List of Moths of Great Britain (Geometridae) - Subfamily Larentiinae

Subfamily Larentiinae

  • Phibalapteryx virgata Oblique Striped south & west-central (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Orthonama vittata Oblique Carpet — throughout ‡*
  • Orthonama obstipata Gem — immigrant
  • Xanthorhoe biriviata Balsam Carpet — south & south-east (uncommon)
  • Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet — throughout
  • Xanthorhoe decoloraria Red Carpet ‡*
  • Xanthorhoe decoloraria hethlandica — Shetland
  • Xanthorhoe decoloraria decoloraria — north & west
  • Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet — throughout
  • Xanthorhoe ferrugata Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet — throughout (Endangered) ‡*
  • Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata Large Twin-spot Carpet — south & central (localized)
  • Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet
  • Xanthorhoe montanata shetlandica — Shetland
  • Xanthorhoe montanata montanata — throughout
  • Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata Garden Carpet — throughout
  • Scotopteryx moeniata Fortified Carpet — probable rare immigrant (old records)
  • Scotopteryx peribolata Spanish Carpet — immigrant to south
  • Scotopteryx bipunctaria cretata Chalk Carpet — south & central (Nationally Scarce B) ‡
  • Scotopteryx chenopodiata Shaded Broad-bar — throughout (Vulnerable) ‡*
  • Scotopteryx mucronata Lead Belle
  • Scotopteryx mucronata scotica — west-central & north (localized)
  • Scotopteryx mucronata umbrifera — south-west (localized)
  • Scotopteryx luridata plumbaria July Belle — throughout
  • Catarhoe rubidata Ruddy Carpet — south (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Catarhoe cuculata Royal Mantle — south & north (localized)
  • Epirrhoe tristata Small Argent and Sable — north & west
  • Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet
  • Epirrhoe alternata obscurata — Outer Hebrides
  • Epirrhoe alternata alternata — throughout
  • Epirrhoe rivata Wood Carpet — south & central (localized)
  • Epirrhoe galiata Galium Carpet — south, central & north (localized) (Vulnerable) ‡*
  • Costaconvexa polygrammata Many-lined — extinct; rare immigrant
  • Camptogramma bilineata Yellow Shell
  • Camptogramma bilineata bilineata — throughout
  • Camptogramma bilineata atlantica — Shetland & Outer Hebrides
  • Entephria flavicinctata Yellow-ringed Carpet
  • Entephria flavicinctata flavicinctata — west coast of Scotland & Inner Hebrides, Yorkshire Dales & Black Mountains (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Entephria flavicinctata ruficinctata — central & north-west Scotland (localized)
  • Entephria caesiata Grey Mountain Moth — west-central & north (Vulnerable) ‡*
  • Larentia clavaria Mallow — south, central & north
  • Anticlea badiata Shoulder Stripe — south, central & north
  • Anticlea derivata Streamer — throughout
  • Mesoleuca albicillata Beautiful Carpet — south, central & north
  • Pelurga comitata Dark Spinach — south, central & north (Endangered) ‡*
  • Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet — throughout
  • Lampropteryx otregiata Devon Carpet — south & south-west (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar — throughout
  • Nebula salicata latentaria Striped Twin-spot Carpet — north, west & south-west
  • Eulithis prunata Phoenix — throughout
  • Eulithis testata Chevron — throughout
  • Eulithis populata Northern Spinach — south-west, west, central & north
  • Eulithis mellinata Spinach — south, central & north
  • Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw — throughout
  • Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix — throughout (Vulnerable) ‡*
  • Chloroclysta siterata Red–Green Carpet — throughout
  • Chloroclysta miata Autumn Green Carpet — throughout (localized)
  • Chloroclysta citrata Dark Marbled Carpet
  • Chloroclysta citrata citrata — throughout
  • Chloroclysta citrata pythonissata — Shetland & Orkney
  • Chloroclysta concinnata Arran Carpet — north-west (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet — throughout
  • Cidaria fulvata Barred Yellow — throughout
  • Plemyria rubiginata Blue-bordered Carpet
  • Plemyria rubiginata rubiginata — south & central
  • Plemyria rubiginata plumbata — north (localized)
  • Thera firmata Pine Carpet — throughout
  • Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet — throughout
  • Thera britannica Spruce Carpet — throughout
  • Thera cognata Chestnut-coloured Carpet — central & north (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Thera juniperata Juniper Carpet
  • Thera juniperata juniperata — throughout
  • Thera juniperata scotica —north (localized)
  • Thera juniperata orcadensis — Orkney (possibly extinct)
  • Thera cupressata Cypress Carpet — south-east (uncommon)
  • Eustroma reticulata Netted Carpet — west-central (Red Data Book) ‡
  • Electrophaes corylata Broken-barred Carpet — throughout
  • Colostygia olivata Beech-green Carpet — north, west-central & south (localized)
  • Colostygia multistrigaria Mottled Grey — throughout
  • Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet — throughout
