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Pale Shining Brown   Polia bombycyina   Various herbaceous plants   Greyish-brown, thin vague dorsal line edged with grey, diamond-shaped darker dorsal mottlings, spiracles orange bordered black. Declining, southern and eastern counties of England.
Silvery Arches   Polia trimaculosa   Various herbaceous plants   Reddish-brown with thin pale dorsal line, bordered with darker brown and vague diamond-shaped markings. Locally common in woods in parts of southern England and moors in the highlands of Scotland.
Grey Arches   Polia nebulosa   Various herbaceous plants   Shades of brown or grey, pale dorsal line within dark diamond-shaped blotches and dark marks laterally. Widely distributed.
Feathered Ear   Pachetra sagittigera   Various grasses   Buff coloured, paler dorsal line, broader pale subdorsal line and rows of darker markings along the back and sides. Last recorded in 1963 on chalk downlands of southern England.
White Colon   Sideridis albicon   Various low growing plants   Pale bluish-green with paler subspiracular line, white spiracles ringed with black. Most of Britain.
Bordered Gothic   Heliophobus reticulata   Unrecorded in the wild, knotgrass in captivity   Pale brown with thin pale dorsal line and darker lines with mottlings on the back and sides. Widely distributed but very local over the southern half of England.
Cabbage Moth   Mamestra brassicae   Various wild and cultivated plants   Shades of brown or green with dark-edged pale dorsal line, slightly humped segment 11, broad pale spiracular line. Most parts of the British Isles.
Dot Moth   Melanchra persicariae   Various herbaceous plants   Shades of green or brown with darker prothoracic plate, oblique dorsal markings, white spiracles, hump on segment eleven. Much of England and Wales.
Beautiful Brocade   Lacanobia contigua   Various trees and low growing plants   Brown or green, narrow dark-edged pale dorsal and subdorsal lines and a series of cross-shaped brown markings along the back. Widely distributed.
Light Brocade   Lacanobia w-latinum   Various plants including broom, dock, knotgrass   Greyish, or reddish-brown, darker specklings, paler dorsal and spiracular lines. Most of southern England.
Pale-shouldered Brocade   Lacanobia thalassina   Oak, sallow, birch and other trees   Reddish-brown with paler dorsal and subdorsal lines and a series of darker markings along the back. Widespread throughout most of the British Isles.
Dog's Tooth   Lacanobia suasa   Low growing plants   Olive-green or brown, darker dorsal stripe, series of short dark oblique markings along the back. Damp places over much of England and Wales.
Bright-line Brown-eye   Lacanobia oleracea   Various herbaceous plants   Green or light brown, darker dorsal and subdorsal lines heavily dusted with white spots, yellowish-white spiracular line. Often common.
The Stranger   Lacanobia blenna   Sea-beet, prickly saltwort and other seashore plants   Dark olive-green or grey covered with minute black and white dots, broad white-edged yellowish-orange subspiracular line. Never recorded in the larval stage, three adults recorded in the Isle of Wight between 1857 and 1876.
Glaucous Shears   Papestra biren   Bog myrtle, sallow, heather and bilberry   Brown with pale dorsal line, darker dorsal V-shaped markings. Widespread in Wales, northern England, Scotland and Ireland.
Broom Moth   Ceramica pisi   Various herbaceous plants   Green or brown with broad white-edged yellow stripes subdorsally. Fairly common.
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Broad-barred White   Hecatara bicolorata   Flowers and buds of the family Compositae, especially hawkweed   Shades of green or brown, darker diamond-shaped markings dorsally. Widespread in England and much of Wales.
Small Ranunculus   Hecatera dysodea   Flowers and seeds of cultivated lettuce   Reddish-brown or pale green with darker dorsal stripe, each segment has a pair of small dark dots. Died out during the first half of last century.
The Campion   Hadena rivularis   Various campion seeds   Brownish-green, white dorsal line and a series of darker oblique markings along the back. Small white spots subdorsally. Fairly common.
