from Central & Eastern Europe (one old record) Subfamily Euchromiinae * ''Euchromia lethe'', basker — imported with West Indies">West Indian banana">Euchromia lethe">/nowiki>''Euchromia lethe'', basker — imported with West Indies">West Indian bananas] * [''Antichloris viridis'' — imported with West Indian bananas] * [''Antichloris caca'', docker — imported from South America] * /nowiki>''Antichloris eriphia'', banana stowaway — imported from South America">Antichloris_eriphia.html" ;"title="/nowiki>''Antichloris eriphia">/nowiki>''Antichloris eriphia'', banana stowaway — imported from South America/nowiki> See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amata Phegea
The nine-spotted moth or yellow belted burnet (''Amata phegea'', formerly ''Syntomis phegea'') is a moth in the family Erebidae ("tiger moths"). The species was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Distribution and habitat The nine-spotted moth is chiefly found in southern Europe but also seen up to northern Germany, and in the east to Anatolia and the Caucasus, and there are some populations in the south-eastern Dutch nature reserves of Leudal and Meinweg National Park, Meinweg. It does not breed in the United Kingdom, but it is a very rare immigrant. The species prefers drier areas, open ranges with shrubs and trees as well as open forests and warm, sunny slopes. Description ''Amata phegea'' reaches a wingspan of . Males are smaller than females and have thicker antennae. Wings are blueish black or greenish black with white spots and metallic sheen. The number and the size of spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain ...
In excess of 2400 species of moth have been recorded in Great Britain. This page provides a link to detailed lists of these moths by family. Macromoths * Hepialidae * Cossidae * Zygaenidae * Limacodidae * Sesiidae * Lasiocampidae * Saturniidae * Endromidae * Drepanidae * Thyatiridae * Geometridae * Sphingidae * Notodontidae * Thaumetopoeidae * Lymantriidae * Arctiidae * Ctenuchidae * Nolidae * Noctuidae Micromoths * 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. . See also * List of butterflies of Great Britain {{Europe in topic, List of moths of Moths Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Notodontidae)
The family Notodontidae comprises the "prominent and kitten moths", of which 27 have been recorded in Great Britain: Subfamily Notodontinae 250px, Sallow kitten (male) 250px, Lunar marbled brown * ''Cerura vinula'', puss moth — throughout * '' Furcula bicuspis'', alder kitten — south-west, south-east, east and west-central (localized) * ''Furcula furcula'', sallow kitten — throughout * '' Furcula bifida'', poplar kitten — south and central (localized) * ''Notodonta dromedarius'', iron prominent — throughout * '' Notodonta torva'', large dark prominent — rare immigrant * '' Notodonta tritophus'', three-humped prominent — immigrant * ''Notodonta ziczac'', pebble prominent — throughout * '' Pheosia gnoma'', lesser swallow prominent — throughout * '' Pheosia tremula'', swallow prominent — throughout * '' Ptilodon capucina'', coxcomb prominent — throughout * ''Ptilodon cucullina'', maple prominent — south and east (localized) * '' Odontosia carmelita'', scarce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Sphingidae)
The family Sphingidae comprises the "hawk-moths", of which seventeen occur regularly in Great Britain: Subfamily Sphinginae Privet hawk-moth * /nowiki>''Agrius cingulata'', pink-spotted hawk-moth — probable import">Agrius_cingulata.html" ;"title="/nowiki>''Agrius cingulata">/nowiki>''Agrius cingulata'', pink-spotted hawk-moth — probable import/nowiki> * ''Agrius convolvuli'', convolvulus hawk-moth — insect migration, migrant * ''Acherontia atropos'', death's-head hawk-moth — migrant * [''Manduca quinquemaculata'', five-spotted hawk-moth — probable import] * /nowiki>''Manduca sexta'', tomato sphinx — probable import">Manduca_sexta.html" ;"title="/nowiki>''Manduca sexta">/nowiki>''Manduca sexta'', tomato sphinx — probable import/nowiki> * [''Manduca rustica'', rustic sphinx — probable import] * ''Sphinx ligustri'', privet hawk-moth — south * [''Sphinx drupiferarum'', wild cherry sphinx — possible migrant, more likely import] * '' Hyloicus pinastri'', pine hawk- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Geometridae)
The family Geometridae is represented by over 300 species in Great Britain. Subfamily Archiearinae * ''Archiearis parthenias'', orange underwing — throughout (localized) * '' Archiearis notha'', light orange underwing —south (Nationally Scarce B) Subfamily Alsophilinae 250px, March moth * '' Alsophila aescularia'', March moth — throughout Subfamily Geometrinae * '' Aplasta ononaria'', rest harrow — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡ * '' Pseudoterpna coronillaria'', Jersey emerald — Jersey * '' Pseudoterpna pruinata atropunctaria'', grass emerald — throughout * ''Geometra papilionaria'', large emerald — throughout * '' Comibaena bajularia'', blotched emerald — south & centre (localized) * '' Antonechloris smaragdaria maritima'', Essex emerald — south-east, presumed extinct * ''Hemithea aestivaria'', common emerald — south & central * '' Chlorissa viridata'', small grass emerald — south & west-central (Nationally Scarce A) * '' ''Chlorochlamys_chloroleucaria"> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Thyatiridae)
