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Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. ISBN 0-9531399-1-3 .
Lymantria monacha, black arches — south & central (localized) Lymantria dispar , spongy moth — immigrant (formerly resident) Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) [ 1 ] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).
Hydraecia osseola hucherardi, marsh mallow moth — south-east (Red Data Book) Gortyna flavago, frosted orange — throughout; Gortyna borelii lunata, Fisher's estuarine moth — south-east (Red Data Book) Celaena haworthii, Haworth's minor — central, north & south (localized) †* Celaena leucostigma, crescent ‡*
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)
The list comprises butterfly species listed in The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland by Emmet et al. [1] and Britain's Butterflies by Tomlinson and Still. [2] A study by NERC in 2004 found there has been a species decline of 71% of butterfly species between 1983 and 2003. [3]
Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. ISBN 0-9531399-1-3 .
The lobster moth is named after the caterpillar rather than the adult moth. Stauropus fagi, lobster moth — south and west-central; Harpyia milhauseri, tawny prominent — rare immigrant; Peridea anceps, great prominent — south, west-central and north-west (localized)
Kent black arches. The family Nolidae is represented by six species in Great Britain: Meganola strigula, small black arches — south (Nationally Scarce A) Meganola albula, Kent black arches — south-east (Nationally Scarce B) Nola cucullatella, short-cloaked moth — south & central; Nola confusalis, least black arches — throughout (localized)