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Systematic List from UK Moths
Yorkshire Moths
Illustrated Guide to British Caterpillars
Moth Dissection UK
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01 Micropterigidae
01.003 Yellow-barred Gold
Micropterix aureatella
01.004 White-barred Gold
Micropterix aruncella
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02 Eriocraniidae
02.001 Common Oak Purple
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
02.008 Large Birch Purple
Eriocrania sangii
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07 Adelidae
07.001 Yellow-barred Long-horn
Nemophora degeerella
07.006 Green Long-horn
Adela reaumurella
07.009 Little Long-horn
Cauchas fibulella
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08 Incurvariidae
08.002 Feathered Bright
Incurvaria masculella
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11 Psychidae
11.006 Brown Smoke
Taleporia tubulosa
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12 Tineidae
12.016 Cork Moth
Nemapogon cloacella
12.032 Fulvous Clothes
Tinea semifulvella
12.033 Bird’s-nest Moth
Tinea trinotella
12.037 Carrion Moth
Monopis weaverella
12.038 Yellow-backed Clothes
Monopis obviella
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15 Gracillariidae
15.003 Clouded Slender
Caloptilia populetorum
15.005 Caloptilia betulicola/elongella
15.010 White-triangle Slender
Caloptilia stigmatella
15.080 Broad-barred Midget
Phyllonorycter froelichiella
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16 Yponomeutidae
16.001 Bird-cherry Ermine
Yponomeuta evonymella
16.002 Orchard Ermine
Yponomeuta padella
16.017 Little Ermel
Swammerdamia pyrella
16.021 Gold Pine Ermel
Cedestis gysseleniella
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17 Ypsolophidae
17.003 Honeysuckle Moth
Ypsolopha dentella
17.005 Wainscot Smudge
Ypsolopha scabrella
17.012 Pied Smudge
Ypsolopha sequella
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18 Plutellidae
18.001 Diamond-back Moth
Plutella xylostella
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19 Glyphipterigidae
19.002 Speckled Fanner
Glyphipterix thrasonella
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20 Argyresthiidae
20.005 Triple-barred Argent
Argyresthia trifasciata
20.007 Cypress Tip Moth
Argyresthia cupressella
20.011 Gold-ribbon Argent
Argyresthia brockeella
20.012 Golden Argent
Argyresthia goedartella
20.016 Netted Argent
Argyresthia retinella
20.019 Apple Fruit Moth
Argyresthia conjugella
20.022 Hawthorn Argent
Argyresthia bonnetella
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28 Oecophoridae
28.009 White-shouldered House-moth
Endrosis sarcitrella
28.010 Brown House-moth
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
28.014 Golden-brown Tubic
Crassa unitella
28.015 Lesser Tawny Tubic
Batia lunaris
28.019 Sulphur Tubic
Esperia sulphurella
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29 Chimabachidae
29.001 March Tubic
Diurnea fagella
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31 Peleodidae
31.001 Long-horned Flat-body
Carcina quercana
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32 Depressariidae
32.007 Red-letter Flat-body
Agonopterix ocellana
32.017 Brindled Flat-body
Agonopterix arenella
32.018 Common Flat-body
Agonopterix heracliana
32.030 Dark-fringed Flat-body
Agonopterix nervosa
32.031 Brown-spot Flat-body
Agonopterix alstromeriana
32.036 Parsnip Moth
Depressaria radiella
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35 Gelechiidae
35.012 Birch Sober
Anacampsis blattariella
35.017 Heather Groundling
Neofaculta ericetella
35.031 Orange Crest
Helcystogramma rufescens
35.038 House Groundling
Bryotropha domestica
35.040 Cinerous Groundling
Bryotropha terrella
35.050 Heather Neb
Aristotelia ericinella
35.056 Burdock Neb
Metzneria lappella
35.071 Buff-marked Neb
