Butterfly Conservation - North East Branch

The table below and the tables accessed via the links above, list all of the species currently accepted as having been recorded in Northumberland (VC 67 and VC 68) and Durham (VC 66). The right hand column of the table indicates which county/counties a species has been recorded in where N = Northumberland and D = Durham. Many thanks to Tom Tams for providing the Northumberland list and to Keith Dover for the Durham list. It should be noted that whilst some species on the list are widespread and abundant others may be represented only by very small numbers of records (in some cases only a single record) and furthermore some of these records may be very old. Consequently appearance in the tables cannot be taken as confirmation that a species is present in the region today.

Please see the guidance note for information on submitting records of moths seen in Northumberland. Records of moths seen in Durham should be sent to Keith Dover at: . A spreadsheet for recording moths seen in Durham can be dowloaded here.

Where possible, links to pictures of the moths on the UK Moths website have been made, these can be viewed by clicking on the species name.

Hepialidae
14	Ghost Moth	Hepialus humuli	N D
15	Orange Swift	Hepialus sylvina	N D
16	Gold Swift	Hepialus hecta	N D
17	Common Swift	Hepialus lupulinus	N D
18	Map-winged Swift	Hepialus fusconebulosa	N D

Cossidae

Zeuzerinae
161	Leopard Moth	Zeuzera pyrina	D
Cossinae
162	Goat Moth	Cossus cossus	N D

Zygaenidae
Procridinae
163	Forester	Adscita statices	D
164	Cistus Forester	Adscita geryon	D
Zygaeninae
169	Six-spot Burnet	Zygaena filipendulae	N D
171	Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet	Zygaena lonicerae	N D

Sesiinae
370	Hornet Moth	Sesia apiformis	D
371	Lunar Hornet Moth	Sesia bembeciformis	N D

Paranthreninae
372	Dusky Clearwing	Synanthedon tabaniformis	D
373	Currant Clearwing	Synanthedon tipuliformis	N D
380	Red-tipped Clearwing	Synanthedon formicaeformis	N D
381	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Synanthedon culiciformis	D
382	Six-belted Clearwing	Bembecia ichneumoniformis	D

Lasiocampidae
1631	December Moth	Poecilocampa populi	N D
1632	Pale Eggar	Trichiura crataegi	N D
1633	Small Eggar	Eriogaster lanestris	N
1634	Lackey	Malacosoma neustria	D
1637	Northern Eggar	Lasiocampa quercus f. callunae	N D
1638	Fox Moth	Macrothylacia rubi	N D
1640	The Drinker	Euthrix potatoria	N D

Saturniidae
1643	Emperor Moth	Pavonia pavonia	N D

Drepanidae
1645	Scalloped Hook-tip	Falcaria lacertinaria	N D
1646	Oak Hook-tip	Watsonalla binaria	N D
1648	Pebble Hook-tip	Drepana falcataria	N D
1648	Pebble Hook-tip	Drepana falcataria scotica	N
1651	Chinese Character	Cilix glaucata	N D

Thyatirinae
1652	Peach Blossom	Thyatira batis	N D
1653	Buff Arches	Habrosyne pyritoides	N D
1654	Figure of Eighty	Tethea ocularis octogesimea	N D
1655	Poplar Lutestring	Tethea or	N
1656	Satin Lutestring	Tetheella fluctuosa	N
1657	Common Lutestring	Ochropacha duplaris	N D
1659	Yellow Horned	Achlya flavicornis	N D

Geometridae

Archiearinae
1661	Orange Underwing	Archiearis parthenias	N D
Oenochrominae
1663	March Moth	Alsophila aescularia	N D

Geometrinae
1664	Rest Harrow	Aplasta ononaria	D
1665	Grass Emerald	Pseudoterpna pruinata atropunctaria	N D
1666	Large Emerald	Geometra papilionaria	N D
1669	Common Emerald	Hemithea aestivaria	N D
1674	Little Emerald	Jodis lactearia	N D

Sterrhinae
1677	Birch Mocha	Cyclophora albipunctata	N
1680	Maiden's Blush	Cyclophora punctaria	N
1681	Clay Triple-lines	Cyclophora linearia	N D
1682	Blood-vein	Timandra comae	N D
1689	Mullein Wave	Scopula marginepunctata	N
1690	Small Blood-vein	Scopula imitaria	N
1692	Lesser Cream Wave	Scopula immutata	N D
1693	Cream Wave	Scopula floslactata	N D
1693	Cream Wave	Scopula floslactata scotica	D
1694	Smoky Wave	Scopula ternata	N D
1698	Purple-bordered Gold	Idaea muricata	D
1700	Strange Wave	Idaea laevigata	D
1702	Small Fan-footed Wave	Idaea biselata	N D
1705	Dwarf Cream Wave	Idaea fuscovenosa	N D
1707	Small Dusty Wave	Idaea seriata	N D
1708	Single-dotted Wave	Idaea dimidiata	N D
1709	Satin Wave	Idaea subsericeata	N D
1713	Riband Wave	Idaea aversata	N D
1715	Plain Wave	Idaea straminata	N D
1716	Vestal	Rhodometra sacraria	N D

Larentiinae
1719	Oblique Carpet	Orthonama vittata	N
1720	Gem	Orthonama obstipata	N D
1722	Flame Carpet	Xanthorhoe designata	N D
1723	Red Carpet	Xanthorhoe decoloraria	N D
1724	Red Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	N D
1725	Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe ferrugata	N D
1726	Large Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe quadrifasciata	D
1727	Silver-ground Carpet	Xanthorhoe montanata	N D
1728	Garden Carpet	Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata	N D
1731	Chalk Carpet	Scotopteryx bipunctaria cretata	N D
1732	Shaded Broad-bar	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	N D
1733	Lead Belle	Scotopteryx mucronata	N D
1734	July Belle	Scotopteryx luridata plumbaria	N D
1737	Small Argent and Sable	Epirrhoe tristata	N D
1738	Common Carpet	Epirrhoe alternata	N D
1739	Wood Carpet	Epirrhoe rivata	N D
1740	Galium Carpet	Epirrhoe galiata	N D
1741	Many Lined	Costaconvexa polygrammata	N
1742	Yellow Shell	Camptogramma bilineata	N D
1744	Grey Mountain Carpet	Entephria caesiata	N D
1745	Mallow	Larentia clavaria	N D
1746	Shoulder Stripe	Anticlea badiata	N D
1747	Streamer	Anticlea derivata	N D
1748	Beautiful Carpet	Mesoleuca albicillata	N D
1749	Dark Spinach	Pelurga comitata	N D
1750	Water Carpet	Lampropteryx suffumata	N D
1752	Purple Bar	Cosmorhoe ocellata	N D
1753	Striped Twin-spot Carpet	Nebula salicata latentaria	N D
1754	Phoenix	Eulithis prunata	N D
1755	Chevron	Eulithis testata	N D
1756	Northern Spinach	Eulithis populata	N D
1757	Spinach	Eulithis mellinata	N D
1758	Barred Straw	Eulithis pyraliata	N D
1759	Small Phoenix	Ecliptopera silaceata	N D
1760	Red-green Carpet	Chloroclysta siterata	N D
1761	Autumn Green Carpet	Chloroclysta miata	N D
1762	Dark Marbled Carpet	Chloroclysta citrata	N D
1764	Common Marbled Carpet	Chloroclysta truncata	N D
1765	Barred Yellow	Cidaria fulvata	N D
1766	Blue-bordered Carpet	Plemyria rubiginata plumbata	N D
1767	Pine Carpet	Thera firmata	N D
1768	Grey Pine Carpet	Thera obeliscata	N D
1769	Spruce Carpet	Thera britannica	N D
1770	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	Thera cognata	N D
1771	Juniper Carpet	Thera juniperata	N D
1773	Broken-barred Carpet	Electrophaes corylata	N D
1774	Beech-green Carpet	Colostygia olivata	N D
1775	Mottled Grey	Colostygia multistrigaria	N D
1776	Green Carpet	Colostygia pectinataria	N D
1777	July Highflyer	Hydriomena furcata	N D
1778	May Highflyer	Hydriomena impluviata	N D
1779	Ruddy Highflyer	Hydriomena ruberata	N D
1780	Slender-striped Rufous	Coenocalpe lapidata	N
1787	Argent and Sable	Rheumaptera hastata	N D
1788	Scarce Tissue	Rheumaptera cervinalis	N
1789	Scallop Shell	Rheumaptera undulata	N
1790	Tissue	Triphosa dubitata	N D
1793	Cloaked Carpet	Euphyia biangulata	D
1794	Sharp-angled Carpet	Euphyia unangulata	N
1795	November Moth	Epirrita dilutata	N D
1796	Pale November Moth	Epirrita christyi	N D
1797	Autumnal Moth	Epirrita autumnata	N D
1798	Small Autumnal Moth	Epirrita filigrammaria	N D
1799	Winter Moth	Operophtera brumata	N D
1800	Northern Winter Moth	Operophtera fagata	N D
1801	Barred Carpet	Perizoma taeniata	N
1802	Rivulet	Perizoma affinitata	N D
1803	Small Rivulet	Perizoma alchemillata	N D
1804	Barred Rivulet	Perizoma bifaciata	N D
1805	Heath Rivulet	Perizoma minorata	N
1806	Pretty Pinion	Perizoma blandiata	N D
1807	Grass Rivulet	Perizoma albulata	N D
1808	Sandy Carpet	Perizoma flavofasciata	N D
1809	Twin-spot Carpet	Perizoma didymata	N D
1811	Slender Pug	Eupithecia tenuiata	N D
1812	Maple Pug	Eupithecia inturbata	N
1814	Lead-coloured Pug	Eupithecia plumbeolata	N
1815	Cloaked Pug	Eupithecia abietaria	N
1816	Toadflax Pug	Eupithecia linariata	N D
1817	Foxglove Pug	Eupithecia pulchellata	N D
1818	Marbled Pug	Eupithecia irriguata	D
1819	Mottled Pug	Eupithecia exiguata	N D
1821	Valerian Pug	Eupithecia valerianata	N
1822	Marsh Pug	Eupithecia pygmaeata	N D
1823	Netted Pug	Eupithecia venosata	N D
1825	Lime-speck Pug	Eupithecia centaureata	N D
1826	Triple-spotted Pug	Eupithecia trisignaria	N D
1827	Freyer's Pug	Eupithecia intricata	N D
1827	Edinburgh Pug	Eupithecia intricata millieraria	N D
1828	Satyr Pug	Eupithecia satyrata	N D
1830	Wormwood Pug	Eupithecia absinthiata	N D
1831	Ling Pug	Eupithecia absinthiata f. goosensiata	N D
1832	Currant Pug	Eupithecia assimilata	N D
1834	Common Pug	Eupithecia vulgata	N D
1835	White-spotted Pug	Eupithecia tripunctaria	N D
1837	Grey Pug	Eupithecia subfuscata	N D
1838	Tawny-speckled Pug	Eupithecia icterata	N D
1839	Bordered Pug	Eupithecia succenturiata	N D
1840	Shaded Pug	Eupithecia subumbrata	N
1842	Plain Pug	Eupithecia simpliciata	N
1843	Thyme Pug	Eupithecia distinctaria constrictata	N D
1844	Ochreous Pug	Eupithecia indigata	N D
1846	Narrow-winged Pug	Eupithecia nanata	N D
1848	Angle-barred/Ash Pug	Eupithecia innotata	N D
1851	Golden-rod Pug	Eupithecia virgaureata	N D
1852	Brindled Pug	Eupithecia abbreviata	N D
1853	Oak-tree Pug	Eupithecia dodoneata	N D
1854	Juniper Pug	Eupithecia pusillata	N D
1856	Larch Pug	Eupithecia lariciata	N D
1857	Dwarf Pug	Eupithecia tantillaria	N D
1858	V-Pug	Chloroclystis v-ata	N D
1859	Sloe Pug	Pasiphila chloerata	D
1860	Green Pug	Pasiphila rectangulata	N D
1862	Double-striped Pug	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	N D
1864	Streak	Chesias legatella	N D
1865	Broom-tip	Chesias rufata	N
1866	Manchester Treble-bar	Carsia sororiata anglica	N D
1867	Treble Bar	Aplocera plagiata	N D
1868	Lesser Treble-bar	Aplocera efformata	N D
1870	Chimney Sweeper	Odezia atrata	N D
1872	Blomer's Rivulet	Discoloxia blomeri	N D
1873	Welsh Wave	Venusia cambrica	N D
1874	Dingy Shell	Euchoeca nebulata	N D
1875	Small White Wave	Asthena albulata	N
1876	Small Yellow Wave	Hydrelia flammeolaria	N D
1877	Waved Carpet	Hydrelia sylvata	N D
1879	Seraphim	Lobophora halterata	N D
1881	Early Tooth-striped	Trichopteryx carpinata	N D
1882	Small Seraphim	Pterapherapteryx sexalata	N D
1883	Yellow-barred Brindle	Acasis viretata	N D

