List of moths of Great Britain (Zygaenidae)

The family Zygaenidae comprises the "forester and burnet moths", of which ten species occur in Great Britain:

Subfamily Procridinae

Forester (male)

Subfamily Zygaeninae

  • Zygaena exulans subochracea — eastern Cairngorms (Red Data Book)
  • Zygaena loti scotica — Islands of Mull & Ulva (Red Data Book)
  • Zygaena filipendulae stephensi — throughout
Six-spot burnet
  • Zygaena trifolii decreta — south & west-central (local)
  • Zygaena trifolii palustrella — south & east (local)
  • Zygaena lonicerae latomarginataEngland, Wales
  • Zygaena lonicerae jocelynae — Island of Skye (Red Data Book)
  • Zygaena purpuralis segontiiLleyn Peninsula (Red Data Book, presumed extinct)
  • Zygaena purpuralis caledonensisHebrides (Nationally Scarce A)

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)[1] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡).

See also

References

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