Butterflies & Moths

Total count = 433. Click on a species name to go to the associated blog post.

Butterflies: (22) *Systematic list per Wiemers et al (2018)
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
Large White (Pieris brassicae)
Small White (Pieris rapae)
Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Peacock (Aglais io)
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
Comma (Polygonia c-album)
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera)
Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)

Moths: (411)
Micros:
Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina)
Broom Pygmy (Trifurcula immundella)
Black-headed Pygmy (Stigmella atricapitella)
Sorrel Bent-wing (Opostega salaciella)
Green Long-horn (Adela reaumurella)
Meadow Long-horn (Cauchas rufimitrella)
Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina)
Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
Bird's-nest Moth (Tinea trinotella)
Apple Leaf-miner (Lyonetia clerkella)
Small Red Slender (Caloptilia rufipennella)
Ribwort Slender (Aspilapteryx tringipennella)
Hazel Slender (Parornix devoniella)
Blackthorn Slender (Parornix torquillella)
Common Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter rajella)
Sycamore Midget (Phyllonorycter geniculella)
Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner (Cameraria ohridella)
Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella)
Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
Apple-leaf Skeletoniser (Choreutis pariana)
Triple-barred Argent (Argyresthia trifasciata)
Cypress-tip Moth (Argyresthia cupressella)
Golden Argent (Argyresthia goedartella)
Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella)
Orchard Ermine (Yponomeuta padella)
Apple Ermine (Yponomeuta malinellus)
Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella)
Willow Ermine (Yponomeuta rorrella)
Birch Ermine (Swammerdamia caesiella)
Little Ermine (Swammerdamia pyrella)
Dark Ash-bud Moth (Prays ruficeps
Hooked Smudge (Ypsolopha nemorella)
Wainscot Smudge (Ypsolopha scabrella)
Variable Smudge (Ypsolopha ustella)
Pied Smudge (Ypsolopha sequella)
Common Diamondback (Plutella xylostella)
White-legged Case-bearer (Coleophora albitarsella)
Small Clover Case-bearer (Coleophora alcyonipennella)
Meadow Case-bearer (Coleophora mayrella)
Golden-brown Tubic (Crassa unitella)
Small Dingy Tubic (Borkhausenia fuscescens)
Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)
Long-horned Flat-body (Carcina quercana)
Yellow-headed Tubic (Agnoea flavifrontella)
Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei)
Common Flat-body (Agonopterix heracliana)
Burdock Neb (Metzneria lappella)
Meadow Neb (Metzneria metzneriella)
Two-spotted Neb (Eulamprotes atrella)
Dark Neb (Bryotropha affinis)
Cinereous Neb (Bryotropha terrella)
House Neb (Bryotropha domestica)
Dusky Groundling (Aroga velocella)
Vetch Sober (Aproaerema anthyllidella)
Small Sober (Anarsia Spartiella)
Gorse Crest (Brachmia blandella)
Orange Crest (Helcystogramma rufescens)
Four-spotted Obscure (Oegoconia quadripuncta)
Dingy Dowd (Blastobasis adustella)
London Dowd (Blastobasis lacticolella)
Poplar Cosmet (Batrachedra praeangusta)
Bulrush Cosmet (Limnaecia phragmitella)
Hawthorn Cosmet (Blastodacna hellerella)
Straw Conch (Cochylimorpha straminia)
Common Yellow Conch (Agapetes hamana)
Knapweed Conch (Agapetes zoegana)
Yarrow Conch (Aethes smeathmanniana)
Hemlock Yellow Conch (Aethes beatricella)
Marbled Conch (Eupoecilia angustana)
Black-headed Conch (Cochylis atricapitana)
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis corylana)
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)
Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana)
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana)
Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana)
Timothy Tortrix (Aphelia paleana)
Privet Tortrix (Clepsis consimilana)
Light-brown Apple Tortrix (Epiphyas postpittana)
Orange Pine Tortrix (Lozotaenoides formosanus)
Brown-barred Tortrix (Epagoge grotiana)
Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana)
Grey Tortrix (Cnephasia stephensiana)
Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana)
Yellow Oak Button (Aleimma loeflingiana)
Green Oak Tortrix (Tortrix viridana)
Maple Button (Acleris forsskaleana)
Dark-triangle Button (Acleris laterana)
Strawberry Tortrix (Acleris comariana)
Ashy Button (Acleris sparsana)
Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana)
Tufted Button (Acleris cristana)
Barred Marble (Celypha striana)
Thyme Marble (Celypha cespitana
Common Marble (Celypha lacunana)
Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana)
Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana)
Buff-tipped Marble (Hedya ochroleucana)
Blotched Marble (Endothenia quadrimaculana)
Smoky-barred Marble (Lobesia abscisana)
Diamond-back Marble (Eudemis profundana)
Cock's-head Bell (Zeiraphera isertana)
White Cloaked Shoot (Gypsonoma sociana)
Bramble Shoot (Epiblema uddmanniana)
Triple-blotched Bell (Notocelia trimaculana)
Great Bell (Epiblema grandaevana)
White-foot Bell (Epiblema foenella)
Hoary Bell (Eucosma cana)
Two-coloured Bell (Eucosma obumbratana)
Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana)
Red Piercer (Lathronympha strigana)
Plum Fruit Moth (Grapholita funebrana)
Marbled Piecer (Cydia splendana)
Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella)
Many-plumed Moth (Alucita hexadactyla)
Bulrush Veneer (Calamotropha paludella)
Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
Inlaid Grass-veneer (Crambus pascuella)
Hook-streaked Grass-veneer (Crambus lathoniellus)
Yellow Satin-veneer (Crambus perlella)
Pale-streak Grass-veneer (Agriphila selasella)
Straw Grass-veneer (Agriphila straminella)
Common Grass-veneer (Agriphila tristella)
Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer (Agriphila geniculea)
Pearl Grass-veneer (Catoptria pinella)
Chequered Grass-veneer (Catoptria falsella)
Hook-tipped Grass-veneer (Platytes alpinella)
Little Grass-veneer (Platytes cerussella)
Giant Water-veneer (Schoenobius gigantella)
Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella)
Large Grey (Scoparia subfusca)
Meadow Grey (Scoparia pyralella)
Common Grey (Scoparia ambigualis)
Base-lined Grey (Scoparia basistrigialis)
Little Grey (Dipleurina lacustrata)
Small Grey (Eudonia lacustrata)
Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata)
Small China-mark (Cataclysta lemnata)
Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis)
Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)
European Corn-borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)
Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)
Elder Pearl (Anania coronata)
Fenland Pearl (Phlyctaenia perlucidalis)
Pale Straw Pearl (Udea lutealis)
Dusky Pearl (Udea prunalis)
Olive Pearl (Udea olivalis)
Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis)
Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
Mother-of-pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)
Box-tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis)
Double-striped Tabby (Hypsopygia glaucinalis)
Rosy Tabby (Endotricha flammealis)
Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)
Broad-barred Knot-horn (Acrobasis consociella)
Thicket Knot-horn (Acrobasis suavella)
Grey Knot-horn (Acrobasis advenella)
Beautiful Knot-horn (Rhodophaea formosa)
Brown Knot-horn (Matilella fusca)
Dotted Oak Knot-horn (Phycita roborella)
New Pine Knot-horn (Dioryctria sylvestrella)
Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)
Ash-bark Knot-horn (Euzophora pinguis)
Twin-barred Knot-horn (Homoeosoma sinuella)
Ermine Knot-horn (Phycitodes binaevella)
Triangle Plume Moth (Platyptilia gonodactyla)
Yarrow Plume Moth (Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Brown Plume Moth (Stenoptilia pterodactyla)
White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla)
Mugwort Plume Moth (Hellinsia lienigianus)
Common Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)