Tawny Shears   Hadena perplexa   Seeds of bladder campion and other varieties   Brown or ochreous with broad paler dorsal, subdorsal and spiracular lines. Much of England and Wales.
Viper's Bugloss   Hadena irregularis   Seeds of Spanish catchfly   Yellowish-brown with paler dorsal, subdorsal and spiracular lines and series of darker chevrons along the back. Only recorded from the Breck of East Anglia, on the verge of extinction in this country, the foodplant is also rare and decreasing.
Barrett's Marbled Coronet   Hadena luteago   Lower stems and roots of sea campion and rock sea-spurrey   Dull white with orangish-brown head, pale yellow prothoracic and anal plates, black spiracles. On the cliffs of Devon, Cornwall and south-west Wales.
Varied Coronet   Hadena compta   Seeds of sweet william   Greyish-brown with darker dorsal stripe and specklings of dark greyish-brown over the back and sides. South-eastern and eastern England.
Marbled Coronet   Hadena confusa   Seeds of bladder campion and sea campion   Shades of brown with darker dorsal strip and darker chevrons along the back. Widespread over much of Britain.
White Spot   Hadena albinaculata   Seeds of Nottingham catchfly   Light brown with dark brown triangular dorsal markings and numerous dark specklings. Shingle beaches and cliffs along the south coast of England.
The Lychnis   Hadena bicruris   Seeds of campion and associated plants   Shades of brown with pale dorsal line, series of darker chevrons along the back and darker specklings. Generally common.
The Grey   Hadena caesia   Seeds and leaves of campion   Brownish-grey or grey, vague darker diamond-shaped markings dorsally and darker lateral markings. Rocky coats of the Isle of Man, Argyllshire and the Hebridean Islands of Scotland and those of Ireland.
The Silurian   Eriopygodes imbecilla   Herbaceous plants   Brown with dark-edged pale dorsal line speckled with brown. Discovered in 1972 in north-west Montgomeryshire.
Antler Moth   Cerapteryx graminis   Various grasses and sedges   Glossy greyish-brown with dark-edged pale dorsal line, pale subdorsal line and broad pale spiracular line. Most of the British Isles.
Hedge Rustic   Tholera cespitis   Various grasses   Glossy greyish-brown paler dorsal, subdorsal and spiracular lines. Most of the British Isles.
Feathered Gothic   Tholera decimalis   Hard bladed grasses   Greyish-brown with black-edged pale dorsal, subdorsal and spiracular lines. Much of Britain.
Pine Beauty   Panolis flammea   Scots pine and other pines   Dark green with white dorsal, subdorsal and spiracular stripes. Generally common, sometimes a pest.
Silver Cloud   Egira conspicillaris   Unrecorded in the wild   Woods and orchards of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Somerset and Worcestershire.
Small Quaker   Orthosia cruda   Various trees   Shades of dull green with yellow dorsal line, narrower subdorsal line and yellowish spiracular line. Widely distributed.
Blossom Underwing   Orthosia miniosa   Oak   Bluish-grey with broad yellow or brick-red dorsal stripe, black spots dorsally. Mature oak woods of southern England and in Wales.
Northern Drab   Orthosia opima   Various trees and shrubs   Purplish-brown, pale yellow dorsal line, broad yellowish subdorsal line, underparts pale green. Widely distributed in England, Wales, Ireland and southern Scotland.
Lead-coloured Drab   Orthosi populeti   Aspen   Glossy bright green, white dorsal line. Southern and central England, parts of Wales and central Scotland.
Powdered Quaker   Orthosi gracilis   Bog myrtle, sallow and meadowsweet   Deep green or brownish-green, whitish dorsal and subdorsal lines, broad yellow strip above which is a line of black mottlings. Much of the British Isles.
Common Quaker   Orthosia cerasi   Oak, sallow, hawthorn, birch and blackthorn   Bright green speckled with yellowish dots, yellow band dorsally on segment 11. Much of the British Isles.
Clouded Drab   Orthosia incerta   Oak, sallow, hawthorn, birch and blackthorn and elm   Bluish-green speckled with tiny white dots and with bold white dorsal and spiracular lines. Often common.
