List of moths
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This is an incomplete list of species of Lepidoptera
that are commonly known as moth
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Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
that are commonly known as moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
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Large and dramatic moth species
- Atlas mothAttacus atlasThe Atlas moth is a large saturniid moth found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, and common across the Malay archipelago....
Attacus atlas – The largest moth in the world - Black Witch Ascalapha odorata
- Cecropia MothHyalophora cecropiaThe Cecropia Moth is North America's largest native moth. It is a member of the Saturniidae family, or giant silk moths. Females with a wingspan of 160 mm or more have been documented. It is found as far west as the Rocky Mountains and north into the maritime provinces of Canada...
Hyalophora cecropia - Comet mothComet mothThe Comet moth or Madagascan moon moth is an African moth, native to the rain forests of Madagascar. The male has a wingspan of twenty centimeters and a tail span of fifteen centimeters, making it one of the world's largest silk moths...
(Argema mittrei) - Death's-head HawkmothDeath's-head HawkmothThe name Death's-head Hawkmoth refers to any one of the three species of moth in the genus Acherontia. The former species is primarily found in Europe, the latter two are Asian, and most uses of the common name refer to the European species...
Acherontia atropos - Emperor Gum MothOpodiphthera eucalyptiThe emperor gum moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti, is a species of moth native to Australia, and can be easily found in all the states except for Tasmania. They are also found as an introduced species in the North and South Islands of New Zealand...
Opodiphthera eucalypti - Imperial MothEacles imperialisThe Imperial Moth is a Nearctic member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae.-Range:Imperial moths range from Mexico to Canada and from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast...
Eacles imperialis - Luna MothActias lunaActias luna, commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae...
Actias luna - Polyphemus mothAntheraea polyphemusThe Polyphemus Moth is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan colored moth, with an average wingspan of 15 cm . The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hindwings...
Antheraea Polyphemus - Prometheus mothCallosamia prometheaThe Promethea Silkmoth , is a member of the Saturniidae family of moths.-Description:Males have dark brownish-black wings with a faint white postmedian line and pinkish coloring near the apical spot. Females are bright reddish-pink or a brownish color with well-developed reniform spots. Both...
Callosamia Promethea
Moths that are of economic significance
- Gypsy mothGypsy mothThe gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae of Eurasian origin. Originally ranging from Europe to Asia, it was introduced to North America in the late 1860s and has been expanding its range ever since...
Lymantria dispar - Cotton bollworm or Corn earwormHelicoverpa zeaThe larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest. It can feed on many different plants during the larval stage. Accordingly, the species has been given many different common names. When the larva consumes cotton, it is known as the cotton bollworm...
Helicoverpa zea – a major agricultural pest - Old World bollwormHelicoverpa armigeraThe cotton bollworm, corn earworm or Old World bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, is a moth, the larvae of which feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest species...
Helicoverpa armigera – a major agricultrual pest - African armywormAfrican armywormThe African armyworm , Spodoptera exempta , also called okalombo or Kommandowurm or nutgrass armyworm, is an African moth. It is a very deleterious pest, capable of destroying entire crops in a matter of weeks...
Spodoptera exempta – a major agricultural pest in Africa - Beet armywormBeet armywormThe Beet Armyworm or Small Mottled Willow Moth is one of the best-known agricultural pest insects. It is also known as the asparagus fern caterpillar, and the adult moth is known in the UK as the small mottled willow...
Spodoptera exigua – a major agricultural pest - Legume podborer Maruca vitrata – West African pest
- Codling mothCodling mothThe codling moth is a member of the Lepidopteran family Tortricidae. They are known as an agricultural pest, their larva being the common apple worm or maggot. It is native to Europe and was introduced to North America, where it has become one of the regular pests of apple orchards. It is found...
Cydia pomonella – fruit-tree pest - Light brown apple mothLight brown apple mothThe light brown apple moth is a leafroller moth belonging to the lepidopteran family Tortricidae.-Adult moths:...
Epiphyas postvittana – a pest of AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n orchardOrchardAn orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive...
s - Pea moth Cydia nigricana – speaks for itself!
