Lepidoptera (Moths)

Provisional List of moths recorded in Hastings & St Leonards

(National Status – RDB = Nationally Rare, NSa = Nationally Scarce category A, NSb = Nationally Scarce category B, I = Immigrant)

[Status in Hastings – C = Common & Widespread, L = Locally distributed but common where found, S = Scarce & Infrequently Recorded, R = Rarely Recorded, M = Common Migrant, SM = Scarce Migrant & Infrequently Recorded, RM = Rare Migrant, V = Vagrant (A species not normally recorded within the British Isles.), ?I = Insufficient Information]

Micropterigidae
Micropterix aruncella [?I]
Micropterix calthella [?I] photos
Micropterix tunbergella [?I] photos

Eriocraniidae
Eriocrania subpurpurella [?I] photos
Eriocrania cicatricella [?I]

Hepialidae – Swift Moths
Hepialus humuli – Ghost Swift [L] photos
Hepialus sylvina – Orange Swift [C] photos
Hepialus hecta – Gold Swift [R]
Hepialus lupulinus – Common Swift [C] photos
Hepialus fusconebulosa – Map-winged Swift [R]

Nepticulidae
Stigmella aurella [?I]
Stigmella plagicolella [?I]
Stigmella salicis [?I]

Tischeriidae
Emmetia marginea [?I]

Incurvariidae
Incurvaria masculella
Incurvaria oehlmanniella [?I] photos

Adelidae
Nematopogon schwarziellus [?I] photos
Nematopogon swammerdamella [?I] photos
Nemophora degeerella [?I]
Adela croesella [?I]
Adela reaumurella [?I] photos

Heliozelidae
Heliozela resplendella [?I]

Cossidae – Leopard & Goat Moths
Zeuzera pyrina – Leopard Moth [C] photos
Cossus cossus – Goat Moth (NSb) [R]

Zygaenidae – Forester & Burnet Moths
Zygaena filipendulae – Six-spot Burnet [C] photos
Zygaena lonicerae – Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet [L] photos

Limacodidae – Festoon & Triangle
Apoda limacodes – Festoon (NSb) [L] photos

Psychidae
Psyche casta [?I] photos

Sesiidae – Clearwing Moths
Sesia bembeciformis – Lunar Hornet Clearwing [R]
Synanthedon flaviventris – Sallow Clearwing (NSb) [R] photos
Bembecia ichneumoniformis – Six-belted Clearwing (NSb) [L] photos

Lasiocampidae – Eggar Moths
Poecilocampa populi – December Moth [L] photos
Malacosoma neustria – Lackey [R]
Lasiocampa trifolii – Grass Eggar (NSa) [R]
Lasiocampa quercus – Oak Eggar [C] photos
Euthrix potatoria – Drinker [C] photos

Saturniidae – Emperor Moths
Saturnia pavonia – Emperor Moth [L] photos

Drepanidae – Hook-tips
Falcaria lacertinaria – Scalloped Hook-tip [L] photos
Watsonalla binaria – Oak Hook-tip [C]
Watsonalla cultraria – Barred Hook-tip [S]
Drepana falcataria – Pebble Hook-tip [C] photos
Drepana curvatula – Dusky Hook-tip (I) [RM]
Cilix glaucata – Chinese Character [C] photos

Thyatiridae – Lutestrings
Thyatira batis – Peach Blossom [C] photos
Habrosyne pyritoides – Buff Arches [C] photos
Tethea ocularis – Figure of Eighty [C] photos
Tethea or – Poplar Lutestring [S]
Tetheella fluctuosa – Satin Lutestring [L] photos
Ochropacha duplaris – Common Lutestring [C]
Polyploca ridens – Frosted Green [S]

Geometridae
Alsophilinae
Alsophila aescularia – March Moth [S] photos

Geometrinae – Emeralds
Geometra papilionaria – Large Emerald
Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald
Hemistola chrysoprasaria – Small Emerald
Jodis lactearia – Little Emerald

