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MACRO MOTHS
The following macro moths are listed numerically based on the Bradley Checklist of Lepidoptera (BCL) recorded from the British Isles. Later discovered species may be followed with a,b or c.
BCL Common Name Scientific name Tetrads Garden
14 Ghost Hepialus humuli 4 G
15 Orange Swift Hepialus sylvina 5 G
16 Gold Swift Hepialus hecta 2 G
17 Common Swift Hepialus lupulinus 5 G
161 Leopard Moth Zeozera pyrina 1 G
169 Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae 4
170 Five-spot Burnet Zygaena trifoli 1
370 Hornet Moth Sesia apiformis 1
379 Red-belted Clearwing Synanthedon myopaeformis 1
1632 Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi 1 G
1634 Lackey Malacosoma neustria 5 G
1640 Drinker Euthrix potatoria 2 G
1643 Emperor Saturnia pavonia 2 G
1646 Oak Hook-tip Watsonella binaria 2 G
1648 Pebble Hook-tip Drepana falcataria 2 G
1651 Chinese Character Cilix glaucata 2 G
1652 Peach Blossom Thyatira batis 3 G
1653 Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides 6 G
1654 Figure of 80 Tethea ocularis 3 G
1663 March Moth Alsophilia aescularia 1 G
1669 Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria 4 G
1673 Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria 4 G
1680 Maiden`s Blush Cyclophora punctaria 2 G
1682 Blood-vein Timandra comae 6 G
1690 Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria 3 G
1692 Lesser Cream Wave Acopula immutata 1 G
1693 Cream Wave Scopula floslactata 1 G
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata 3 G
1705 Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa 3 G
1707 Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata 2 G
1708 Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata 3 G
1711 Treble Brown Spot Idaea trigeminata 1 G
1712 Small Scallop Idaea emarginata 2 G
1713 Riband Wave Idaea aversata 8 G
1715 Plain Wave Idaea straminata 2 G
1722 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata 2 G
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia 3 G
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata 1 G
1726 Large Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata 2 G
1727 Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata 6 G
1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata 8 G
1732 Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata 3 G
1738 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata 5 G
1739 Wood Carpet Epirrhoe rivata 2 G
1742 Yellow Shell Cramptogramma bilineata 8 G
1746 Shoulder Stripe Anticlea badiata 3 G
1747 Streamer Anticlea derivata 4 G
1749 Dark Spinach Pelurga comitata 1 G
1750 Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata 1 G
1754 Phoenix Eulithis prunata 3 G
1758 Barred Straw Eulithis pyraliata 3 G
1760 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata 3 G
1762 Dark Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta citrata 1 G
1764 Common Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta truncata 6 G
1765 Barred Yellow Cidaria fulvata 3 G
1766 Blue-bordered Carpet Plemyria rubiginata 3 G
1768 Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata 3 G
1769 Spruce Carpet Thera britannica 3 G
1771 Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata 1 G
1773 Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata 2 G
1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria 8 G
1777 July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata 3 G
1778 May Highflyer Hydriomena impluviata 1 G
1781 Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata 1 G
1790 Tissue Triphosa dubitata 1 G
1792 Dark Umber Philereme transversata britannica 3 G
1795 November Moth Epirrita dilutata 2 G
1796 Pale November Moth Epirrita christyi 1 G
1797 Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata 1 G
1802 Rivulet Perizoma affinitata 1 G
1803 Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata 3 G
1808 Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata 1 G
1811 Slender Pug Eupithecia tenuiata 1 G
1813 Haworth`s Pug Eupithecia haworthiata 1 G
1817 Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata 3 G
1819 Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata 2 G
1825 Lime-spec Pug Eupithecia centaureata 7 G
1826 Triple-spotted Pug Eupithecia trisignaria 2 G
1827 Freyer`s Pug Eupithecia intricata 2 G
1828 Satyr Pug Eupithecia satyrata 1 G
1830 Wormwood Pug Eupithecia absinthiata 2 G
1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 5 G
1837 Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata 3 G
1838 Tawny Speckled Pug Eupithecia icterata 1 G
1842 Plain Pug Eupithecia simpliciata 1 G
1844 Ochreous Pug Eupithecia indigata 1 G
1852 Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata 2 G
1853 Oak-tree Pug Eupithecia dodoneata 1 G
1856 Larch Pug Eupithecia lariciata 1 G
1858 V-Pug Chloroclystis v-ata 6 G
1860 Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata 5 G
1862 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata 4 G
1867 Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata 1 G
1868 Lesser Treble-bar Aplocera efformata 1 G
1870 Chimney Sweeper Odezia atrata 2
1876 Small Yellow Wave Hydrelia flammeolaria 1 G
1879 Seraphin Lobophora halterata 1 G
1881 Early Tooth-striped Trichopteryx carpinata 1 G
1883 Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata 2 G
1884 Magpie Abraxas grossulariata 4 G
1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata 5 G
1888 Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata 1 G
1897 V-Moth Macaria wauaria 2 G
1904 Scorched Wing Plagodis dolabraria 3 G
1906 Brimstone Opisthograptis luteolata 9 G
1907 Bordered Beauty Epione repandraria 2 G
1910 Lilac Beauty Apeira syringaria 4 G
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria 3 G