Twin-spotted Quaker   Orthosia munda   Oak, sallow, hawthorn, birch, elm, honeysuckle and blackthorn   Dark greyish-brown sprinkled with white dots and also a reddish-brown dorsal area and broad spiracular stripe of the same colour. Woodland over much of Britain.
Hebrew Character   Orthosia gothica   Oak, sallow, birch, blackthorn and many other trees and shrubs   Green with fine white dorsal and subdorsal lines, broad white spiracular stripe edged above with black. Usually common.
Double Line   Mythimna turca   various grasses   Ochreous with dark-edged pale dorsal line and a series of cross-shaped darker markings dorsally. South-western peninsula of England and from west Wales.
Brown-line Bright-eye   Mythimna conigera   Various grasses   Ochreous with dark brown-edged white dorsal lines, brown subdorsal line edged below with yellowish-white.. Reasonably common.
The Clay   Mythimna ferrago   Various grasses   Ochreous, similar markings to above. Fairly common.
White-point   Mythimna albipuncta   Various grasses   Ochreous or putty coloured with dark-edged pale dorsal and subdorsal lines, spiracles whitish ringed with black. Migratory species.
The Delicate   Mythimna vitellina   Various grasses   Ochreous with dark-edged pale dorsal line. Regular migrant.
Striped Wainscot   Mythimna pudorina   Common reed, purple moor-grass, reed canary-grass and cock's-foot   Ochreous with dark-edged pale dorsal line and often series of bold dashes along subdorsal region. Fairly common in southern England.
Southern Wainscot   Mythimna straminea   Common reed and canary-grass   Ochreous with greyish-edged pale dorsal line and other indistinct lines. Mainly to be found locally in the southern half of England.
Smoky Wainscot   Mythimna impura   Variety of grasses   Ochreous with grey-edged whitish dorsal line, a fine whitish subdorsal line edged darker above, sprinkled with small black pinacula. Common throughout.
Common Wainscot   Mythimna pallens   Various grasses   Ochreous with grey-edged whitish dorsal line, a pair of white subdorsal lines between which are dull orange lines. Widespread.
Mathew's Wainscot   Mythimna favicolor   Common saltmarsh-grass   Ochreous or pinkish-brown with pale dark-edged dorsal line, similar to above. Coastal saltmarshes of south-east England from Hampshire to Suffolk.
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Mythimna litoralis

   Marram   Pale ochreous with fine dark-edged dorsal line and brown subdorsal stripe. Locally common around the coast of England and Wales
L-album Wainscot   Mythimna l-album   Various grasses   Ochreous with grey-bordered fine white dorsal line and broad brown subdorsal stripe. Rare migrant
White-speck   Mythimna unipuncta   Various grasses   Variable colouring, dorsal and subdorsal lines of white. Immigrant.
Obscure Wainscot   Mythimna obsoleta   Common reed   Ochreous with white dorsal and subdorsal lines edged yellowish. Southern and eastern England.
Shoulder-striped Wainscot   Mythimna comma   Various grasses   Shades of brown with grey-edged dorsal line, thin pale subdorsal lines above which are a series of dark brown markings. Widespread over much of England and Wales.
Devonshire Wainscot   Mythimna   Various grasses   Similar to above with blackish markings, inhabiting Cornwall, North and South Devon and Pembrokeshire.
The Cosmopolitan   Mythimna loreyi   Various grasses   Shades of brown with grey-edged brownish dorsal line, thin pale subdorsal lines and spiracular stripe brown. Cornwall.
Flame Wainscot   Senta flammea   Common reed   Ochreous with indistinct dorsal and subdorsal lines. Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
The Wormwood   Cucullia absinthii   Wormwood flowers and seeds   Pale grey or greyish-green with reddish-brown and green mottlings. Southern half of England.
Scarce Wormwood   Cucullia artemisiae   Mugwort and wormwood   Green with pale dorsal line and pinkish-brown conical pinacula. Immigrant possibly.
