List of moths of Great Britain (Drepanidae)

The family Drepanidae contains about 400 species, of which only eight occur in Europe. Six of these are resident in Great Britain and one is an occasional immigrant:

Scalloped Hook-tip

• Falcaria lacertinaria Scalloped Hook-tip — throughout
• Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip — south, central (Vulnerable^[1]) ‡*
• Watsonalla cultraria Barred Hook-tip — south, central (local)

Pebble Hook-tip

• Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip

• Drepana falcataria falcataria — south, centre
• Drepana falcataria scotica — northern Scotland (local)

• Drepana curvatula Dusky Hook-tip — south, east (immigrant)
• Sabra harpagula Scarce Hook-tip — south-west (Red Data Book)
• Cilix glaucata Chinese Character — south and centre (common), local in Scotland

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)^[2] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).

References

1. Fox, R., K.F. Conrad, M.S. Parsons, M.S. Warren and I.P. Woiwood, 2006. The State of Britain's Larger Moths. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham, UK.
2. 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.