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: 250px, Gypsy moth (male) * '' Laelia coenosa'', reed tussock —

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* '' Orgyia recens'', scarce vapourer — east-central (Red Data Book) ‡ * ''

Orgyia antiqua ''Orgyia antiqua'', the rusty tussock moth or vapourer, is a moth in the family Erebidae. Distribution and status ''O. antiqua'' is native to Europe, but now has a transcontinental distribution in the Palaearctic and the Nearctic regions. The sp ...

'', vapourer — throughout * ''

Dicallomera fascelina ''Dicallomera fascelina'', the dark tussock, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in most of Europe, through the Palearctic to Central As ...

'', dark tussock — south, west-central & north-east (localized) * ''

Calliteara pudibunda ''Calliteara pudibunda'', the pale tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The Dutch common name for the moth (''Meriansborstel'') comes from the butterfly and insect painter Maria Sibylla Merian. The species was first described by Carl Linna ...

'', pale tussock — south & central * ''

Euproctis chrysorrhoea The brown-tail moth (''Euproctis chrysorrhoea'') is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is native to Europe, neighboring countries in Asia, and the north coast of Africa. Descriptions of outbreaks, i.e., large population increases of several year ...

'', brown-tail — south, south-east & east-central (localized) * ''

Euproctis similis The yellow-tail, goldtail moth or swan moth (''Sphrageidus similis'') is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli in 1775, and has commonly been placed within the related genus '' Euproctis''. It ...

'', yellow-tail — south, central & north * ''

Leucoma salicis ''Leucoma salicis'', the white satin moth or satin moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in Europe including the British Isles but n ...

'', white satin — south, east-central, west-central & north (localized) * ''

Arctornis l-nigrum ''Arctornis l-nigrum'', the black V moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was described by Otto Friedrich Müller in 1764. It is found in the Palearctic realm and Asia. The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The moth flies from May to Jul ...

'', black v moth —

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Lymantria monacha The black arches or nun moth (''Lymantria monacha'')Carter, David. Butterflies and Moths, Dorling Kindersley, pg 271 is a small Palaearctic moth. It is considered a forest pest. Description The moths of ''Lymantria monacha'' have a wingspan of ...

'', black arches — south & central (localized) * ''

Lymantria dispar ''Lymantria dispar'', also known as the gypsy moth or the spongy moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. ''Lymantria dispar'' is subdivided into several subspecies, with subspecies such as ''L. d. dispar'' and ''L. d. japonica'' bei ...

'', gypsy moth — immigrant (formerly resident) Species listed in the 2007

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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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