List of moths of Great Britain (Arctiinae)

The subfamily Arctiinae—the tiger moths, ermines, "footmen" and related species—is represented by 32 species in Great Britain:

Tribe Lithosiini

Thumatha senex, round-winged muslin — south, central & north (localized) Setina irrorella, dew moth — south & north-west (Nationally Scarce A) Miltochrista miniata, rosy footman — south & central (localized) Nudaria mundana, muslin footman — throughout (localized) Atolmis rubricollis, red-necked footman — south, west-central & north (localized) Cybosia mesomella, four-dotted footman — throughout (localized) Pelosia muscerda, dotted footman — east (Red Data Book) Pelosia obtusa, small dotted footman — east (Red Data Book)

Eilema sororcula, orange footman — south (localized) Eilema griseola, dingy footman — south & central Eilema caniola, hoary footman — south-west (Nationally Scarce B) Eilema pygmaeola, pygmy footman (Red Data Book) Eilema pygmaeola pygmaeola — east Eilema pygmaeola pallifrons — south-east Eilema complana, scarce footman — south & central (localized) Eilema complana f. sericea, northern footman — west-central (Red Data Book) Eilema depressa, buff footman — south & central (localized) Eilema lurideola, common footman — south, central & north Lithosia quadra, four-spotted footman — immigrant to south-west (Nationally Scarce A)

Tribe Arctiini

[Spiris striata, feathered footman — uncertain status] Coscinia cribraria, speckled footman ‡ Coscinia cribraria bivittata — south (Red Data Species) Coscinia cribraria arenaria — immigrant Utetheisa pulchella, crimson speckled — immigrant Utetheisa bella, beautiful utetheisa — probable rare immigrant (though possibly an import) Parasemia plantaginis, wood tiger Parasemia plantaginis plantaginis — throughout Parasemia plantaginis insularum — Shetland, Orkney & northern Scotland Arctia caja, garden tiger — throughout ‡* Arctia villica britannica, cream-spot tiger — south (localized) Hyphoraia testudinaria, Patton's tiger — vagrant: 2 records, Sussex & Devon Diacrisia sannio, clouded buff — throughout (localized) Spilosoma lubricipeda, white ermine — throughout ‡* Spilosoma luteum, buff ermine — south, central & north ‡* Spilosoma urticae, water ermine — south-east (Nationally Scarce B) Diaphora mendica, muslin moth — south, central & north Phragmatobia fuliginosa, ruby tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa borealis — north Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa — south & central [Pyrrharctia isabella, isabelline tiger — accidental introduction] [Halysidota moeschleri — possible rare transatlantic immigrant or import] Euplagia quadripunctaria, Jersey tiger — south-west Callimorpha dominula, scarlet tiger — south-west (localized) Tyria jacobaeae, cinnabar — south, central & north ‡* [Hypercompe scribonia, great leopard — probable import]

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p. 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

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

External links UK Moths