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List of moths of Great Britain (Geometridae)

The family Geometridae is represented by over 300 species in Great Britain.

Subfamily Archiearinae

Subfamily Alsophilinae

Subfamily Geometrinae

Subfamily Sterrhinae

* Scopula floslactata floslactata — south & central (localized)
* Scopula floslactata f. scotica — north-west (localized)
  • Scopula ternata, smoky wave — north & west (localized)
  • <nowiki>[</nowiki>Scopula limboundata, large lace border — single, old, unconfirmed record<nowiki>]</nowiki>

Subfamily Larentiinae

* Xanthorhoe decoloraria hethlandica — Shetland
* Xanthorhoe decoloraria decoloraria — north & west
* Xanthorhoe montanata shetlandica — Shetland
* Xanthorhoe montanata montanata — throughout
* Scotopteryx mucronata scotica — west-central & north (localized)
* Scotopteryx mucronata umbrifera — south-west (localized)
* Epirrhoe alternata obscurata — Outer Hebrides
* Epirrhoe alternata alternata — throughout
* Camptogramma bilineata bilineata — throughout
* Camptogramma bilineata atlantica — Shetland & Outer Hebrides
* Entephria flavicinctata flavicinctata — west coast of Scotland & Inner Hebrides, Yorkshire Dales & Black Mountains (Nationally Scarce B)
* Entephria flavicinctata ruficinctata — central & north-west Scotland (localized)
* Chloroclysta citrata citrata — throughout
* Chloroclysta citrata pythonissata — Shetland & Orkney
* Plemyria rubiginata rubiginata — south & central
* Plemyria rubiginata plumbata — north (localized)
* Thera juniperata juniperata — throughout
* Thera juniperata scotica —north (localized)
* Thera juniperata orcadensis — Orkney (possibly extinct)
* Rheumaptera hastata hastata — south & central (Nationally Scarce B)
* Rheumaptera hastata f. nigrescens — north (Nationally Scarce B)
* Perizoma blandiata blandiata — north & west (local)
* Perizoma blandiata perfasciata — Hebrides & Rùm
* Perizoma albulata albulata — throughout (localized)
* Perizoma albulata subfasciaria — Shetland
* Perizoma didymata didymata — throughout
* Perizoma didymata hethlandica — Shetland
* Eupithecia pulchellata pulchellata — throughout
* Eupithecia pulchellata hebudium — Wales & Hebrides
* Eupithecia exiguata exiguata — throughout
* Eupithecia exiguata muricolor — Aberdeenshire
* Eupithecia venosata venosata — south, central & north-east (localized)
* Eupithecia venosata hebridensis — Hebrides
* Eupithecia venosata fumosae — Shetland & Orkney
* Eupithecia venosata ochracae — Orkney
* Eupithecia intricata millieraria, Edinburgh pug — north
* Eupithecia intricata arceuthata, Freyer's pug — south & central
* Eupithecia satyrata callunaria — south (localized)
* Eupithecia satyrata satyrata — north (moorlands)
* Eupithecia satyrata curzoni — Shetland
* Eupithecia absinthiata f. goossensiata, ling pug — throughout (localized, especially heathland and moorland)
* Eupithecia vulgata vulgata — south & central
* Eupithecia vulgata scotica — north
* Eupithecia denotata denotata, campanula pug — south & east (Nationally Scarce A)
* Eupithecia denotata jasioneata, jasione pug — south-west & west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
* Eupithecia pusillata pusillata — throughout
* Eupithecia pusillata anglicata — extinct
* Chesias rufata rufata — south-east & west (Nationally Scarce B)
* Chesias rufata scotica — north (Nationally Scarce B)
* Aplocera plagiata plagiata — throughout
* Aplocera plagiata scotica — north
* Lycia zonaria britannica — west-central (Red Data Book)
* Lycia zonaria atlantica — north-west (Nationally Scarce A)
* Cleora cinctaria bowesi — north-west & west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
* Cleora cinctaria cinctaria — south (Nationally Scarce A)
* Alcis repandata repandata — throughout
* Alcis repandata sodorensium — Hebrides

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

See also

References

  • Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. .