Chamomile Shark   Cucullia chamomillae   Mayweeds, chamomiles and feverfew   Greenish-grey with bold yellow or white diamond-shaped markings dorsally, blotches of the same colour subdorsally. Waste ground throughout much of England.
The Shark   Cucullia umbratica   Sow-thistle, wild lettuce, hawkweed and hawk's-thistle   Shades of brown with darker and lighter mottlings and orange streaks. Fairly common.
Star-wort   Cucullia asteris   Sae-aster, goldenrod and sea wormwood   Green or pinkish-purple with broad dark-edged yellow dorsal line, yellowish-white subdorsal line and pale yellow spiracular stripe. Locally common on the coast of England from Kent to Yorkshire, and in woodland in Dorset to Kent.
The Cudweed   Cucullia gnaphalii   Goldenrod   Shades of green, broad reddish-purple dorsal stripe with lozenge-shaped sections. Not reported since the late 1970's.
Striped Lychnis   Cucullia lychnitis   Black mullein   Whitish-green, broad yellow rings around each segment in which are black markings. Vulnerable and declining, found on chalk downland of southern England.
Water Betony   Cucullia scrophulariae   Figwort and mullein   Bluish-grey or whitish-green, yellow rings and black markings. Last seen in Dorset in 1994.
The Mullein Cucullia verbasci   Great mullein and other species   Bluish-grey usually with large black spots and yellow blotches. Fairly common.
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Toadflax Brocade   Calophasia lunula   Common toadflax   Bluish-grey with bold yellow dorsal, subdorsal and spiracular stripes, black blotches. Recent colonist established on the Kent and Sussex coasts.
Minor Shoulder-knot   Brachylomia viminalis   Sallow, willow and aspen   Pale bluish-green, broad white dorsal stripe, thinner subdorsal stripes, small white dorsal pinacula. Most of Britain.
Beautiful Gothic   Leucochlaena oditis   Various grasses   Light brown, paler lines dorsally and subdorsally. Isle of Wight, Dorset and South Devon.
The Sprawler   Brachionychla sphinx   Various deciduous trees   Pale green, pinkish-white spiracles, white subdorsal and dorsal line and bold yellowish spiracular line. 11th segment humped. Much of England and Wales, more common in the north.
Rannoch Sprawler   Brachionychla nubeculosa   Birch   Bright green dusted with white dots and yellow pinacula, oblique white dash laterally on third segment. Highlands of Scotland.
Brindled Ochre   Dasypolia templi   Inner stems and roots of hogweed   Dirty pinkish-white, speckled with dark brown pinacula, prothoracic plate brownish-orange. South-western England, Wales and Ireland.
Feathered Brindle   Aporophyla australis   Sea campion, sorrel, bramble and wood-sage   Shades of green or reddish-brown, pale dorsal line enclosed within darker triangular-shaped markings. Coastal areas of Suffolk to Cornwall.
Deep-brown Dart   Aporophyla lutulenta   Grasses, broom, hawthorn, blackthorn and plantains   Bright green, darker dorsal line, whitish subdorsal line. Much of southern and eastern England.
Northern Deep-brown Dart   Aporophyla lueneburgensis   Grasses, heather, bilberry and Bird'sfoot trefoil   Bright green, dark dorsal line, yellowish subdorsal line. Moorland in North Wales, northern England, the Isle of Man and much of Scotland.
Black Rustic   Aporophyla nigra   Grasses and herbaceous plants   Green, darker green dorsal line, whitish subdorsal line and yellowish-white spiracular stripe edged above with crimson line. Most of the British Isles.
Golden-rod Rustic   Lithomoia solidaginis   Heather, bilberry, bog myrtle, birch and sallow   Reddish-brown, pale dorsal line, broad white spiracular line and a few whitish tubercles. Much of Scotland, North Wales and parts of northern Ireland.
Tawny Pinion   Lithopane semibrunnea   Ash   Pale green, broad white dorsal stripe, yellowish-white spiracular line. Southern half of England and South Wales.
