List of moths of Ireland

Irish moths represent about 1,400 different types of moths. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Ireland.

Suborder Zeugloptera (mandibulate archaic moths)

Superfamily Micropterigoidea

Family Micropterigidae

Suborder Glossata (moths and butterflies with a coilable proboscis)

Infraorder Dacnonypha

Superfamily Eriocranioidea

Family Eriocraniidae

Infraorder Exoporia

Superfamily Hepialoidea (ghost moths, swift moths)

Family Hepialidae

Infraorder Heteroneura (wing venation which is different in each pair of wings)

Division Monotrysia (females have a single genital opening)

Section Nepticulina

Superfamily Nepticuloidea
Family Nepticulidae (pigmy or midget moths)
Family Opostegidae (white eyecap moths)
Superfamily Tischerioidea (trumpet leaf miner moths)
Family Tischeriidae

Section Incurvariina

Superfamily Adeloidea (moths with piercing, extensible ovipositor)
Family Incurvariidae
Family Prodoxidae
Family Adelidae (fairy longhorn moths)
Family Heliozelidae

Division Ditrysia (females have two genital openings)

Section Tineina

Superfamily Tineoidea (clothes moths, bagworms, etc.)
Family Psychidae (bagworm moths)
Family Tineidae (fungus moths)
Superfamily Gracillarioidea
Family Bucculatricidae (ribbed cocoon makers)
Family Gracillariidae (leaf miner moths)
Superfamily Schreckensteinioidea
Family Schreckensteiniidae (bristle-legged moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (case-bearers, twirler moths, curved-horn moths)
Family Agonoxenidae (palm moths)
Family Batrachedridae
Family Blastobasidae
Family Coleophoridae (case-bearers)
Family Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths)
Family Elachistidae (grass-miner moths)
Family Gelechiidae (twirler moths)
Family Depressariidae (flat-bodied moths)
Family Momphidae (mompha moths)
Family Oecophoridae (concealer moths)
Family Peleopodidae
  • Carcina quercana (Fabricius, 1775) (oak lantern, long-horned flat-body, oak-skeletonizer moth)
Family Scythrididae (flower moths)
Superfamily Copromorphoidea (fruitworm moths)
Family Alucitidae (many-plumed moths)
Family Epermeniidae (fringe-tufted moths)
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea
Family Bedelliidae
Family Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths)
Family Lyonetiidae
Family Plutellidae (diamondback moths)
Family Praydidae
Family Yponomeutidae (ermine moths)
Family Ypsolophidae
Superfamily Pyraloidea (pyraloid moths)
Family Crambidae (grass moths)
Family Pyralidae (snout moths, grass moths)
Superfamily Pterophoroidea
Family Pterophoridae (plume moths)
Superfamily Choreutoidea
Family Choreutidae (metalmark moths)
Superfamily Sesioidea
Family Sesiidae (clearwing moths)
Superfamily Zygaenoidea (burnet moths, forester moths, smoky moths)
Family Zygaenidae

Section Cossina

Superfamily Cossoidea (carpenter moths and relatives)
Family Cossidae (cossid millers, carpenter millers)
Superfamily Tortricoidea
Family Tortricidae (tortrix moths, leafroller moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea
Family Geometridae (geometer moths, inchworms)
Superfamily Drepanoidea (hook tip moths)
Family Drepanidae
Superfamily Bombycoidea
Family Lasiocampidae (eggars, snout moths, lappet moths)
Family Saturniidae
Family Sphingidae (hawk-moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (owlet moths)
Family Erebidae
Family Noctuidae (owlet moths, cutworms, armyworms)
Family Nolidae (tuft moths)
Family Notodontidae (prominents, kitten moths)

