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Butterflies and moths

1,321 species

Large Ivy Tortrix

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
837
Scientific name
Lozotaenia forsterana

Barred Red

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
834
Scientific name
Hylaea fasciaria

Grass Rivulet

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
834
Scientific name
Perizoma albulata

Treble Bar

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
834
Scientific name
Aplocera plagiata

Green Silver-Lines

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
825
Scientific name
Pseudoips prasinana

Spring Usher

Peak month
February
Records since 2000
812
Scientific name
Agriopis leucophaearia

Moth

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
806
Scientific name
Esperia sulphurella

Puss Moth

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
803
Scientific name
Cerura vinula

Common Oak Purple

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
800
Scientific name
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella

Green Arches

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
800
Scientific name
Anaplectoides prasina

White-spotted Pug

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
798
Scientific name
Eupithecia tripunctaria

Cypress Carpet

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
797
Scientific name
Thera cupressata

Honeysuckle Moth

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
793
Scientific name
Ypsolopha dentella

Marbled Bell

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
781
Scientific name
Eucosma campoliliana

November Moth

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
780
Scientific name
Epirrita dilutata

White Satin

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
776
Scientific name
Leucoma salicis

Anticlea badiata

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
775
Group
Butterflies and moths

Red Underwing

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
773
Scientific name
Catocala nupta

Toadflax Brocade

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
773
Scientific name
Calophasia lunula

Hazel Slender

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
771
Scientific name
Parornix devoniella

Cinerous Pearl

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
770
Scientific name
Anania fuscalis

Brown-tail

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
755
Scientific name
Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Mountain Ringlet

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
752
Scientific name
Erebia epiphron

Phoenix

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
751
Scientific name
Eulithis prunata

Great Prominent

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
750
Scientific name
Peridea anceps

Nut-tree Pigmy

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
749
Scientific name
Stigmella microtheriella

Ashy Button

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
744
Scientific name
Acleris sparsana

Garden Cosmet

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
744
Scientific name
Mompha subbistrigella

Fixsenia pruni

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
738
Group
Butterflies and moths

Chocolate-tip

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
732
Scientific name
Clostera curtula

Sandy Carpet

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
730
Scientific name
Perizoma flavofasciata

Frosted Green

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
728
Scientific name
Polyploca ridens

Northern Spinach

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
727
Scientific name
Eulithis populata

Large Wainscot

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
725
Scientific name
Rhizedra lutosa

Scrubland Pigmy

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
713
Scientific name
Stigmella plagicolella

Beech Leafminer

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
698
Scientific name
Phyllonorycter maestingella

Small Beech Pigmy

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
696
Scientific name
Stigmella tityrella

Small Emerald

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
695
Scientific name
Hemistola chrysoprasaria