Noctuidae Recorded in VC55 (updated 11/02/2007)
Scientific nomenclature and order follows Bradley , J.D. (2000). Checklist of Lepidoptera Recorded from the British Isles. 2nd Edition (Revised). Bradley & Bradley.

B&F

Scientific Name

Vernacular Name

Category

 

2081

Euxoa tritici

White-line Dart

C

 

2082

Euxoa nigricans

Garden Dart

B

 

2085

Agrotis vestigialis

Archer's Dart

D

 

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

A

 

2088

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

B

 

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

A

 

2091

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

B

 

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

A

 

2098

Axylia putris

The Flame

A

 

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

A

 

2104

Standfussiana lucernea

Northern Rustic

D

 

2105

Rhyacia simulans

Dotted Rustic

B

 

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

A

 

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

A

 

2110

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

A

 

2111

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

A

 

2112

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

A

 

2113

Spaelotis ravida

Stout Dart

B

 

2114

Graphiphora augur

Double Dart

A

 

2117

Eugnorisma glareosa

Autumnal Rustic

B

 

2118

Lycophotia porphyrea

True Lover's Knot

B

 

2119

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

C

 

2120

Diarsia mendica

Ingrailed Clay

A

 

2121

Diarsia dahlii

Barred Chestnut

B

 

2122

Diarsia brunnea

Purple Clay

A

 

2123

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

A

 

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

A

 

2127

Xestia ditrapezium

Triple-spotted Clay

C

 

2128

Xestia triangulum

Double Square-spot

A

 

2130

Xestia baja

Dotted Clay

B

 

2131

Xestia rhomboidea

Square-spotted Clay

D

 

2133

Xestia sexstrigata

Six-striped Rustic

A

 

2134

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

A

 

2135

Xestia agathina

Heath Rustic

D

 

2136

Naenia typica

The Gothic

A

 

2137

Eurois occulta

Great Brocade

C

 

2138

Anaplectoides prasina

Green Arches

B

 

2139

Cerastis rubricosa

Red Chestnut

A

 

2140

Cerastis leucographa

White-marked

C

 

2142

Anarta myrtilli

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

D

 

2145

Discestra trifolii

The Nutmeg

A

 

2147

Hada plebeja

The Shears

B

 

2148

Polia bombycina

Pale Shining Brown

C

 

2149

Polia trimaculosa

Silvery Arches

D

 

2150

Polia nebulosa

Grey Arches

B

 

2153

Heliophobus reticulata

Bordered Gothic

D

 

2154

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

A

 

2155

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

A

 

2163

Melanchra pisi

Broom Moth

A

 

2156

Lacanobia contigua

Beautiful Brocade

C

 

2157

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

C

 

2158

Lacanobia thalassina

Pale-shouldered Brocade

A

 

2159

Lacanobia suasa

Dog's Tooth

D

 

2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

A

 

2162

Papestra biren

Glaucous Shears

C

 

2164

Hecatera bicolorata

Broad-barred White

B

 

2165

Hecatera dysodea

Small Ranunculus

D

 

2166

Hadena rivularis

The Campion

B

 

2167

Hadena perplexa

Tawny Shears

B

 

2170

Hadena compta

Varied Coronet

A

 

2171

Hadena confusa

Marbled Coronet

C

 

2173

Hadena bicruris

The Lychnis

A

 

2176

Cerapteryx graminis

Antler Moth

A

 

2177

Tholera cespitis

Hedge Rustic

B

 

2178

Tholera decimalis

Feathered Gothic

A

 

2179

Panolis flammea

Pine Beauty

B

 

2182

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

A

 

2183

Orthosia miniosa

Blossom Underwing

D

 

2184

Orthosia opima

Northern Drab

D

 

2185

Orthosia populeti

Lead-coloured Drab

B

 

2186

Orthosia gracilis

Powdered Quaker

A

 

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

A

 

2188

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

A

 

2189

Orthosia munda

Twin-spotted Quaker

A

 

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

A

 

2192

Mythimna conigera

Brown-line Bright-eye

A

 

2193

Mythimna ferrago

The Clay

A

 

2194

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

D

 

2195

Mythimna vitellina

The Delicate

D

 

2197

Mythimna straminea

Southern Wainscot

C

 

2198

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

A

 

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

A

 

2205

Mythimna comma

Shoulder-striped Wainscot

A

 

2211

Cucullia absinthii

The Wormwood

C

 

2214

Cucullia chamomillae

Chamomile Shark

C

 

2216

Cucullia umbratica

The Shark

B

 

2221

Shargacucullia verbasci

The Mullein

B

 

2225

Brachylomia viminalis

Minor Shoulder-knot

B

 

2227

Asteroscopus sphinx

The Sprawler

B

 

2229

Dasypolia templi

Brindled Ochre

D

 

2231

Aporophyla lutulenta

Deep-brown Dart

C

 

2232

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

C

 

2233

Lithomoia solidaginis

Golden-rod Brindle

D

 

2235

Lithophane semibrunnea

Tawny Pinion

C

 

2236

Lithophane hepatica

Pale Pinion

C

 

2237

Lithophane ornitopus

Grey Shoulder-knot

B

 