- Mung moth Maruca vitrata – pest of legume crops
- European corn-borer Ostrinia nubilalis – maize pest
- Honeydew or Christmas berry moth Cryptoblabes gnidiellaCryptoblabes gnidiellaThe Honeydew Moth or Christmasberry Moth is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is natively found around the Mediterranean Sea and is an introduced species in South America and Middle America....
– fruit pest - Cacao moth Ephestia elutella – pest of stored cacao and tobaccoTobaccoTobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
- Indian meal mothIndian meal mothThe Indian Meal Moth , alternatively spelled Indianmeal Moth, is a pyraloid moth of the family Pyralidae. Alternative common names are North American High-flyer and Pantry Moth; less specifically, it may be referred to as "flour moth"...
Plodia interpunctella – common pest in grain stores - Oak processionaryOak ProcessionaryThe Oak Processionary is a moth whose caterpillars are pests in oak forests and pose a health hazard because of their poisonous setae , which may cause skin irritation and asthma.- Distribution :...
Thaumetopoea processionea – pest of oakOakAn oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus... - The silkworm Bombyx mori is the larva of a moth
- Diamondback mothDiamondback mothThe diamondback moth , sometimes called cabbage moth, is a European moth believed to originate in the Mediterranean region that has since spread worldwide. The moth has a short life cycle , is highly fecund and capable of migrating long distances...
Plutella xylostella - important pest of cole crops - Wax moths (Galleria mellonellaGalleria mellonellaThe Greater Wax Moth or Honeycomb Moth is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is the only member of the genus Galleria. It is found in most of the world, including Europe and adjacent Eurasia , and as an introduced species e.g...
, Achroia grisella)
Other notable moths
- Peppered mothPeppered mothThe peppered moth is a temperate species of night-flying moth. Peppered moth evolution is often used by educators as an example of natural selection.- Distribution :...
Biston betularia – The subject of a now well known study in evolutionPeppered moth evolutionThe evolution of the peppered moth over the last two hundred years has been studied in detail. Originally, the vast majority of peppered moths had light colouration, which effectively camouflaged them against the light-coloured trees and lichens which they rested upon... - Sphingidae species listSphingidae species listThis list is the world-spanning species list for the Family Sphingidae of moths , commonly known as Hawk-Moths. This list contains all known species of Sphingidae in order of subfamily. There should be about 1,288 species listed...
: List of many moths within the family SphingidaeSphingidaeSphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
Other moths
- Angle ShadesAngle ShadesThe Angle Shades is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common and familiar European species and is often strongly migratory....
Phlogophora meticulosa - Antler MothAntler MothThe Antler Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species throughout most of Europe.-Description:This species is unusual for a noctuid in that there is marked sexual dimorphism. The male has a wingspan of 27-32 mm but the female is much larger with a wingspan of 35-39 mm...
Cerapteryx graminis - Ash PugAsh PugThe Ash Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae...
Eupithecia fraxinata - Ashworth's RusticAshworth's RusticAshworth’s Rustic is a species of moth. Its colouring is blue/grey and it is mainly nocturnal.-Life cycle:There is one generation in Britain from mid June to August. They are in their larval stage from August to late May of June the next year, feeding mainly by night, but sometimes basking by day...
Xestia ashworthii - Autumnal MothAutumnal MothThe Autumnal Moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East and has a much wider distribution than its two close relatives...
Epirrita autumnata - Autumnal RusticAutumnal RusticThe Autumnal Rustic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was previously placed in the genus Paradiarsia. It is found in northern and western Europe....
Eugnorisma glareosa - Barred StrawBarred StrawThe Barred Straw is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Gandaritis. It is found throughout the Palearctic region, including Britain , and also the Near East....
Eulithis pyraliata - Bee moth Aphomia sociella
- Blood-veinBlood-veinThe Blood-vein, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a scattered distribution in Western and Central Europe north of the Alps. In the British Isles the distribution is patchy outside southern England and Wales...
Timandra griseata - Blotched EmeraldBlotched EmeraldThe Blotched Emerald, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a found throughout Europe and the Near East. It has a scattered distribution in England and Wales but is absent from Scotland and Ireland....
Comibaena bajularia - Bogong MothBogong mothThe Bogong moth is a temperate species of night-flying moth notable for appearing in large numbers around major public buildings in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during spring as it migrates to the High Plains. The moth's name 'Bogong' is the same as the mountain ranges on the High...
