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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 2551 to 2600 of 2623.

ABH Code B & F Code Scientific Name Common Name Records Images? More Info
72.015 2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1074 3
70.054 1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 1075 1
59.005 1527 Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath 1086
72.044 2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 1098 1
73.333 2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 1124 1
61.001 1561 Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper 1128
70.013 1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 1137 1
70.141 1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1146 1
63.038 1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 1151 1
58.013 1546 Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone 1152 2
73.097 2382 Hoplodrina blanda The Rustic 1154 1
73.334 2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1172 1
63.080 1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella   1220
72.020 2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1231 1
73.169 2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 1237 1
65.009 1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1250 1
72.045 2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 1274 1
61.012 1580 Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue 1283
73.242 2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1283 2
70.100 1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 1341 1
70.207 1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 1350
70.270 1947 Ectropis crepuscularia The Engrailed 1368 1
73.096 2381 Hoplodrina octogenaria The Uncertain 1372 1
70.061 1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1378 1
73.113 2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1379 2
70.237 1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 1402 1
70.265 1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 1418 2
71.025 1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1429 1
73.032 2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock 1452 1
49.039 998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1467 1
73.267 2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1480 2
70.252 1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1482 2
73.325 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1485 1
70.053 1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 1496 1
70.049 1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1533 1
69.016 1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1538 3
69.003 1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1578 1
73.244 2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1588 1
73.328 2098 Axylia putris The Flame 1616 1
73.001 2450 Abrostola tripartita The Spectacle 1656 1
73.348 2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1684 1
59.024 1591 Vanessa cardui Painted Lady 1728
70.283 1961 Campaea margaritaria Light Emerald 1765 1
73.357 2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 1771 1
58.003 1553 Anthocharis cardamines Orange-tip 1773
70.094 1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 1805 1
73.345 2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1864 1
59.009 1629 Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet 1996
72.003 2477 Hypena proboscidalis The Snout 2035 1
72.019 2061 Spilosoma lutea Buff Ermine 2055 2