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

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

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