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Butterflies and Moths

Below are listed all species of butterfly and moth recorded in the UK. Select a moth to see more information on it and view local records and maps.

If you wish, you can enter a keyword (part of a Common or Scientific name) or use an ABH code to filter the moths using the form below. Simply type the name or number in the box provided and hit the search button. These can also be used in combination, so entering 70 in the ABH box and Dark in the keyowrd box gives all Geometridae with Dark in the common name.


Showing records 1 to 50 of 2623.

ABH Code B & F Code Scientific Name Common Name Records Images? More Info
01.001 1 Micropterix tunbergella   34
01.002 2 Micropterix mansuetella  
01.003 3 Micropterix aureatella   13
01.004 4 Micropterix aruncella   67
01.005 5 Micropterix calthella   130
02.001 6 Dyseriocrania subpurpurella   62
02.002 7 Paracrania chrysolepidella   3
02.003 8 Eriocrania unimaculella   3 1
02.004 9 Eriocrania sparrmannella  
02.005 10 Eriocrania salopiella   17 1
02.006 11 Eriocrania cicatricella   7
02.007 13 Eriocrania semipurpurella   20
02.008 12 Eriocrania sangii   16
03.001 15 Triodia sylvina Orange Swift 349 1
03.002 17 Korscheltellus lupulina Common Swift 623 1
03.003 18 Korscheltellus fusconebulosa Map-winged Swift 153 1
03.004 16 Phymatopus hecta Gold Swift 57 1
03.005 14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 463 1
04.001 118 Enteucha acetosae  
04.002 116 Stigmella lapponica   12
04.003 117 Stigmella confusella   18
04.004 90 Stigmella tiliae   41
04.005 110 Stigmella betulicola   4
04.006 113 Stigmella sakhalinella   16
04.007 112 Stigmella luteella   13
04.008 114 Stigmella glutinosae   8
04.009 115 Stigmella alnetella   11
04.010 111 Stigmella microtheriella   91
04.011 109 Stigmella prunetorum   1
04.012 102 Stigmella aceris   15
04.013 97 Stigmella malella Apple Pygmy 6
04.014 98 Stigmella catharticella  
04.015 92 Stigmella anomalella Rose Leaf Miner 40
04.016 94 Stigmella spinosissimae  
04.017 93 Stigmella centifoliella  
04.018 80 Stigmella ulmivora   10
04.019 95 Stigmella viscerella   6
04.020 82 Stigmella paradoxa  
04.021 106 Stigmella torminalis  
04.022 107 Stigmella regiella   7
04.023 108 Stigmella crataegella   31
04.024 104 Stigmella magdalenae   6
04.025 103 Stigmella nylandriella   21
04.026 100 Stigmella oxyacanthella   33
04.027 101 Stigmella pyri  
04.028 91 Stigmella minusculella  
04.029 105 Stigmella desperatella  
04.030 99 Stigmella hybnerella   35
04.031 99a Stigmella mespilicola   3
04.032 75 Stigmella floslactella   109