List of moths of Great Britain (Geometridae) facts for kids

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

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, blackberry looper — probable import]
• Thalera fimbrialis, Sussex emerald — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡
• Hemistola chrysoprasaria, small emerald — south & central (localized) (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Jodis lactearia, little emerald — south, central & north-west (localized)

Subfamily Sterrhinae

Maiden's blush

• Cyclophora pendularia, dingy mocha — south (Red Data Book) ‡
• Cyclophora annularia, mocha — south (Nationally Scarce B)
• Cyclophora albipunctata, birch mocha — throughout
• Cyclophora puppillaria, Blair's mocha — immigrant
• Cyclophora porata, false mocha — south & central (Nationally Scarce B) ‡
• Cyclophora punctaria, maiden's blush — south & central (localized)
• Cyclophora linearia, clay triple-lines —south & central (localized)
• Timandra comai, blood-vein — south & central; localized in north (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Scopula immorata, Lewes wave — probably extinct
• Scopula nigropunctata, sub-angled wave — south-east (Red Data Book)

Small blood-vein

• [Scopula virgulata, streaked wave — old, unconfirmed record]
• [Scopula decorata, middle lace border — unverified records]
• Scopula ornata, lace border — south (Nationally Scarce B)
• Scopula rubiginata, tawny wave — south-east (Red Data Book)
• Scopula marginepunctata, mullein wave — south, central & north (localized) (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Scopula imitaria, small blood-vein — south & central
• Scopula emutaria, rosy wave — south, east & west (Nationally Scarce B)
• Scopula immutata, lesser cream wave — south & central (localized)
• Scopula floslactata, cream wave

• Scopula floslactata floslactata — south & central (localized)
• Scopula floslactata f. scotica — north-west (localized)

• Scopula ternata, smoky wave — north & west (localized)
• [Scopula limboundata, large lace border — single, old, unconfirmed record]

Small fan-foot wave

• Idaea ochrata cantiata, bright wave — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡
• Idaea serpentata, ochraceous wave — rare immigrant [resident on Jersey]
• Idaea muricata, purple-bordered gold — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
• Idaea rusticata atrosignaria, least carpet — south (localized)
• [Idaea laevigata, strange wave — probable import]
• Idaea sylvestraria, dotted-border wave — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
• Idaea biselata, small fan-footed wave — throughout
• [Idaea inquinata, rusty wave — probable import]
• Idaea dilutaria, silky wave — west (Red Data Book) ‡
• Idaea fuscovenosa, dwarf cream wave — south & central (localized)
• Idaea humiliata, Isle of Wight wave — presumed extinct

Small dusty wave

• Idaea seriata, small dusty wave — south, central & north-east
• Idaea dimidiata, single-dotted wave — south, central & north-west
• Idaea subsericeata, satin wave — south & central
• Idaea contiguaria britanniae, Weaver's wave — west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
• Idaea trigeminata, treble brown spot — south (localized)
• Idaea emarginata, small scallop — south & central (localized)
• Idaea aversata, riband wave — throughout
• Idaea degeneraria, Portland ribbon wave — south coast & Isles of Scilly (Red Data Book)
• Idaea straminata, plain wave — throughout
• Rhodometra sacraria, Vestal — immigrant

Subfamily Larentiinae

Oblique carpet

• [Lythria purpuraria, purple-barred yellow — old, unconfirmed records]
• Phibalapteryx virgata, oblique striped south & west-central (Nationally Scarce B)
• Orthonama vittata, oblique carpet — throughout ‡*
• Orthonama obstipata, gem — immigrant
• Xanthorhoe biriviata, balsam carpet — south & south-east (uncommon)
• Xanthorhoe designata, flame carpet — throughout
• Xanthorhoe decoloraria, red carpet ‡*

• Xanthorhoe decoloraria hethlandica — Shetland
• Xanthorhoe decoloraria decoloraria — north & west