  • Hydriomena furcata July Highflyer — throughout
  • Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer — throughout
  • Hydriomena ruberata Ruddy Highflyer —north, west, south & east (localized)
  • Coenocalpe lapidata Slender-striped Rufous — north (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Horisme vitalbata Small Waved Umber — south & central
  • Horisme tersata Fern — south & central
  • Melanthia procellata Pretty Chalk Carpet — south & central (Vulnerable) ‡*
  • Pareulype berberata Barberry Carpet — south (Red Data Book) ‡
  • Spargania luctuata White-banded Carpet — south-east (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Rheumaptera hastata Argent and Sable ‡
  • Rheumaptera hastata hastata — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Rheumaptera hastata f. nigrescens — north (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Rheumaptera cervinalis Scarce Tissue — south & central (localized)
  • Rheumaptera undulata Scallop Shell — south, central & north (localized)
  • Triphosa dubitata Tissue — south & central (localized)
  • Philereme vetulata Brown Scallop — south (not south-west) & central (localized)
  • Philereme transversata britannica Dark Umber — south (not south-west) & central (localized)
  • Euphyia biangulata Cloaked Carpet — west, south & south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Euphyia unangulata Sharp-angled Carpet — south (localized)
  • Epirrita dilutata November Moth — throughout
  • Epirrita christyi Pale November Moth — south, central & north
  • Epirrita autumnata Autumnal Moth — throughout
  • Epirrita filigrammaria Small Autumnal Moth — north, central & west
  • Operophtera brumata Winter Moth — throughout
  • Operophtera fagata Northern Winter Moth — throughout
  • Perizoma taeniata Barred Carpet — central & north (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Perizoma affinitata Rivulet — throughout
  • Perizoma alchemillata Small Rivulet — throughout
  • Perizoma bifaciata Barred Rivulet — south, central & north (localized)
  • Perizoma minorata ericetata Heath Rivulet — north & central (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Perizoma blandiata Pretty Pinion
  • Perizoma blandiata blandiata — north & west (local)
  • Perizoma blandiata perfasciata — Hebrides & Isle of Rum
  • Perizoma albulata Grass Rivulet (Endangered) ‡*
  • Perizoma albulata albulata — throughout (localized)
  • Perizoma albulata subfasciaria — Shetland
  • Perizoma flavofasciata Sandy Carpet — throughout
  • Perizoma didymata Twin-spot Carpet
  • Perizoma didymata didymata — throughout
  • Perizoma didymata hethlandica — Shetland
  • Perizoma sagittata Marsh Carpet — east-central (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Eupithecia tenuiata Slender Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia inturbata Maple Pug — south & central (localized)
  • Eupithecia haworthiata Haworth's Pug — south & central (localized)
  • Eupithecia plumbeolata Lead-coloured Pug — south, central & north-west (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Eupithecia abietaria Cloaked Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia linariata Toadflax Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia pulchellata Foxglove Pug
  • Eupithecia pulchellata pulchellata — throughout
  • Eupithecia pulchellata hebudium — Wales & Hebrides
  • Eupithecia irriguata Marbled Pug — south (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug
  • Eupithecia exiguata exiguata — throughout
  • Eupithecia exiguata muricolor — Aberdeenshire
  • Eupithecia insigniata Pinion-spotted Pug — south (not south-west) & central (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Eupithecia valerianata Valerian Pug — throughout (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Eupithecia pygmaeata Marsh Pug — south, central & north (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Eupithecia venosata Netted Pug
  • Eupithecia venosata venosata — south, central & north-east (localized)
  • Eupithecia venosata hebridensis — Hebrides
  • Eupithecia venosata fumosae — Shetland & Orkney
  • Eupithecia venosata ochracae — Orkney
  • Eupithecia egenaria Fletcher's (Pauper) Pug — south-west & east (Red Data Book)
  • Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia trisignaria Triple-spotted Pug — throughout (localized)
  • Eupithecia intricata
  • Eupithecia intricata millieraria Edinburgh Pug — north
  • Eupithecia intricata arceuthata Freyer's Pug — south & central
  • Eupithecia satyrata Satyr Pug
  • Eupithecia satyrata callunaria — south (localized)
  • Eupithecia satyrata satyrata — north (moorlands)
  • Eupithecia satyrata curzoni — Shetland
  • Eupithecia absinthiata Wormwood Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia absinthiata f. goossensiata Ling Pug — throughout (localized, especially heathland and moorland)
  • Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia expallidata Bleached Pug — south-east, west & north (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug
  • Eupithecia vulgata vulgata — south & central
  • Eupithecia vulgata scotica — north
  • Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug — south, central & north (localized)
  • Eupithecia denotata
  • Eupithecia denotata denotata Campanula Pug — south & east (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Eupithecia denotata jasioneata Jasione Pug — south-west & west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia icterata subfulvata Tawny Speckled Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia succenturiata Bordered Pug — south, central & north
  • Eupithecia subumbrata Shaded Pug — throughout (localized)
  • Eupithecia millefoliata Yarrow Pug — south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Eupithecia simpliciata Plain Pug — south & central (localized)
  • Eupithecia sinuosaria Goosefoot Pug — probable rare immigrant
  • Eupithecia distinctaria constrictata Thyme Pug — throughout (except south-east) (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Eupithecia indigata Ochreous Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia pimpinellata Pimpinel Pug — south & central (localized)
  • Eupithecia nanata Narrow-winged Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia extensaria occidua Scarce Pug — east-central (Red Data Book) ‡
  • Eupithecia innotata Angle-barred Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia fraxinata Ash Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia tamarisciata Tamarisk Pug — south (uncommon on alien Tamarisk)
  • Eupithecia virgaureata Golden-rod Pug — west & east (localized)
  • Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug —south & central
  • Eupithecia pusillata Juniper Pug
  • Eupithecia pusillata pusillata — throughout
  • Eupithecia pusillata anglicata — extinct
  • Eupithecia phoeniceata Cypress Pug — south (uncommon)
  • Eupithecia ultimaria Channel Islands Pug — south (uncommon)
  • Eupithecia lariciata Larch Pug — throughout
  • Eupithecia tantillaria Dwarf Pug — throughout
  • Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug — throughout
  • Pasiphila chloerata Sloe Pug — south & central
  • Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug — throughout
  • Pasiphila debiliata Bilberry Pug — south & west (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug — throughout
  • Anticollix sparsata Dentated Pug — south & central (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Chesias legatella Streak — throughout (Vulnerable) ‡*
  • Chesias rufata Broom-tip (Vulnerble) ‡*
  • Chesias rufata rufata — south-east & west (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Chesias rufata scotica — north (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Carsia sororiata anglica Manchester Treble-bar — north & central (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Aplocera plagiata Treble Bar
  • Aplocera plagiata plagiata — throughout
  • Aplocera plagiata scotica — north
  • Aplocera efformata Lesser Treble-bar —south & central
  • Aplocera praeformata Purple Treble-bar — probable immigrant (2 records)
  • Odezia atrata Chimney Sweeper — north, central & south
  • Lithostege griseata Grey Carpet — east (Red Data Book) ‡
  • Discoloxia blomeri Blomer's Rivulet — south, central & west (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Venusia cambrica Welsh Wave — west & north (localized)
  • Euchoeca nebulata Dingy Shell — south & central (localized)
  • Asthena albulata Small White Wave — throughout
  • Hydrelia flammeolaria Small Yellow Wave — throughout
  • Hydrelia sylvata Waved Carpet — west, south-east & south-west (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Minoa murinata Drab Looper — west, south & south-west (Nationally Scarce B) ‡
  • Lobophora halterata Seraphim — throughout
  • Trichopteryx polycommata Barred Tooth-striped — throughout (Nationally Scarce A) ‡
  • Trichopteryx carpinata Early Tooth-striped — throughout
  • Pterapherapteryx sexalata Small Seraphim — throughout
  • Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle — south, central & north-west (localized)
  • Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth — throughout
  • Abraxas sylvata Clouded Magpie — south & central (localized)
  • Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border — throughout
  • Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet — south & central (localized)
  • Stegania trimaculata Dorset Cream Wave — rare immigrant
  • Stegania cararia Ringed Border — rare immigrant
  • Macaria notata Peacock Moth — south, west-central & north-west (localized)
  • Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock — south & central (localized)
  • Macaria signaria Dusky Peacock — immigrant
  • Macaria liturata Tawny-barred Angle — throughout
  • Macaria carbonaria Netted Mountain Moth — north-east (Red Data Book) ‡
  • Macaria wauaria V-Moth — throughout (localized) ‡*
  • Chiasmia clathrata clathrata Latticed Heath — south, central & north (Vulnerable) ‡*
  • Itame brunneata Rannoch Looper — north-east (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Isturgia limbaria Frosted Yellow — presumed extinct
  • Cepphis advenaria Little Thorn — west & south (not south-west) (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line — throughout