Monochroa lucidella
35.091 White-shouldered Sober
Sophronia semicostella
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37 Coleophoridae
37.033 Large Clover Case-bearer
Coleophora trifolii
37.048 Meadow Case-bearer
Coleophora mayrella
37.063 Gorse Case-bearer
Coleophora albicosta
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38 Elachistidae
38.032 Pearled Dwarf
Elachista apicipunctella
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39 Parametriotidae
39.001 Hawthorn Cosmet
Blastodacna hellerella
39.006 Chrysoclista lathamella
Orange-blotch Cosmet
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40 Momphidae
40.002 Buff Cosmet
Mompha ochraceella
40.008 Garden Cosmet
Mompha subbistrigella
40.010 Common Cosmet
Mompha epilobiella
40.015 Little Cosmet
Mompha raschkiella
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41 Blastobasidae
41.002 Furness Dowd
Blastobasis adustella
41.003 Wakely’s Dowd
Blastobasis lacticolella
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42 Stathmopodidae
42.002 Alder Signal
Stathmopoda pedella
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44 Alucitidae
44.001 Twenty-plume Moth
Alucita hexadactyla
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45 Pterophoridae
45.004 Triangle Plume
Platyptilia gonodactyla
45.010 Beautiful Plume
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
45.012 Brown Plume
Stenoptilia pterodactyla
45.044 Common Plume
Emmelina monodactyla
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48 Choreutidae
48.001 Common Nettle-tap
Anthophila fabriciana
48.007 Apple Leaf Skeletonizer
Choreutis pariana
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49 Tortricidae
49.004 Red-barred Tortrix
Ditula angustiorana
49.013 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix
Archips podana
49.025 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix
Pandemis cerasana
49.026 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix
Pandemis heparana
49.028 Dark-barred Twist
Syndemis musculana
49.029 Large Ivy Tortrix
Lozotaenia forsterana
49.031 Timothy Tortrix
Aphelia paleana
49.033 Bilberry Tortrix
Aphelia viburnana
49.037 Cyclamen Tortrix
Clepsis spectrana
49.038 Privet Twist
Clepsis consimilana
49.039 Light Brown Apple Moth
Epiphyas postvittana
49.040 Orange Pine Twist
Lozotaeniodes formosana
49.044 Winter Shade
Tortricodes alternella
49.058 Small Purple Button
Spatalistis bifasciana
49.059 Green Oak Tortrix
Tortrix viridana
49.060 Yellow Oak Button
Aleimma loeflingiana
49.062 Maple Button
Acleris forsskaleana
49.066 Acleris laterana/comariana
49.070 Rhomboid Tortrix
Acleris rhombana
49.071 Notch Wing Tortix
Acleris emargana
49.077 Garden Rose Tortrix
Acleris variegana
49.082 Heath Button
Acleris hyemana
49.083x Acleris ferrugana/notana
49.086 Grey Birch Button
Acleris logiana
49.091 Yellow-spot Twist
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
49.097 Straw Conch
Cochylimorpha straminea
49.108 Water-plantain Conch
Gynnidomorpha alismana
49.109 Common Yellow Conch
Agapeta hamana
49.110 Knapweed Conch
Agapeta zoegana
49.111 Marbled Conch
Eupoecilia angustana
49.121 Downland Conch
Aethes tesserana
49.123 Hemlock Yellow Conch
Aethes beatricella
49.144 Diamond-back Marble
Eudemis profundana
49.149 White-shouldered Marble
Apotomis turbidana
49.154 Woodland Marble
Orthotaenia undulana
49.156 Marbled Orchard Tortrix
Hedya nubiferana
49.157 Plum Tortrix
Hedya pruniana
49.158 Buff-tipped Marble
Hedya ochroleucana
49.161 Barred Marble
Celypha striana
49.164 Thyme Marble
Celypha cespitana
49.166 Common Marble
Celypha lacunana
49.183 Smoky-barred Marble
Lobesia abscisana
49.186 Teasel Marble
Endothenia gentianaeana
49.194 Rush Marble
Bactra lancealana
49.214 Common Roller
Ancylis badiana
49.215 Triangle-marked Roller
Ancylis achatana
49.224 Bud Moth
Spilonota ocellana
49.234 Brown Elm Bell
