Macro-moth species illustrated on this Site

You can go to the page for each species either via the family link below (dotted lines) or via the picture links on the previous page. For Noctuidae the links below go from the sub-families because there are several pages for the Noctuidae.

Family/Sub-family/NumberVernacularTaxonomic
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Hepialidae
15Orange SwiftHepialus sylvina
17Common SwiftHepialus lupulinus
18Map-winged SwiftHepialus fusconebulosa
Zygaenidae
Zygaeninae
169Six-Spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae
Lasiocampidae
1631December MothPoecilocampa populi
1632Pale EggarTrichiura crataegi
1638Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi
1640The DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
Drepanidae
Not on UK listSpiny Hook-tipWatsonalla uncinula
Not on UK listSpanish CharacterCilix hispanica
Thyatiridae
1653Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides
1654Figure of EightyTethea ocularis
Geometridae
Geometrinae
1666Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria
Sterrhinae
1682Blood-veinTimandra comae
1713Riband WaveIdaea aversata
1716The VestalRhodometra sacraria
Larentiinae
1727Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata
1732Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata
1742Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
1759Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata
1760Red-green carpetChloroclysta siterata
1768Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata
1769Spruce CarpetThera britannica
1771Juniper CarpetThera juniperata juniperata
1776Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria
1777July HighflyerHydriomena furcata
1838Tawny Speckled PugEupithecia icterata
1852Brindled PugEupithecia abbreviata
1867Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata
1868Lesser Treble-barAplocera efformata
Ennominae
1894Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata
1904Scorched WingPlagodis dolabraria
1906Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
1909Speckled YellowPseudopanthera macularia
1917Early ThornSelenia dentaria
1920Scalloped HazelOdontopera bidentata
1921Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
1923Feathered ThornColotois pennaria
1930Oak BeautyBiston strataria
1931Peppered MothBiston betularia
1937Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria
1937aFeathered BeautyPeribatodes secundaria
1937bLydd BeautyPeribatodes ilicaria
1941Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata
1961Light EmeraldCampaea margaritata
1967Straw BelleAspitates gilvaria
1968Yellow BelleSemiaspilates ochrearia
Sphingidae
Sphinginae
1976Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri
1979Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae
1981Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi
Macroglossinae
1984Hummingbird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
1991Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
1992Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus
Notodontidae
Phalerinae
1994Buff-tipPhalera bucephala
Notodontinae
1997Sallow KittenFurcula furcula
2000Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius
2003Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac
2006Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma
2008Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina
2011Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina
Heterocampinae
1999Lobster MothStauropus fagi
Lymantriidae
2028Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda
2030Yellow-tailEuproctis similis
2033Black ArchesLymantria monacha
Arctiidae
Lithosiinae
2037Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata
2044Dingy FootmanEilema griseola
2045Hoary FootmanEilema caniola
2050Common FootmanEilema lurideola
Arctiinae
2059Clouded BuffDiacrisia sannio
2060White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda
2061Buff ErmineSpilosoma luteum
2064Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa
2069The CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Noctuidae
Noctuinae
2089Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
2091Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon
2092Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta
2094Great DartAgrotis crassa
2098The FlameAxylia putris
2102Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta
2107Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
2109Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes
2110Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata
2111Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe
2117Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa
2120Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica
2122Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea
2126Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum
2128Double Square-spotXestia triangulum
2130Dotted ClayXestia baja
2133Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata
2134Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa
2135Heath RusticXestia agathina
2136The GothicNaenia typica
Hadeninae
2147The ShearsHada plebeja
2154Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae
2155Dot MothMelanchra persicariae
2158Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina
2160Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea
2163Broom MothMelanchra pisi
2176Antler MothCerapteryx graminis
2178Feathered GothicTholera decimalis
2179Pine BeautyPanolis flammea
2182Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
2187Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
2188Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
2190Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
2194White-pointMythimna albipuncta
2195The DelicateMythimna vitellina
2198Smoky WainscotMythimna impura
2199Common WainscotMythimna pallens
2202L-album WainscotMythimna l-album
2205Shoulder-striped WainscotMythimna comma
Cuculliinae
2225Minor Shoulder-knotBrachylomia viminalis
2232Black RusticAporophyla nigra
2237Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus
2240Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri
2243Early GreyXylocampa areola
2244Double-spot BrocadeMeganephria bimaculosa
2247Merveille du JourDichonia aprilina
2248Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita
2248aSouthern Brindled GreenDryobotodes roboris
2250Dark BrocadeBlepharita adusta
2252Large RanunculusPolymixis flavicincta
2254Grey ChiAntitype chi
Acronictinae
2256SatelliteEupsilia transversa
2258ChestnutConistra vaccinii
2259Dark ChestnutConistra ligula
2262BrickAgrochola circellaris
2263Red-line QuakerAgrochola lota
2264Yellow-line QuakerAgrochola macilenta
2267Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis
2270Lunar UnderwingOmphaloscelis lunosa
2273Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata
2274The SallowXanthia icteritia
2278Poplar GreyAcronicta megacephala
2279The SycamoreAcronicta aceris
2283Dark DaggerAcronicta tridens
2284Grey DaggerAcronicta psi
2289Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis
2291The CoronetCraniophora ligustri
Bryophilinae
2292Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae
2293Marbled BeautyCryphia domestica
Amphipyrinae
2298Svensson's Copper UnderwingAmphipyra berbera
2299Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis
2301Bird's WingDypterygia scabriuscula
2303Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura
2305Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara
2306Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa
2318The Dun-barCosmia trapezina
2319Lunar-spotted PinionCosmia pyralina
2321Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha
2322Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea
2326Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata
2330Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa
2331Small Clouded BrindleApamea unanimis
2334Rustic Shoulder-knotApamea sordens
2337Marbled MinorOligia strigilis
2338Rufous MinorOligia versicolor
2339Tawny Marbled MinorOligia latruncula
2340Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula
2343Common RusticMesapamea secalis
2343aLesser Common RusticMesapamea didyma
2350Small WainscotChortodes pygmina
2355Dumeril's RusticLuperina dumerilii
2361Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea
2375Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa
2381The UncertainHoplodrina alsines
2382The RusticHoplodrina blanda
Heliothinae
2400Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera
Eustrotiinae
2409aBeautiful MarbledEublemma purpurina
Chloephorinae
2422Green Silver-linesPseudoips prasinana
Plusiinae
2434Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis
2436Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa
2440Lempke's Gold SpotPlusia putnami
2441Silver YAutographa gamma
2442Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina
2443Plain Golden YAutographa jota
2449Dark SpectacleAbrostola triplasia
2450The SpectacleAbrostola tripartita
Ophiderinae
2466The BlackneckLygephila pastinum
2467Scarce BlackneckLygephila craccae
2469The HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix
Herminiinae
2489The Fan-footZanclognatha tarsipennalis
Xyleninae
Not on UK listCorn Stalk BorerSesamia nonagrioides