Listed below are some of the moth species likely to be found in Scrub and Hedgerows habitat within the Christchurch Harbour Recording Area.

Species that are nationally rare, or nationally scarce, have been further annotated as follows:

R* – nationally rare and breeds in the Harbour
R – nationally rare other
S* – nationally scarce and breeds in the Harbour
S – nationally scarce other

The website that is most relevant for Christchurch Harbour moth species is Hantsmoths. Clicking on the scientific name of a species will take you to the web page for that species on the Hantsmoths website.

For a full explanation of layout and terms click here.

Diurnal species readily identifiable as adults likely to be found in Scrub and Hedgerows habitat within Christchurch Harbour:

07.006    Adela reaumurella    Green Longhorn
28.022    Alabonia geoffrella    Hedge Beauty
52.003    Sesia bembeciformis    Lunar Hornet Clearwing
52.008    Synanthedon formaeciformis    Red-tipped Clearwing
63.006    Pyrausta aurata    Mint Moth
63.007    Pyrausta purpuralis    Common Purple & Gold
66.007    Lasiocampa quercus    Oak Eggar    [Only males fly actively in the day]
69.009    Hemaris fuciformis    Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
69.010    Macroglossum stellatarum    Humming-bird Hawk-moth
70.203    Archiearis parthenias    Orange Underwing

Nocturnal species readily identifiable as adults likely to be found in Scrub and Hedgerows habitat within Christchurch Harbour:

