List of moths of Great Britain (Noctuidae)

The family Noctuidae is the largest family of macro-moths in Great Britain, where over 400 species occur:

Subfamily Noctuinae

Euxoa obelisca grisea, square-spot dart — south, west & north-east (Nationally Scarce B) Euxoa tritici, white-line dart — throughout ‡* Euxoa nigricans, garden dart — throughout ‡* Euxoa cursoria, coast dart — east, west-central & north (Nationally Scarce B) Agrotis graslini, Woods's dart — recently (2001) discovered on Jersey Agrotis cinerea, light feathered rustic — south & central (Nationally Scarce B) Agrotis vestigialis, Archer's dart — throughout (localized) [Agrotis spinifera, Gregson's dart — one specimen supposedly from Isle of Man ] Agrotis segetum, turnip moth — throughout Agrotis clavis, heart and club — throughout Agrotis exclamationis, heart and dart — throughout Agrotis trux lunigera, crescent dart — south-west & west-central (localized) Agrotis ipsilon, dark sword-grass — immigrant Agrotis herzogi, Spalding's dart — rare immigrant Agrotis puta, shuttle-shaped dart Agrotis puta puta — south & central Agrotis puta insula — Isles of Scilly Agrotis ripae, sand dart — south, central & north-east (Nationally Scarce B) Agrotis crassa, great dart — immigrant (formerly resident) Agrotis deprivata — ?recent rare immigrant [Feltia subgothica, Gothic dart — one dubious record of this North American species] [Feltia subterranea, tawny shoulder — likely imported or misidentified] Axylia putris, flame — throughout Actebia praecox, Portland moth — immigrant (Nationally Scarce B) Actebia fennica, Eversmann's rustic — rare immigrant Ochropleura flammatra, black collar — rare immigrant Ochropleura plecta, flame shoulder — throughout Ochropleura leucogaster, Radford's flame shoulder — immigrant Standfussiana lucernea, northern rustic — south, west-central & north (localized) Rhyacia simulans, dotted rustic — throughout Rhyacia lucipeta, southern rustic — probable rare immigrant (one record) Noctua pronuba, large yellow underwing — throughout Noctua orbona, lunar yellow underwing — throughout (Nationally Scarce B) Noctua comes, lesser yellow underwing — throughout Noctua fimbriata, broad-bordered yellow underwing — throughout Noctua janthina, Langmaid's yellow underwing — probable rare immigrant or resident Noctua janthe, lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing — throughout Noctua interjecta caliginosa, least yellow underwing — south & central Spaelotis ravida, stout dart — south & east-central (localized) Graphiphora augur, double dart — throughout ‡* Eugraphe subrosea, rosy marsh moth — west-central (Red Data Book) Protolampra sobrina, cousin German — north (Nationally Scarce A) Eugnorisma glareosa, autumnal rustic — throughout ‡* Eugnorisma depuncta, plain clay — north, west-central & south-west (Nationally Scarce B) Lycophotia porphyrea, true lover's knot — throughout Peridroma saucia, pearly underwing — immigrant & possible transitory resident Diarsia mendica, ingrailed clay Diarsia mendica mendica — throughout Diarsia mendica orkneyensis — Orkney Diarsia mendica thulei — Shetland Diarsia dahlii, barred chestnut — north, west-central & south-east (localized) Diarsia brunnea, purple clay — throughout Diarsia rubi, small square-spot — throughout ‡* Diarsia florida, fen square-spot — east-central, west-central & north (localized) Xestia alpicola alpina, northern dart — north (Nationally Scarce A) Xestia c-nigrum, setaceous Hebrew character — throughout Xestia ditrapezium, triple-spotted clay — throughout (localized) Xestia triangulum, double square-spot —throughout Xestia ashworthii, Ashworth's rustic — west-central (Nationally Scarce A) Xestia baja, dotted clay — throughout Xestia rhomboidea, square-spotted clay — throughout (Nationally Scarce B) Xestia castanea, neglected rustic — throughout (localized) ‡* Xestia sexstrigata, six-striped rustic — throughout Xestia xanthographa, square-spot rustic — throughout Xestia agathina, heath rustic ‡* Xestia agathina agathina — throughout (localized) Xestia agathina hebridicola — Hebrides Naenia typica, Gothic — throughout (localized) Eurois occulta, great brocade — immigrant (Nationally Scarce B) Anaplectoides prasina, green arches — throughout Cerastis rubricosa, red chestnut — throughout Cerastis leucographa, white-marked — south & central (localized) Mesogona acetosellae, pale stigma — rare immigrant