• Xanthorhoe spadicearia, red twin-spot carpet — throughout
• Xanthorhoe ferrugata, dark-barred twin-spot carpet — throughout (Endangered) ‡*
• Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata, large twin-spot carpet — south & central (localized)
• Xanthorhoe montanata, silver-ground carpet

• Xanthorhoe montanata shetlandica — Shetland
• Xanthorhoe montanata montanata — throughout

Garden carpet

• Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata, garden carpet — throughout
• Scotopteryx moeniata, fortified carpet — probable rare immigrant (old records)
• Scotopteryx peribolata, Spanish sarpet — immigrant to south
• Scotopteryx bipunctaria cretata, chalk carpet — south & central (Nationally Scarce B) ‡
• Scotopteryx chenopodiata, shaded broad-bar — throughout (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Scotopteryx mucronata, lead belle

• Scotopteryx mucronata scotica — west-central & north (localized)
• Scotopteryx mucronata umbrifera — south-west (localized)

• Scotopteryx luridata plumbaria, July belle — throughout
• Catarhoe rubidata, ruddy carpet — south (Nationally Scarce B)
• Catarhoe cuculata, royal mantle — south & north (localized)
• Epirrhoe tristata, small argent and sable — north & west

Yellow shell

• Epirrhoe alternata, common carpet

• Epirrhoe alternata obscurata — Outer Hebrides
• Epirrhoe alternata alternata — throughout

• Epirrhoe rivata, wood carpet — south & central (localized)
• Epirrhoe galiata, galium carpet — south, central & north (localized) (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Costaconvexa polygrammata, many-lined — extinct; rare immigrant
• [Costaconvexa centrostrigaria, traveller — probable import]
• Camptogramma bilineata, yellow shell

• Camptogramma bilineata bilineata — throughout
• Camptogramma bilineata atlantica — Shetland & Outer Hebrides

Mallow

• Entephria flavicinctata, yellow-ringed carpet

• Entephria flavicinctata flavicinctata — west coast of Scotland & Inner Hebrides, Yorkshire Dales & Black Mountains (Nationally Scarce B)
• Entephria flavicinctata ruficinctata — central & north-west Scotland (localized)

• Entephria caesiata, grey mountain moth — west-central & north (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Larentia clavaria, mallow — south, central & north
• Anticlea badiata, shoulder stripe — south, central & north
• Anticlea derivata, streamer — throughout
• Mesoleuca albicillata, beautiful carpet — south, central & north

Phoenix

• Pelurga comitata, dark spinach — south, central & north (Endangered) ‡*
• Lampropteryx suffumata, water carpet — throughout
• Lampropteryx otregiata, Devon carpet — south & south-west (Nationally Scarce B)
• Cosmorhoe ocellata, purple bar — throughout
• Nebula salicata latentaria, striped twin-spot carpet — north, west & south-west
• Eulithis prunata, phoenix — throughout
• Eulithis testata, chevron — throughout
• Eulithis populata, northern spinach — south-west, west, central & north
• Eulithis mellinata, spinach — south, central & north
• Eulithis pyraliata, barred straw — throughout
• Ecliptopera silaceata, small phoenix — throughout (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Chloroclysta siterata, red–green carpet — throughout

Common marbled carpet

• Chloroclysta miata, autumn green carpet — throughout (localized)
• Chloroclysta citrata, dark marbled carpet

• Chloroclysta citrata citrata — throughout
• Chloroclysta citrata pythonissata — Shetland & Orkney

• Chloroclysta concinnata, Arran carpet — north-west (Nationally Scarce A)
• Chloroclysta truncata, common marbled carpet — throughout
• Cidaria fulvata, barred yellow — throughout
• Plemyria rubiginata, blue-bordered carpet

• Plemyria rubiginata rubiginata — south & central
• Plemyria rubiginata plumbata — north (localized)

• Thera firmata, pine carpet — throughout
• Thera obeliscata, grey pine carpet — throughout
• Thera britannica, spruce carpet — throughout
• Thera cognata, chestnut-coloured carpet — central & north (Nationally Scarce B)

