British Moths

You will find listed here, in alphabetical order, all the British moths species from our Flora and Fauna database. As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for.

All moths are of the Kingdom Animalia, the Phylum Arthropoda, the Class Insecta and the Order Lepidoptera.

This page only displays species that have common names, there is likely to be many more members of this species in the main database that are found either in or around the British Isles or somewhere within the United Kingdom that do not have common names they will however be marked native, introduced, etc. To access these return to Flora and Fauna Menu and use the World Wildlife sub-menu.

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Common Name	Species	Status	Family	Sub Order	Order
Anomalous, The	Stilbia anomala	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Arches. Least Black,	Nola confusalis	Native	Nolidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Barred Chestnut	Diarsia dahlii	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Barred Hook-tip	Watsonalla cultraria	Native	Drepanidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Barred Rivulet	Perizoma bifaciata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Barred Sallow	Xanthia aurago	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Barred Umber	Plagodis pulveraria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Barred Yellow	Cidaria fulvata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Beautiful Snout	Hypena crassalis	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Beauty, Bordered	Epione repandaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Beauty, Lilac	Apeira syringaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Beauty, Oak	Biston strataria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Beauty, Satin	Deileptenia ribeata	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Beauty, Small Brindled	Apocheima hispidaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Beauty, Willow	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Birch. Grey,	Aethalura punctulata	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Blossom Underwing	Orthosia miniosa	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Brindle, Golden-rod	Lithomoia solidaginis	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Brindle. Slender,	Apamea scolopacina	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Brussels Lace	Cleorodes lichenaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Carpet, Autumn Green	Chloroclysta miata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Beautiful	Mesoleuca albicillata	Native	Saturniidae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Blue-bordered	Plemyria rubiginata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Cloaked	Euphyia biangulata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Dark-barred Twin-spot - red twin spot	Xanthorhoe ferrugata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Devon	Lampropteryx otregiata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Dotted	Alcis jubata	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Carpet, Galium	Epirrhoe galiata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Oblique	Orthonama vittata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Red	Xanthorhoe decoloraria ssp. decoloraria	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Red-green	Chloroclysta siterata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Sandy	Perizoma flavofasciata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Sharp-angled	Euphyia unangulata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Striped Twin-spot	Nebula salicata ssp. latentaria	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Twin-spot	Perizoma didymata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Water	Lampropteryx suffumata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Waved	Hydrelia sylvata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Waved	Hydrelia sylvata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Carpet, Wood	Epirrhoe rivata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Chestnut. Horse,	Pachycnemia hippocastanaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Chimney Sweep	Odezia atrata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Clay. Triple-spotted,	Xestia ditrapezium	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Clouded Border	Lomaspilis marginata	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Clouded Magpie	Abraxas sylvata	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Clouded Silver	Lomographa temerata	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Coronet	Craniophora ligustri	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Dog's Tooth	Lacanobia suasa	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Double Kidney	Ipimorpha retusa	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Double-line	Mythimna turca	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Drab. Lead-coloured,	Orthosia populeti	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Early Tooth-striped	Trichopteryx carpinata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Festoon	Apoda limacodes	Native	Limacodidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Footman, Four-spotted	Lithosia quadra	Native	Arctiidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Footman, Red-necked	Atolmis rubricollis	Native	Arctiidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Forester	Adscita statices	Native	Zygaenidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Goat Moth	Cossus cossus	Native	Cossidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Grass Rivulet	Perizoma albulata ssp. albulata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Grass. Light Knot,	Acronicta menyanthidis	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Grass. Red Sword,	Xylena vetusta	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Grass. Sword,	Xylena exsoleta	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Great Prominent	Peridea anceps	Native	Notodontidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Green Arches	Anaplectoides prasina	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Green Silver-lines	Pseudoips prasinana	Native	Nolidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Hawkmoth, Elephant	Deilephila elpenor x 2	Native	Sphingidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Hawkmoth, Pond	Laothoe populi x 2	Native	Sphingidae		Lepidoptera