Agrotis infusa - Bordered PugBordered PugThe Bordered Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Eupithecia succenturiata - Bordered WhiteBordered White| name = Bordered White| image = Bupalus pinaria male par Nemos.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Upperwings of adult maleof a southern population| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta| ordo = Lepidoptera|| familia = Geometridae...
Bupalus piniaria - The BrickBrick (moth)The Brick is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout most of Europe.This is a variable species, the forewings ranging from yellow to reddish brown and marked with paler stigmata and fascia. The most distinctive marking is a dark discal spot, with a diffuse dark band linking it...
Agrochola circellaris - Bright-line Brown-eyeBright-line Brown-eyeThe Bright-line Brown-eye is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species throughout Europe, but is also found in North Africa, temporate Asia, the Near East and Middle East, northern India, China, Korea and Japan....
Lacanobia oleracea - Brimstone MothBrimstone mothThe Brimstone Moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Opisthograptis luteolata - Broad-barred WhiteBroad-barred WhiteThe Broad-barred White is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe and is also found in Turkey, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Kirghizia, Tajikistan, western Siberia and China....
Hecatera bicolorata - Brown-tailBrown-tailThe brown-tail is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The wings of this species are pure white, as is the body, apart from a tuft of brown hairs at the end of the abdomen. The brown coloration extends along most of the back of the abdomen in the male...
Euproctis chrysorrhoea - Buff ArchesBuff ArchesThe Buff Arches is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout Europe and is well distributed in the British Isles except the far north of England and all of Scotland....
Habrosyne pyritoides - Buff ErmineBuff ErmineThe Buff Ermine is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Spilosoma. It is found throughout the temperate belt of the Palearctic region south to Northern Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan; also in Southern Siberia , Eastern Mongolia, Amur Region, China, Korea and Japan.The...
Spilosoma luteum - Buff-tipBuff-tipThe Buff-tip is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found throughout Europe.This is a fairly large, heavy bodied species with a wingspan of 55-68 mm. The forewings are grey with a large prominent buff patch at the apex. As the thoracic hair is also buff, the moth looks remarkably like a...
Phalera bucephala - Cabbage MothCabbage MothNote: the Small White species of butterfly is commonly called a "cabbage moth" in North America.The Cabbage Moth is a common European moth of the family Noctuidae....
Mamestra brassicae - The ClayClay (moth)The Clay is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe and is also found in Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, central Asia and the western parts of temperate Asia....
Mythimna ferrago - Clouded BorderClouded BorderThe Clouded Border is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is distributed across most of Europe and the Near East.This is a very distinctive species with white wings marked with black blotches around the margins. The amount of black varies, with the males usually having more extensive black areas...
Lomaspilis marginata - Clouded-bordered BrindleClouded-bordered BrindleThe Clouded-bordered Brindle is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has a wingspan of 36-44 mm. The forewings are pale brown with darker patches around the margin, usually with especially prominent markings at the base and tornus. The hindwings are...
Apamea crenata - Common CarpetCommon CarpetThe Common Carpet is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Epirrhoe alternata - Common EmeraldCommon EmeraldThe Common Emerald is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species is found throughout the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East. In the British Isles it is not found in Scotland but is a common species elsewhere...
Hemithea aestivaria - Common FootmanCommon FootmanThe Common Footman is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is distributed throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Eilema lurideola - Common Marbled CarpetCommon Marbled CarpetThe Common Marbled Carpet is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Dysstroma. It is very common throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Chloroclysta truncata - Common PugCommon PugThe Common Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa....
Eupithecia vulgata - Common QuakerCommon QuakerThe Common Quaker is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Some authors prefer the synonym Orthosia stabilis...
Orthosia cerasi - Common SwiftCommon Swift (moth)The Common Swift is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It was previously placed in the genus Hepialus. It is a common, often abundant European species....
Korscheltellus lupulina - Common WainscotCommon WainscotThe Common Wainscot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.As with other "wainscots", this species has buffish-yellow forewings with prominent venation. The Common Wainscot, as the specific name suggests, is very pale, lacking the darker markings shown by most of...
