List of moths

This is an incomplete list of species of Lepidoptera that are commonly known as moths.

Large and dramatic moth species

*Death's-head Hawkmoth "Acherontia atropos"
*Luna Moth "Actias luna"
*Atlas moth "Attacus atlas" – The largest moth in the world
*Emperor Gum Moth "Opodiphthera eucalypti"
*Imperial Moth "Eacles imperialis"
*Black Witch "Ascalapha odorata"
*Comet moth "(Argema mittrei)"

Moths that are of economic significance

*Gypsy moth "Lymantria dispar"
*Cotton bollworm or Corn earworm "Helicoverpa zea" – a major agricultural pest
*Old World bollworm "Helicoverpa armigera" – a major agricultrual pest
*African armyworm "Spodoptera exempta" – a major agricultural pest in Africa
*Beet armyworm "Spodoptera exigua" – a major agricultural pest
*Legume podborer "Maruca vitrata" – West African pest
*Codling moth "Cydia pomonella" – fruit-tree pest
*Light brown apple moth "Epiphyas postvittana" – a pest of Australian orchards
*Pea moth "Cydia nigricana" – speaks for itself!
*Mung moth "Maruca vitrata" – pest of legume crops
*European corn-borer "Ostrinia nubilalis" – maize pest
*Honeydew or Christmas berry moth "Cryptoblabes gnidiella" – fruit pest
*Cacao moth "Ephestia elutella" – pest of stored cacao and tobacco
*Indian meal moth "Plodia interpunctella" – common pest in grain stores
*Oak processionary "Thaumetopoea processionea" – pest of oak
*The silkworm "Bombyx mori" is the larva of a moth
*Diamondback moth "Plutella xylostella" - important pest of cole crops

Other notable moths

*Peppered moth "Biston betularia" – The subject of a now well known study in evolution
*Sphingidae species list: List of many moths within the family Sphingidae