1914 Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria 2 G
1917 Early Thorn Selenia dentaria 8 G
1919 Purple Thorn Selenia tetralunaria 1 G
1920 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata 3 G
1921 Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria 6 G
1922 Swallow-tailed Ourapteryx sambucaria 8 G
1923 Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria 6 G
1927 Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria 3 G
1930 Oak Beauty Biston strataria 4 G
1931 Peppered Moth Biston betularia 6 G
1933 Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria 1 G
1934 Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria 3 G
1936 Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria 2 G
1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria 7 G
1941 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata 8 G
1943 Great Oak Beauty Hypomecis roboraria 1 G
1944 Pale Oak Beauty Hypomecis punctinalis 2 G
1947 Engrailed Ectropis bistortata 3 G
1954 Bordered White Bupalus piniaria 1 G
1955 Common White Wave Cabera pusaria 5 G
1956 Common Wave Cabera exanthemata 2 G
1958 Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata 7 G
1961 Light Emerald Campaea margaritata 6 G
1976 Privet Hawk Sphinx ligustri 5 G
1978 Pine Hawkmoth Hyloicus pinastri 2 G
1979 Lime Hawkmoth Mimas tiliae 5 G
1980 Eyed Hawkmoth Smerinthus ocellata 3 G
1981 Poplar Hawkmoth Laothoe populi 6 G
1984 Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum 5 G
1987 Bedstraw Hawkmoth Hyles gallii 1 G
1991 Elephant Hawkmoth Deilephila elpenor 5 G
1992 Small Elephant Hawkmoth Deilephila porcellus 1 G
1994 Buff-tip Phalera bucephala 5 G
1995 Puss Moth Cerura vinula 3 G
1997 Sallow Kitten Furcula furcula 1 G
1998 Poplar Kitten Furcula bifida 2 G
1999 Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi 1 G
2000 Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius 3 G
2003 Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac 2 G
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma 2 G
2007 Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula 3 G
2008 Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina 1 G
2009 Maple Prominent Ptilodon cucullina 3 G
2011 Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina 4 G
2019 Chocolate-tip Clostera curtula 2 G
2028 Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda 3 G
2029 Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea 1 G
2030 Yellow Tail Euproctis similis 3 G
2031 White Satin Leocoma salicis 5 G
2038 Muslin Footman Nudaria mundana 2 G
2044 Dingy Footman Eilema griseola 4 G
2047 Scarce Footman Eilema complana 3 G
2049 Buff Footman Eilema depressa 4 G
2050 Common Footman Eilema lurideola 6 G
2057 Garden Tiger Arctia caja 1 G
2060 White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda 5 G
2061 Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum 7 G
2063 Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica 7 G
2064 Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa 6 G
2069 Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae 7 G
2077 Short-cloaked Moth Nola cucullatella 2 G
2080 Square-spot Dart Euxoa obelisca 1 G
2082 Garden Dart Euxoa nigricans 1 G
2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum 5 G
2088 Heart and Club Agrotis clavis 6 G
2089 Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis 9 G
2091 Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon 3 G
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta puta 5 G
2098 Flame Axylia putris 6 G
2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta 5 G
2105 Dotted Rustic Rhyacia simulans 1 G
2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua orbona 11 G
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes 7 G
2110 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata 5 G
2111 Lesser Brd Brdrd Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe 8 G
2112 Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta 4 G
2118 True Lover`s Knot Lycophotia porphyrea 1 G
2119 Pearly Underwing Peridroma saucia 2 G
2120 Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica mendica 6 G
2122 Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea 1 G
2123 Small Square-Spot Diarsia rubi 4 G
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum 6 G
2127 Triple-spotted Clay Xestia ditrapezium 4 G
2128 Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum 6 G
2133 Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata 4 G
2134 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa 5 G
2136 Gothic Naenia typica 4 G
2139 Red Chestnut Cerastis rubricosa 1 G
2145 Nutmeg Discestra trifolii 3 G
2147 Shears Hada plebeja 1 G
2150 Grey Arches Polia nebulosa 1 G
2154 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae 4 G
2155 Dot Melanchra persicariae 8 G
2158 Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina 1 G
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea 6 G
2164 Broad-barred White Hecatera bicolorata 3 G
2165 Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea 2 G
2166 Campion Hadena rivularis 2 G
2170 Varied Coronet Hadena compta 5 G
2173 Lychnis Hadena bicruris 4 G
2179 Pine Beauty Panolis flammea 3 G
2182 Small Quaker Orthosia cruda 3 G
2183 Blossom Underwing Orthosia miniosa 1 G
2185 Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti 3 G
2186 Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis 4 G
2187 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi 5 G
2188 Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta 5 G
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker Orthosia munda 2 G
2190 Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica 6 G
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye Mythimna conigera 3 G
