The
family Limacodidae is mostly tropical, but has two representatives in
Great Britain:
Festoon
* ''
Apoda limacodes
''Apoda limacodes'', also known as the festoon, is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae.
Distribution and habitat
The moth is found in most of Europe. Within Great Britain, the species is scarce.
The festoon mainly inhabits thick woodland ...
'', 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
Endromidae is a family of moths. It was long considered to be a monotypic family, containing just one species, the Kentish glory, '' Endromis versicolora'', found throughout the Palaearctic regio The family now consists of several genera and abou ...
,
Drepanidae,
Thyatiridae,
Geometridae,
Sphingidae,
Notodontidae,
Thaumetopoeidae,
Lymantriidae,
Arctiidae,
Ctenuchidae
The Ctenuchina are a subtribe of moths in the family Erebidae.
Taxonomy
The Ctenuchina were previously classified as the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae. That subfamily contained three tribes: Ctenuchini, Euchromiini (wasp moths) ...
,
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 Publishing, Hook, UK. {{ISBN, 0-9531399-1-3.
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Moths of Great Britain (Limacodidae)
