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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
49.353 1244 Grapholita gemmiferana  
63.043 1402 Diasemia reticularis  
49.189 1100 Endothenia pullana  
70.135 1805 Perizoma minorata Heath Rivulet
56.0001 1538 Zerynthia rumina Spanish Festoon
73.083 2294 Bryophila raptricula Marbled Grey
35.076 741 Monochroa suffusella  
04.081 41a Ectoedemia amani  
49.041 999 Adoxophyes orana Summer Fruit Tortrix
49.206 1121 Ancylis upupana  
15.001 299 Parectopa ononidis  
20.003 404 Argyresthia praecocella  
62.0712 1418 Pyralis manihotalis  
32.046 681 Depressaria olerella  
73.098 2383 Hoplodrina superstes Powdered Rustic
35.092 793 Mirificarma lentiginosella  
72.059 2491a Zanclognatha zelleralis Dusky Fan-foot
04.097 31 Ectoedemia rubivora  
37.054 534 Coleophora currucipennella  
43.006 920 Scythris potentillella  
49.093 922 Phtheochroa schreibersiana  
63.070 1337 Eudonia alpina  
49.056 1019 Cnephasia conspersana  
49.222 1158 Rhopobota ustomaculana  
15.017 296 Calybites phasianipennella  
70.003 1696 Idaea ochrata Bright Wave
34.005 894 Cosmopterix zieglerella  
70.290 1965a Pseudocoremia suavis Common Forest Looper
35.108 824 Gnorimoschema streliciella  
72.072 2407 Eublemma ostrina Purple Marbled
73.240 2249 Mniotype satura Beautiful Arches
73.310 2101 Dichagyris flammatra Black Collar
70.178 1847 Eupithecia extensaria Scarce Pug
70.017 1714 Idaea degeneraria Portland Ribbon Wave
35.005 847a Syncopacma albifrontella  
04.001 118 Enteucha acetosae  
73.130 2355 Luperina dumerilii Dumeril's Rustic
35.125 823a Scrobipalpula tussilaginis  
72.086 2456 Minucia lunaris Lunar Double-stripe
37.097 556a Coleophora linosyridella  
73.256 2144 Anarta melanopa Broad-bordered White Underwing
37.086 568 Coleophora versurella  
45.025 1490 Oxyptilus parvidactyla  
70.071 1743 Entephria flavicinctata Yellow-ringed Carpet
62.002 1429 Aphomia zelleri  
70.194 1869 Aplocera praeformata Purple Treble-bar
11.013 187 Psyche crassiorella  
59.035 1611 Melitaea didyma Spotted Fritillary
04.017 93 Stigmella centifoliella  
73.146 2344 Photedes captiuncula Least Minor