Epinotia abbreviana
49.240 Common Birch Bell
Epinotia immundana
49.248 Nut Bud Moth
Epinotia tenerana
49.249 Small Birch Bell
Epinotia ramella
49.254 Small Birch Bell
Epinotia bilunana
49.255 Grey Poplar Bell
Epinotia nisella
49.265 Hoary Belle
Eucosma cana
49.266 Bright Bell
Eucosma hohenwartiana
49.269 Marbled Bell
Eucosma campoliliana
49.275 Pale Lettuce Bell
Eucosma conterminana
49.279 Common Cloaked Shoot
Gypsonoma dealbana
49.281 White Cloaked Shoot
Gypsonoma sociana
49.285 Thistle Bell
Epiblema scutulana
49.288 White-foot Bell
Epiblema foenella
49.289 Ragwort Bell
Epiblema costipunctana
49.292 Yellow-faced Bell
Epiblema cynosbatella
49.294 Bramble Shoot Moth
Notocelia uddmanniana
49.298 Triple-blotched Bell
Epiblema trimaculana
49.305 Pine Shoot Moth
Rhyacionia buoliana
49.321 Common Drill
Dichrorampha petiverella
49.324 Pea Moth
Cydia nigricana
49.325 Grey Gorse Piercer
Cydia ulicetana
49.338 Codling Moth
Cydia pomonella
49.341 Marbled Piercer
Cydia splendana
49.345 Red Piercer
Lathronympha strigana
49.347 Triple-stripe Piercer
Grapholita compositella
49.349 Dark Gorse Piercer
Grapholita internana
49.351 Northern Crescent Piercer
Grapholita lunulana
49.359 Pale-bordered Piercer
Grapholita janthinana
49.371 Fruitlet Mining Tortrix
Pammene rhediella
49.376 Sycamore Piercer
Pammene aurita
49.379 Orange-spot Piercer
Pammene aurana
49.000 Cnephasia sp.
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52 Sesiidae
52.014 Six-belted Clearwing
Bembecia ichneumoniformis
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62 Pyralidae
62.001 Bee Moth
Aphomia sociella
62.012 Brown Knot-horn
Matilella fusca
62.023 Heather Knot-horn
Pempelia palumbella
62.029 Dotted Oak Knot-horn
Phycita roborella
62.035 Grey Knot-horn
Trachycera advenella
62.042 Thistle Ermine
Myelois circumvoluta
62.048 Ash-bark Knot-horn
Euzophera pinguis
62.058 Ermine Knot-horn
Phycitodes binaevella
62.072 Meal Moth
Pyralis farinalis
62.074 Large Tabby
Aglossa pinguinalis
62.075 Gold Triangle
Hypsopygia costalis
62.076 Double-striped Tabby
Hypsopygia glaucinalis
62.077 Rosy Tabby
Endotricha flammealis
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63 Crambidae
63.005 Straw-barred Pearl
Pyrausta despicata
63.006 Small Purple & Gold
Pyrausta aurata
63.013 Orange-rayed Pearl
Nascia cilialis
63.018 Spotted Magpie
Anania coronata
63.020 Fenland Pearl
Anania perlucidalis
63.025 Small Magpie
Eurrhypara hortulata
63.031 Rusty Dot Pearl
Udea ferrugalis
63.033 Pale Straw Pear
Udea lutealis
63.034 Dusky Pearl
Udea prunalis
63.038 Mother of Pearl
Pleuroptya ruralis
63.037 Olive Pearl
Udea olivalis
63.057 Garden Pebble
Evergestis forficalis
63.060 Chequered Pearl
Evergestis pallidata
63.062 Large Grey
Scoparia subfusca
63.064 Common Grey
Scoparia ambigualis
63.066 Meadow Grey
Scoparia pyralella
63.067 Little Grey
Dipleurina lacustrata
63.069 Narrow-winged Grey
Eudonia angustea
63.073 Ground-moss Grey
Eudonia truncicolella
63.074 Small Grey
Eudonia mercurella
63.075 Marsh Grey
Eudonia pallida
63.077 Reed Veneer
Chilo phragmitella
63.080 Garden Grass-veneer
Chrysoteuchia culmella
63.081 Inlaid Grass-veneer
Crambus pascuella
63.086 Hook-streak Grass-veneer
Crambus lathoniellus
63.088 Satin Grass-veneer
Crambus perlella
63.089 Common Grass-veneer
Agriphila tristella
63.092 Pale-streak Grass-veneer
Agriphila selasella
63.093 Straw Grass-veneer
Agriphila straminella
63.099 Pearl Grass-veneer
Catoptria pinella
63.100 Silver-stripe Grass-veneer
Catoptria margaritella
63.102 Chequered Grass-veneer
Catoptria falsella
63.114 Brown China-mark
Elophila nymphaeata
63.115 Water Veneer
Acentria ephemerella
63.116 Small China-mark
Cataclysta lemnata
63.117 Ringed China-mark
Parapoynx stratiotata
63.118 Beautiful China-mark
Nymphula nitidulata
63.121 Pale Water-veneer
Donacaula forficella
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