Mythimna pallens - Common WaveCommon WaveThe Common Wave is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East.The wings of this species are white, heavily spotted with tiny yellowish dots, which give it a buffish appearance. The wings are marked with narrow brown fascia, three on the...
Cabera exanthemata - Common White WaveCommon White WaveThe Common White Wave is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Cabera pusaria - Copper UnderwingCopper UnderwingThe Copper Underwing, Humped Green Fruitworm or Pyramidal Green Fruitworm is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed across the Palaearctic region....
Amphipyra pyramidea - Coxcomb ProminentCoxcomb ProminentThe Coxcomb Prominent is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is a common species throughout Europe.This species has brown forewings, varying considerably in tone, with indistinct darker markings. The hindwings are buffish with a black spot at the tornus...
Ptilodon capucina - Currant PugCurrant PugThe Currant Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East....
Eupithecia assimilata - Dark ArchesDark ArchesThe Dark Arches is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common, sometimes abundant, European species. It is found in most of Europe except northernmost Fennoscandia and the southern parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Greece. The smaller subspecies sardoa is found on Sardinia and Corsica. The...
Apamea monoglypha - Dark DaggerDark DaggerThe Dark Dagger is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe , Turkey, the Near East, the European part of Russia, southern Siberia, the Ural, the Russian Far East , the Korean Peninsula, China and Japan .This...
Acronicta tridens - Dot MothDot MothThe Dot Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe apart from the south-east.This is a very distinctive species with very dark brown, almost black, forewings marked with a large white stigma from which the species gets its common name. The hindwings are grey with a dark...
Melanchra persicariae - Dotted BorderDotted BorderThe Dotted Border is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe, except the far north, and the Near East....
Agriopis marginaria - Double Square-spotDouble Square-spotThe Double Square-spot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through most of Europe.This species has pale brown forewings marked with two distinctive black marks . The hindwings are similar in colour to the forewings. The wingspan is 36-46 mm...
Xestia triangulum - Double-striped PugDouble-striped PugThe Double-striped Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a widespread and common species, being found throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa....
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata - The Dun-barDun-barThe Dun-bar is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common European species.This is a very variable species, both in size and colour. The ground colour of the forewings varies from pale buff to dark or reddish brown with three narrow fascia...
Cosmia trapezina - Dusky BrocadeDusky BrocadeThe Dusky Brocade is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe. It has also been reported from Alaska by Kononenko et al. in 1989....
Apamea remissa - Elephant hawk mothElephant hawk mothDeilephila elpenor, known as the Elephant Hawk-moth, is a large moth of the Sphingidae family.-Range:The species is found throughout Britain and Ireland. Its range extends across Europe, Russia, and into China, northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, Japan and Korea . Introduced specimens have...
Deilephila elpenor - Eloria noyesiEloria noyesiEloria noyesi is a beige moth whose larva feasts on coca plants. It is found mostly in Peru and Colombia. The government of Colombia has proposed a plan to release large numbers of these moths to destroy the coca crops in their country.-External links:...
Eloria noyesi - Emperor Moth Pavonia pavonia
- The EngrailedEngrailedThe Engrailed and Small Engrailed are moths of the family Geometridae. They are distributed across most of Europe. There is an on-going debate as to whether they make up one species, or whether E. crepuscularia actually refers only to the Small Engrailed, with the Engrailed proper being separable...
Ectropis crepuscularia - Feathered ThornFeathered ThornThe Feathered Thorn is a moth of the family Geometridae.-Etymology:The common name Feathered Thorn derives from the very strong feathering on the antennae of the male...
Colotois pennaria - Figure of EightyFigure of EightyThe Figure of Eighty is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout continental Europe and has a scattered distribution in England and Wales, although it is absent from Scotland and Ireland....
Tethea ocularis - The FlameFlame (moth)The Flame is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.This species has creamy-buff forewings with black streaking along the costa. The hindwings are whitish with a dark line along the margin. The wingspan is 30-36 mm...
Axylia putris - Flame ShoulderFlame ShoulderThe Flame Shoulder is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The forewings of this species are reddish brown with a black streak interrupted by white stigmata and a creamy-yellow streak along the costa which gives the species its common name. The hindwings are pure...
Ochropleura plecta - Foxglove PugFoxglove PugThe Foxglove Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a scattered distribution across Europe, closely following the range of its food plant. Where present it can be very common....
