Lancashire Key Species - Butterflies, Moths and Caddis Flies

Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus 1
High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe 2
Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja 3
Brown Argus
Aricia agestis 4
Northern Brown Argus
Aricia artaxerxes 5
Aricia artaxerxes subsp. salmacis
Aricia artaxerxes salmacis 6
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne 7
Silver-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene 8
Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi 9
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus 10
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia 11
Small Blue
Cupido minimus 12
Dingy Skipper
Erynnis tages 13
Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia 5
Purple hairstreak
Favonius quercus 5
Common Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni 14
Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina 5
Grayling
Hipparchia semele 15
Wall Brown
Lasiommata megera 16
Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon 8
Speckled Wood Butterfly
Pararge aegeria 8
Pararge aegeria subsp. insula
Pararge aegeria insula
European Comma
Polygonia c-album 5
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus
Lysandra 17
White-letter Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album 18
Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae 5
Lulworth Skipper
Thymelicus acteon 19
Acompsia cinerella
Acompsia cinerella 20
Grey Dagger
Acronicta psi 21
Knot Grass
Acronicta rumicis 22
Portland Moth
Actebia praecox 23
Early Longhorn
Adela cuprella
Cistus Forester Moth
Adscita geryon 24
Green Forester Moth
Adscita statices 25
Hemlock Yellow Conch
Aethes beatricella 6
Agonopterix nanatella
Agonopterix nanatella
Gorse Soft Shoot Moth
Agonopterix umbellana 26
White-streak Grass-veneer
Agriphila latistria 27
Flounced Chestnut
Agrochola helvola 28
Brown-spot Pinion
Agrochola litura 22
Beaded Chestnut
Agrochola lychnidis 29
Heart and Club
Agrotis clavis
Sand Dart
Agrotis ripae
Green-brindled Crescent
Allophyes oxyacanthae 30
Crinan Ear
Amphipoea crinanensis 31
Ear Moth
Amphipoea oculea
Mouse Moth
Amphipyra tragopoginis 32
Anacampsis temerella
Anacampsis temerella
White-spotted Sable
Anania funebris 33
Large Nutmeg
Apamea anceps
Crescent Striped
Apamea oblonga 34
Dusky Brocade
Apamea remissa 22
Reddish Light Arches
Apamea sublustris 35
Small Brindled Beauty
Apocheima hispidaria 22
Apodia bifractella
Apodia bifractella
Northern Deep-brown Dart
Aporophyla lueneburgensis 28
Deep-brown Dart
Aporophyla lutulenta 23
Sallow Apotomis Moth
Apotomis capreana 33
Brown-veined Wainscot
Archanara dissoluta 22
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja 36
Hawthorn Argent
Argyresthia bonnetella
Aristotelia brizella
Aristotelia brizella
Aroga velocella
Aroga velocella
Sprawler
Asteroscopus sphinx 37
Small White Wave
Asthena albulata 38
Centre-barred Sallow
Atethmia centrago
Red-necked Footman
Atolmis rubricollis 39
Gold Spangle
Autographa bractea 40
Scarce Sedge Marble
Bactra lacteana 41
Blepharita adusta
Blepharita adusta
Minor Shoulder-knot
Brachylomia viminalis 23
Bryotropha desertella
Bryotropha desertella
Mottled Rustic
Caradrina morpheus 42