The family Thyatiridae comprises about 200 species, nine of which occur in Great Britain: 250px, Poplar lutestring * ''Thyatira batis'', peach blossom — throughout * ''Habrosyne pyritoides'', buff arches — south and centre * '' Tethea ocularis octogesimea'', figure of eighty — south and centre * ''Tethea or'', poplar lutestring :* ''Tethea or or'' — south (local) :* ''Tethea or scotica'' — north (local) * ''Tetheella fluctuosa'', satin lutestring — south-east and west (local) * ''Ochropacha duplaris'', common lutestring — throughout * '' Cymatophorima diluta hartwiegi'', oak lutestring — south and centre (local) (VulnerableFox, R., K.F. Conrad, M.S. Parsons, M.S. Warren and I.P. Woiwood, 2006. ''The State of Britain's Larger Moths''. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham, UK.) ‡* * ''Achlya flavicornis'', yellow horned :* ''Achlya flavicornis galbanus'' — south and centre :* ''Achlya flavicornis scotica'' — north * '' Polyploca ridens'', f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Drepanidae)
The family Drepanidae contains about 400 species, of which only eight occur in Europe. Six of these are resident in Great Britain and one is an occasional immigrant: Scalloped hook-tip * ''Falcaria lacertinaria'', scalloped hook-tip — throughout * '' Watsonalla binaria'', oak hook-tip — south, central (VulnerableFox, R., K.F. Conrad, M.S. Parsons, M.S. Warren and I.P. Woiwood, 2006. ''The State of Britain's Larger Moths''. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham, UK.) ‡* * '' Watsonalla cultraria'', barred hook-tip — south, central (local) Pebble hook-tip * ''Drepana falcataria'', pebble hook-tip :* ''Drepana falcataria falcataria'' — south, centre :* ''Drepana falcataria scotica'' — northern Scotland (local) * '' Drepana curvatula'', dusky hook-tip — south, east (immigrant) * ''Sabra harpagula'', scarce hook-tip — south-west (Red Data Book) * ''Cilix glaucata'', Chinese character — south and centre (common), local in Scotland Species listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Endromidae)
The family Endromidae comprises just one species, which is a scarce resident in Scotland: Kentish glory * ''Endromis versicolora'', Kentish glory — eastern Scotland (Nationally Scarce A) (formerly local in parts of England and Monmouthshire) 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. Moths Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approxima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Saturniidae)
The family Saturniidae comprises about 1300 species, of which just one occurs naturally in Great Britain, and one most likely brought across English Channel inadvertently by human agency: Emperor moth (male) * ''Saturnia pavonia'', emperor moth — throughout * ''Saturnia pyri'', great peacock moth — possible immigrant (otherwise accidental import) 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. Moths Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Lasiocampidae)
The family Lasiocampidae comprises the eggar moths, of which 10 are resident species in Great Britain, one probably extinct and one probably an immigrant: Oak eggar * '' Poecilocampa populi'', December moth — throughout * ''Trichiura crataegi'', pale eggar — throughout (vulnerableFox, R., K.F. Conrad, M.S. Parsons, M.S. Warren and I.P. Woiwood, 2006. ''The State of Britain's Larger Moths''. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham, UK.) ‡* * ''Eriogaster lanestris'', small eggar — south, central (Nationally Scarce B) Lackey * '' Malacosoma neustria'', lackey — south, central (common) and north (scattered) (Vulnerable) ‡* * '' Malacosoma castrensis'', ground lackey — south-east, south-west (Nationally Scarce A) * '' Lasiocampa trifolii'', grass eggar — south, west-central (Nationally Scarce A) :* ''Lasiocampa trifolii'' f. ''flava'' (pale grass eggar) — south-east (Red Data Book) * ''Lasiocampa quercus'', oak eggar :* ''Lasiocampa quercus quercus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Sesiidae)
The family Sesiidae has 15 representatives in Great Britain, one of which is of uncertain status: Subfamily Sesiinae Lunar hornet moth * ''Sesia apiformis'', hornet moth — east, south (Nationally Scarce B) * ''Sesia bembeciformis'', lunar hornet moth — throughout Subfamily Paranthreninae Red-belted clearwing * '' Paranthrene tabaniformis'', dusky clearwing — south (presumed extinct) * ''Synanthedon tipuliformis'', currant clearwing — throughout England, local Wales, Scotland & Isle of Man (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Synanthedon vespiformis'', yellow-legged clearwing — south, central (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Synanthedon spheciformis'', white-barred clearwing — south, central (not south-west) (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Synanthedon scoliaeformis'', Welsh clearwing — Wales & Scotland (Red Data Book) * ''Synanthedon flaviventris'', sallow clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B) * ''Synanthedon andrenaeformis'', orange-tailed clearwing — south (Nationally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Limacodidae)
The family Limacodidae is mostly tropical, but has two representatives in Great Britain: Festoon * ''Apoda limacodes'', festoon — south, east (not south-west) (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Heterogenea asella'', triangle — south, east (Red Data Book) 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 The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ... and Micromoths References * Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) ''Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland''. British Wildlife P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |