List of moths of Great Britain (Drepanidae)

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The family Drepanidae contains about 400 species, of which only eight occur in Europe. Six of these are resident in Great Britain and one is an occasional immigrant:

Scalloped hook-tip Falcaria.lacertinaria.7109.jpg
Scalloped hook-tip
Pebble hook-tip Drepana falcataria-01 (xndr).jpg
Pebble hook-tip
  • Drepana falcataria falcataria — south, centre
  • Drepana falcataria scotica — northern Scotland (local)

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) [2] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drepanidae</span> Family containing the hook-tip moths

The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies, which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a superficial resemblance to Noctuidae. Many species in the drepanid family have a distinctively hook-shaped apex to the fore wing, leading to their common name of hook-tips.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oak hook-tip</span> Species of moth

The oak hook-tip is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is part of the Drepana subgenus Watsonalla. It is found in most of Europe except the far north. It is quite common in England and Wales, but not found in Scotland and only recently in Ireland. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767.

<i>Drepana falcataria</i> Species of hook-tip moth

Drepana falcataria, the pebble hook-tip, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe, through Siberia to the eastern Palearctic.

<i>Drepana cultraria</i> Species of hook-tip moth

Drepana cultraria, the barred hook-tip, is a moth of the family Drepanidae and part of Drepana subgenus Watsonalla. It is found in southern and central Europe.

<i>Drepana curvatula</i> Species of hook-tip moth

Drepana curvatula, the dusky hook-tip, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1790 and it is found from Europe to Japan.

<i>Drepana uncinula</i> Species of hook-tip moth

Drepana uncinula, the spiny hook-tip, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It is part of the Drepana subgenus Watsonalla. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1790.

References

  1. Fox, R., K.F. Conrad, M.S. Parsons, M.S. Warren and I.P. Woiwood, 2006. The State of Britain's Larger Moths. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham, UK.
  2. Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p.