Carpatolechia decorella
Carpatolechia decorella
Manchester Treble-bar Moth
Carsia sororiata 43
Caryocolum fraternella
Caryocolum fraternella
Caryocolum tricolorella
Caryocolum tricolorella
Ruddy Carpet
Catarhoe rubidata 44
Light Crimson Underwing
Catocala promissa 45
Haworth's Minor
Celaena haworthii 46
Crescent
Celaena leucostigma 22
Puss Moth
Cerura vinula 47
Charissa obscurata
Charissa obscurata 48
The Streak
Chesias legatella 49
Latticed Heath
Chiasmia clathrata 50
Chiasmia clathrata subsp. clathrata
Chiasmia clathrata clathrata
Silky Wainscot
Chilodes maritimus
Chionodes distinctella
Chionodes distinctella
Chionodes fumatella
Chionodes fumatella
Chloroclysta citrata
Dysstroma citrata 51
Orache Leafminer Moth
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Beech-green Carpet
Colostygia olivata 40
Blotched Emerald
Comibaena bajularia 52
Goat Moth
Cossus cossus 53
Heath Grass-veneer
Crambus ericella 54
Four-dotted Footman
Cybosia mesomella
Clay Triple-Lines
Cyclophora linearia 29
Cymatophorima diluta
Cymatophorina diluta 55
Brindled Ochre
Dasypolia templi
Silver Hook
Deltote uncula 22
Clouded Buff
Diacrisia sannio 56
Small Square-spot
Diarsia rubi 22
Dark Tussock
Dicallomera fascelina 57
Heart Moth
Dicycla oo 45
Figure of Eight
Diloba caeruleocephala 58
Marbled Brown
Drymonia dodonaea 5
Bird's Wing
Dypterygia scabriuscula 22
Large Mottled Shade
Eana penziana 29
Small Phoenix
Ecliptopera silaceata 59
Scarce Footman Moth
Eilema complana 8
Heath Marble
Endothenia ericetana
Black-edged Marble
Endothenia nigricostana 60
September Thorn
Ennomos erosaria 44
Dusky Thorn
Ennomos fuscantaria 22
August Thorn
Ennomos quercinaria
Grey Mountain Carpet
Entephria caesiata 61
Galium Carpet
Epirrhoe galiata 62
Dusky Sallow
Eremobia ochroleuca 63
Small Eggar
Eriogaster lanestris 48
Burnet Companion
Euclidia glyphica 8
Eugnorisma glareosa
Paradiarsia glareosa
Eulamprotes atrella
Eulamprotes atrella 48
Eulamprotes unicolorella
Eulamprotes unicolorella
Spinach
Eulithis mellinata 64
Cloaked Pug
Eupithecia abietaria 65
Bleached Pug
Eupithecia expallidata
Haworth's Pug
Eupithecia haworthiata 58
Lead-coloured Pug
Eupithecia plumbeolata 48
Plain Pug
Eupithecia simpliciata 22
Shaded Pug
Eupithecia subumbrata 39
Triple-spotted Pug
Eupithecia trisignaria
Valerian Pug
Eupithecia valerianata
Netted Pug
Eupithecia venosata 66
Coast Dart Moth
Euxoa cursoria
Garden Dart
Euxoa nigricans 22
Square-Spot Dart
Euxoa obelisca 22
White-line Dart
Euxoa tritici
Purple-backed Cabbageworm Moth
Evergestis pallidata 51
Poplar Kitten
Furcula bifida 20
Soothsayer Dart Moth
Graphiphora augur 22
Heliophobus reticulata
Sideridis reticulata 22
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth
Hemaris tityus 9
Small emerald
Hemistola chrysoprasaria 8
Ghost Moth
Hepialus humuli 4
The Rustic
Hoplodrina blanda 49
Rosy Rustic
Hydraecia micacea 22
Butterbur
Hydraecia petasitis
Beautiful Snout
Hypena crassalis 47
Marsh Oblique-barred
Hypenodes humidalis
Saxon
Hyppa rectilinea
Dwarf Cream Wave
Idaea fuscovenosa 22
Purple-bordered Gold
Idaea muricata 67
Plain Wave
Idaea straminata 8
Devon Carpet
Lampropteryx otregiata 61
Grass Eggar
Lasiocampa trifolii 68
Beautiful Hook-tip
Laspeyria flexula
goldenrod brindle