Juniper carpet

• Thera juniperata, juniper carpet

• Thera juniperata juniperata — throughout
• Thera juniperata scotica —north (localized)
• Thera juniperata orcadensis — Orkney (possibly extinct)

• Thera cupressata, cypress carpet — south-east (uncommon)
• Eustroma reticulata, netted carpet — west-central (Red Data Book) ‡
• Electrophaes corylata, broken-barred carpet — throughout
• Colostygia olivata, beech-green carpet — north, west-central & south (localized)
• Colostygia multistrigaria, mottled grey — throughout
• Colostygia pectinataria, green carpet — throughout
• Hydriomena furcata, July highflyer — throughout
• Hydriomena impluviata, May highflyer — throughout
• Hydriomena ruberata, ruddy highflyer —north, west, south & east (localized)
• Coenocalpe lapidata, slender-striped rufous — north (Nationally Scarce A)
• Horisme vitalbata, small waved umber — south & central
• Horisme tersata, fern — south & central
• [Horisme aquata, Cumbrian umber — dubious record]
• Melanthia procellata, pretty chalk carpet — south & central (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Pareulype berberata, barberry carpet — south (Red Data Book) ‡
• Spargania luctuata, white-banded carpet — south-east (Nationally Scarce A)
• Rheumaptera hastata, argent and sable ‡

• Rheumaptera hastata hastata — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
• Rheumaptera hastata f. nigrescens — north (Nationally Scarce B)

• Rheumaptera cervinalis, scarce tissue — south & central (localized)
• Rheumaptera undulata, scallop shell — south, central & north (localized)
• Triphosa dubitata, tissue — south & central (localized)
• Philereme vetulata, brown scallop — south (not south-west) & central (localized)
• Philereme transversata britannica, dark umber — south (not south-west) & central (localized)
• Euphyia biangulata, cloaked carpet — west, south & south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
• Euphyia unangulata, sharp-angled carpet — south (localized)
• Epirrita dilutata, November moth — throughout
• Epirrita christyi, pale November moth — south, central & north
• Epirrita autumnata, autumnal moth — throughout
• Epirrita filigrammaria, small autumnal moth — north, central & west

Winter moth

• Operophtera brumata, winter moth — throughout
• Operophtera fagata, northern winter moth — throughout
• Perizoma taeniata, barred carpet — central & north (Nationally Scarce A)
• Perizoma affinitata, rivulet — throughout

Small rivulet

• Perizoma alchemillata, small rivulet — throughout
• Perizoma bifaciata, barred rivulet — south, central & north (localized)
• Perizoma minorata ericetata, heath rivulet — north & central (Nationally Scarce B)
• Perizoma blandiata, pretty pinion

• Perizoma blandiata blandiata — north & west (local)
• Perizoma blandiata perfasciata — Hebrides & Rùm

• Perizoma albulata, grass rivulet (Endangered) ‡*

• Perizoma albulata albulata — throughout (localized)
• Perizoma albulata subfasciaria — Shetland

• Perizoma flavofasciata, sandy carpet — throughout
• Perizoma didymata, twin-spot carpet

• Perizoma didymata didymata — throughout
• Perizoma didymata hethlandica — Shetland

• Perizoma sagittata, marsh carpet — east-central (Nationally Scarce A)
• Eupithecia tenuiata, slender pug — throughout
• Eupithecia inturbata, maple pug — south & central (localized)
• Eupithecia haworthiata, Haworth's pug — south & central (localized)
• Eupithecia plumbeolata, lead-coloured pug — south, central & north-west (Nationally Scarce B)
• Eupithecia abietaria, cloaked pug — throughout
• Eupithecia linariata, toadflax pug — throughout
• Eupithecia pulchellata, foxglove pug

• Eupithecia pulchellata pulchellata — throughout
• Eupithecia pulchellata hebudium — Wales & Hebrides

• Eupithecia irriguata, marbled pug — south (Nationally Scarce B)
• Eupithecia exiguata, mottled pug

• Eupithecia exiguata exiguata — throughout
• Eupithecia exiguata muricolor — Aberdeenshire