Eupithecia pulchellata - Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago
- Garden CarpetGarden CarpetThe Garden Carpet is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is an abundant and familiar species across its huge range which covers the whole Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa....
Xanthorhoe fluctuata - Garden DartGarden DartThe Garden Dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a rather drab species, forewings ranging from pale to dark brown with indistinct markings. The hindwings are white with a grey fringe. The wingspan is 32-40 mm...
Euxoa nigricans - Ghost MothGhost MothThe Ghost Moth , also known as the Ghost Swift, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is common throughout Europe except for the far south-east...
Hepialus humuli - Golden-rod PugGolden-rod PugThe Golden-rod Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East. In the British Isles it is widespread but rather locally distributed....
Eupithecia virgaureata - The GothicGothic (moth)The Gothic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed in temperate Eurasia.This species has a wingspan of 36–46 mm. The forewings are broader than most other noctuids, blackish with a network of fine white lines . The hindwings are grey. The species flies at night in June and July...
Naenia typica - Grease Moth Aglossa cuprina
- Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana
- Green PugGreen PugThe Green Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Pasiphila. It is common throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Chloroclystis rectangulata - Grey ChiGrey ChiThe Grey Chi is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe. Although it is not present in southern Spain and Greece, as well as northern Fennoscandia...
Antitype chi - Grey DaggerGrey DaggerThe Grey Dagger is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Europe and North Africa to northern Iran, Central Asia, southern and central Siberia and Mongolia. In the Levant it is found in Lebanon and Israel....
Acronicta psi - Grey PugGrey PugThe Grey Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East.The forewings of this species are grey marked with pale fascia and radial lines which give it a mottled appearance. The hindwings are much paler and plainer. Melanism is quite common in...
Eupithecia subfuscata - Heart and ClubHeart and ClubThe Heart and Club is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The common name of this species refers to the supposed shapes of the bold dark stigmata on the usually pale forewings. In this species all the stigmata have a rounded shape, contrasting with the elongated...
Agrotis clavis - Heart and DartHeart and DartThe Heart and Dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. A familiar moth to many, it is considered one of the most common of the European region....
Agrotis exclamationis - Hebrew CharacterHebrew CharacterHebrew Character is a moth species, Orthosia gothica, of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.The forewings of this species are greyish to rufous brown. Typically these are marked with a black mark shaped like the Hebrew letter Nun נ). This is similar to the markings of the Setaceous...
Orthosia gothica - Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
- Indian meal mothIndian meal mothThe Indian Meal Moth , alternatively spelled Indianmeal Moth, is a pyraloid moth of the family Pyralidae. Alternative common names are North American High-flyer and Pantry Moth; less specifically, it may be referred to as "flour moth"...
Plodia interpunctella - Ingrailed ClayIngrailed ClayThe Ingrailed Clay is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through most of Europe.This species occurs in a huge range of colour types and is one of the most variable species in the family...
Diarsia mendica - Io MothAutomeris ioThe Io Moth is a very colorful North American moth in the Saturniidae family. It ranges from the southeast corner of Manitoba and in the southern extremes of Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick in Canada, and in the US it is found from Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New...
Automeris io - Juniper CarpetJuniper CarpetThe Juniper Carpet is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East, but is rather uncommon and locally distributed, mainly due to its very specific larval food plant....
Thera juniperata - Juniper PugJuniper PugThe Juniper Pug or Juniper Looper is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic and Nearctic regions and the Near East....
Eupithecia pusillata - Large Yellow UnderwingLarge Yellow UnderwingThe Large Yellow Underwing is a moth, the type species for the family Noctuidae. It is an abundant species throughout Europe, one of the most common and most familiar moths of the region. In some years the species is highly migratory with large numbers appearing suddenly in marginal parts of the...
Noctua pronuba - Large EmeraldLarge EmeraldThe Large Emerald, , is a moth, the type specimen for the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Geometra papilionaria - Latticed HeathLatticed HeathThe Latticed Heath is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe, the Near East and North Africa. It is a fairly common species in the British Isles....
Semiothisa clathrata - Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingLesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingThe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout southern and central Europe, and southern Sweden....