Lithomoia solidaginis 69
Brindled Beauty Moth
Lycia hirtaria 22
Belted Beauty Moth
Lycia zonaria 70
Black Arches
Lymantria monacha 20
V-Moth
Macaria wauaria 45
Dot Moth
Melanchra persicariae 71
Melanchra pisi
Ceramica pisi 22
Pretty Chalk Carpet
Melanthia procellata 22
Rosy Minor
Mesoligia literosa 32
Monochroa lucidella
Monochroa lucidella
Common Plain Neb
Monochroa tenebrella 72
Shore Wainscot
Mythimna litoralis 73
Obscure Wainscot
Mythimna obsoleta 58
Striped Wainscot
Mythimna pudorina 20
Lunar Yellow Underwing
Noctua orbona 22
Chimney-sweeper
Odezia atrata 30
Scarce Prominent
Odontosia carmelita
Dusky Plume Moth
Oidaematophorus lithodactyla 58
Large Marble
Olethreutes schulziana
White-barred Tortrix
Olindia schumacherana 29
Oblique Carpet
Orthonama vittata
Powdered Quaker
Orthosia gracilis 22
Blossom Underwing
Orthosia miniosa 58
Northern Drab
Orthosia opima 58
Lead-coloured Drab
Orthosia populeti 20
Square Spot
Paradarisa consonaria 23
Ringed China-Mark
Parapoynx stratiotata 22
Waved Black
Parascotia fuliginaria 44
Parasemia plantaginis
Arctia plantaginis 74
Sloe Pug
Pasiphila chloerata 58
Dark Spinach
Pelurga comitata 22
Grass Wave
Perconia strigillaria 75
Great Prominent
Peridea anceps 5
Barred Carpet
Perizoma taeniata 48
Heath Twist
Philedonides lunana 76
Brown Scallop
Philereme vetulata 40
Least Minor
Photedes captiuncula 77
Small Purple-barred
Phytometra viridaria 40
Prolita sexpunctella
Prolita sexpunctella 78
Speckled Yellow
Pseudopanthera macularia 77
Silver-barred Sable
Pyrausta cingulata 29
Spear-marked Black Moth
Rheumaptera hastata 48
Large Wainscot Moth
Rhizedra lutosa 22
Dotted Rustic
Rhyacia simulans 54
Brown Rustic
Rusina ferruginea 28
Small Blood-vein
Scopula imitaria 79
Mullein Wave
Scopula marginepunctata 44
Shaded Broad-bar
Scotopteryx chenopodiata 80
Scrobipalpa artemisiella
Scrobipalpa artemisiella
Scrobipalpa nitentella
Scrobipalpa nitentella
White-dusted Owlet
Scythris picaepennis
Lunar Hornet Moth
Sesia bembeciformis 81
White Colon
Sideridis albicolon
White Ermine
Spilosoma lubricipeda 82
Northern Rustic
Standfussiana lucernea 61
Alder Signal
Stathmopoda pedella 22
Anomalous
Stilbia anomala
Large Red-belted Clearwing
Synanthedon culiciformis 8
Currant Clearwing
Synanthedon tipuliformis 83
Syncopacma taeniolella
Syncopacma taeniolella 6
Scarce Silver Y Moth
Syngrapha interrogationis 23
Teleiodes luculella
Teleiodes luculella 22
Juniper Carpet
Thera juniperata 84
Hedge Rustic
Tholera cespitis 40
Feathered Gothic
Tholera decimalis 48
Blood Vein
Timandra comae 22
pale eggar
Trichiura crataegi 28
Barred Tooth-striped
Trichopteryx polycommata 35
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae 51
Oak Hook-tip
Watsonalla binaria 22
Xanthia aurago
Tiliacea aurago 85
Dusky-lemon Sallow
Xanthia gilvago 86
The Sallow
Xanthia icteritia 22
Red Carpet Moth
Xanthorhoe decoloraria 59
Red Twin-spot Moth
Xanthorhoe ferrugata 87
Heath Rustic
Xestia agathina 88
Neglected Rustic
Xestia castanea 28
Triple-spotted Clay
Xestia ditrapezium 22
Sword-grass
Xylena exsoleta 89
Willow Ermine
Yponomeuta rorrella 90
Wood Leopard Moth
Zeuzera pyrina 20
Plectrocnemia brevis
Plectrocnemia brevis
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