44.001    Alucita hexadactyla    Twenty-plume Moth
49.265    Eucosma cana    Hoary Tortrix
49.341    Cydia splendana    Marbled Piercer
50.001    Cossus cossus    Goat Moth
50.002    Zeuzera pyrina    Leopard Moth
53.001    Apoda limacodes    Festoon
62.001    Aphomia sociella    Bee Moth
62.005    Achroia grisella    Lesser Wax Moth
62.006    Galleria mellonella    Wax Moth
62.032    Nephopteryx angustella    Spindle Knot-horn
62.035    Acrobasis advenella    Hawthorn Knot-horn
62.036    Acrobasis suavella    Blackthorn Knot-horn
62.037    Acrobasis marmorea    Marbled Knot-horn
62.038    Acrobasis consociella    Grey Oak Knot-horn
62.058    Phycitodes binaevella    Spotted Knot-horn
62.072    Pyralis farinalis    Meal Moth
62.074    Aglossa pinguinalis    Large Tabby
62.075    Hypsopygia costalis    Gold Triangle
62.077    Endotricha flammealis    Rosy Tabby
63.018    Anania coronata    Elder Pearl
63.025    Anania hortulata    Small Magpie
63.031    Udea ferrugalis    Rusty-dot Pearl
63.038    Patania ruralis    Mother of Pearl
63.052    Nomophila noctuella    Rush Veneer
63.054    Cydalima perspectalis    Box-tree Moth
63.057    Evergestis forficalis    Garden Pebble
63.069    Eudonia angustea    Narrow-winged Grey
63.072    Eudonia delunella    Pied Grey    S*
63.080    Chrysoteuchia culmella    Garden Grass-veneer
63.089    Agriphila tristella    Common Grass-moth
63.093    Agriphila straminella    Straw Grass-moth
63.119    Musotima nitidalis    Marbled Fern
65.001    Falcaria lacertinaria    Scalloped Hook-tip
65.002    Watsonalla binaria    Oak Hook-tip
65.005    Drepana falcataria    Pebble Hook-tip
65.007    Cilix glaucata    Chinese Character
65.008    Thyatira batis    Peach Blossom
65.009    Habrosyne pyritoides    Buff Arches
65.010    Tethea ocularis octogesimea    Figure of Eighty
65.015    Polyploca ridens    Frosted Green
65.016    Achlya flavicornis    Yellow Horned
66.001    Poecilocampa populi    December Moth
66.003    Malacosoma neustria    Lackey
66.008    Macrothylacia rubi    Fox Moth
66.010    Euthrix potatoria    Drinker
66.012    Gastropacha quercifolia    Lappet
69.001    Mimas tiliae    Lime Hawk-moth
69.002    Smerinthus ocellata    Eyed Hawk-moth
69.003    Laothoe populi    Poplar Hawk-moth
69.004    Agrius convolvuli    Convolvulus Hawk-moth
69.005    Acherontia atropos    Death’s Head Hawk-moth
69.006    Sphinx ligustri    Privet Hawk-moth
69.016    Deilephila elpenor    Elephant Hawk-moth
70.006    Idaea fuscovenosa    Dwarf Cream Wave
70.008    Idaea seriata    Small Dusty Wave
70.009    Idaea subsericeata    Satin Wave
70.011    Idaea dimidiata    Single-dotted Wave
70.012    Idaea trigeminata    Treble Brown Spot
70.013    Idaea biselata    Small Fan-footed Wave
70.016    Idaea aversata    Riband Wave
70.017    Idaea degeneraria    Portland Ribbon Wave
70.024    Scopula imitaria    Small Blood-vein
70.025    Scopula immutata    Lesser Cream Wave
70.027    Scopula floslactata    Cream Wave
70.029    Timandra comae    Blood-vein
70.030     Cyclophora pendularia    Dingy Mocha    R
70.036    Cyclophora punctaria    Maiden’s Blush
70.038    Rhodometra sacraria    Vestal
70.046    Orthonama vittata    Oblique Carpet
70.047    Nycterosea obstipata    Gem
70.049    Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata    Garden Carpet
70.051    Xanthorhoe spadicearia    Red Twin-spot Carpet
70.052    Xanthorhoe ferrugata    Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
70.053    Xanthorhoe designata    Flame Carpet
70.054    Xanthorhoe montanata    Silver-ground Carpet
70.059    Camptogramma bilineata    Yellow Shell
70.061    Epirrhoe alternata    Common Carpet
70.064    Euphyia biangulata    Cloaked Carpet
70.065    Euphyia unangulata    Sharp-angled Carpet
70.074    Hydriomena furcata    July Highflyer
70.075    Hydriomena impluviata    May Highflyer
70.083    Thera cupressata    Cypress Carpet
70.084    Plemyria rubiginata rubiginata    Blue-bordered Carpet
70.085    Cidaria fulvata    Barred Yellow
70.087    Cosmorhoe ocellata    Purple Bar
70.092    Eulithis mellinata    Spinach
70.093    Gandaritis pyraliata    Barred Straw
70.095    Chloroclysta siterata    Red-green Carpet
70.097    Dysstroma truncata    Common Marbled Carpet
70.100    Colostygia pectinataria    Green Carpet
70.106    Operophtera brumata    Winter Moth
70.126    Horisme vitalbata    Small Waved Umber
70.127    Horisme tersata    Fern
70.133    Perizoma alchemillata    Small Rivulet
70.138    Perizoma flavofasciata    Sandy Carpet
70.141    Gymnoscelis rufifasciata    Double-striped Pug