Sterrhinae – Mochas & Waves
Cyclophora punctaria – Maiden’s Blush
Cyclophora linearia – Clay Triple-lines
Timandra comae – Blood-vein
Scopula marginepunctata – Mullein Wave
Scopula imitaria – Small Blood-vein
Scopula emutaria – Rosy Wave (NSb)
Scopula immutata – Lesser Cream Wave
Scopula floslactata – Cream Wave
Idaea rusticata – Least Carpet
Idaea biselata – Small Fan-footed Wave
Idaea seriata – Small Dusty Wave
Idaea dimidiata – Single-dotted Wave
Idaea subsericeata – Satin Wave
Idaea trigeminata – Treble Brown Spot
Idaea aversata – Riband Wave
Rhodometra sacraria – Vestal (M)

Larentiinae – Carpets & Pugs
Orthonama obstipata – Gem (M) [ flickr ]
Xanthorhoe spadicearia – Red Twin-spot Carpet
Xanthorhoe ferrugata – Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
Xanthorhoe montanata – Silver-ground Carpet
Xanthorhoe fluctuata – Garden Carpet
Scotopteryx chenopodiata – Shaded Broad-bar
Epirrhoe alternata – Common Carpet
Epirrhoe rivata – Wood Carpet
Epirrhoe galiata – Galium Carpet
Camptogramma bilineata – Yellow Shell
Larentia clavaria – Mallow
Anticlea badiata – Shoulder Stripe
Anticlea derivata – Streamer
Cosmorhoe ocellata – Purple Bar
Lampropteryx suffumata – Water Carpet
Eulithis prunata – Phoenix
Eulithis pyraliata – Barred Straw
Ecliptopera silaceata – Small Phoenix
Chloroclysta siterata – Red-green Carpet
Chloroclysta citrata – Dark Marbled Carpet
Chloroclysta truncata – Common Marbled Carpet
Plemyria rubiginata – Blue-bordered Carpet
Thera firmata – Pine Carpet
Thera obeliscata – Grey Pine Carpet
Thera britannica – Spruce Carpet
Thera cupressata – Cypress Carpet
Electrophaes corylata – Broken-barred Carpet
Colostygia pectinataria – Green Carpet
Hydriomena impluviata – May Highflyer
Hydriomena furcata – July Highflyer
Horisme vitalbata – Small Waved Umber
Horisme tersata – Fern
Melanthia procellata – Pretty Chalk Carpet
Rheumaptera undulata – Scallop Shell
Euphyia biangulata – Cloaked Carpet (NSb)
Euphyia unangulata – Sharp-angled Carpet
Epirrita dilutata – November Moth
Epirrita autumnata – Autumnal Moth
Operophtera brumata – Winter Moth
Perizoma affinitata – Rivulet
Perizoma alchemillata – Small Rivulet
Perizoma flavofasciata – Sandy Carpet
Eupithecia haworthiata – Haworth’s Pug
Eupithecia linariata – Toadflax Pug
Eupithecia pulchellata – Foxglove Pug
Eupithecia valerianata – Valerian Pug (NSb)
Eupithecia centaureata – Lime-speck Pug
Eupithecia intricata – Freyer’s Pug
Eupithecia absinthiata – Wormwood Pug
Eupithecia assimilata – Currant Pug
Eupithecia vulgata – Common Pug
Eupithecia icterata – Tawny Speckled Pug
Eupithecia innotata – Angle-barred Pug
Eupithecia abbreviata – Brindled Pug
Eupithecia phoeniceata – Cypress Pug
Eupithecia ultimaria – Channel Islands Pug
Chloroclystis v-ata – V-Pug
Pasiphila rectangulata – Green Pug
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata – Double-striped Pug
Euchoeca nebulata – Dingy Shell
Asthena albulata – Small White Wave
Hydrelia flammeolaria – Small Yellow Wave
Hydrelia sylvata – Waved Carpet (NSb)
Trichopteryx carpinata – Early Tooth-striped
Acasis viretata – Yellow-barred Brindle