Noctua janthina - Lesser Yellow UnderwingLesser Yellow UnderwingThe Lesser Yellow Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe. It was introduced into British Columbia in about 1982 and has spread southward in the Pacific Northwest. It has recently been reported from Ontario . Full synonymy given in Lafontaine...
Noctua comes - Light EmeraldLight EmeraldCampaea margaritata, commonly known in the UK as the Light Emerald, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, the Near East and North Africa.-Description:...
Campaea margaritata - Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae
- Lime-speck PugLime-speck PugThe Lime-speck Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa....
Eupithecia centaureata - Lunar UnderwingLunar UnderwingThe Lunar Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It has a scattered distribution in western Europe and Scandinavia....
Omphaloscelis lunosa - The LychnisLychnis (moth)The Lychnis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern and western Europe.This species has dark brown forewings marked with two prominent white-bordered stigmata and a white subterminal line. The hindwings are buffish, darkening to brown towards the margin but with a prominent...
Hadena bicruris - Marbled BeautyMarbled BeautyThe Marbled Beauty is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is an abundant species throughout most of Europe, probably the commonest lichenivorous moth of the region....
Cryphia domestica - Marbled MinorMarbled MinorThe Marbled Minor is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a rather small species , the forewings usually being dark brown with a pale subterminal band, the hindwings pale brown. Melanic forms are often encountered, especially in industrial areas...
Oligia strigilis - May HighflyerMay HighflyerThe May Highflyer is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Palearctic region and the Near East although its range is largely determined by the presence of its larval food plant....
Hydriomena impluviata - The MillerMiller (moth)The Miller is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe apart from the far south-east. It also shows up seasonally in parts of the western United States, such as New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming....
Acronicta leporina - Minor Shoulder-knotMinor Shoulder-knotThe Minor Shoulder-knot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a fairly small species with a wingspan of 29–34 mm. It usually has pale grey forewings with darker markings towards the base, including the prominent black mark at the root of the wing which...
Brachylomia viminalis - Mint moth Pyrausta aurata
- Minsmere Crimson UnderwingCatocala conjunctaCatocala conjuncta is a circum-Mediterranean species of moth whose range extends across southern Europe, North Africa and extending to the Middle East. The larvae feed on Holm Oak Quercus ilex....
Catocala conjuncta - Mottled BeautyMottled BeautyThe Mottled Beauty is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species of Europe and the Near East.The wingspan is 32-40 mm. This is an extremely variable species, typically being buff or grey with black bars along the costa, but often with a broad blackish band across the forewings....
Alcis repandata - Mottled PugMottled PugThe Mottled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across the Palearctic region apart from around the Mediterranean Sea. It is common in the British Isles apart from Scotland where it is rather local....
Eupithecia exiguata - Mottled UmberMottled UmberThe Mottled Umber is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Erannis defoliaria - Mouse MothMouse MothThe Mouse Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a very widespread species with a Holarctic distribution.This is a rather drab but distinctive species. The forewings are uniform dark brown with three blackish spots arranged in a triangle. The hindwings are buffish, darker towards the...
Amphipyra tragopoginis - Northern Deep-brown DartNorthern Deep-brown DartThe Northern Deep-brown Dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern and western Europe.As the common name suggests, this species usually has very dark brown forewings, although paler grey forms exist. There is always a much darker central band, almost black in the darker forms...
Aporophyla lueneburgensis - November MothNovember MothThe November Moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East....
Epirrita dilutata - The NutmegNutmeg (moth)The nutmeg , also known as the clover cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe although in the north of its range it is a summer migrant, not being able to survive the cold winters.This is a small to medium species with cryptically coloured forewings, varying from...
Discestra trifolii - Oak Hook-tipOak Hook-tipThe Oak Hook-tip is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Watsonalla. It is found in most of Europe except the far north. It is quite common in England and Wales but not found in Scotland and only recently in Ireland.The sexes differ in size but are similar in colour...
Drepana binaria - Pale Beauty Moth "Campaea Perlata"
- Pale November MothPale November MothThe Pale November Moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a fairly common species in Europe including the British Isles....
Epirrita christyi - Pasture Day MothPasture Day MothThe Pasture Day Moth, Apina callisto , is a species in the Noctuidae family of moths which is, as its name implies, active during the day, making it unlike most other species in the Noctuidae family...