70.142    Chloroclystis v-ata    V-pug
70.143    Pasiphila chloerata    Sloe Pug
70.144    Pasiphila rectangulata    Green Pug
70.147    Eupithecia tenuiata    Slender Pug
70.148    Eupithecia inturbata    Maple Pug
70.151    Eupithecia pulchellata    Foxglove Pug
70.182    Eupithecia assimilata    Currant Pug
70.183    Eupithecia vulgata    Common Pug
70.184    Eupithecia exiguata    Mottled Pug
70.187    Eupithecia icterata    Tawny Speckled Pug
70.188    Eupithecia succenturiata    Bordered Pug
70.190    Eupithecia subfuscata    Grey Pug
70.192    Aplocera plagiata    Treble-bar
70.199    Pterapherapteryx sexalata    Small Seraphim
70.200    Acasis viretata    Yellow-barred Brindle
70.205    Abraxas grossulariata    Magpie Moth
70.206    Abraxas sylvata    Clouded Magpie
70.207    Lomaspilis marginata    Clouded Border
70.208    Ligdia adustata    Scorched Carpet
70.211    Macaria notata    Peacock Moth
70.212    Macaria alternata    Sharp-angled Peacock
70.214    Macaria liturata    Tawny-barred Angle
70.222    Petrophora chlorosata    Brown Silver-line
70.224    Plagodis dolabraria    Scorched Wing
70.226    Opisthograptis luteolata    Brimstone Moth
70.227    Epione repandaria    Bordered Beauty
70.234    Ennomos alniaria    Canary-shouldered Thorn
70.235    Ennomos fuscantaria    Dusky Thorn
70.236    Ennomos erosaria    September Thorn
70.237    Selenia dentaria    Early Thorn
70.240    Odontopera bidentata    Scalloped Hazel
70.241    Crocallis elinguaria    Scalloped Oak
70.243    Ourapteryx sambucaria    Swallow-tailed Moth
70.244    Colotois pennaria    Feathered Thorn
70.245    Alsophila aescularia    March Moth
70.247    Phigalia pilosaria    Pale Brindled Beauty
70.248    Lycia hirtaria    Brindled Beauty
70.251    Biston strataria    Oak Beauty
70.252    Biston betularia    Peppered Moth
70.253    Agriopis leucophaearia    Spring Usher
70.255    Agriopis marginaria    Dotted Border
70.256    Erannis defoliaria    Mottled Umber
70.257    Menophra abruptaria    Waved Umber
70.258    Peribatodes rhomboidaria    Willow Beauty
70.265    Alcis repandata    Mottled Beauty
70.268    Hypomecis punctinalis    Pale Oak Beauty
70.270    Ectropis crepuscularia    Engrailed
70.277    Cabera pusaria    Common White Wave
70.278    Cabera exanthemata    Common Wave
70.279    Lomographa bimaculata    White-pinion Spotted
70.280    Lomographa temerata    Clouded Silver
70.283    Campaea margaritata    Light Emerald
70.288    Cleorodes lichenaria    Brussels Lace
70.299    Geometra papilionaria    Large Emerald
70.300    Comibaena bajularia    Blotched Emerald
70.302    Hemistola chrysoprasaria    Small Emerald
70.305    Hemithea aestivaria    Common Emerald
71.003    Cerura vinula    Puss Moth
71.005    Furcula furcula    Sallow Kitten
71.007    Furcula bifida    Poplar Kitten
71.010    Drymonia dodonaea    Marbled Brown
71.011    Drymonia ruficornis    Lunar Marbled Brown
71.012    Notodonta dromedarius    Iron Prominent
71.013    Notodonta ziczac    Pebble Prominent
71.017    Pheosia tremula    Swallow Prominent
71.018    Pheosia gnoma    Lesser Swallow Prominent
71.020    Pterostoma palpina    Pale Prominent
71.025    Phalera bucephala    Buff-tip
71.027    Clostera curtula    Chocolate-tip
72.001    Scoliopteryx libatrix    Herald
72.002    Rivula sericealis    Straw Dot
72.003    Hypena proboscidalis    Snout
72.004    Hypena rostralis    Buttoned Snout
72.009    Leucoma salicis    White Satin Moth
72.010    Lymantria monacha    Black Arches
72.012    Euproctis chrysorrhoea    Brown-tail
72.013    Euproctis similis    Yellow-tail
72.015    Calliteara pudibunda    Pale Tussock
72.017    Orgyia antiqua    Vapourer
72.019    Spilosoma luteum    Buff Ermine
72.020    Spilosoma lubricipeda    White Ermine
72.022    Diaphora mendica    Muslin Moth
72.024    Phragmatobia fuliginosa    Ruby Tiger
72.027    Arctia villica britannica    Cream-spot Tiger
72.031    Tyria jacobaeae    Cinnabar
72.035    Miltochrista miniata    Rosy Footman
72.041    Lithosia quadra    Four-spotted Footman
72.044    Eilema griseola    Dingy Footman
72.045    Eilema lurideola    Common Footman
72.046    Eilema complana    Scarce Footman
72.053    Herminia tarsipennalis    Fan-foot
72.055    Herminia grisealis    Small Fan-foot
72.061    Schrankia costaestrigalis    Pinion-streaked Snout
72.069    Laspeyria flexula    Beautiful Hook-tip
72.076    Catolcala fraxini    Clifden Nonpareil
72.078    Catocala nupta    Red Underwing
73.001    Abrostola tripartita    Spectacle
73.002    Abrostola triplasia    Dark Spectacle
