List of moths of Great Britain (Cossidae)

The family Cossidae comprises the "leopard and goat moths", of which three occur in Great Britain:

Subfamily Zeuzerinae

• Phragmataecia castaneae Reed Leopard — east & south (Red Data Book)
• Zeuzera pyrina Leopard Moth — east, south & central

Subfamily Cossinae

Goat Moth

• Cossus cossus Goat Moth — throughout (Nationally Scarce B) ‡

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)^[1] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡).

References

1. Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p.

• 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.