List of moths of Great Britain (Geometridae) explained

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

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• Jodis lactearia, little emerald — south, central & north-west (localized)

Subfamily Sterrhinae

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• Scopula immorata, Lewes wave — probably extinct
• Scopula nigropunctata, sub-angled wave — south-east (Red Data Book)

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• 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]

thumb|right|250px|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

thumb|right|250px|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

right|thumb|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata, large twin-spot carpet — south & central (localized)
• Xanthorhoe montanata, silver-ground carpet

• Xanthorhoe montanata shetlandica — Shetland

• Xanthorhoe montanata montanata — throughout

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• 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

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• 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

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• Larentia clavaria, mallow — south, central & north
• Anticlea badiata, shoulder stripe — south, central & north
• Anticlea derivata, streamer — throughout
• Mesoleuca albicillata, beautiful carpet — south, central & north

thumb|right|250px|Phoenix

• Pelurga comitata, dark spinach — south, central & north (Endangered^[1]) ‡*
• 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^[1]) ‡*
• Chloroclysta siterata, red–green carpet — throughout

thumb|right|250px|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)

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• 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

thumb|right|250px|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

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*

• 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)

thumb|right|250px|Golden-rod pug

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

thumb|250px|right|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

thumb|right|250px|Dwarf pug

• Chloroclystis v-ata, v-pug — throughout

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• Chesias rufata, broom-tip (Vulnerable^[1]) ‡*

• 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)

thumb|right|250px|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)

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• 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)

thumb|right|250px|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^[1]) ‡*
• Ennomos alniaria, canary-shouldered thorn — throughout
• Ennomos fuscantaria, dusky thorn — south & central (Endangered^[1]) ‡*
• Ennomos erosaria, September thorn — south, central & north (Endangered^[1]) ‡*
• [Ennomos quercaria, clouded August thorn — unconfirmed records]
• [Ennomos subsignaria — probable import]

thumb|250px|right|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^[1]) ‡*
• 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

thumb|right|250px|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

thumb|right|250px|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

thumb|250px|right|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)^[2] 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

References

1. Fox, R., K.F. Conrad, M.S. Parsons, M.S. Warren and I.P. Woiwood, 2006. The State of Britain's Larger Moths. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham, UK.
2. Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p.

• Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. .