73.012    Diachrysia chrysitis    Burnished Brass
73.024    Protodeltote pygarga    Marbled White Spot
73.032    Colocasia coryli    Nut-tree Tussock
73.036    Acronicta alni    Alder Moth
73.040    Acronicta leporina    Miller
73.045    Acronicta rumicis    Knot Grass
73.047    Craniophora ligustri    Coronet
73.062    Amphipyra pyramidea    Copper Underwing
73.063    Amphipyra berbera    Svensson’s Copper Underwing
73.064    Amphipyra tragopoginis    Mouse Moth
73.068    Allophyes oxyacanthae    Green-brindled Cresent
73.069    Xylocampa areola    Early Grey
73.082    Cryphia algae    Tree-lichen Beauty    S*
73.084    Cryphia domestica    Marbled Beauty
73.085    Cryphia muralis    Marbled Green
73.092    Caradrina morpheus    Mottled Rustic
73.093    Platyperigea kadenii    Clancy’s Rustic
73.095    Paradrina clavipalpis    Pale Mottled Willow
73.096    Hoplodrina octogenaria    Uncertain
73.097    Hoplodrina blanda    Rustic
73.099    Hoplodrina ambigua    Vine’s Rustic
73.101    Charanyca trigrammica    Treble Lines
73.102    Rusina ferruginea    Brown Rustic
73.105    Dypterygia scabriuscula    Bird’s Wing
73.107    Mormo maura    Old Lady
73.109    Thalpophila matura    Straw Underwing
73.113    Phlogophora meticulosa    Angle Shades
73.114    Euplexia lucipara    Small Angle Shades
73.121    Gortyna flavago    Frosted Orange
73.123    Hydraecia micacea    Rosy Rustic
73.131    Luperina testacea    Flounced Rustic
73.142    Coenobia rufa    Small Rufous
73.144    Chortodes pygmina    Small Wainscot
73.147    Photedes minima    Small Dotted Buff
73.154    Apamea remissa    Dusky Brocade
73.158    Apamea sordens    Rustic Shoulder-knot
73.159    Apamea unanimis    Small Clouded Brindle
73.160    Apamea scolopacina    Slender Brindle
73.162    Apamea monoglypha    Dark Arches
73.168    Apamea ophiogramma    Double Lobed
73.171    Mesoligia literosa    Rosy Minor
73.172    Mesoligia furuncula    Cloaked Minor
73.176    Oligia fasciuncula    Middle-barred Minor
73.179    Tiliacea citrago    Orange Sallow
73.181    Xanthia togata    Pink-barred Sallow
73.182    Cirrhia icteritia    Sallow
73.186    Agrochola lychnidis    Beaded Chestnut
73.189    Agrochola lota    Red-line Quaker
73.190    Agrochola macilenta    Yellow-line Quaker
73.193    Omphaloscelis lunosa    Lunar Underwing
73.194    Conistra vaccinii    Chestnut
73.195    Conistra ligula    Dark Chestnut
73.201    Lithophane hepatica    Pale Pinion
73.202    Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis    Grey Shoulder-knot
73.210    Eupsilia transversa    Satellite
73.212    Ipimorpha retusa    Double Kidney
73.213    Ipimorpha subtusa    Olive
73.216    Cosmia trapezina    Dun-bar
73.219    Atethmia centrago    Centre-barred Sallow
73.222    Apterogenum ypsillon    Dingy Shears
73.225    Dryobotodes eremita    Brindled Green
73.233    Aporophyla nigra    Black Rustic
73.242    Orthosia incerta    Clouded Drab
73.244    Orthosia cerasi    Common Quaker
73.245    Orthosia cruda    Small Quaker
73.247    Orthosia gracilis    Powdered Quaker
73.249    Orthosia gothica    Hebrew Character
73.250    Anorthoa munda    Twin-spotted Quaker
73.261    Polia nebulosa    Grey Arches
73.267    Lacanobia oleracea    Bright-line Brown-eye
73.270    Melanchra persicariae    Dot Moth
73.273    Hada plebeja    Shears
73.274    Mamestra brassicae    Cabbage Moth
73.279    Hecatera bicolorata    Broad-barred White
73.290    Mythimna conigera    Brown-line Bright Eye
73.291    Mythimna pallens    Common Wainscot
73.293    Mythimna impura    Smoky Wainscot
73.298    Mythimna ferrago    Clay
73.317    Agrotis exclamationis    Heart and Dart
73.319    Agrotis segetum    Turnip Moth
73.320    Agrotis clavis    Heart and Club
73.325    Agrotis puta    Shuttle-shaped Dart
73.328    Axylia putris    Flame
73.329    Ochropleura plecta    Flame Shoulder
73.330    Ochropleura leucogaster    Radford’s Flame Shoulder
73.334    Diarsia rubi    Small Square-spot
73.336    Cerastis rubricosa    Red Chestnut
73.342    Noctua pronuba    Large Yellow Underwing
73.343    Noctua fimbriata    Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
73.345    Noctua comes    Lesser Yellow Underwing
73.357    Xestia xanthographa    Square-spot Rustic
73.359    Xestia c-nigrum    Setaceous Hebrew Character
73.361    Xestia triangulum    Double Square-spot
74.002    Meganola albula    Kent Black Arches
74.003    Nola cucullatella    Short-cloaked Moth
74.004    Nola confusalis    Least Black Arches
74.009    Nycteola revayana    Oak Nycteoline
74.011    Earias clorana    Cream-bordered Green Pea