Pale Pinion   Lithopane hepatica   Birch, sallow, dock and chickweed   Bluish-green, broad white dorsal stripe, thinner subdorsal line. Woodland in southern and south-western England, much of Wales and parts of Ireland.
Grey Shoulder-knot   Lithopane ornitopus   Oak   Pale bluish-green covered with white pinacula. Southern half of England, much of Wales and parts of Ireland.
The Conformist   Lithopane furcifera   Alder   Olive-green, brown or grey, yellowish-white dorsal, subdorsal and lateral lines. Never reported in Britain.
The Nonconformist   Lithopane lamda   Bog myrtle and creeping willow   Bluish-green with minute white pinacula. Unrecorded.
Blair's Shoulder Knot   Lithopane leautieri   Flowers and leaves of cypresses   Dark green, white dorsal line, bold white subdorsal markings. Southern counties of England.
Red Sword-grass   Xylena vetusta   Various low growing plants   Green with yellow dorsal line, white subdorsal line and broadish white spiracular line edged above with black. Western and northern parts of the British Isles.
Sword-grass   Xylena exsoleta   Various low growing plants   Pale green, yellowish-white subdorsal lines above which are pairs of white pinacula enclosed in black blotches. Highlands of Scotland, declined in southern England.
Early Grey   Xylocampa areaola   Honeysuckle   Light brown, brown-centered yellowish dorsal line, , slight hump on segment 11. Southern half of England, much of England and parts of Ireland.
Green-brindled Chestnut   Allophyes   Blackthorn, hawthorn and plum   Brownish-grey or greenish-grey with small pale tubercles dorsally and fine brown mottling. Widespread throughout.
Merveille du Jour   Dichonia aprilina   Oak   Greyish-brown or greyish-green, broken white dorsal line, black chevrons with dark mottling and pairs of pale dots. Much of England and Wales.
Brindled Green   Dryobotodes eremita   Oak   Bright yellowish-green, whitish dorsal line and numerous yellow mottlings. Most of England and Wales, local in southern Scotland, rare in Ireland.

Dark Brocade

   Miniotype adusta   Various grasses   Green or brown, pale dorsal line edged grey or brown. Widespread.
Flame Brocade   Trigonophora flammea   Buttercup in captivity   Brown or green, pale dorsal line often enclosed with darker diamond-shaped markings. Uncommon migrant.
Large Ranunculus   Polymixis flavicincta   Various low growing plants   Green with darker dorsal line, subdorsal line with whitish dots, yellowish-green between segments. Between the Severn and the Wash, in gardens and wasteground.
Black-banded   Polymixis xanthomista   Thrift and sea plantain   Reddish brown, dark-edged paler dorsal line. Coastal species found in Devon, Cornwall, the Scilly Isles, south-west Wales, the Isle of Man and south-west Ireland.
Grey Chi   Antitype chi   Dock, sorrel, dandelion and other plants   Dull green, bold white spiracular strip, pinkish-white spiracles. Northern half of England, and throughout Scotland and Wales.
Feathered Ranunculus   Eumichtis lichenea   Variety of low growing plants   Pale greyish-brown or light green, dark-edged dorsal line, series of obscure blotches. Coastal species of England and Wales.
The Satellite   Eupsilia transversa   Oak, elm, lime, blackthorn, hawthorn, birch and many other trees   Dark velvety brown or almost black, series of white marks along spiracular region. Most of England and Wales.
Orange Upperwing   Jodia croceago   Oak   Light orangish-brown, darker dorsal chevron markings, covered in small pale dots. Rare, South Devon and Surrey possible locations.
The Chestnut   Conistra vaccini   Birch, oak, elm, dock, dandelion and other trees and plants   Shades of brown, dark-edged dorsal and subdorsal lines. Fairly common.
Dark Chestnut   Conistra ligula   As above   Brown, similar to above. Much of England and Wales, local in Scotland.
Dotted Chestnut   Conistra rubiginea   Sallow, apple, blackthorn and plum in captivity   Dark purplish-brown, series of cross-shaped markings. Southern England.
