Moths

Author: Duncan Westlake

There are of course hundreds of moth species in Britain, and over 300 have been recorded here in a number of moth trapping surveys. This is a list of 247 species with common names: fuller details, including their scientific names, (as well as those lacking common names) are in the downloadable PDF documents. There is also a smaller list of micro moths discovered in a survey conducted in October 2018.

The dates of surveys listed here are the latest ones to have found a species: they may well have also been recorded earlier.

Unless otherwise stated, the location for each observation was Southrepps Common. All the photographs have been taken in Southrepps: as can be seen, we our short of moth photos taken here, so any contributions would be gratefully received! They can be uploaded from our form on the main nature sightings page.

PDF documents sorted by common and scientific names (including micro moths), showing fuller details, can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.

Angle shades – Coxcombe prominent
Dark/Grey Dagger – July Highflyer
Large Emerald – Rustic
Sallow Kitten – Yellow-tail

Angle shades – Coxcombe prominent

SPECIES COMMON NAME	SURVEY DATE
Angle Shades	03/05/2009
Antler	03/05/2009
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	2018
Barred Red	03/05/2009
Barred Straw	2018
Barred Straw	03/05/2009
Beautiful Golden Y	03/05/2009
Beautiful Hook-tip	2018
Bee Moth	2018
Bird’s Wing	03/05/2009
Black Arches	July 2008
Blood-vein	03/05/2009
Bordered Beauty	03/05/2009
Bordered Sallow	03/05/2009
Bramble Shoot Moth	2018
Bright-line Brown-eye	July 2008
Brimstone Moth	July 2008
Broad-barred White	03/05/2009
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	July 2008
Broken-barred Carpet	03/05/2009
Broom Moth	03/05/2009
Brown Rustic	03/05/2009
Brown Silver-line	2018
Brown-tail	03/05/2009
Brown-veined Wainscot	03/05/2009
Bud Moth	2018
Buff Arches	July 2008
Buff Ermine	2018
Buff-tip	July 2008
Burnished Brass	03/05/2009
Cabbage Moth	July 2008
Canary-shouldered Thorn	03/05/2009
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix	03/05/2009
Chevron	03/05/2009
Chinese Character	03/05/2009
Clay	03/05/2009
Cloaked Minor	July 2008
Clouded Border Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Clouded Magpie	03/05/2009
Clouded Silver	03/05/2009
Cnephasia species	2018
Codling Moth	2018
Common Carpet	2018
Common Emerald	July 2008
Common Footman	July 2008
Common Marbled Carpet	2018
Common Pug	2018
Common Rustic agg.	July 2008
Common Swift Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Common Wainscot	July 2008
Common Wave Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Common White Wave	2018
Copper Underwing agg.	03/05/2009
Cork Moth	03/05/2009
Coxcomb Prominent	03/05/2009

Dark/Grey Dagger – July Highflyer

SPECIES COMMON NAME	SURVEY DATE
Dark / Grey Dagger	July 2008
Dark Arches	July 2008
Dark Dagger	03/05/2009
Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix	2018
Dark Spinach	03/05/2009
Diamond-back Moth	2018
Dingy Footman	2018
Dingy Footman [pale form]	2018
Dingy Shears	03/05/2009
Dot Moth	July 2008
Dotted Fan-foot	03/05/2009
Double Dart	03/05/2009
Double Lobed	July 2008
Double Square-spot	July 2008
Drinker	July 2008
Dun-bar	July 2008
Dusky Brocade	03/05/2009
Dusky Sallow	03/05/2009
Early Thorn	July 2008
Elephant hawk moth	13/09/2021
Emperor moth	16/04/2025
Engrailed	2018
Eyed Hawk-moth Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Fan-foot	July 2008
Fan-foot	03/05/2009
Fen Wainscot	2018
Five spot burnet	14/07/2014
Figure of Eighty	03/05/2009
Flame Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Flame Carpet moth Garden adjacent Common	14/08/2024
Flame Shoulder	July 2008
Flax Tortrix	03/05/2009
Flounced Chestnut	03/05/2009
Flounced Rustic	03/05/2009
Garden Carpet	03/05/2009
Garden Grass-veneer	03/05/2009
Garden Pebble	03/05/2009
Garden Tiger	03/05/2009
Ghost Moth	03/05/2009
Gold Swift	03/05/2009
Grass Rivulet	03/05/2009
Green Arches Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Green Carpet Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Green Oak Tortrix Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Green Pug	03/05/2009
Green Silver-lines Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Grey Dagger	03/05/2009
Grey Pine Carpet Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Grey Pug	03/05/2009
Grey Tortrix	03/05/2009
Heart and Dart Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Herald Moth Garden adjacent Common	23/10/2015
Honeysuckle Moth	03/05/2009
Ingrailed Clay	2018
Iron Prominent	03/05/2009
July Highflyer	03/05/2009

Large Emerald – Rustic

SPECIES COMMON NAME	SURVEY DATE
Large Emerald	03/05/2009
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix	03/05/2009
Large Yellow Underwing	July 2008
Least Carpet	July 2008
Least Yellow Underwing	July 2008
Lesser Rustic	03/05/2009
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	July 2008
Lesser Cream Wave	July 2008
Lesser Swallow Prominent	03/05/2009
Lesser Yellow Underwing	July 2008
Light Arches Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Light Emerald	2018
Lime-speck Pug	03/05/2009
Lychnis	03/05/2009
Magpie Moth	2018
Maiden’s Blush	2018
Maple Prominent	03/05/2009
Marbled Beauty	03/05/2009
Marbled Minor agg.	July 2008
Marbled White Spot	03/05/2009
Miller	03/05/2009
Mother of Pearl	July 2008
Mottled Beauty	2018
Mottled Beauty	03/05/2009
Mottled Pug	2018
Mottled Rustic	03/05/2009
Mouse Moth	July 2008
Narrow-winged Pug	03/05/2009
Nutmeg	03/05/2009
Oak Hook-tip	2018
Oak Hook-tip	03/05/2009
Oak Nycteoline	03/05/2009
Oak-tree Pug Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Old Lady	03/05/2009
Pale Oak Beauty	03/05/2009
Pale Prominent	03/05/2009
Pale tussock moth On gatepost opposite Common	14/09/2022
Pale-shouldered Brocade	03/05/2009
Peach Blossom	July 2008
Peach Blossom	03/05/2009
Pebble Hook-tip	03/05/2009
Pebble Prominent	03/05/2009
Peppered Moth Warren Wood	04/06/2011
Phoenix	03/05/2009
Pinion-streaked Snout	03/05/2009
Plain Golden Y	03/05/2009
Plum Tortrix	2018
Poplar Grey	03/05/2009
Poplar Hawk-moth	03/05/2009
Privet Hawk-moth	03/05/2009
Purple Clay	03/05/2009
Purple Thorn	03/05/2009
Red Twin-spot Carpet	2018
Red underwing	09/08/2018
Red-barred Tortrix	2018
Riband Wave	2018
Riband Wave [non-banded form]	July 2008
Ringed China-mark	2018
Rivulet	2018
Rosy Footman	July 2008
Rosy Minor	03/05/2009
Rosy Rustic	03/05/2009
Round-winged Muslin	July 2008
Ruby Tiger	2018
Ruby Tiger	03/05/2009
Rufous Minor	03/05/2009
Rustic	03/05/2009

Sallow Kitten – Yellow-tail