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Medium Priority
Moths -
Notable species occurring in the region
At present these include all Red Data Book (RDB) species and
all nationally notable
(Na or Nb) species which are currently known to occur in
the region. Current status
is taken from Waring, in prep (also see Waring,
1994). It is anticipated that the status
of many of these species may change in
the next few years as a result of increasing
recording levels. For this reason,
the status of these medium priority moths will be
reviewed in five years time,
when there may be sufficient data available to write an
action plan for each
species. The counties in which these species have recently been
recorded are
given below.
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
National Status |
|
Angle-striped Sallow |
Enargia paleacea |
Nb |
|
Argent and Sable |
Rheumaptera hastata |
Nb |
|
Barred Carpet |
Perizoma taeniata |
Na |
|
Barred Tooth-striped |
Trichopteryx polycommata |
Na |
|
Bilberry Pug |
Chloroclystis debilata |
Nb |
|
Bleached Pug |
Eupithecia expallidata |
Nb |
|
Blomer’s Rivulet |
Discoloxia blomeri |
Nb |
|
Bordered Grey |
Selidosema brunnearia |
Na |
|
Broad-bordered Bee Hawk |
Hemaris fuciformis |
Nb |
|
Broom-tip |
Chesias rufata |
Nb |
|
Campanula Pug |
Eupithecia denotata |
Na |
|
Chalk Carpet |
Scotopteryx bipunctaria |
Nb |
|
Cistus Forester |
Adscita geryon |
Nb |
|
Cloaked Carpet |
Euphyia biangulata |
Nb |
|
Common Fan-foot |
Pechipogo strigilata |
Na |
|
Cream-bordered Green Pea |
Earias clorana |
Nb |
|
Currant Clearwing |
Synanthedon tipuliformis |
Nb |
|
Devon carpet |
Lampropteryx otregiata |
Nb |
|
Dew Moth |
Setina irrorella |
Na |
|
Dingy Mocha |
Cyclophora pendularia |
RDB3 |
|
Dotted Border Wave |
Idaea sylvestraria |
Nb |
|
Dotted Chestnut |
Conistra rubiginea |
Nb |
|
Drab Looper |
Minoa Murinata |
Nb |
|
Festoon |
Apoda limacodes |
Nb |
|
Grass Wave |
Perconia strigillaria |
Nb |
|
Great Oak Beauty |
Boarmia roboraria |
Nb |
|
Hornet Moth |
Sesia apiformis |
Na |
|
Lace Border |
Scopula ornata |
Na |
|
Large Red-belted Clearwing |
Synanthedon culiciformis |
Nb |
|
Lead-coloured Pug |
Eupithecia plumbeolata |
Nb |
|
Light Feathered Rustic |
Agrotis cinerea |
Nb |
|
Light Orange Underwing |
Archiearis notha |
Nb |
|
Little Thorn |
Cepphis advenaria |
Nb |
|
Marbled Pug |
Eupithecia irriguata |
Nb |
|
Mere Wainscot |
Photedes fluxa |
Nb |
|
Mocha |
Cyclophora annulata |
Nb |
|
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk |
Hemaris tityus |
Na |
|
Orange Footman |
Eilema sororcula |
Nb |
|
Orange-tailed Clearwing |
Synanthedon anthraciniformis |
Nb |
|
Pinion-spotted Pug |
Eupithecia insigniata |
Nb |
|
Purple-bordered Gold |
Idaea muricata |
Nb |
|
Red Sword-grass |
Xylena vetusta |
Nb/local |
|
Red-belted Clearwing |
Synanthedon myopaeformis |
Nb |
|
Red-tipped Clearwing |
Synanthedon formicaeformis |
Nb |
|
Rosy Marbled |
Elaphria venustula |
Nb |
|
Rosy wave |
Scopula emutaria |
Nb |
|
Ruddy Carpet |
Catarhoe rubidata |
Nb |
|
Satin Lutestring |
Tetheella fluctuosa |
Nb |
|
Silky Wainscot |
Chilodes maritimus |
Nb/local |
|
Silver Cloud |
Egira conspicillaris |
Nb/local |
|
Silvery Arches |
Polia hepatica |
Nb |
|
Six-belted Clearwing |
Bembecia scopigera |
Nb |
|
Small Eggar |
Eriogaster lanestris |
Nb |
|
Small Grass Emerald |
Chlorissa viridata |
Na |
|
Square-spot Dart |
Euxoa obelisca |
Nb |
|
Sword-grass |
Xylena exsoleta |
Nb?Na |
|
Thyme Pug |
Eupithecia distinctaria |
Nb |
|
Valerian Pug |
Eupithecia valerianata |
Nb |
|
Waved Black |
Parascotia fuliginaria |
Nb |
|
Waved Carpet |
Hydrelia sylvata |
Nb |
|
White-barred Clearing |
Synanthedon spheciformis |
Nb |
|
White-marked |
Cerastis leucographa |
Nb |
|
Wormwood |
Cucullia absinthii |
Nb |
|
Yellow-legged Clearwing |
Synanthedon vespiformis |
Nb |
Current County Records
The table below lists all medium priority moths and indicates
the counties where they are still known to occur.
| Common Name |
Gloucestershire |
Herefordshire |
Shropshire |
Staffordshire |
Warwickshire |
Worcestershire |
| Angle-striped Sallow |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Argent and Sable |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Barred Carpet |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Barred Tooth-striped |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+? |
| Bilberry Pug |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Bleached Pug |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Blomer’s Rivulet |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Bordered Grey |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
| Broad-bordered Bee Hawk |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
| Broom-tip |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Campanula Pug |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Chalk Carpet |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
| Cistus Forester |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Cloaked Carpet |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Common Fan-foot |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Cream-bordered Green Pea |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
| Currant Clearwing |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Devon carpet |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Dew Moth |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Dingy Mocha |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
| Dotted Border Wave |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Dotted Chestnut |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Drab Looper |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
| Festoon |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Grass Wave |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Great Oak Beauty |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Hornet Moth |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Lace Border |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Large Red-belted Clearwing |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Lead-coloured Pug |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Light Feathered Rustic |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
| Light Orange Underwing |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Little Thorn |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Marbled Pug |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Mere Wainscot |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Mocha |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
| Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
| Orange Footman |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Orange-tailed Clearwing |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Pinion-spotted Pug |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Purple-bordered Gold |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
| Red Sword-grass |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Red-belted Clearwing |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Red-tipped Clearwing |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
| Rosy Marbled |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Rosy wave |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
|
| Ruddy Carpet |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Satin Lutestring |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
| Silky Wainscot |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Silver Cloud |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Silvery Arches |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Six-belted Clearwing |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Small Eggar |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Small Grass Emerald |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Square-spot Dart |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Sword-grass |
- |
+* |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Thyme Pug |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
| Valerian Pug |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
|
| Waved Black |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Waved Carpet |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| White-barred Clearing |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
| White-marked |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
| Wormwood |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Yellow-legged Clearwing |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
* only as migrant
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