Red-headed Chestnut   Conistra erythrocephala   Not known   Pale reddish-brown, greyish-edged dorsal line. Immigrant.
The Brick   Agrochola circellaris   Wych elm, poplar, ash and sallow   Brown, bold black triangular-shaped dorsal markings. Widespread.
Red-line Quaker   Agrochola lota   Sallows and willows   Greyish-brown, whitish dorsal line, pale subdorsal streaks. Most of England, Wales and Ireland.
Yellow-line Quaker   Agrochola macilenta   Oak, beech, sallow, hawthorn, poplar catkins.   Reddish-brown, dull yellow dorsal line, black spiracles. Most of British Isles.
Southern Chestnut   Agrichola haematidea   Bell heather   Purplish-brown, yellowish-white dorsal line, broader subdorsal stripe edged above by black streaks. Colony discovered in West Sussex in 1990.
Flounced Chestnut   Agrochola helvola   Oak, beech, sallow, hawthorn and birch   Brown with paler subdorsal and dorsal lines, dull white subspiracular line with darker speckling. Much of England and Wales.
Brown-spot Pinion   Agrochola litura   Various herbaceous plants   Shades of green, dark edged pale dorsal line. Widespread throughout England, Wales and Scotland.
Beaded Chestnut   Agrochola lychnidis   Various grasses   Brown or green, dark-edged lines, pale broad spiracular line. Much of England and Wales.
Centre-barred Sallow   Atethmia centrago   Ash   Greyish-brown, white dorsal line edged with dark brown. Much of England and Wales, local in Scotland and Ireland.
Lunar Underwing   Omphaloscelis   Various grasses   Brown or greyish-brown, whitish lines bordered with grey. Southern half of Britain, local elsewhere.
Orange Sallow   Xanthia citrago   Lime   Greyish-green or brown, pale lines. Much of England, local in Wales and Scotland.
Barred Sallow   Xanthia aurago   Maple and beech   Reddish-brown, darker dorsally, pale lines. Locally common in southern Britain.
Pink-barred Sallow   Xanthia togata   Sallow and poplar catkins   Purplish-brown, indistinct lines. Widespread.
The Sallow   Xanthia icteritia   Sallow and poplar catkins   Similar to above.
Dusky-lemon Sallow   Xanthia gilvago   Wych elm seeds and flowers   Greyish-brown, narrow dorsal line, dark lozenge-shaped blotches. Widely distributed but local throughout England and Wales.
Pale-lemon Sallow   Xanthia ocellaris   Catkins of poplar   Purplish-brown, pale dorsal line, dorsal blotches. East Anglia and north Surrey.
Scarce Merveille du Jour   Moma alpium   Oak   Black, large yellowish-white dorsal blotches on segments 4, 6 and 9, the others having reddish pinacula. Oak woodlands of Hampshire, Sussex, Kent and south-east Cornwall.
Poplar Grey   Acronicta megacephala   Poplar, aspen and willow   Pale grey, dark grey dorsal markings, small orange pinacula. Most of England and Wales, local in Scotland and Ireland.
The Sycamore Acronicta aceris   Horse chestnut, sycamore, field maple, oak and birch   Pale grey covered with long yellow hair tinged with red. Southern and south-eastern England and East Anglia.
The Miller   Acronicta leporina   Birch and alder   Pale green often with brownish dorsal marks, covered in long white or yellow setae. Much of England and Wales; local in Scotland and Ireland.
Alder Moth   Acronicta alni   Birch, oak, elm, hawthorn, sycamore and other trees   Black with bold yellow transverse bands and glossy black-tipped setae. Generally distributed but local, over England and Wales.
Dark Dagger   Acronicta tridens   Hawthorn, blackthorn, sallow, apple and wild rose   Black, black-centred white and orangish-red dorsal stripe, black hump on fourth ring, smaller on eleventh. Widespread over much of England and Wales.
