List of moths of Great Britain (Lymantriidae) explained

thumb|right|200px|Vapourer (male)The family Lymantriidae contains the "tussock moths", of which 11 have been recorded in Great Britain:

thumb|right|250px|Gypsy moth (male)

• Laelia coenosa, reed tussock — extinct
• Orgyia recens, scarce vapourer — east-central (Red Data Book) ‡
• Orgyia antiqua, vapourer — throughout
• Dicallomera fascelina, dark tussock — south, west-central & north-east (localized)
• Calliteara pudibunda, pale tussock — south & central
• Euproctis chrysorrhoea, brown-tail — south, south-east & east-central (localized)
• Euproctis similis, yellow-tail — south, central & north
• Leucoma salicis, white satin — south, east-central, west-central & north (localized)
• Arctornis l-nigrum, black v moth — immigrant & transitory resident
• Lymantria monacha, black arches — south & central (localized)
• Lymantria dispar, spongy moth — immigrant (formerly resident)

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)^[1] 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. 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. .