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Butterflies and moths

1,321 species

Silver Y

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
13,462
Scientific name
Autographa gamma

Square-spot Rustic

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
12,981
Scientific name
Xestia xanthographa

Flame Shoulder

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
12,865
Scientific name
Ochropleura plecta

Scotch Argus

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
11,982
Scientific name
Erebia aethiops

Wood White

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
11,917
Scientific name
Leptidea sinapis

Garden Grass-veneer

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
11,898
Scientific name
Chrysoteuchia culmella

Hebrew Character

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
11,347
Scientific name
Orthosia gothica

Common Rustic

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
10,766
Scientific name
Mesapamea secalis

Mountain Argus

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
9,928
Scientific name
Aricia artaxerxes

Double-striped Pug

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
9,852
Scientific name
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Common Quaker

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
9,502
Scientific name
Orthosia cerasi

Common Wainscot

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
9,064
Scientific name
Mythimna pallens

Vine's Rustic

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
8,964
Scientific name
Hoplodrina ambigua

Garden Carpet

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
8,898
Scientific name
Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Snout

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
8,616
Scientific name
Hypena proboscidalis

Straw Dot

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
8,320
Scientific name
Rivula sericealis

Common Footman

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
8,262
Scientific name
Nyea lurideola

Common Marble

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
8,079
Scientific name
Syricoris lacunana

Buff ermine

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
7,977
Scientific name
Spilarctia lutea

Green Carpet

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
7,759
Scientific name
Colostygia pectinataria

Poplar Hawk-moth

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
7,723
Scientific name
Laothoe populi

Common Carpet

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
7,681
Scientific name
Epirrhoe alternata

Pearl Veneer

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
7,658
Scientific name
Agriphila straminella

Light Emerald

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
7,541
Scientific name
Campaea margaritaria

White Ermine

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
7,356
Scientific name
Spilosoma lubricipeda

Elephant Hawk-moth

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
7,042
Scientific name
Deilephila elpenor

The Uncertain

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,858
Scientific name
Hoplodrina octogenaria

Common Grass Veneer

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
6,856
Scientific name
Agriphila tristellus

Pale Mottled Willow

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
6,778
Scientific name
Caradrina clavipalpis

Smoky Wainscot

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,750
Scientific name
Mythimna impura

Brown House Moth

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,590
Scientific name
Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Angle Shades

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
6,497
Scientific name
Phlogophora meticulosa

Yellow Shell

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
6,476
Scientific name
Camptogramma bilineata

Flounced Rustic

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
6,401
Scientific name
Luperina testacea

Dingy Dowd

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
6,293
Scientific name
Blastobasis adustella

Clouded Drab

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
6,269
Scientific name
Orthosia incerta

Small Square-spot

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
6,140
Scientific name
Diarsia rubi

Turnip Moth

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,997
Scientific name
Agrotis segetum

Bee Moth

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,916
Scientific name
Aphomia sociella

Spectacle

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,896
Scientific name
Abrostola tripartita