Ennominae – Thorns, Beauties & Umbers
Abraxas grossulariata – Magpie
Abraxas sylvata – Clouded Magpie
Lomaspilis marginata – Clouded Border
Ligdia adustata – Scorched Carpet
Macaria notata – Peacock Moth
Macaria alternata – Sharp-angled Peacock
Chiasmia clathrata – Latticed Heath
Petrophora chlorosata – Brown Silver-line
Plagodis dolabraria – Scorched Wing
Opisthograptis luteolata – Brimstone Moth
Epione repandaria – Bordered Beauty
Pseudopanthera macularia – Speckled Yellow
Apeira syringaria – Lilac Beauty
Ennomos quercinaria – August Thorn
Ennomos alniaria – Canary-shouldered Thorn
Ennomos fuscantaria – Dusky Thorn
Selenia dentaria – Early Thorn
Selenia tetralunaria – Purple Thorn
Odontopera bidentata – Scalloped Hazel
Crocallis elinguaria – Scalloped Oak
Ourapteryx sambucaria – Swallow-tailed Moth
Colotois pennaria – Feathered Thorn
Phigalia pilosaria – Pale Brindled Beauty
Biston strataria – Oak Beauty
Biston betularia – Peppered Moth
Agriopis leucophaearia – Spring Usher
Agriopis marginaria – Dotted Border
Menophra abruptaria – Waved Umber
Peribatodes rhomboidaria – Willow Beauty
Alcis repandata – Mottled Beauty
Ectropis bistortata – Engrailed
Parectropis similaria – Brindled White-spot
Cabera pusaria – Common White Wave
Cabera exanthemata – Common Wave
Lomographa bimaculata – White-pinion Spotted
Lomographa temerata – Clouded Silver
Theria primaria – Early Moth
Campaea margaritata – Light Emerald

Sphingidae – Hawkmoths
Agrius convolvuli – Convolvulus Hawkmoth (M)
Acherontia atropos – Death’s Head Hawkmoth (M)
Sphinx ligustri – Privet Hawkmoth
Hyloicus pinastri – Pine Hawkmoth
Mimas tiliae – Lime Hawkmoth
Smerinthus ocellata – Eyed Hawkmoth
Laothoe populi – Poplar Hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum – Hummingbird Hawkmoth (M)
Daphnis nerii – Oleander Hawkmoth (M)
Hyles euphorbiae – Spurge Hawkmoth (M)
Hyles gallii – Bedstraw Hawkmoth (M)
Hyles livornica – Striped Hawkmoth (M)
Deilephila elpenor – Elephant Hawkmoth
Deilephila porcellus – Small Elephant Hawkmoth

Notodontidae – Prominents
Cerura vinula – Puss Moth
Furcula furcula – Sallow Kitten
Furcula bifida – Poplar Kitten
Notodonta dromedarius – Iron Prominent
Notodonta ziczac – Pebble Prominent
Pheosia gnoma – Lesser Swallow Prominent
Pheosia tremula – Swallow Prominent
Ptilodon capucina – Coxcomb Prominent
Ptilodon cucullina – Maple Prominent
Pterostoma palpina – Pale Prominent
Drymonia dodonaea – Marbled Brown
Drymonia ruficornis – Lunar Marbled Brown
Clostera curtula – Chocolate-tip
Phalera bucephala – Buff-tip
Stauropus fagi – Lobster Moth
Peridea anceps – Great Prominent

Lymantriidae – Tussock Moths
Orgyia antiqua – Vapourer
Calliteara pudibunda – Pale Tussock
Euproctis chrysorrhoea – Brown-tail
Euproctis similis – Yellow-tail
Lymantria monacha – Black Arches

Arctiidae – Tigers, Ermines & Footmen
Thumatha senex – Round-winged Muslin
Miltochrista miniata – Rosy Footman
Atolmis rubricollis – Red-necked Footman (M)
Eilema sororcula – Orange Footman
Eilema griseola – Dingy Footman
Eilema caniola – Hoary Footman (M)
Eilema pygmaeola – Pygmy Footman (RDB)
Eilema complana – Scarce Footman
Eilema depressa – Buff Footman
Eilema lurideola – Common Footman
Lithosia quadra – Four-spotted Footman (M)
Arctia caja – Garden Tiger
Arctia villica – Cream-spot Tiger
Spilosoma lubricipeda – White Ermine
Spilosoma luteum – Buff Ermine
Diaphora mendica – Muslin Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa – Ruby Tiger
Euplagia quadripunctaria – Jersey Tiger (M)
Tyria jacobaeae – Cinnabar