Subfamily Hadeninae

Anarta myrtilli, beautiful yellow underwing — throughout Anarta cordigera, small dark yellow underwing — north-east (Nationally Scarce A) ‡ Anarta melanopa, broad-bordered white underwing — north (Red Data Book) Discestra trifolii, nutmeg — throughout [Lacinipolia renigera, kidney-spotted minor — dubious old record] Lacinipolia laudabilis — ?recent rare immigrant Hada plebeja, shears — throughout Polia bombycina, pale shining brown — south (proposed Red Data Book) Polia trimaculosa, silvery arches — throughout (Nationally Scarce B) Polia nebulosa, grey arches — throughout Pachetra sagittigera britannica, feathered ear — south (presumed extinct) Sideridis albicolon, white colon — south, central & north-east (Nationally Scarce B) Heliophobus reticulata marginosa, bordered Gothic — south & east-central (proposed Red Data Book) Mamestra brassicae, cabbage moth — throughout Melanchra persicariae, dot moth — south, central & north ‡* Melanchra pisi, broom moth — throughout ‡* Lacanobia contigua, beautiful brocade — throughout (localized) Lacanobia w-latinum, light brocade — throughout (localized) Lacanobia thalassina, pale-shouldered brocade — throughout Lacanobia suasa, dog's tooth — south & central (localized) Lacanobia oleracea, bright-line brown-eye — throughout Lacanobia blenna, stranger — rare immigrant & temporary resident Papestra biren, glaucous shears — south-west, west-central & north (localized) Hecatera bicolorata, broad-barred white — throughout Hecatera dysodea, small ranunculus — south-east & south Wales Hadena rivularis, campion — throughout Hadena perplexa Hadena perplexa perplexa, tawny shears — south & central Hadena perplexa capsophila, pod lover — south-west, west-central, north-west & Isle of Man (localized) Hadena irregularis, viper's bugloss — presumed extinct Hadena luteago barrettii, Barrett's marbled coronet — south-west (Nationally Scarce B) Hadena compta, varied coronet — south-east, south & east-central Hadena confusa, marbled coronet — throughout (localized) Hadena albimacula, white spot — south (Red Data Book) Hadena bicruris, lychnis — throughout Hadena caesia mananii, grey — north-west & Isle of Man (Red Data Book) Eriopygodes imbecilla, Silurian — south-west (Red Data Book) Cerapteryx graminis, antler — throughout Tholera cespitis, hedge rustic — throughout ‡* Tholera decimalis, feathered Gothic — throughout ‡* Panolis flammea, pine beauty — throughout [Xanthopastis timais, Spanish moth — dubious specimen] [Brithys crini pancratii, Kew arches — probable import] Egira conspicillaris, silver cloud — south-west (Nationally Scarce A) Orthosia cruda, small Quaker — throughout Orthosia miniosa, blossom underwing — south & west-central (localized) & occasional immigrant Orthosia opima, northern drab — throughout (localized) Orthosia populeti, lead-coloured drab — throughout (localized) Orthosia gracilis, powdered Quaker — throughout ‡* Orthosia cerasi, common Quaker — throughout Orthosia incerta, clouded drab — throughout Orthosia munda, twin-spotted Quaker — south, central & north Orthosia gothica, Hebrew character — throughout Mythimna turca, double line — south-west & south-east (Nationally Scarce B) Mythimna conigera, brown-line bright eye — throughout Mythimna ferrago, clay — throughout Mythimna albipuncta, white-point — immigrant & recent colonist (south & south-east coasts) Mythimna vitellina, delicate — immigrant Mythimna pudorina, striped wainscot — south & central (localized) Mythimna straminea, southern wainscot — south & central (localized) Mythimna impura, smoky wainscot — throughout Mythimna pallens, common wainscot — throughout Mythimna favicolor, Mathew's wainscot — south & south-east (Nationally Scarce B) Mythimna litoralis, shore wainscot — south, central & north-east (Nationally Scarce B) Mythimna l-album, l-album wainscot — immigrant to south (Nationally Scarce B) Mythimna riparia, oblique wainscot — immigrant Mythimna unipuncta, white-speck — immigrant & possible transitory resident Mythimna obsoleta, obscure wainscot — south, east-central & west-central (localized) Mythimna comma, shoulder-striped wainscot — throughout ‡* Mythimna putrescens, Devonshire wainscot — south-west (Nationally Scarce A) [Mythimna commoides — probable import or hoax] Mythimna loreyi, cosmopolitan — immigrant Mythimna flammea, flame wainscot — south-east & south (Nationally Scarce A) [Graphania dives, Maori — probable import]