Apina callisto - Peach BlossomPeach BlossomThe Peach Blossom is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout Europe and is a fairly common species in the British Isles....
Thyatira batis - Pine BeautyPine BeautyThe Pine Beauty is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species of pine woods in Europe.The forewings are typically rich orange brown, but sometimes are dark grey, with two large pale stigmata and fine streaks along the termen. The hindwings are brown or blackish. The wingspan is 32-40 mm...
Panolis flammea - Pine ProcessionaryPine ProcessionaryThe Pine Processionary is a moth of the family Thaumetopoeidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Traumatocampa. It is an abundant species of pine woods in central and southern Europe....
Thaumetopoea pityocampa - Poplar GreyPoplar GreyThe Poplar Grey is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.This species has dark grey forewings mottled with black and marked with pale stigmata, and white hindwings. Melanic forms sometimes occur. The wingspan is 40-45 mm...
Acronicta megacephala - Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
- Poplar KittenPoplar KittenThe Poplar Kitten is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has white forewings with a broad brown band in the centre and brown dots along the margin. The hindwings are also white with brown dots along the margin. The wingspan is 44-48 mm...
Furcula bifida - Purple ThornPurple ThornThe Purple Thorn is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a species of northern and central Europe. It has a scattered distribution in Britain but is absent from Ireland....
Selenia tetralunaria - Riband WaveRiband WaveThe Riband Wave is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is an abundant species in Europe, the Near East and North Africa, its distinctive outline familiar at lighted windows....
Idaea aversata - Rough ProminentRough ProminentThe Rough Prominent is a moth of the family Notodontidae, possibly in the subfamily Notodontidae. It is also known as the White-dotted Prominent and the Tawny Prominent. This common moth is found across North America from the northern boreal forests to as far south as Florida. It is most common in...
Nadata gibbosa - Rustic Shoulder-knotRustic Shoulder-knotThe Rustic Shoulder-knot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe and is also found in North America....
Apamea sordens - The SatelliteSatellite (moth)The Satellite is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a fairly variable species with greyish or reddish brown forewings, often marked with darker bands. The common name derives from the prominent stigma, ranging in colour from white or yellow to red, which...
Eupsilia transversa - Scalloped HazelScalloped HazelThe Scalloped Hazel is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species of northern and central Europe including the British Isles....
Odontopera bidentata - Scalloped OakScalloped OakThe Scalloped Oak is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common European species.This is a distinctive species, usually with yellow forewings with a broad orange-brown band and a pointed apex. There can be considerable variation, with the central band sometimes the same colour as the rest of...
Crocallis elinguaria - Setaceous Hebrew CharacterSetaceous Hebrew CharacterThe Setaceous Hebrew Character is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone. It is a common species throughout Europe. It is also found in North America, from coast to coast across Canada and the northern United States to western Alaska. It occurs in the Rocky Mountains...
Xestia c-nigrum - The SharkShark (moth)The Shark is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe, but has recently also been reported from North America, from the Magdalen Islands in Canada....
Cucullia umbratica - Short-cloaked MothShort-cloaked MothThe Short-cloaked Moth is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is distributed through most of Europe. It was collected in 2008 in the greaterVancouver area of British Columbia...
Nola cucullatella - Shoulder-striped WainscotShoulder-striped WainscotThe Shoulder-striped Wainscot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Some authors place it in the genus Mythimna. It is found throughout Europe....
Leucania comma - Silver-ground CarpetSilver-ground CarpetThe Silver-ground Carpet is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is common throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa....
Xanthorhoe montanata - Silver YSilver YThe Silver Y is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings.-Description:...
Autographa gamma - Six-spot BurnetSix-spot BurnetThe Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae, is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is a common species throughout Europe....
Zygaena filipendulae - Six-striped RusticSix-striped RusticThe Six-striped Rustic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe apart from the far south east....
Xestia sexstrigata - Slender PugSlender PugThe Slender Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and the Near East, in habitats favoured by its food plant.This is one of the smallest of the Geometrids with a wingspan of only 14-16 mm...
Eupithecia tenuiata - Small Angle ShadesSmall Angle ShadesThe small angle shades is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.As the common name suggests, this species is closely related to the angle shades , and is considerably smaller , but does not especially resemble that species...
