List of moths of Great Britain (Notodontidae)

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The family Notodontidae comprises the "prominent and kitten moths", of which 27 have been recorded in Great Britain:

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Subfamily Notodontinae

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Sallow kitten (male)
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Lunar marbled brown

Subfamily Pygaerinae

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Chocolate-tip

Subfamily Phalerinae

Subfamily Heterocampinae

The lobster moth is named after the caterpillar rather than the adult moth. Stauropus fagi3.jpg
The lobster moth is named after the caterpillar rather than the adult moth.

Subfamily Dilobinae

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) [1] 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">Notodontidae</span> Moth family known as prominents

Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poplar kitten</span> Species of moth

The poplar kitten is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1787. They are found throughout Europe and in North Africa, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Xinjiang.

<i>Furcula furcula</i> Species of moth

Furcula furcula, the sallow kitten, is a moth from the family Notodontidae. It was first described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759 from a specimen found in Sweden.

<i>Pheosia gnoma</i> Species of moth

Pheosia gnoma, the lesser swallow prominent, is a moth from the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777.

<i>Pheosia tremula</i> Species of moth

Pheosia tremula, the swallow prominent, is a moth from the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759.

<i>Clostera pigra</i> Species of moth

Clostera pigra, the small chocolate-tip, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is a Palearctic species found from Europe ranging to Morocco in the south and eastern Asia in the east.

<i>Notodonta tritophus</i> Species of moth

Notodonta tritophus, the three-humped prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe, east to the Caucasus and Armenia.

<i>Clostera brucei</i> Species of insect

Clostera brucei, the Bruce's prominent moth or Bruce's chocolate-tip, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Henry Edwards in 1885 and it is found in North America.

References

  1. Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p.