• Eupithecia insigniata, pinion-spotted pug — south (not south-west) & central (Nationally Scarce B)
• Eupithecia valerianata, valerian pug — throughout (Nationally Scarce B)
• Eupithecia pygmaeata, marsh pug — south, central & north (Nationally Scarce B)
• Eupithecia venosata, netted pug

• Eupithecia venosata venosata — south, central & north-east (localized)
• Eupithecia venosata hebridensis — Hebrides
• Eupithecia venosata fumosae — Shetland & Orkney
• Eupithecia venosata ochracae — Orkney

• Eupithecia egenaria, Fletcher's (pauper) pug — south-west & east (Red Data Book)
• Eupithecia centaureata, lime-speck pug — throughout
• Eupithecia trisignaria, triple-spotted pug — throughout (localized)
• Eupithecia intricata

• Eupithecia intricata millieraria, Edinburgh pug — north
• Eupithecia intricata arceuthata, Freyer's pug — south & central

• Eupithecia satyrata, satyr pug

• Eupithecia satyrata callunaria — south (localized)
• Eupithecia satyrata satyrata — north (moorlands)
• Eupithecia satyrata curzoni — Shetland

• [Eupithecia cauchiata, Doubleday's pug — single old record, Essex]
• Eupithecia absinthiata, wormwood pug — throughout

• Eupithecia absinthiata f. goossensiata, ling pug — throughout (localized, especially heathland and moorland)

• Eupithecia assimilata, currant pug — throughout
• Eupithecia expallidata, bleached pug — south-east, west & north (Nationally Scarce B)
• Eupithecia vulgata, common pug

• Eupithecia vulgata vulgata — south & central
• Eupithecia vulgata scotica — north

• Eupithecia tripunctaria, white-spotted pug — south, central & north (localized)
• Eupithecia denotata

• Eupithecia denotata denotata, campanula pug — south & east (Nationally Scarce A)
• Eupithecia denotata jasioneata, jasione pug — south-west & west-central (Nationally Scarce A)

• Eupithecia subfuscata, grey pug — throughout
• Eupithecia icterata subfulvata, tawny speckled pug — throughout
• Eupithecia succenturiata, bordered pug — south, central & north
• Eupithecia subumbrata, shaded pug — throughout (localized)
• Eupithecia millefoliata, yarrow pug — south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
• Eupithecia simpliciata, plain pug — south & central (localized)
• Eupithecia sinuosaria, goosefoot pug — probable rare immigrant
• Eupithecia distinctaria constrictata, thyme pug — throughout (except south-east) (Nationally Scarce B)
• Eupithecia indigata, ochreous pug — throughout
• Eupithecia pimpinellata, pimpinel pug — south & central (localized)
• Eupithecia nanata, narrow-winged pug — throughout
• Eupithecia extensaria occidua, scarce pug — east-central (Red Data Book) ‡
• Eupithecia innotata, angle-barred pug — throughout
• Eupithecia fraxinata, ash pug — throughout
• Eupithecia tamarisciata, tamarisk pug — south (uncommon on alien Tamarisk)

Golden-rod pug

• Eupithecia virgaureata, golden-rod pug — west & east (localized)
• Eupithecia abbreviata, brindled pug — throughout

Oak-tree pug

• Eupithecia dodoneata, oak-tree pug —south & central
• Eupithecia pusillata, juniper pug

• Eupithecia pusillata pusillata — throughout
• Eupithecia pusillata anglicata — extinct

• Eupithecia phoeniceata, cypress pug — south (uncommon)
• Eupithecia ultimaria, Channel Islands pug — south (uncommon)
• Eupithecia lariciata, larch pug — throughout
• Eupithecia tantillaria, dwarf pug — throughout

Dwarf pug

• Chloroclystis v-ata, v-pug — throughout

V-pug

• Pasiphila chloerata, sloe pug — south & central
• Pasiphila rectangulata, green pug — throughout
• Pasiphila debiliata, bilberry pug — south & west (Nationally Scarce B)
• Gymnoscelis rufifasciata, double-striped pug — throughout
• Anticollix sparsata, dentated pug — south & central (Nationally Scarce A)
• Chesias legatella, streak — throughout (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Chesias rufata, broom-tip (Vulnerble) ‡*