Subfamily Cuculliinae

Cucullia absinthii, wormwood — south & central (Nationally Scarce B) [Cucullia argentea, green silver-spangled shark — two specimens of dubious origin] Cucullia artemisiae, scarce wormwood — rare immigrant Cucullia chamomillae, chamomile shark — south, central & north (localized) [Cucullia lactucae, lettuce shark — several dubious records] Cucullia umbratica, shark — throughout Cucullia asteris, star-wort — south & central (Nationally Scarce B) Cucullia gnaphalii occidentalis, cudweed — presumed extinct Shargacucullia lychnitis, striped lychnis — south (Nationally Scarce A) Shargacucullia scrophulariae, water betony — rare immigrant Shargacucullia verbasci, mullein — south & central [Shargacucullia prenanthis, false water betony — inclusion on British list presumed in error] [Shargacucullia caninae — single record of caterpillars] Calophasia lunula, toadflax brocade — south-east (Red Data Book) Calophasia platyptera, antirrhinum brocade — probable rare immigrant Brachylomia viminalis, minor shoulder-knot — throughout ‡* Leucochlaena oditis, beautiful Gothic — south (Red Data Book) Brachionycha sphinx, sprawler — south & central ‡* Brachionycha nubeculosa, Rannoch sprawler — north (Red Data Book) Dasypolia templi, brindled ochre — north, central & south-west (localized) ‡* Aporophyla australis pascuea, feathered brindle — south (Nationally Scarce B) Aporophyla lutulenta, deep-brown dart — south & central ‡* Aporophyla lueneburgensis, northern deep-brown dart — north & west-central Aporophyla nigra, black rustic — north, south, west-central & east-central Lithomoia solidaginis, golden-rod brindle — north & west-central (localized) [Scotochrosta pulla, ash shoulder-knot — probable fraud] [Copipanolis styracis, fawn sallow — probable import] Lithophane semibrunnea, tawny pinion — south (localized) Lithophane hepatica, pale pinion — south & central (localized) Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis, grey shoulder-knot — south & west-central Lithophane furcifera, conformist Lithophane furcifera furcifera — immigrant Lithophane furcifera suffusa — presumed extinct Lithophane consocia — probable rare immigrant Lithophane lamda, nonconformist — immigrant Lithophane leautieri hesperica, Blair's shoulder-knot — south & central Xylena vetusta, red sword-grass — north, west & south (localized) Xylena exsoleta, sword-grass — north & central (Nationally Scarce B) Xylocampa areola, early grey — throughout Meganephria bimaculosa, double-spot brocade — possible immigrant (otherwise import) Allophyes oxyacanthae, green-brindled crescent — throughout ‡* [Valeria oleagina, green-brindled dot — dubious record] Dryobota labecula, oak rustic — probably rare immigrant Dichonia aprilina, merveille du jour — throughout Dryobotodes eremita, brindled green — throughout Blepharita satura, beautiful arches — presumed extinct Blepharita adusta, dark brocade — throughout ‡* Blepharita solieri, bedrule brocade — rare immigrant