Listed below are some of the moth species likely to be found in Semi-natural Woodland habitat within the Christchurch Harbour Recording Area. Semi-natural Woodland is old established woodland that contains natural species for the region.

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 Semi-natural Woodland habitat within Christchurch Harbour:

07.006    Adela reaumurella    Green Longhorn
28.022    Alabonia geoffrella    Hedge Beauty
66.007    Lasiocampa quercus    Oak Eggar    [Only males fly actively in the day]
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 Semi-natural Woodland habitat within Christchurch Harbour:

70.059    Camptogramma bilineata    Yellow Shell
70.061    Epirrhoe alternata    Common Carpet
70.065    Euphyia unangulata    Sharp-angled Carpet
70.074    Hydriomena furcata    July Highflyer
70.075    Hydriomena impluviata    May Highflyer
70.081    Thera obeliscata    Grey Pine Carpet
70.085    Cidaria fulvata    Barred Yellow
70.086    Electrophaes corylata    Broken-barred Carpet
70.087    Cosmorhoe ocellata    Purple Bar
70.094    Ecliptopera silaceata    Small Phoenix
70.095    Chloroclysta siterata    Red-green Carpet
70.097    Dysstroma truncata    Common Marbled Carpet
70.100    Colostygia pectinataria    Green Carpet
70.103    Lampropteryx suffumata    Water Carpet
70.106    Operophtera brumata    Winter Moth
70.111    Asthenia albulata    Small White Wave
70.112    Euchoeca nebulata    Dingy Shell
70.114    Hydrelia flammeolaria    Small Yellow Wave
70.121    Rheumaptera undulata    Scallop Shell
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
70.151    Eupithecia pulchellata    Foxglove Pug
70.156    Eupithecia abbreviata    Brindled Pug
70.157    Eupithecia dodoneata    Oak-tree Pug
70.168    Eupithecia nanata    Narrow-winged Pug
70.182    Eupithecia assimilata    Currant Pug
70.183    Eupithecia vulgata    Common Pug
70.187    Eupithecia icterata    Tawny Speckled Pug
70.190    Eupithecia subfuscata    Grey Pug
70.198    Lobophora halterata    Seraphim
70.199    Pterapherapteryx sexalata    Small Seraphim
70.200    Acasis viretata    Yellow-barred Brindle
70.202    Trichopteryx carpinata    Early Tooth-striped
70.205    Abraxas grossulariata    Magpie Moth
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
70.221    Cepphis advenaria    Little Thorn    S*
70.222    Petrophora chlorosata    Brown Silver-line
70.224    Plagodis dolabraria    Scorched Wing
70.225    Pachycnemia hippocastanaria    Horse Chestnut    S*
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
70.239    Selenia tetralunaria    Purple 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
70.273    Parectropis similaria    Brindled White-spot
70.274    Aethalura punctulata    Grey Birch
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
70.303    Jodis lactearia    Little 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
71.009    Stauropus fagi    Lobster Moth
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
71.016    Peridea anceps    Great Prominent
71.017    Pheosia tremula    Swallow Prominent
71.018    Pheosia gnoma    Lesser Swallow Prominent
71.020    Pterostoma palpina    Pale Prominent
71.021    Ptilodon capucina    Coxcomb 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
72.010    Lymantria monacha    Black Arches
72.011    Lymantria dispar    Gypsy Moth
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
72.035    Miltochrista miniata    Rosy Footman
72.041    Lithosia quadra    Four-spotted Footman
72.042    Atolmis rubricollis    Red-necked Footman
72.043    Eilema depressa    Buff Footman
72.044    Eilema griseola    Dingy Footman
72.045    Eilema lurideola    Common Footman
72.046    Eilema complana    Scarce Footman
72.049    Eilema sororcula    Orange Footman
72.053    Herminia tarsipennalis    Fan-foot
72.055    Herminia grisealis    Small Fan-foot
72.061    Schrankia costaestrigalis    Pinion-streaked Snout
72.062    Schrankia taenialis    White-line Snout
72.069    Laspeyria flexula    Beautiful Hook-tip
72.078    Catocala nupta    Red Underwing
72.081    Catocala sponsa    Dark Crimson Underwing    S*
73.001    Abrostola tripartita    Spectacle
73.002    Abrostola triplasia    Dark Spectacle
73.024    Protodeltote pygarga    Marbled White Spot
73.032    Colocasia coryli    Nut-tree Tussock
73.034    Moma alpium    Scarce Merveille du Jour
73.036    Acronicta alni    Alder Moth
73.039    Acronicta aceris    Sycamore
73.040    Acronicta leporina    Miller
73.045    Acronicta rumicis    Knot Grass
73.046    Subacronicta megacephala    Poplar Grey
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*
73.092    Caradrina morpheus    Mottled Rustic
73.096    Hoplodrina octogenaria    Uncertain
73.097    Hoplodrina blanda    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
73.144    Chortodes pygmina    Small Wainscot
73.147    Photedes minima    Small Dotted Buff
73.160    Apamea scolopacina    Slender Brindle
73.172    Mesoligia furuncula    Cloaked Minor
73.176    Oligia fasciuncula    Middle-barred Minor
73.180    Xanthia aurago    Barred sallow
73.181    Xanthia togata    Pink-barred Sallow
73.182    Cirrhia icteritia    Sallow
73.186    Agrochola lychnidis    Beaded Chestnut
73.188    Anchoscelis helvola    Flounced Chestnut
73.189    Agrochola lota    Red-line Quaker
73.190    Agrochola macilenta    Yellow-line Quaker
73.192    Agrochola circellaris    Brick
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
73.224    Dichonia aprilina    Merveille du Jour
73.225    Dryobotodes eremita    Brindled Green
73.231    Aporophyla lutulenta    Deep-brown Dart
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
73.264    Lacanobia thalassina    Pale-shouldered Brocade
73.267    Lacanobia oleracea    Bright-line Brown-eye
73.298    Mythimna ferrago    Clay
73.317    Agrotis exclamationis    Heart and Dart
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
73.332    Diarsia brunnea    Purple Clay
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
73.359    Xestia c-nigrum    Setaceous Hebrew Character
73.365    Eugnorisma glareosa    Autumnal Rustic
74.003    Nola cucullatella    Short-cloaked Moth
74.004    Nola confusalis    Least Black Arches
74.008    Pseudoips prasinana britannica    Green Silver-lines
74.009    Nycteola revayana    Oak Nycteoline

Other notable species likely to be found in Semi-natural Woodland 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
49.015    Archips xylosteana    Variegated Golden Tortrix
49.039    Epiphyas postvittana    Light Brown Apple Moth
49.044    Tortricodes alternella    Spring Harbinger
49.059    Tortrix viridana    Green Oak Tortrix
49.060    Aleimma loeflingiana    Yellow Oak Tortrix
49.203    Ancylis laetana    Aspen Hook-wing
49.237    Epinotia signatana    Black-streaked Tortrix
49.240    Epinotia immundana    Birch Tortrix
49.249    Epinotia ramella    Black-marked Tortrix
49.279    Gypsonoma dealbana    Common Cloaked Tortrix
49.325    Cydia ulicetana    Common Gorse Moth
49.360    Pammene splendidulana    Shining Oak Tortrix    S*
49.363    Pammene argyrana    Oak Gall Moth
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
73.169    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 Semi-natural Woodland habitat within Christchurch Harbour, look for code ‘SW’ in the Systematic List.

Go to CHOG Harbour Moths main page.