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Lancashire Key Species - Butterflies, Moths and Caddis Flies

Butterfly, moth and caddis fly species listed as Lancashire Key Species in the review of 24/09/2019.

Lancashire Key Species (LKS) refers to species which have a recognised status, either (inter)nationally or locally within Lancashire. The criteria for inclusion are available from ...more ↓

Small Brindled Beauty 1
Apocheima hispidaria
Small White Wave 2
Asthena albulata
Manchester Treble-bar Moth 3
Carsia sororiata
Ruddy Carpet 4
Catarhoe rubidata
Charissa obscurata 5
The Streak 6
Chesias legatella
Latticed Heath 7
Chiasmia clathrata
Chiasmia clathrata subsp. clathrata
Chiasmia clathrata clathrata
Chloroclysta citrata 8
Dysstroma citrata
Beech-green Carpet 9
Colostygia olivata
Blotched Emerald 10
Comibaena bajularia
Clay Triple-Lines 11
Cyclophora linearia
Small Phoenix 12
Ecliptopera silaceata
September Thorn 4
Ennomos erosaria
Dusky Thorn 1
Ennomos fuscantaria
August Thorn
Ennomos quercinaria
Grey Mountain Carpet 13
Entephria caesiata
Galium Carpet 14
Epirrhoe galiata
Spinach 15
Eulithis mellinata
Cloaked Pug 16
Eupithecia abietaria
Bleached Pug
Eupithecia expallidata
Haworth's Pug 17
Eupithecia haworthiata
Lead-coloured Pug 5
Eupithecia plumbeolata
Plain Pug 1
Eupithecia simpliciata
Shaded Pug 18
Eupithecia subumbrata
Triple-spotted Pug
Eupithecia trisignaria
Valerian Pug
Eupithecia valerianata
Netted Pug 19
Eupithecia venosata
Small emerald 20
Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Dwarf Cream Wave 1
Idaea fuscovenosa
Purple-bordered Gold 21
Idaea muricata
Plain Wave 20
Idaea straminata
Devon Carpet 13
Lampropteryx otregiata
Brindled Beauty Moth 1
Lycia hirtaria
Belted Beauty Moth 22
Lycia zonaria
V-Moth 23
Macaria wauaria
Pretty Chalk Carpet 1
Melanthia procellata
Chimney-sweeper 24
Odezia atrata
Oblique Carpet
Orthonama vittata
Square Spot 25
Paradarisa consonaria
Sloe Pug 17
Pasiphila chloerata
Dark Spinach 1
Pelurga comitata
Grass Wave 26
Perconia strigillaria
Barred Carpet 5
Perizoma taeniata
Brown Scallop 9
Philereme vetulata
Speckled Yellow 27
Pseudopanthera macularia
Spear-marked Black Moth 5
Rheumaptera hastata
Small Blood-vein 28
Scopula imitaria
Mullein Wave 4
Scopula marginepunctata
Shaded Broad-bar 29
Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Juniper Carpet 30
Thera juniperata
Blood Vein 1
Timandra comae
Barred Tooth-striped 31
Trichopteryx polycommata
Red Carpet Moth 12
Xanthorhoe decoloraria
Red Twin-spot Moth 32
Xanthorhoe ferrugata

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