Macros:
Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus)
Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)
Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria)
Oak Hook-tip (Watsonalla binaria)
Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria)
Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata)
Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis)
Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)
March Moth (Alsophila aescularia)
Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria)
Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
Maiden's Blush (Cyclophora punctaria)
Blood-vein (Timandra griseata)
Mullein Wave (Scopula marginepunctata)
Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria)
Rosy Wave (Scopula emutaria)
Least Carpet (Idaea rusticata)
Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)
Dwarf Cream Wave (Idaea fusconervosa)
Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata)
Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)
Treble Brown Spot (Idaea trigeminata)
Small Scallop (Idaea emarginata)
Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)
Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata)
Large Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasciata)
Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata)
Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)
Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata)
Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)
Phoenix (Eulithis prunata)
Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)
Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)
Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata)
Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)
Pale November Moth (Epirrita christyi)
Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata)
Grass Rivulet (Perizoma albulata)
Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata)
Haworth's Pug (Eupithecia haworthiata)
Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata)
Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata)
Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
Freyer's Pug (Eupithecia intricata)
Currant Pug (Eupithecia assimilata)
Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
Tawny-speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata)
Bordered Pug (Eupithecia succenturiata)
Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata)
V-pug (Chloroclystis v-ata)
Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)
Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
Treble-bar (Aplocera plagiata)
Small Yellow Wave (Hydrelia flammeolaria)
Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata)
Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
Scorched Carpet (Ligdia adustata)
Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata)
Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria)
Brimstone (Opisthograptis luteolata)
Lilac Beauty (Apeira syringaria)
Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria)
Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)
Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)
Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
Oak Beauty (Biston strataria)
Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)
Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
Pale Oak Beauty (Serraca punctinalis)
Brindled White-spot (Parectropis similaria)
Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)
Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)
Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)
Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria)
Convolvulus Hawkmoth (Agrius convolvuli)
Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx lagustri)
Pine Hawkmoth (Hyloicus pinastri)
Eyed Hawkmoth (Smerthinus ocellata)
Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi)
Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
Large Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor)
Small Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila porcellus)
Bedstraw Hawkmoth (Hyles gallii)
Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
Puss Moth (Cerura vinula)
Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius)
Pebble Prominent (Eligmodonta ziczac)
Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma)
Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula)
Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina)
Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)
Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
White Satin (Leucoma salicis)
Black Arches (Lymantria monacha)
Round-winged Muslin (Thumatha senex)
Rosy Footman (Miltochrista miniata)
Orange Footman (Eilema sororcula)
Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola)
Scarce Footman (Eilema complana)
Buff Footman (Eilema deplana)
Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)
Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)
Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio)
White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)
Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica)
Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella)
Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)
Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon)
Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)
The Flame (Axylia putris)
Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
Lunar Yellow Underwing (Noctua orbona)
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthina)
Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta)
True Lover's-knot (Lycophotia porphyrea)
Pearly Underwing (Peridroma saucia)
Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)
Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)
Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata)
Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina)
Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
The Shears (Hada nana)
Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)
Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
Broad-barred White (Hecatera bicolorata)
Campion (Hadena rivularis)
Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)
Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)
Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
Twin-spotted Quaker (Orthosia munda)
Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
Brown-line Bright-eye (Mythimna conigera)
Clay (Mythimna ferrago)
White-point (Mythimna albipuncta)
Delicate (Mythimna vitellina)
Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)
Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)
Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra)
Early Grey (Xylocampha areola)
Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae)
Merveille du Jour (Dichonia aprilina)
Brick (Agrochola circellaris)
Red-line Quaker (Agrochola lota)
Yellow-line Quaker (Agrochola macilenta)
Brown-spot Pinion (Agrochola litura)
Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis)
Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago)
Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa)
Orange Sallow (Tiliacea citrago)
Barred Sallow (Xanthia aurago)
Sallow (Xanthia icteritia)
Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala)
Sycamore (Acronicta aceris)
Miller (Moma leporina)
Grey/Dark Dagger (Acronicta psi/tridens)
Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis)
Coronet (Craniophora ligustri)
Tree-lichen Beauty (Cryphia algae)
Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica)
Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea)
Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera)
Mouse (Amphipyra tragopoginis)