Other moths

*Angle Shades "Phlogophora meticulosa"
*Antler Moth "Cerapteryx graminis"
*Ash Pug "Eupithecia fraxinata"
*Ashworth's Rustic "Xestia ashworthii"
*Autumnal Moth "Epirrita autumnata"
*Autumnal Rustic "Eugnorisma glareosa"
*Barred Straw "Eulithis pyraliata"
*Blood-vein "Timandra griseata"
*Blotched Emerald "Comibaena bajularia"
*Bogong Moth "Agrotis infusa"
*Bordered Pug "Eupithecia succenturiata"
*Bordered White "Bupalus piniaria"
*The Brick "Agrochola circellaris"
*Bright-line Brown-eye "Lacanobia oleracea"
*Brimstone Moth "Opisthograptis luteolata"
*Broad-barred White "Hecatera bicolorata"
*Brown-tail "Euproctis chrysorrhoea"
*Buff Arches "Habrosyne pyritoides"
*Buff Ermine "Spilosoma luteum"
*Buff-tip "Phalera bucephala"
*Cabbage Moth "Mamestra brassicae"
*The Clay "Mythimna ferrago"
*Clouded Border "Lomaspilis marginata"
*Clouded-bordered Brindle "Apamea crenata"
*Common Carpet "Epirrhoe alternata"
*Common Emerald "Hemithea aestivaria"
*Common Footman "Eilema lurideola"
*Common Marbled Carpet "Chloroclysta truncata"
*Common Pug "Eupithecia vulgata"
*Common Quaker "Orthosia cerasi"
*Common Swift "Korscheltellus lupulina"
*Common Wainscot "Mythimna pallens"
*Common Wave "Cabera exanthemata"
*Common White Wave "Cabera pusaria"
*Copper Underwing "Amphipyra pyramidea"
*Coxcomb Prominent "Ptilodon capucina"
*Currant Pug "Eupithecia assimilata"
*Dark Arches "Apamea monoglypha"
*Dark Dagger "Acronicta tridens"
*Dot Moth "Melanchra persicariae"
*Dotted Border "Agriopis marginaria"
*Double Square-spot "Xestia triangulum"
*Double-striped Pug "Gymnoscelis rufifasciata"
*The Dun-bar "Cosmia trapezina"
*Dusky Brocade "Apamea remissa"
*Elephant hawk moth "Deilephila elpenor"
*Eloria noyesi "Eloria noyesi"
*Emperor Moth "Pavonia pavonia"
*The Engrailed "Ectropis crepuscularia"
*Feathered Thorn "Colotois pennaria"
*Figure of Eighty "Tethea ocularis"
*The Flame "Axylia putris"
*Flame Shoulder "Ochropleura plecta"
*Foxglove Pug "Eupithecia pulchellata"
*Garden Carpet "Xanthorhoe fluctuata"
*Garden Dart "Euxoa nigricans"
*Ghost Moth "Hepialus humuli"
*Golden-rod Pug "Eupithecia virgaureata"
*The Gothic "Naenia typica"
*Green Pug "Chloroclystis rectangulata"
*Grey Chi "Antitype chi"
*Grey Dagger "Acronicta psi"
*Grey Pug "Eupithecia subfuscata"
*Heart and Club "Agrotis clavis"
*Heart and Dart "Agrotis exclamationis"
*Hebrew Character "Orthosia gothica"
*Hummingbird Hawk-moth "Macroglossum stellatarum"
*Indian meal moth "Plodia interpunctella"
*Ingrailed Clay "Diarsia mendica"
*Juniper Carpet "Thera juniperata"
*Juniper Pug "Eupithecia pusillata"
*Large Yellow Underwing "Noctua pronuba"
*Large Emerald "Geometra papilionaria"
*Latticed Heath "Semiothisa clathrata"
*Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing "Noctua janthina"
*Lesser Yellow Underwing "Noctua comes"
*Light Emerald "Campaea margaritata"
*Lime Hawk-moth "Mimas tiliae"
*Lime-speck Pug "Eupithecia centaureata"
*Lunar Underwing "Omphaloscelis lunosa"
*The Lychnis "Hadena bicruris"
*Marbled Beauty "Cryphia domestica"
*Marbled Minor "Oligia strigilis"
*May Highflyer "Hydriomena impluviata"
*The Miller "Acronicta leporina"
*Minor Shoulder-knot "Brachylomia viminalis"
*Minsmere Crimson Underwing "Catocala conjuncta"
*Mottled Beauty "Alcis repandata"
*Mottled Pug "Eupithecia exiguata"
*Mottled Umber "Erannis defoliaria"
*Mouse Moth "Amphipyra tragopoginis"
*Northern Deep-brown Dart "Aporophyla lueneburgensis"
*November Moth "Epirrita dilutata"
*The Nutmeg "Discestra trifolii"
*Oak Hook-tip "Drepana binaria"
*Pale Beauty Moth "Campaea Perlata"
*Pale November Moth "Epirrita christyi"
*Pasture Day Moth "Apina callisto"
*Peach Blossom "Thyatira batis"
*Pine Beauty "Panolis flammea"
*Pine Processionary "Thaumetopoea pityocampa"
*Poplar Grey "Acronicta megacephala"
*Poplar Hawk-moth "Laothoe populi"
*Poplar Kitten "Furcula bifida"
*Purple Thorn "Selenia tetralunaria"
*Riband Wave "Idaea aversata"
*Rough Prominent "Nadata gibbosa"
*Rustic Shoulder-knot "Apamea sordens"
*The Satellite "Eupsilia transversa"
*Scalloped Hazel "Odontopera bidentata"
*Scalloped Oak "Crocallis elinguaria"
*Setaceous Hebrew Character "Xestia c-nigrum"
*The Shark "Cucullia umbratica"
*Short-cloaked Moth "Nola cucullatella"
*Shoulder-striped Wainscot "Leucania comma"
*Silver-ground Carpet "Xanthorhoe montanata"
*Silver Y "Autographa gamma"
*Six-spot Burnet "Zygaena filipendulae"
*Six-striped Rustic "Xestia sexstrigata"
*Slender Pug "Eupithecia tenuiata"
*Small Angle Shades "Euplexia lucipara"
*Small Dusty Wave "Idaea seriata"
*Small Fan-footed Wave "Idaea biselata"
*Small Square-spot "Diarsia rubi"
*Smoky Wainscot "Mythimna impura"
*Snowberry Clearwing "Hemaris diffinis"
*The Spinach "Eulithis mellinata"
*Square-spot Rustic "Xestia xanthographa"
*Straw Underwing "Thalpophila matura"
*The Streak "Chesias legatella"
*Svensson's Copper Underwing "Amphipyra berbera"
*Swallow-tailed Moth "Ourapteryx sambucaria"
*The Sycamore "Acronicta aceris"
*Tawny Speckled Pug "Eupithecia icterata"
*Treble-bar "Aplocera plagiata"
*True Lover's Knot "Lycophotia porphyrea"
*Turnip Moth "Agrotis segetum"
*The V-Pug "Chloroclystis v-ata"
*Willow Beauty "Peribatodes rhomboidaria"
*Winter Moth "Operophtera brumata"
*Wormwood Pug "Eupithecia absinthiata"
*Yellow-tail "Euproctis similis"