2240

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

A

 

2241

Xylena vetusta

Red Sword-grass

D

 

2242

Xylena exsoleta

Sword-grass

D

 

2243

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

A

 

2245

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent

A

 

2247

Dichonia aprilina

Merveille Du Jour

B

 

2248

Dryobotodes eremita

Brindled Green

A

 

2250

Blepharita adusta

Dark Brocade

C

 

2254

Antitype chi

Grey Chi

B

 

2252

Polymixis flavicincta

Large Ranunculus

B

 

2255

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

D

 

2256

Eupsilia transversa

The Statellite

A

 

2258

Conistra vaccinii

The Chestnut

A

 

2259

Conistra ligula

Dark Chestnut

B

 

2262

Agrochola circellaris

The Brick

B

 

2263

Agrochola lota

Red-line Quaker

A

 

2264

Agrochola macilenta

Yellow-line Quaker

A

 

2265

Agrochola helvola

Flounced Chestnut

B

 

2266

Agrochola litura

Brown-spot Pinion

A

 

2267

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

A

 

2269

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

A

 

2270

Omphaloscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

A

 

2271

Xanthia citrago

Orange Sallow

B

 

2272

Xanthia aurago

Barred Sallow

B

 

2273

Xanthia togata

Pink-barred Sallow

A

 

2274

Xanthia icteritia

The Sallow

A

 

2275

Xanthia gilvago

Dusky-lemon Sallow

B

 

2278

Acronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

A

 

2279

Acronicta aceris

The Sycamore

B

 

2280

Acronicta leporina

The Miller

A

 

2281

Acronicta alni

Alder Moth

B

 

2284x

Acronicta psi agg.

Dark/Grey Dagger

A

 

2283

Acronicta tridens

Dark Dagger

C(G)

 

2284

Acronicta psi

Grey Dagger

C(G)

 

2289

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

A

 

2291

Craniophora ligustri

The Coronet

D

 

2293

Cryphia domestica

Marbled Beauty

A

 

2295

Cryphia muralis

Marbled Green

D

 

2297

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

A

 

2298

Amphipyra berbera

Svensson's Copper Underwing

C

 

2299

Amphipyra tragopogonis

Mouse Moth

A

 

2300

Mormo maura

Old Lady

B

 

2301

Dypterygia scabriuscula

Bird's Wing

B

 

2302

Rusina ferruginea

Brown Rustic

A

 

2303

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

A

 

2305

Euplexia lucipara

Small Angle Shades

A

 

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angles Shades

A

 

2312

Ipimorpha subtusa

The Olive

B

 

2313

Enargia paleacea

Angle-striped Sallow

C

 

2268

Parastichtis suspecta

The Suspected

B

 

2314

Parastchtis ypsillon

Dingy Shears

B

 

2316

Cosmia affinis

Lesser-spotted Pinion

C

 

2317

Cosmia diffinis

White-spotted Pinion

D

 

2318

Cosmia trapezina

The Dun-bar

A

 

2319

Cosmia pyralina

Lunar-spotted Pinion

B

 

2321

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

A

 

2322

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

A

 

2323

Apamea sublustris

Reddish Light Arches

D

 

2326

Apamea crenata

Clouded-bordered Brindle

A

 

2327

Apamea epomidion

Clouded Brindle

B

 

2329

Apamea furva

The Confused

C(G)

 

2330

Apamea remissa

Dusky Brocade

A

 

2331

Apamea unanimis

Small Clouded Brindle

B

 

2333

Apamea anceps

Large Nutmeg

B

 

2334

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

A

 

2335

Apamea scolopacina

Slender Brindle

B

 

2336

Apamea ophiogramma

Double Lobed

B

 

2337

Oligia strigilis

Marbled Minor

A

 

2338

Oligia versicolor

Rufous Minor

A

 

2339

Oligia latruncula

Tawny Marbled Minor

A

 

2340

Oligia fasciuncula

Middle-barred Minor

A

 

2341

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

A

 

2342

Mesoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

A

 

2343x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common/Lesser Common Rustic

A

 

2343

Mesapamea secalis

Common Rustic

C(G)

 

2343a

Mesapamea didyma

Lesser Common Rustic

C(G)

 

2345

Photedes minima

Small Dotted Buff

A

 

2347

Chortedes extrema

The Concolorous

C

 

2349

Chortedes fluxa

Mere Wainscot

B

 

2350

Chortedes pygmina

Small Wainscot

A

 

2352

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

A

 

2353

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

A

 

2360

Amphipoea oculea

Ear Moth

B

 

2361

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

A

 

2364

Gortyna flavago

Frosted Orange

A

 

2368

Celaena leucostigma

The Crescent

C

 

2369

Nonagria typhae

Bulrush Wainscot

B

 

2370

Archanara geminipuncta

Twin-spotted Wainscot

C

 

2371

Archanara dissoluta

Brown-veined Wainscot

B

 

2373

Archanara sparganii

Webb's Wainscot

D

 

2375

Rhizedra lutosa

Large Wainscot

B

 

2377

Arenostola phragmitidis

Fen Wainscot

C

 

2379

Coenobia rufa

Small Rufous