List of moths of Great Britain (Notodontidae)

The family Notodontidae comprises the "Prominent and kitten moths", of which 27 have been recorded in Great Britain:

Subfamily Notodontinae

Sallow Kitten (male)

Lunar Marbled Brown

• Cerura vinula Puss Moth — throughout
• Furcula bicuspis Alder Kitten — south-west, south-east, east and west-central (localized)
• Furcula furcula Sallow Kitten — throughout
• Furcula bifida Poplar Kitten — south and central (localized)
• Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent — throughout
• Notodonta torva Large Dark Prominent — rare immigrant
• Notodonta tritophus Three-humped Prominent — immigrant
• Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent — throughout
• Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent — throughout
• Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent — throughout
• Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent — throughout
• Ptilodon cucullina Maple Prominent — south and east (localized)
• Odontosia carmelita Scarce Prominent — south and north (localized)
• Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent — throughout
• Leucodonta bicoloria White Prominent — extinct as resident species; possible immigrant
• Ptilophora plumigera Plumed Prominent — south-east (Nationally Scarce A)
• Drymonia dodonaea Marbled Brown — south, central and north-west (localized)
• Drymonia ruficornis Lunar Marbled Brown — throughout
• Gluphisia crenata vertunea Dusky Marbled Brown — rare immigrant

Subfamily Pygaerinae

Chocolate-tip

• Clostera pigra Small Chocolate-tip — throughout (Nationally Scarce B)
• Clostera anachoreta Scarce Chocolate-tip — south-east (Red Data Book)
• Clostera curtula Chocolate-tip — throughout southern England, locally distributed in north

Subfamily Phalerinae

• Phalera bucephala Buff-tip — throughout

Subfamily Heterocampinae

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)

Subfamily Dilobinae

• Diloba caeruleocephala Figure of Eight — south, centre and north ‡*

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 (‡*).

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.