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Year described
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Butterflies and moths
Butterflies and moths
1,321
species
Thistle Ermine
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
470
Scientific name
Myelois circumvoluta
Ermine Knot-horn
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
466
Scientific name
Phycitodes binaevella
Nebula salicata
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
466
Group
Butterflies and moths
Yellow-line Quaker
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
466
Scientific name
Agrochola macilenta
Kentish Glory
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
463
Scientific name
Endromis versicolora
Large twin-spot carpet
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
453
Scientific name
Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata
Apterogenum ypsillon
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
452
Group
Butterflies and moths
Broad-barred white
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
451
Scientific name
Hecatera bicolorata
Depressaria apiella
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
451
Group
Butterflies and moths
Lateroligia ophiogramma
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
450
Group
Butterflies and moths
Neglected rustic
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
447
Scientific name
Xestia castanea
Stigmella aceris
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
446
Group
Butterflies and moths
Epinotia immundana
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
440
Group
Butterflies and moths
The shark
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
436
Scientific name
Cucullia umbratica
Bucculatrix nigricomella
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
434
Group
Butterflies and moths
Pyralis farinalis
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
433
Group
Butterflies and moths
Red-necked footman
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
431
Scientific name
Atolmis rubricollis
Cydia fagiglandana
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
427
Group
Butterflies and moths
Elachista canapennella
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
426
Group
Butterflies and moths
Nematopogon swammerdamella
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
425
Group
Butterflies and moths
Small seraphim
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
423
Scientific name
Pterapherapteryx sexalata
Ypsolophus sequella
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
421
Group
Butterflies and moths
Pretty pinion
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
419
Scientific name
Perizoma blandiata
White-pinion spotted
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
418
Scientific name
Lomographa bimaculata
Birch mocha
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
417
Scientific name
Cyclophora albipunctata
Acleris laterana
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
416
Group
Butterflies and moths
Monopis weaverella
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
414
Group
Butterflies and moths
Cream wave
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
412
Scientific name
Scopula floslactata
Hedge rustic
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
412
Scientific name
Tholera cespitis
Stigmella floslactella
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
410
Group
Butterflies and moths
Archers dart
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
409
Scientific name
Agrotis vestigialis
Dark umber
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
409
Scientific name
Philereme transversata
Cnephasia stephensiana
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
406
Group
Butterflies and moths
Bena bicolorana
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
405
Group
Butterflies and moths
Cyclophora linearia
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
402
Group
Butterflies and moths
Rosy minor
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
402
Scientific name
Litoligia literosa
Paraswammerdamia lutarea
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
400
Group
Butterflies and moths
Oblique carpet
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
399
Scientific name
Orthonama vittata
Prays fraxinella
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
399
Group
Butterflies and moths
Evergestis pallidata
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
397
Group
Butterflies and moths
Glyphipterix thrasonella
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
397
Group
Butterflies and moths
Narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
397
Scientific name
Hemaris tityus
Golden-rod pug
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
396
Scientific name
Eupithecia virgaureata
Epermenia chaerophyllellus
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
395
Group
Butterflies and moths
Clouded buff
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
393
Scientific name
Diacrisia sannio
Small Ranunculus
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
393
Scientific name
Hecatera dysodea
Birds wing
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
392
Scientific name
Dypterygia scabriuscula
Argent & sable
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
391
Scientific name
Rheumaptera hastata
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