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Moths Recorded in VC55

Scientific nomenclature and order follows Bradley , J.D. (2000). Checklist of Lepidoptera Recorded from the British Isles. 2nd Edition (Revised). Bradley & Bradley. This information is provided for reference and guidance to recording in VC55 only, and should not be quoted in any publication without the prior knowledge and agreement of the County Recorder. For details of the category applied to each species, please see the page for Record Submission.

Superfamily Family  
Micropterigoidea> Micropterigidae>  
Eriocranioidea> Eriocraniidae>  
Hepialoidea> Hepialidae> [ghost and swift moths]
Nepticuloidea> Nepticulidae>  
  Opostegidae>  
Tischerioidea> Tischeriidae>  
Incurvarioidea> Incurvariidae>  
  Prodoxidae>  
  Adelidae>  
  Heliozelidae>  
Cossoidea> Cossidae> [goat and leopard moths]
Zygaenoidea> Zygaenidae> [foresters and burnets]
  Limacodidae>  
Tineoidea> Psychidae>  
  Tineidae>  
Gracillarioidea> Bucculatricidae>  
  Douglasiidae>  
  Roeslerstamiidae>  
  Gracillariidae>  
Sesioidea> Sesiidae> [clearwings]
Choreutoidea> Choreutidae>  
Yponomeutoidea> Glyphipterigidae>  
  Heliodinidae>  
  Yponomeutidae>  
  Lyonetiidae>  
Gelechioidea> Coleophoridae>  
  Elachistidae>  
  Oecophoridae>  
  Ethmiidae>  
  Gelechiidae>  
  Autostichidae>  
  Blastobasidae>  
  Batrachedridae>  
  Momphidae>  
  Cosmopterigidae>  
  Scythrididae>  
Tortricoidea> Tortricidae>Tortricinae & Chlidanotinae>
Tortricidae>Olethreutinae>
 
Epermenioidea> Epermeniidae>  
Schreckensteinioidea> Schreckensteiniidae>  
Alucitoidea> Alucitidae>  
Pyraloidea> Pyralidae>  
Pterophoroidea> Pterophoridae> [plume moths]
Bombycoidea> Lasiocampidae> [eggars and lappet moths]
  Saturniidae> [emperor moths]
  Endromidae>  
Drepanoidea> Drepanidae> [hook-tips and lutestrings]
Geometroidea> Geometridae>  
Sphingoidea> Sphingidae> [hawk-moths]
Noctuoidea> Notodontidae> [prominents and puss moths]
  Thaumetopoeidae>  
  Lymantriidae> [vapourers and tussock moths]
  Arctiidae> [tigers and footman moths]
  Ctenuchidae>  
  Nolidae>  
  Noctuidae>