• Chesias rufata rufata — south-east & west (Nationally Scarce B)
• Chesias rufata scotica — north (Nationally Scarce B)

• Carsia sororiata anglica, Manchester treble-bar — north & central (Nationally Scarce B)
• Aplocera plagiata, treble bar

• Aplocera plagiata plagiata — throughout
• Aplocera plagiata scotica — north

• Aplocera efformata, lesser treble-bar —south & central
• Aplocera praeformata, purple treble-bar — probable immigrant (2 records)
• Odezia atrata, chimney sweeper — north, central & south
• Lithostege griseata, grey carpet — east (Red Data Book) ‡
• Discoloxia blomeri, Blomer's rivulet — south, central & west (Nationally Scarce B)
• Venusia cambrica, Welsh wave — west & north (localized)
• Euchoeca nebulata, dingy shell — south & central (localized)
• Asthena albulata, small white wave — throughout
• Hydrelia flammeolaria, small yellow wave — throughout
• Hydrelia sylvata, waved carpet — west, south-east & south-west (Nationally Scarce B)
• Minoa murinata, drab looper — west, south & south-west (Nationally Scarce B) ‡
• Lobophora halterata, seraphim — throughout
• Trichopteryx polycommata, barred tooth-striped — throughout (Nationally Scarce A) ‡
• Trichopteryx carpinata, early tooth-striped — throughout
• Pterapherapteryx sexalata, small seraphim — throughout
• Acasis viretata, yellow-barred brindle — south, central & north-west (localized)

Magpie moth

• Abraxas grossulariata, magpie moth — throughout
• Abraxas sylvata, clouded magpie — south & central (localized)
• [Abraxas pantaria, light magpie — unconfirmed old record]
• Lomaspilis marginata, clouded border — throughout
• Ligdia adustata, scorched carpet — south & central (localized)
• Stegania trimaculata, Dorset cream wave — rare immigrant
• Stegania cararia, ringed border — rare immigrant
• Macaria notata, peacock moth — south, west-central & north-west (localized)

Sharp-angled peacock

• Macaria alternata, sharp-angled peacock — south & central (localized)
• Macaria signaria, dusky peacock — immigrant
• [Macaria bicolorata praeatomata, dingy angle — dubious very old record]
• Macaria liturata, tawny-barred angle — throughout
• Macaria carbonaria, netted mountain moth — north-east (Red Data Book) ‡
• Macaria wauaria, v-moth — throughout (localized) ‡*
• Chiasmia clathrata clathrata, latticed heath — south, central & north (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Itame brunneata, Rannoch looper — north-east (Nationally Scarce A)
• [Hypagyrtis unipunctata, white spot — dubious very old record]
• Isturgia limbaria, frosted yellow — presumed extinct
• [Nematocampa limbata, bordered chequer — dubious very old record]
• Cepphis advenaria, little thorn — west & south (not south-west) (Nationally Scarce B)
• Petrophora chlorosata, brown silver-line — throughout
• Plagodis pulveraria, barred umber — throughout (localized)

Scorched wing

• Plagodis dolabraria, scorched wing — throughout (localized)
• Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, horse chestnut — south & east-central (Nationally Scarce B)
• Opisthograptis luteolata, brimstone moth — throughout
• Epione repandaria, bordered beauty — throughout
• Epione vespertaria, dark bordered beauty — north-east (Red Data Book) ‡
• Pseudopanthera macularia, speckled yellow — throughout
• Apeira syringaria, lilac beauty — south & central (localized)
• Ennomos autumnaria, large thorn — south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
• Ennomos quercinaria, August thorn — south & central (localized) (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Ennomos alniaria, canary-shouldered thorn — throughout
• Ennomos fuscantaria, dusky thorn — south & central (Endangered) ‡*
• Ennomos erosaria, September thorn — south, central & north (Endangered) ‡*
• [Ennomos quercaria, clouded August thorn — unconfirmed records]
• [Ennomos subsignaria — probable import]