Nolidae – Black Arches
Meganola albula – Kent Black Arches (NSb)
Nola confusalis – Least Black Arches
Nola cucullatella – Short-cloaked Moth

Noctuidae
Noctuinae – Darts, Yellow Underwings & Clays
Agrotis segetum – Turnip Moth
Agrotis clavis – Heart and Club
Agrotis exclamationis – Heart and Dart
Agrotis ipsilon – Dark Sword-grass (M)
Agrotis puta – Shuttle-shaped Dart
Axylia putris – Flame
Actebia praecox – Portland Moth (M)
Ochropleura plecta – Flame Shoulder
Noctua pronuba – Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua comes – Lesser Yellow Underwing
Noctua fimbriata – Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua janthina – Langmaid’s Yellow Underwing (M)
Noctua janthe – Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua interjecta – Least Yellow Underwing
Eugnorisma glareosa – Autumnal Rustic
Lycophotia porphyrea – True Lover’s Knot
Peridroma saucia – Pearly Underwing (M)
Diarsia mendica – Ingrailed Clay
Diarsia brunnea – Purple Clay
Diarsia rubi – Small Square-spot
Xestia c-nigrum – Setaceous Hebrew Character
Xestia xanthographa – Square-spot Rustic

Hadeninae – Brocades & Quakers
Discestra trifolii – Nutmeg
Hada plebeja – Shears
Mamestra brassicae – Cabbage Moth
Melanchra persicariae – Dot Moth
Lacanobia oleracea – Bright-line Brown-eye
Hecatera bicolorata – Broad-barred White
Hadena rivularis – Campion
Hadena confusa – Marbled Coronet
Hadena compta – Varied Coronet
Hadena bicruris – Lychnis
Cerapteryx graminis – Antler Moth
Tholera cespitis – Hedge Rustic
Panolis flammea – Pine Beauty
Orthosia cruda – Small Quaker
Orthosia gracilis – Powdered Quaker
Orthosia cerasi – Common Quaker
Orthosia incerta – Clouded Drab
Orthosia munda – Twin-spotted Quaker
Orthosia gothica – Hebrew Character
Mythimna ferrago – Clay
Mythimna albipuncta – White-point (M)
Mythimna vitellina – Delicate (M)
Mythimna impura – Smoky Wainscot
Mythimna pallens – Common Wainscot
Mythimna l-album – L-album Wainscot (NSb)
Mythimna unipuncta – White-speck (M)
Mythimna comma – Shoulder-striped Wainscot

Cuculliinae – Sharks, Pinions, Chestnuts & Sallows
Cucullia umbratica – Shark
Shargacucullia verbasci – Mullein
Calophasia lunula – Toadflax Brocade (RDB)
Aporophyla nigra – Black Rustic
Lithophane semibrunnea – Tawny Pinion
Lithophane hepatica – Pale Pinion
Lithophane ornitopus – Grey Shoulder-knot
Lithophane leautieri – Blair’s Shoulder-knot
Xylocampa areola – Early Grey
Allophyes oxyacanthae – Green-brindled Crescent
Dichonia aprilina – Merveille du Jour
Dryobotodes eremita – Brindled Green
Polymixis lichenea – Feathered Ranunculus
Eupsilia transversa – Satellite
Conistra vaccinii – Chestnut
Agrochola circellaris – Brick
Agrochola lota – Red-line Quaker
Agrochola macilenta – Yellow-line Quaker
Atethmia centrago – Centre-barred Sallow
Omphaloscelis lunosa – Lunar Underwing
Xanthia aurago – Barred Sallow
Xanthia togata – Pink-barred Sallow
Xanthia icteritia – Sallow

