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Butterflies and moths

1,321 species

Spruce Carpet

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,741
Scientific name
Thera britannica

Barred Marble

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,725
Scientific name
Celypha striana

Yellow-tail

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,710
Scientific name
Euproctis similis

Brindled Pug

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
2,623
Scientific name
Eupithecia abbreviata

Moth

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,616
Scientific name
Carcina quercana

Clay

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,612
Scientific name
Mythimna ferrago

Golden Pigmy

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,586
Scientific name
Stigmella aurella

Apple Leaf Miner

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,556
Scientific name
Lyonetia clerkella

Codling Moth

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,525
Scientific name
Cydia pomonella

Muslin Moth

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
2,508
Scientific name
Diaphora mendica

Small Wainscot

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,507
Scientific name
Denticucullus pygmina

Garden Rose Button

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,500
Scientific name
Acleris variegana

Mottled Umber

Peak month
December
Records since 2000
2,471
Scientific name
Erannis defoliaria

Brown Hairstreak

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,458
Scientific name
Thecla betulae

Beautiful Plume

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,457
Scientific name
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

London Dowd

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,452
Scientific name
Blastobasis lacticolella

Iron Prominent

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,451
Scientific name
Notodonta dromedarius

Copper Underwing

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,433
Scientific name
Amphipyra pyramidea

Scarlet Tiger

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,430
Scientific name
Callimorpha dominula

Shaded Broad-bar

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,423
Scientific name
Scotopteryx chenopodiata

Narrow-winged Grey

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,406
Scientific name
Eudonia angustea

Scalloped Hazel

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
2,363
Scientific name
Odontopera bidentata

Beaded Chestnut

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,359
Scientific name
Agrochola lychnidis

Feathered Thorn

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,337
Scientific name
Colotois pennaria

Rosy Footman

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,303
Scientific name
Miltochrista miniata

Gold Spot

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,286
Scientific name
Plusia festucae

Black Arches

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,283
Scientific name
Lymantria monacha

Swallow Prominent

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,271
Scientific name
Pheosia tremula

Buff Arches

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,259
Scientific name
Habrosyne pyritoides

Foxglove Pug

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,256
Scientific name
Eupithecia pulchellata

Olive Pearl

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,251
Scientific name
Udea olivalis

Oak Hook-tip

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,249
Scientific name
Watsonalla binaria

Beautiful Hook-tip

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,206
Scientific name
Laspeyria flexula

Engrailed

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,205
Scientific name
Ectropis crepuscularia

Chinese Character

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,203
Scientific name
Cilix glaucata

Bramble Shoot Moth

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,180
Scientific name
Notocelia uddmanniana

Six-striped Rustic

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,178
Scientific name
Xestia sexstrigata

Brindled Beauty

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
2,168
Scientific name
Lycia hirtaria

Coxcomb Prominent

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,165
Scientific name
Ptilodon capucina

Marbled Piercer

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,159
Scientific name
Cydia splendana