See also

References

  1. ^ Bryant, T., 2018. Apodia bifractella (Duponchel, [1843]) (Lep.: Gelechiidae) new to Ireland. Entomologist’s Record & of Journal of Variation 130: 268.
  2. ^ Bryant, T., 2017. Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Lep.: Crambidae), new to Ireland. The Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 129: 230-231.
  3. ^ Bryant, T., 2017. Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) (Lep.: Pyralidae) a migrant new to Ireland. The Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 129: 225-226.
  4. ^ Bryant, T. & Bond, K.G.M., 2021. Homoeosoma nimbella (Duponchel, 1836) (Lep.: Pyralidae) new to Ireland. Entomologist’s Record & Journal of Variation 133: 160-161.
  5. ^ Bryant, T. & Bond, K.G.M., 2018. Eucosma conterminana (Guenée, 1845) (Lep.: Tortricidae) new to Ireland. Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 130: 15.
  6. ^ Oriental Fruit Moth (Grapholita molesta (Busck)) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) a second Irish record. Irish Naturalists' Journal Volume 35, Part 1 2016
  7. ^ Bryant, T. & Bond, K.G.M., 2019. Marigold Shark Cucullia calendulae Treitschke, 1835 (Lep.: Noctuidae), a migrant new to Ireland. Entomologist’s Record & Journal of Variation 131: 64-65.
  • Bond, K.G.M., Nash, R. and O'Connor, J.P., 2006: An annotated checklist of the Irish butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) The Irish Biogeographical Society and the National Museum of Ireland ISBN 0-9511514-9-5
  • K. G. M. Bond and J. P. O'Connor, 2012 Additions, deletions and corrections to An annotated checklist of the Irish butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) with a concise checklist of Irish species and Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848) new to Ireland Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society 2012: pp 60–179. [1] concise and updated checklist of the Irish Lepidoptera is provided, based on Bond, Nash and O'Connor (2006). The Fauna Europaea species number is used, followed by the number used in Bradley (2000) in square brackets.
  • Heath, John, Ed. 1976– The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Phil Sterling, Mark Parsons and Richard Lewington, 2012 Field Guide to the Micro-Moths of Great Britain and Ireland British Wildlife Publications ISBN 0-9564902-1-2
  • Paul Waring, Martin Townsend, Mark Tunmore and Richard Lewington, 2009 Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland ISBN 978-0-9531399-8-9

Further reading

  • Jon Clifton and Jim Wheeler (2011). Bird-dropping Tortrix Moths of the British Isles. A Field Guide to the Bird-dropping Mimics Dorchester: Clifton & Wheeler ISBN 978-0-9568352-0-8
  • Chris Manley (2008) British moths and butterflies. A photographic guide. Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd / London: A&C Black, ISBN 978-0-7136-8636-4
  • Jim Porter (2010) Caterpillars of the British Isles Apollo Books ISBN 9788788757958
  • Jon Clifton and Jim Wheeler (2012). Conifer Moths of the British Isles: A Field Guide to Coniferous-feeding Lepidoptera Clifton and Wheeler ISBN 978-0-9568352-1-5
  • Sean Clancy, Morten Top-Jensen and Michael Fibiger (2012) Moths of Great Britain and Ireland: A field guide to all the macro-moths Oestermarie, Denmark ISBN 9788799351244
  • Bernard Skinner (2009).The Colour identification guide to the moths of the British Isles (3rd edition) Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757903
  • A.M. Emmet (1988). A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera (2nd edition) British Entomological and Natural History Society ISBN 978-0-9502891-6-8 Not identification – includes summaries of life histories, behaviour and info on finding species
  • M.C. Harvey, J. Clifton & B. Goodey (2010).British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia characteristics and other features), Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, Dorset. ISBN 978-0-9562216-6-7
  • A.M. Riley & G. Prior (2003).British and Irish Pug Moths. A guide to their identification and biology Harley Books.ISBN 0-946589-51-8
  • B. Goater (1986).British Pyralid moths, A comprehensive photographic guide to pyralid moths of the British Isles, giving distribution, flight-times and habitats and foodplants for each species. Harley Books ISBN 0-946589-08-9
  • J.D. Bradley, W.G. Tremewan & A. Smith (1979).British Tortricoid moths 2 volumes Ray Society. London.ISBN 978-1-904690-12-2
  • David Newland, Robert Still, & Andy Swash, 2013 Britain’s Day-flying Moths: A Field Guide to the Day-flying Moths of Britain and Ireland Wild Guides ISBN 978-0-691-15832-7
  • Peder Skou, 1997 The Geometroid Moths of North Europe: Lepidoptera – Drepanidae and Geometridae (Entomonograph) Brill Archive ISBN 978-90-04-07859-8
  • Michael Fibiger et al., 1990-2011 Noctuidae Europaeae Soro, Denmark: Entomological Press 13 volumes
  • P. Huemer, O. Karsholt and L. Lyneborg.Microlepidoptera of Europe Stenstrup : Apollo Books, 1996-2005.ISSN: 1395-9506 ISSN 1395-9506
  • Tutt, James William,1891-1892 The British noctuæ and their varieties London :Swan,1891-1892.pdf online
  • Moth Dissection British Entomological and Natural History Society

Literature

See also

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