Euplexia lucipara - Small Dusty WaveSmall Dusty WaveThe Small Dusty Wave is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe, the Near East and North Africa. In the British Isles it is common in England and Wales but is only found in the eastern half of Scotland and is absent from Ireland.The species is very small and is probably...
Idaea seriata - Small Fan-footed WaveSmall Fan-footed WaveThe Small Fan-footed Wave is a Moth of the family Geometridae. It is common throughout Europe including the British Isles....
Idaea biselata - Small Square-spotSmall Square-spotThe Small Square-spot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe apart from the far south-east.This is a quite a small species with reddish-brown forewings marked with a pale angular stigma which gives the species its common name. The hindwings are grey...
Diarsia rubi - Smoky WainscotSmoky WainscotThe Smoky Wainscot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.As with other "wainscots", this species has buffish yellow forewings with prominent venation. The Smoky Wainscot has a dark basal streak with another shorter streak nearer to the costa and tornus. This...
Mythimna impura - The Snout Hypena proboscidalis
- Snowberry ClearwingHemaris diffinisThe Snowberry Clearwing is a moth of the order Lepidoptera, family Sphingidae.-Adults:It is about 1.25”- 2”. The moth's abdomen has yellow and black segments much like those of the bumblebee, whom it might be mistaken for due to its color and flight pattern similarities...
Hemaris diffinis - The SpinachSpinach (Moth)The Spinach is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East though its distribution is rather local due to its specialized larval food plant. In the British Isles it is fairly common in England and Wales but much rarer in Scotland and Ireland.Its...
Eulithis mellinata - Square-spot RusticSquare-spot RusticThe Square-spot Rustic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a very variable species, the forewings occurring in various shades of grey or brown, with melanic forms common in parts of its range. The best identifying feature is the large, pale, squarish...
Xestia xanthographa - Straw UnderwingStraw UnderwingThe Straw Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has a wingspan of 38-46 mm. The forewings are dark brown, often variegated with paler and reddish patches and usually with prominent whitish postterminal fascia...
Thalpophila matura - The StreakStreak (moth)The streak is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in northern and western Europe and north Africa. It is common in Britain, but local and confined to the north in Ireland....
Chesias legatella - Svensson's Copper UnderwingSvensson's Copper UnderwingSvensson's Copper Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has a wingspan of 47-56 mm, the female usually larger than the male. The forewings are brown, marked with pale fascia and a dark-centred pale stigma. The hindwings are bright...
Amphipyra berbera - Swallow-tailed MothSwallow-tailed MothThe Swallow-tailed Moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across Europe and the Near East....
Ourapteryx sambucaria - The SycamoreSycamore (moth)The sycamore is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through most of Europe, from central England south to Morocco. To the east it is found from the Near East and Middle East to West Asia....
Acronicta aceris - Tawny Speckled PugTawny Speckled PugThe Tawny Speckled Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa....
Eupithecia icterata - Treble-barTreble-barThe Treble-bar or St. John's Wort Inchworm is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
Aplocera plagiata - True Lover's KnotTrue Lover's KnotThe True Lover's Knot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. In Europe it is found wherever its food plants grow...
Lycophotia porphyrea - Turnip MothTurnip MothThe Turnip Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common European species, but it is also found in Asia and Africa, very likely having been spread by the international trade in nursery stock...
Agrotis segetum - The V-PugV-PugThe V-Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa. It is well distributed in the British Isles except for the north of Scotland....
Chloroclystis v-ata - White-shouldered House Moth Endrosis sarcitrella
- Willow BeautyWillow Beauty| image = Peribatodes.rhomboidaria.7197.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult male from Dresden | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta| ordo = Lepidoptera| zoodivisio = Ditrysia| familia = Geometridae...
Peribatodes rhomboidaria - Winter MothWinter MothThe Winter Moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is an abundant species of Europe and the Near East and one of very few Lepidoptera of temperate regions in which the adults are active in the depth of winter....
Operophtera brumata - Wormwood PugWormwood PugThe Wormwood Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region and the Near East, as well as North America....
Eupithecia absinthiata - Yellow-tailYellow-tailThe Yellow-tail, Goldtail Moth or Swan Moth is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has a wingspan of 35-45 mm, the female usually noticeably larger than the male...
Euproctis similis