Acronictinae – Daggers
Acronicta megacephala – Poplar Grey
Acronicta aceris – Sycamore
Acronicta leporina – Miller
Acronicta alni – Alder Moth
Acronicta tridens – Dark Dagger
Acronicta psi – Grey Dagger
Acronicta rumicis – Knot Grass
Simyra albovenosa – Reed Dagger
Craniophora ligustri – Coronet

Bryophilinae
Cryphia algae – Tree-lichen Beauty
Cryphia domestica – Marbled Beauty
Cryphia muralis – Marbled Green

Amphipyrinae – Arches, Brindles, Minors & Rustics
Amphipyra pyramidea – Copper Underwing
Amphipyra berbera – Svensson’s Copper Underwing
Amphipyra tragopoginis – Mouse Moth
Mormo maura – Old Lady
Euplexia lucipara – Small Angle Shades
Phlogophora meticulosa – Angle Shades
Cosmia trapezina – Dun-bar
Apamea monoglypha – Dark Arches
Apamea lithoxylaea – Light Arches
Apamea crenata – Clouded-bordered Brindle
Apamea ophiogramma – Double Lobed
Oligia strigilis – Marbled Minor
Oligia latruncula – Tawny Marbled Minor
Oligia fasciuncula – Middle-barred Minor
Mesoligia furuncula – Cloaked Minor
Mesoligia literosa – Rosy Minor
Mesapamea secalis – Common Rustic
Mesapamea didyma – Lesser Common Rustic
Chortodes pygmina – Small Wainscot
Eremobia ochroleuca – Dusky Sallow
Luperina testacea – Flounced Rustic
Amphipoea oculea – Ear Moth
Hydraecia micacea – Rosy Rustic
Gortyna flavago – Frosted Orange
Archanara dissoluta – Brown-veined Wainscot
Archanara sparganii – Webb’s Wainscot
Rhizedra lutosa – Large Wainscot
Arenostola phragmitidis – Fen Wainscot
Charanyca trigrammica – Treble Lines
Hoplodrina alsines – Uncertain
Hoplodrina blanda – Rustic
Hoplodrina ambigua – Vine’s Rustic
Spodoptera exigua – Small Mottled Willow (M)
Platyperigea kadenii – Clancy’s Rustic (M)
Paradrina clavipalpis – Pale Mottled Willow

Stiriinae
Panemeria tenebrata – Small Yellow Underwing

Heliothinae
Pyrrhia umbra – Bordered Sallow
Helicoverpa armigera – Scarce Bordered Straw (M)
Heliothis peltigera – Bordered Straw (M)

Eustrotiinae
Protodeltote pygarga – Marbled White Spot

Chloephorinae
Bena bicolorana – Scarce Silver-lines
Pseudoips prasinana – Green Silver-lines
Nycteola revayana – Oak Nycteoline

Pantheinae
Colocasia coryli – Nut-tree Tussock

Plusiinae – Silver Ys, Golden Ys, Gems & Brasses
Chrysodeixis chalcites – Golden Twin-spot (M)
Trichoplusia ni – Ni Moth (M)
Diachrysia chrysitis – Burnished Brass (M)
Plusia festucae – Gold Spot
Autographa gamma – Silver Y (M)
Autographa pulchrina – Beautiful Golden Y
Syngrapha interrogationis – Scarce Silver Y (M)
Abrostola triplasia – Dark Spectacle
Abrostola tripartita – Spectacle

Catocalinae – Red Underwings
Catocala nupta – Red Underwing
Minucia lunaris – Lunar Double-stripe (M)
Callistege mi – Mother Shipton
Euclidia glyphica – Burnet Companion

Ophiderinae
Scoliopteryx libatrix – Herald

Rivulinae
Rivula sericealis – Straw Dot
Parascotia fuliginaria – Waved Black (M)

Hypeninae – Snouts
Hypena crassalis – Beautiful Snout
Hypena proboscidalis – Snout
Hypena rostralis – Buttoned Snout (NSb)

Herminiinae – Fan-foots
Zanclognatha tarsipennalis – Fan-foot
Herminia grisealis – Small Fan-foot
Trisateles emortualis – Olive Crescent (M)