Old Lady (Mormo maura)
Bird's Wing (Dypterygia scabriuscula)
Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea)
Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)
Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
Olive (Ipimorpha subtusa)
Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
Lunar-spotted Pinion (Cosmia pyralina)
Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)
Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata)
Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens)
Slender Brindle (Apamea scolopacina)
Double Lobed (Lateroligia ophiogramma)
Marbled Minor (Oligia strigilis)
Rufous Minor (Oligia versicolor)
Tawny Marbled Minor (Oligia latruncula)
Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)
Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula)
Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa)
Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)
Lesser Common Rustic (Mesapamea didyma)
Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca)
Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea)
Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea)
Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea)
Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago)
Crescent (Celaena leucostigma)
Large Wainscot (Rhizedra lutosa)
Fen Wainscot (Arenostola phragmitidis)
Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)
Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)
The Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)
Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)
Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)
Pale Mottled Willow (Caradrina calvipalpis)
Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa amigera)
Beautiful Marbled (Eublemma purpurina)
Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips fagana)
Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryli)
Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)
Gold Spot (Plusia festucae)
Silver-Y (Autographa gamma)
Beautiful Golden-Y (Autographa pulchrina)
Plain Golden-Y (Autographa jota)
Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)
Red Underwing (Catocala nupta)
Mother Shipton (Euclidia mi)
Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix)
Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula)
Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)
Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)
Buttoned Snout (Hypena rostralis)
Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis)
Small Fan-foot (Herminia grisealis)
Dotted Fan-foot (Macrochilo cribrumalis)

Last updated 3 August 2024