Ennominae
1884	Magpie Moth	Abraxas grossulariata	N D
1885	Clouded Magpie	Abraxas sylvata	N D
1887	Clouded Border	Lomaspilis marginata	N D
1888	Scorched Carpet	Ligdia adustata	D
1889	Peacock Moth	Macaria notata	D
1893	Tawny-barred Angle	Macaria liturata	N D
1894	Latticed Heath	Chiasmia clathrata	N D
1896	Rannoch Looper	Itame brunneata	N
1897	V-Moth	Macaria wauaria	N D
1902	Brown Silver-line	Petrophora chlorosata	N D
1903	Barred Umber	Plagodis pulveraria	N D
1904	Scorched Wing	Plagodis dolabraria	D
1906	Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	N D
1907	Bordered Beauty	Epione repandaria	N D
1908	Dark Bordered Beauty	Epione vespertaria	N
1909	Speckled Yellow	Pseudopanthera macularia	N
1910	Lilac Beauty	Apeira syringaria	N D
1912	August Thorn	Ennomos quercinaria	N
1913	Canary-shouldered Thorn	Ennomos alniaria	N D
1914	Dusky Thorn	Ennomos fuscantaria	N D
1915	September Thorn	Ennomos erosaria	N D
1917	Early Thorn	Selenia dentaria	N D
1918	Lunar Thorn	Selenia lunularia	N D
1919	Purple Thorn	Selenia tetralunaria	N D
1920	Scalloped Hazel	Odontopera bidentata	N D
1921	Scalloped Oak	Crocallis elinguaria	N D
1922	Swallow-tailed Moth	Ourapteryx sambucaria	N D
1923	Feathered Thorn	Colotois pennaria	N D
1925	Small Brindled Beauty	Apocheima hispidaria	N D
1926	Pale Brindled Beauty	Phigalia pilosaria	N D
1927	Brindled Beauty	Lycia hirtaria	N
1930	Oak Beauty	Biston strataria	N D
1931	Peppered Moth	Biston betularia	N D
1932	Spring Usher	Agriopis leucophaearia	N D
1933	Scarce Umber	Agriopis aurantiaria	N D
1934	Dotted Border	Agriopis marginaria	N D
1935	Mottled Umber	Erannis defoliaria	N D
1937	Willow Beauty	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	N D
1940	Satin Beauty	Deileptenia ribeata	N D
1941	Mottled Beauty	Alcis repandata	N D
1942	Dotted Carpet	Alcis jubata	N
1944	Pale Oak Beauty	Hypomecis punctinalis	N
1945	Brussels Lace	Cleorodes lichenaria	N
1947	Engrailed	Ectropis bistortata	N D
1947	Small Engrailed	Ectropis crepuscularia	N D
1951	Grey Birch	Aethalura punctulata	N D
1952	Common Heath	Ematurga atomaria	N D
1954	Bordered White	Bupalus piniaria	N D
1955	Common White Wave	Cabera pusaria	N D
1956	Common Wave	Cabera exanthemata	N D
1957	White-pinion Spotted	Lomographa bimaculata	N D
1958	Clouded Silver	Lomographa temerata	N D
1960	Early Moth	Theria primaria	N D
1961	Light Emerald	Campaea margaritata	N D
1962	Barred Red	Hylaea fasciaria	N D
1964	Annulet	Charissa obscurata	N D
1968	Yellow Belle	Semiaspilates ochrearia	N D
1969	Grey Scalloped Bar	Dyscia fagaria	N D
1970	Grass Wave	Perconia strigillaria	N D