Grey dagger   Acronicta psi   Birch, sallow, oak, lime,hawthorn blackthorn, apple, wild rose, rowan, elm and other trees   Grey, yellow dorsal stripe, dull yellow spiracular lie and orangish-red spots, tall fleshy hump on eleventh ring. Fairly common in England, Wales and Ireland; local in Scotland.
Marsh dagger   Acronicta strigosa   Hawthorn   Green, purplish-brown dorsal stripe, blackish pinacula from which short setae emanate. Last taken in Huntingdonshire in 1939.
Light Knot Grass   Acronicta menyanthidis   Heather, bog myrtle, bilberry, birch, sallow and other plants   Widespread and locally common in England, North Wales and Scotland.
Scarce Dagger   Acronicta auricoma   Oak   Greyish-black, dull red pinacula with reddish hairs. Extinct since 1912.
Sweet Gale Moth   Acronicta euphorbiae   Bog myrtle, heather, birch and sallow   Black with double row of white or yellowish-white pinacula with long black and ginger setae, red subspiracular line and red band dorsally. Moorlands of central and northern Scotland and parts of western Ireland.
Knot Grass   Acronicta rumicis   Heather, plantain and various other plants   Blackish-brown, small red dorsal dots, series of white subdorsal markings, red and yellow subspiracular line, long reddish-brown setae. Generally common in England, Wales and parts of Ireland.
Reed Dagger   Simyra albovensa   Common reed, sallow, yellow loosestrife   Brown or black, dull yellow subdorsal lines with reddish-brown pinacula bearing grey and black setae, spiracular line yellowish with row of pinacula with setae. East Anglia, Essex, Kent and Hampshire.
The Coronet   Craniophora ligustri   Ash and wild privet   Pale green, darker laterally, white lines, tiny black pinacula with long black setae. Widespread.
Marbled Beauty   Cryphia domestica   Lichens growing on walls, roofs and rocks   Greyish-black or bluish-grey with broad dull orange dorsal stripe with small black spots. Black pinacula with single longish grey setae. Widespread.
Marbled Grey   Cryphia rapttricula   Lichens   Bluish-green, orange-marked dorsal line. Not recorded in Britain.
Marbled Green   Cryphia muralis   Lichens   Greenish-grey, white dorsal line, series of small white marks, covered in longish grey setae. Coastal species, found in south England, south-west Wales and Ireland.
Copper Underwing   Amphipyra pyramidea   Oak, birch, honeysuckle, lime, sallow and other trees   Green speckled with white, white dorsal line, pronounced yellow tipped hump on segment 11. Southern half of the British Isles.
Svenson's Copper Underwing   Amphipyra berbera   Oak, birch, honeysuckle, lime, sallow and other trees and shrubs   Green, speckled with white, similar to above. Southern half of England and parts of Wales.
Mouse Moth   Amphipyra tragopoginis   Various herbaceous plants   Green, bold white stripes. Much of British Isles.
Old Lady   Mormo maura   Herbaceous plants and trees and shrubs   Brown or greyish-brown, yellow dorsal line, dark brown markings. Widespread over England, Wales, parts of Ireland and southern Scotland.
Bird's Wing   Dypterygia scabriuscula   Various herbaceous plants   Brown, dark-edged pale dorsal line, brownish lines, white spiracles. Southern and eastern England and the north-west Midlands.
Brown Rustic   Rusina ferruginea   Various low growing plants   Reddish-brown, yellowish lines bordered by grayish dashes. Most of British Isles.
Straw Underwing   Thalpophila matura   Various grasses   Pale brown or purplish-brown, thin yellowish dorsal line bordered with black dashes. Southern half of Britain, coastal elsewhere
Orache Moth   Trachea atriplicis   Orache, goosefoot and other herbaceous plants   Reddish or purplish-brown, darker dorsal line, yellow or dull red spiracula stripe. Extinct since about 1915.
Small Angle Shades   Euplexia lucipara   Bracken and fern   Green or purplish-brown, indistinct lines between which is a series of darker markings. Widespread.
Angle Shades   Phlogophora meticulosa   Herbaceous plants   Bright green, brown or yellow, pale dorsal line, broad whitish spiracular line. Widely distributed.