Other notable species likely to be found in Scrub and Hedgerows habitat within Christchurch Harbour:

16.014    Pseudoswammerdamia combinella    Little Buff-tip
35.107    Psoricoptera gibbosella    Tufted Oak Roller
35.150    Carpatolechia notatella    Willow Grey
37.022    Coleophora lusciniaepennella    Willow Case-bearer
37.100    Coleophora solitariella    Southern Stitchwort Case-bearer
49.015    Archips xylosteana    Variegated Golden Tortrix
49.039    Epiphyas postvittana    Light Brown Apple Moth
49.240    Epinotia immundana    Birch Tortrix
49.279    Gypsonoma dealbana    Common Cloaked Tortrix
49.325    Cydia ulicetana    Common Gorse Moth
49.358    Grapholita tenebrosana    Rose Piercer
62.059    Phycitodes saxicola    Lesser Clouded Knot-horn
70.107    Epirrita dilutata    November Moth
73.037    Acronicta tridens    Dark Dagger
73.038    Acronicta psi    Grey Dagger
73.128    Amphipoea oculea    Ear Moth
73.169    Mesapamea secalis    Common Rustic
73.173    Oligia strigilis    Marbled Minor
73.174    Oligia latruncula    Tawny Marbled Minor
73.175    Oligia versicolor    Rufous Minor
73.348    Noctua janthe    Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

For a complete list of moth species likely to be found in Scrub and Hedgerows habitat within Christchurch Harbour, look for code ‘SH’ in the Systematic List.

Go to CHOG Harbour Moths main page.