Early thorn

• Selenia dentaria, early thorn — throughout
• Selenia lunularia, lunar thorn — throughout (localized)
• Selenia tetralunaria, purple thorn — south, central & north
• Odontopera bidentata, scalloped hazel — throughout
• Crocallis elinguaria, scalloped oak — throughout
• Ourapteryx sambucaria, swallow-tailed moth — throughout
• Colotois pennaria, feathered thorn — throughout
• Angerona prunaria, orange moth — south (localized)
• Apocheima hispidaria, small brindled beauty — south & central (localized)
• Apocheima pilosaria, pale brindled beauty — throughout
• Lycia hirtaria, brindled beauty — south, central & north (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Lycia zonaria, belted beauty

• Lycia zonaria britannica — west-central (Red Data Book)
• Lycia zonaria atlantica — north-west (Nationally Scarce A)

• Lycia lapponaria scotica, Rannoch brindled beauty — north (Nationally Scarce A)
• Biston strataria, oak beauty — south, central & north

Peppered moth

• Biston betularia, peppered moth — throughout
• Agriopis leucophaearia, spring usher — throughout
• Agriopis aurantiaria, scarce umber — throughout
• Agriopis marginaria, dotted border — throughout
• Erannis defoliaria, mottled umber — throughout
• Menophra abruptaria, waved umber — south & central
• Peribatodes rhomboidaria, willow beauty — south, central & north
• Peribatodes secundaria, feathered beauty — south-east (uncommon on alien Norway spruce)
• Peribatodes ilicaria, Lydd beauty — rare immigrant to south-east
• Selidosema brunnearia scandinaviaria, bordered grey — south, west-central, north-west & north-east (Nationally Scarce A)
• Cleora cinctaria, ringed carpet

• Cleora cinctaria bowesi — north-west & west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
• Cleora cinctaria cinctaria — south (Nationally Scarce A)

• Deileptenia ribeata, satin beauty — throughout
• Alcis repandata, mottled beauty

• Alcis repandata repandata — throughout
• Alcis repandata sodorensium — Hebrides

• Alcis jubata, dotted carpet — west & north (localized)
• Hypomecis roboraria, great oak beauty — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
• Hypomecis punctinalis, pale oak beauty — south
• Cleorodes lichenaria, Brussels lace — west, west-central, south & north (localized)
• Fagivorina arenaria, speckled beauty — extinct
• Ectropis bistortata, engrailed — throughout
• Ectropis crepuscularia, small engrailed — south, central & north (localized)
• Paradarisa consonaria, square spot — south & west (localized)
• Parectropis similaria, brindled white-spot — south (localized)
• Aethalura punctulata, grey birch — south, central & north

Common heath (female)

• Ematurga atomaria, common heath — throughout
• Tephronia sepiaria, dusky carpet — probable immigrant
• Bupalus piniaria, bordered white — throughout
• Cabera pusaria, common white wave — throughout
• Cabera exanthemata, common wave — throughout
• Lomographa bimaculata, white-pinion spotted — south & west-central
• Lomographa temerata, clouded silver — south, central & north
• Aleucis distinctata, sloe carpet — south-east & south (Nationally Scarce B) ‡
• Theria primaria, early moth — south, central & north

Light emerald

• Campaea margaritata, light emerald — throughout
• Hylaea fasciaria, barred red — throughout
• Gnophos obfuscata, Scotch (Scottish) annulet — north (Nationally Scarce B)
• Charissa obscurata, annulet — throughout
• Glacies coracina, black mountain moth — north (Nationally Scarce A)
• Siona lineata, black-veined moth — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡
• Aspitates gilvaria gilvaria, straw belle — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡
• Semiaspilates ochrearia, yellow belle — south (localized)
• Dyscia fagaria, grey scalloped bar — throughout (localized)
• Perconia strigillaria, grass wave — throughout (localized)

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).

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