Hawkmoth, Privet	Sphinx ligustri x 1	Native	Sphingidae		Lepidoptera
Heath. Latticed,	Chiasmia clathrata	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Highflyer, Ruddy	Hydriomena ruberata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
July Belle	Scotopteryx luridata ssp. plumbaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Large Ear	Amphipoea lucens	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Lead Belle	Scotopteryx mucronata	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Little Emerald	Jodis lactearia	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Lunar Yellow Underwing	Noctua orbona	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Marbled Brown	Drymonia dodonaea	Native	Notodontidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
May Highflyer	Hydriomena impluviata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Miller	Acronicta leporina	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Moth, Buff-tip	Phalera bucephala x 1	Native	Notodontidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Moth, Peppered	Biston betularia	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Moth. Alder,	Acronicta alni	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Moth. Autumnal,	Epirrita autumnata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Moth. Lunar Hornet,	Sesia bembeciformis	Native	Sesiidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Moth. Northern Winter,	Operophtera fagata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Moth. November,	Epirrita dilutata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Moth. Pale November,	Epirrita christyi	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Moth. Small Autumnal,	Epirrita filigrammaria	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Mottled Grey	Colostygia multistrigaria	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Neglected Rustic	Xestia castanea	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Northern Rustic	Standfussiana lucernea	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Oak Lutestring	Cymatophorima diluta ssp. hartwiegi	Native	Drepanidaeidae		Lepidoptera
Oak Nycteoline	Nycteola revayana	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Pale Pinion	Lithophane hepatica	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Phoenix	Eulithis prunata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pinion. Lesser Spotted,	Cosmia affinis	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Pretty Pinion	Perizoma blandiata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pug, Bordered	Eupithecia succenturiata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pug, Cloaked	Eupithecia abietaria	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pug, Double-striped	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pug, Golden-rod	Eupithecia virgaureata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pug, Green	Pasiphila rectangulata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pug, Narrow-winged	Eupithecia nanata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pug, Ochreous	Eupithecia indigata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pug, Toadflax	Eupithecia linariata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Pug, Valerian	Eupithecia valerianata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Scallop Shell	Rheumaptera undulata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Scarlet Tiger	Callimorpha dominula	Native	Arctiidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Scorched Wing	Plagodis dolabraria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Shears. Glaucous,	Papestra biren	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Shoulder Stripe	Anticlea badiata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Shoulder-knot. Grey,	Lithophane ornitopus ssp. lactipennis	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Silver Hook	Deltote uncula	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Small Argent & Sable	Epirrhoe tristata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Small Purple-barred	Phytometra viridaria	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Small Seraphim	Pterapherapteryx sexalata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Speckled Yellow	Pseudopanthera macularia	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Square Spot	Paradarisa consonaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Square-spot Dart	Euxoa obelisca ssp. grisea	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Streak	Chesias legatella	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Streamer	Anticlea derivata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Striped Wainscot	Mythimna pudorina	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Swift. Map-winged,	Hepialus fusconebulosa	Native	Hepialidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Tawny Pinion	Lithophane semibrunnea	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Thorn, Dusky	Ennomos fuscantaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Thorn, Lunar	Selenia lunularia	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Thorn, Purple	Selenia tetralunaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Thorn, September	Ennomos erosaria	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Tissue	Triphosa dubitata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Vestal	Rhodometra sacraria	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Wave, Lesser Cream	Scopula immutata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Wave, Plain	Idaea straminata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Wave, Satin	Idaea subsericeata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Wave, Silky	Idaea dilutaria	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Wave, Single-dotted	Idaea dimidiata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Wave, Small Yellow	Hydrelia flammeolaria	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
Wave, Smoky	Scopula ternata	Native	Geometridae		Lepidoptera
White-marked	Cerastis leucographa	Native	Noctuidae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
White-pinion Spotted	Lomographa bimaculata	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera
Wood Tiger	Parasemia plantaginis	Native	Geometridae	Glossata	Lepidoptera

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