2193 Clay Mythimna ferrago 4 G
2194 White-point Mythimna albipuncta 1 G
2197 Southern Wainscot Mythimna straminea 2 G
2198 Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura 4 G
2199 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens 5 G
2205 Shoulder-striped Wainscot Mythimna comma 2 G
2214 Chamomile Shark Cucullia chamomillae 1 G
2216 Shark Cucullia umbratica 4 G
2221 Mullein Shargacucullia verbasci 2 G
2223 Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula 1 G
2227 Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx 3 G
2231 Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lutulenta 1 G
2232 Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra 5 G
2236 Pale Pinion Lithophane hepatica 2 G
2237 Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitipus 1 G
2240 Blair`s Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri 4 G
2243 Early Grey Xylocampa areola 4 G
2245 Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae 3 G
2247 Merveille du Jour Dichronia aprilina 2 G
2248 Brindled Grren Dryobotodes eremita 1 G
2250 Dark Brocade Blepharita adusta 1 G
2252 Large Ranunculus Polymixis flavicincra 4 G
2256 Satellite Eupsilia transversa 1 G
2258 Chestnut Conistra vaccinii 2 G
2259 Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula 3 G
2262 Brick Agrochola circellaris 3 G
2263 Red-line Quaker Agrochola lota 4 G
2264 Yellow-line Quaker Agrochola macilenta 1 G
2266 Brown-spot Pinion Agrochola litura 1 G
2267 Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis 4 G
2269 Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago 3 G
2270 Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa 6 G
2272 Barred Sallow Xanthia aurago 6 G
2273 Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata 1 G
2274 Sallow Xanthia icteritia 4 G
2275 Dusky-lemon Sallow Xanthia gilvago 1 G
2278 Poplar Grey Acronicta megacephala 4 G
2279 Sycamore Acronicta aceris 1 G
2281 Alder Moth Acronicta alni 1 G
2284 Grey Dagger Acronicta psi 8 G
2289 Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis 3 G
2291 Coronet Craniophora ligustri 1 G
2293 Marbled Beauty Cryphia domestica 4 G
2297 Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea 4 G
2298 Svensson`s Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera 1 G
2299 Mouse Amphipyra tragopoginis 4 G
2300 Old Lady Mormo maura 3 G
2302 Brown Rustic Rusina ferruginea 6 G
2303 Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura 2 G
2305 Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara 1 G
2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa 6 G
2314 Dingy Shears Parastichtis ypsillon 3 G
2318 Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina 6 G
2319 Lunar-spotted Pinion Cosmia pyralina 2 G
2321 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha 6 G
2322 Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea 5 G
2323 Reddish Light Arches Apamea sublustris 1 G
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata 3 G
2327 Clouded Brindle Apamea epomidion 3 G
2330 Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa 2 G
2331 Small Clouded Brindle Apamea unanimis 2 G
2333 Large Nutmeg Apamea anceps 4 G
2334 Rustic Shoulder Knot Apamea sordens 4 G
2336 Double Lobed Apamea ophiogramma 1 G
2337 Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis 5 G
2339 Tawny Marbled Minor Oligia latruncula 3 G
2340 Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula 3 G
2341 Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula 2 G
2342 Rosy Minor Mesoligia lierosa 1 G
2343 Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis 5 G
2343a Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma 4 G
2345 Small Dotted Buff Photedes minima 2 G
2349 Mere Wainscot Chortodes fluxa 2 G
2350 Small Wainscot Chortodes pygmina 1 G
2352 Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca 1 G
2353 Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea 5 G
2361 Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea 6 G
2364 Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago 4 G
2369 Bulrush Wainscot Nonagria typhae 2 G
2370 Twin-spotted Wainscot Archanara geminipuncta 1 G
2371 Brown-veined Wainscot Archanara dissoluta 1 G
2373 Webb`s Wainscot Archanara sparganii 1 G
2375 Large Wainscot Rhizedra lutosa 3 G
2379 Small Rufous Coenobia rufa 1 G
2380 Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica 4 G
2381 Uncertain Hoplodrina alsines 5 G
2382 Rustic Hoplodrina blanda 5 G
2384 Vine`s Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua 3 G
2387 Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus 4 G
2389 Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 5 G
2391 Silky Wainscot Chilodes maritimus 2 G
2399 Bordered Sallow Pyrrhia umbra 1 G
2418 Cream-bordered Green Pea Earias clorana 3 G
2421 Scarce Silver-lines Bena bicolorana 2 G
2422 Green Silver-lines Pseudoips prasinnana 2 G
2425 Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli 3 G
2434 Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis 4 G
2439 Gold Spot Plusia festucae 2 G
2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma 13 G
2442 Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina 1 G
2443 Plain Golden Y Autographa jota 1 G
2450 Spectacle Abrostola tripartita 6 G
2452 Red Underwing Catocala nupta 5 G
2463 Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica 1
2466 Blackneck Lygephila pastinum 1 G
2469 Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix 4 G
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula 4 G
2474 Straw Dot Rivula sericealis 5 G
2477 Snout Hypena proboscidalis 6 G
2484 Pinioned-streaked Snout Schrankia costaestrigalis 1
2489 Fan-foot Zanclognantha tarsipennalis 5 G
2492 Small Fan-footed Wave Herminia grisealis 2 G