Double Kidney   Ipimorpha retusa   Sallow and willow   Green, white dorsal line, wavy thin spiracular line. Southern half of England and much of Wales.
The Olive   Ipimorpha subtusa   Poplars and aspen   Pale yellowish-green and glossy, yellowish dorsal stripe. Much of England and Wales.
Angle-striped Sallow   Enargia paleacea   Birch   Pale bluish-green, white dorsal line. Midland counties of England, Yorkshire and the central Highlands of Scotland.
The Suspected   Parastichtis suspectea   Birch   Reddish- or purplish-brown, flesh coloured dorsal line. Most of England, North Wales and parts of Scotland.
Dingy Shears   Parastichtis ypsillon   Poplars, willows and aspen   Greyish-brown, pale yellowish-brown dorsal line, darker laterally. Damp places throughout England and Wales.
Heart Moth   Dicycla oo   Oak   Black, bold white stripes. Restricted to south-east England.
Lesser-spotted Pinion   Cosmia affinis   English elm and wych elm   Green and smooth, yellow at segment divisions, white lines. Mostly in he southern half of Britain.
White-spotted Pinion   Cosmia diffinis   English elm and wych elm   Pale green, yellowish-white stripes, pinacula small and black. Declined since outbreak of Dutch elm disease.
The Dun-bar   Cosmia trapezina   Various trees and shrubs   Green, narrow white dorsal line and paler subdorsally Most of British Isles.
Lunar-spotted Pinion   Cosmia pyralina   English elm and wych elm, blackthorn and hawthorn   Pale yellowish-green, yellow dorsal line, creamy-white subspiracular line edged above with black. Generally found in southern Britain.
The Saxon   Hyppa rectilinea   Sallow, bearberry and bramble   Pale brown or purplish-brown, faint greyish bloom, pale lines. Moorland parts of central and northern Scotland, the Lake District, Northumberland and Co. Kerry in Ireland.
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha   Various grasses   Pale ochreous, greyish-brown dorsally, large dark brown pinacula. Widespread and common.
Light Arches   Apamea lithoxylaea   Grasses   Pale grey, darker dorsally, dark brown pinacula. Much of Britain.
Reddish Light Arches   Apamea sublustris   Grasses   Grey, darker dorsally, similar to above. Southern half of England, parts of Wales and Co. Clare in Ireland.
The Exile   Apamea zeta   Moorland grasses   Glossy greyish-brown, dark brown pinacula. Mountain and moorland of central and northern Scotland.
Crescent Striped   Apamea   Saltmarsh grass and red fescue   Pale ochreous, greyish-brown pinacula. Coastal, occurring locally from Hampshire northwards to Yorkshire.
Clouded-bordered Brindle   Apamea crenata   Cock's-foot   Pinkish-grey, small black pinacula, pale dorsal line. Most of British Isles.
Clouded Brindle   Apamea epomidion   Various grasses   Similar to above. Muck of England and Wales.
Scarce Brindle   Apmea lateritia   Grasses   Greyish-brown, small black pinacula. Immigrant.
The Confused   Apamea furva   Meadow grasses   Pale greyish-pink, small reddish-brown tubercles. Widespread over much of Scotland, Wales, Ireland and northern England.
Dusky Brocade   Apamea remissa   Various grasses   Light brown, broad creamy dorsal line, yellowish spiracular stripe. Widely distributed.
Small Clouded Brindle   Apamea unanimis   Various grasses   Pale brown, dark edged pale dorsal line. Widespread over England and Wales.
Union Rustic   Apamea pabulatricula   Various grasses   Yellowish-brown, dark-edged pale dorsal line and dark brown lines. Probably extinct.
Large Nutmeg   Apamea anceps   Various grasses   Brown, broad yellowish dorsal line, series of dark pinacula above yellowish-grey spiracular stripe. Southern and eastern counties of England.
Rustic Shoulder-knot   Apamea sordens   Various grasses   Drab brown, whitish dorsal line, broad spiracular stripe. Most of British Isles.