You will find listed here, in alphabetical order, all the British moths species from our Flora and Fauna database. As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for.
All moths are of the Kingdom Animalia, the Phylum Arthropoda, the Class Insecta and the Order Lepidoptera.
This page only displays species that have common names, there is likely to be many more members of this species
in the main database that are found either in or around the British Isles or somewhere within the United Kingdom
that do not have common names they will however be marked native
, introduced
, etc. To access these
return to Flora and Fauna Menu and use the World Wildlife sub-menu.
If photographs are available the species name is displayed in bold with the camera icon
beside it along with the number of photos available. Similarly if
other types of image, e.g. paintings or drawings, are available the image icon
is displayed along with the number of images. To view the images click on the species name.
Where species are at risk or endangered the Common Name is displayed in red emboldened text.
| Common Name | Species | Status | Family | Sub Order | Order |
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Anomalous, The |
Native |
Glossata |
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Arches. Least Black, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Barred Chestnut |
Native |
Glossata |
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Barred Hook-tip |
Native |
Glossata |
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Barred Rivulet |
Native |
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Barred Sallow |
Native |
Glossata |
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Barred Umber |
Native |
Glossata |
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Barred Yellow |
Native |
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Beautiful Snout |
Native |
Glossata |
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Beauty, Bordered |
Native |
Glossata |
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Beauty, Lilac |
Native |
Glossata |
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Beauty, Oak |
Native |
Glossata |
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Beauty, Satin |
Native |
Glossata |
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Beauty, Small Brindled |
Native |
Glossata |
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Beauty, Willow |
Native |
Glossata |
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Birch. Grey, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Blossom Underwing |
Native |
Glossata |
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Brindle, Golden-rod |
Native |
Glossata |
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Brindle. Slender, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Brussels Lace |
Native |
Glossata |
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Buff. Reddish, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Carpet, Autumn Green |
Native |
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Carpet, Beautiful |
Native |
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Carpet, Blue-bordered |
Native |
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Carpet, Cloaked |
Native |
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Carpet, Dark-barred Twin-spot - red twin spot |
Native |
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Carpet, Devon |
Native |
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Carpet, Dotted |
Native |
Glossata |
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Carpet, Galium |
Native |
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Carpet, Oblique |
Native |
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Carpet, Red |
Native |
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Carpet, Red-green |
Native |
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Carpet, Sandy |
Native |
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Carpet, Sharp-angled |
Native |
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Carpet, Striped Twin-spot |
Native |
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Carpet, Twin-spot |
Native |
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Carpet, Water |
Native |
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Carpet, Waved |
Native |
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Carpet, Waved |
Native |
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Carpet, Wood |
Native |
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Chestnut. Horse, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Chimney Sweep |
Native |
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Clay. Triple-spotted, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Clouded Border |
Native |
Glossata |
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Clouded Magpie |
Native |
Glossata |
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Clouded Silver |
Native |
Glossata |
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Coronet |
Native |
Glossata |
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Dagger, Grey, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Dog's Tooth |
Native |
Glossata |
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Double Kidney |
Native |
Glossata |
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Double-line |
Native |
Glossata |
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Drab. Lead-coloured, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Early Tooth-striped |
Native |
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Emperor Moth |
Saturnia pavonia
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Native |
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Festoon |
Native |
Glossata |
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Footman, Four-spotted |
Native |
Glossata |
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Footman, Red-necked |
Native |
Glossata |
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Footman, Speckled |
Native |
Glossata |
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Forester |
Native |
Glossata |
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Goat Moth |
Native |
Glossata |
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Grass Moth. Knot, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Grass Moth. Light Knot, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Grass Rivulet |
Native |
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Grass. Red Sword, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Grass. Sword, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Great Prominent |
Native |
Glossata |
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Green Arches |
Native |
Glossata |
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Green Silver-lines |
Native |
Glossata |
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Hawkmoth, Silver Stripe, |
Sphinx celerio
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Native |
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Hawkmoth, Elephant |
Native |
Glossata |
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Hawkmoth, Pond |
Laothoe populi
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Native |
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Hawkmoth, Privet |
Sphinx ligustri
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Native |
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Heath. Latticed, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Highflyer, Ruddy |
Native |
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July Belle |
Native |
Glossata |
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Large Ear |
Native |
Glossata |
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Lead Belle |
Native |
Glossata |
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Little Emerald |
Native |
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Lunar Yellow Underwing |
Native |
Glossata |
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Marbled Brown |
Native |
Glossata |
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May Highflyer |
Native |
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Miller |
Native |
Glossata |
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Moth, Buff-tip |
Native |
Glossata |
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Moth, Peppered |
Native |
Glossata |
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Moth. Alder, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Moth. Autumnal, |
Native |
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Moth. Greenweed Flat-body, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Moth. Lunar Hornet, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Moth. Magpie or Currant, |
Native |
Glossata |
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Moth. Netted Carpet, |
Native |
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Moth. Northern Winter, |
Native |
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Moth. November, |
Native |
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Moth. Pale November, |
Native |
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Moth. Small Autumnal, |
Native |
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Mottled Grey |
Native |
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Neglected Rustic |
Native |
Glossata |
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Northern Rustic |
Native |
Glossata |
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Oak Lutestring |
Native |
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Oak Nycteoline |
Native |
Glossata |
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Pale Pinion |
Native |
Glossata |