  • Plagodis pulveraria Barred Umber — throughout (localized)
  • Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing — throughout (localized)
  • Pachycnemia hippocastanaria Horse Chestnut — south & east-central (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth — throughout
  • Epione repandaria Bordered Beauty — throughout
  • Epione vespertaria Dark Bordered Beauty — north-east (Red Data Book) ‡
  • Pseudopanthera macularia Speckled Yellow — throughout
  • Apeira syringaria Lilac Beauty — south & central (localized)
  • Ennomos autumnaria Large Thorn — south-east (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Ennomos quercinaria August Thorn — south & central (localized) (Vulnerable) ‡*
  • Ennomos alniaria Canary-shouldered Thorn — throughout
  • Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn — south & central (Endangered) ‡*
  • Ennomos erosaria September Thorn — south, central & north (Endangered) ‡*
  • Selenia dentaria Early Thorn — throughout
  • Selenia lunularia Lunar Thorn — throughout (localized)
  • Selenia tetralunaria Purple Thorn — south, central & north
  • Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel — throughout
  • Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak — throughout
  • Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth — throughout
  • Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn — throughout
  • Angerona prunaria Orange Moth — south (localized)
  • Apocheima hispidaria Small Brindled Beauty — south & central (localized)
  • Apocheima pilosaria Pale Brindled Beauty — throughout
  • Lycia hirtaria Brindled Beauty — south, central & north (Vulnerable) ‡*
  • Lycia zonaria Belted Beauty
  • Lycia zonaria britannica — west-central (Red Data Book)
  • Lycia zonaria atlantica — north-west (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Lycia lapponaria scotica Rannoch Brindled Beauty — north (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Biston strataria Oak Beauty — south, central & north
  • Biston betularia Peppered Moth — throughout
  • Agriopis leucophaearia Spring Usher — throughout
  • Agriopis aurantiaria Scarce Umber — throughout
  • Agriopis marginaria Dotted Border — throughout
  • Erannis defoliaria Mottled Umber — throughout
  • Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber — south & central
  • Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty — south, central & north
  • Peribatodes secundaria Feathered Beauty — south-east (uncommon on alien Norway Spruce)
  • Peribatodes ilicaria Lydd Beauty — rare immigrant to south-east
  • Selidosema brunnearia scandinaviaria Bordered Grey — south, west-central, north-west & north-east (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Cleora cinctaria Ringed Carpet
  • Cleora cinctaria bowesi — north-west & west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Cleora cinctaria cinctaria — south (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Deileptenia ribeata Satin Beauty — throughout
  • Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty
  • Alcis repandata repandata — throughout
  • Alcis repandata sodorensium — Hebrides
  • Alcis jubata Dotted Carpet — west & north (localized)
  • Hypomecis roboraria Great Oak Beauty — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Hypomecis punctinalis Pale Oak Beauty — south
  • Cleorodes lichenaria Brussels Lace — west, west-central, south & north (localized)
  • Fagivorina arenaria Speckled Beauty — extinct
  • Ectropis bistortata Engrailed — throughout
  • Ectropis crepuscularia Small Engrailed — wouth, central & north (localized)
  • Paradarisa consonaria Square Spot — south & west (localized)
  • Parectropis similaria Brindled White-spot — south (localized)
  • Aethalura punctulata Grey Birch — south, central & north
  • Ematurga atomaria Common Heath — throughout
  • Tephronia sepiaria Dusky Carpet — probable immigrant
  • Bupalus piniaria Bordered White — throughout
  • Cabera pusaria Common White Wave — throughout
  • Cabera exanthemata Common Wave — throughout
  • Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted — south & west-central
  • Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver — south, central & north
  • Aleucis distinctata Sloe Carpet — south-east & south (Nationally Scarce B) ‡
  • Theria primaria Early Moth — south, central & north
  • Campaea margaritata Light Emerald — throughout
  • Hylaea fasciaria Barred Red — throughout
  • Gnophos obfuscata Scotch (Scottish) Annulet — north (Nationally Scarce B)
  • Charissa obscurata Annulet — throughout
  • Glacies coracina Black Mountain Moth — north (Nationally Scarce A)
  • Siona lineata Black-veined Moth — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡
  • Aspitates gilvaria gilvaria Straw Belle — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡
  • Semiaspilates ochrearia Yellow Belle — south (localized)
  • Dyscia fagaria Grey Scalloped Bar — throughout (localized)
  • Perconia strigillaria Grass Wave — throughout (localized)


Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).

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