Lepidoptera
Moths
This page covers all known moth species recorded on the Dawlish Warren and builds on the previous work of many recorders and the two publications “Larger Lepidoptera of Dawlish Warren” and “The Moths of Devon” both written by and available from the county moth recorder Roy McCormick. The micro-lepidoptera records were first recorded in or before 1985,unless otherwise stated.
The Nomenclature, numbering and classification order follows Bradley, J. D., 2000 Checklist of Lepidoptera recorded from the British Isles.
If anyone wishes
to run any traps on the reserve permission must first be sought from the
reserve staff. They can be contacted on 01626 863980.
The species
which are not in bold type have been reported from the site but the records are
not considered proven by the county recorder. Please pass on any records you
may have to the website, they will be forwarded on to both the reserve wardens
and county recorder. It is our intention to try to find Dawlish Warren
photographs of many species on this website, both common and rare. If you can help, please get in touch [all records and images will be
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Related links: Butterfly Conservation Devon Moth Group UK
Moths
Hepialidae
0014 Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli
0016 Gold Swift
H. hecta
First recorded in June 2005.
0017 Common Swift H. lupulinus
Nepticulidae
0034
Ectoedemia occultella
0050
Stigmella aurella
Vacated
mines on Rubus fruticosus agg.
0067
S. plagicolella
Vacated mines found on Blackthorn in Oct 2007.
0068
S. salicis
Vacated mines found on sallows in Jan 2008.
0113
S. sakhalinella
Vacated mines found on Betula sp in Oct 2007.
Tischeriidae
0125
Emmetia marginea
First recorded in 1995.
Incurvariidae
0128
Phylloporia bistrigella0150
Adela reaumurellaHeliozelidae
0156
Heliozela resplendella
Cut outs first recorded in Oct 2007 on Alder.
Cossidae
0161 Leopard Zeuzera pyrina
Zygaenidae
0169 Six Spot Burnet Zygaena
filipendula
0170 Five Spot Burnet Z. trifolii spp. decreta
Psychidae
0181 Taleporia tubulosa
0186
Psyche
casta
First recorded in 1995.
Tineidae
0247
Tinea
trinotella
Lyonettiidae
0263
Apple
Leaf Miner
Lyonetia clerkella
First recorded in 1995.
Gracillariidae
0282
Caloptilia elongella
Larval
cones on Alder.
0283
C. betulicola
Larval
cones on Betula sp.
0288
C. stigmatella
Larval
cones on Salix sp.
0303
Parornix anglicella
Vacated folds found on Hawthorn in 2007.
0310
Callisto denticulella
Vacated
folds found on Apple in 2007.
0329
Phyllonorycter spinicolella
Tenanted mines found on Blackthorn in 2007.
0332
P. corylifoliella
Old
mines found on Hawthorn in 2007.
0353
P. ulmifoliella
Tenanted
mines on Betula sp.
Sesiidae
0371 Lunar Hornet Clearwing Sesia bembeciformis
Choreutidae
0385
Anthophila fabriciana
Glyphipterigidae
0394
Glyphipterix forsterella
0397
G. thrasonella
Yponomeutidae
0412
Argyresthia pygmaeella
0415
A.
etinella
0436
Pseudoswammerdamia combinella
First recorded in 1995.
0438
Swammerdamia pyrella
Typical feedings and slight silk coverings found on the upper
surface of leaves of Hawthorn in 2007.
0464
Diamond-back Moth
Plutella
xylostella
This
regular migrant was first taken
by Mr E. F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
0472
Digitivalva pulicariae
Tenanted mines on Common Fleabane.
Coleophoridae
0491
Coleophora gryphipennella
Typical
feeding signs on Rosa sp.
0493
C. serratella
Cases on Betula sp.
0495
C. spinella
Case on Apple.
0504
C. lusciniaepennella
Cases on Salix sp.
0512
C. binderella
Cases on Alder. Scarce in
Devon.
0521
C. conyzae
Cases on Common Fleabane.
Scarce in Devon.
0532
C.
albidella
Cases on Salix
sp.
0547
C. discordella
Cases on Bird's foot
Trefoil.
0555
C. follicularis
Cases on Common Fleabane.
0563
C. argentula
Cases found on
heads of Yarrow in 2007.
0582
C. glaucicolella
Case on Juncus sp.
0587
C. caespititiella
Elachistidae
0595
Elachista biatomella
Taken by Mr E.
F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
0610
E. argentella
Taken by Mr E.
F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
0627
Biselachista scirpi
Taken by Mr E.
F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
Scarce in Devon.
Oecophoridae
0647
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Taken by Mr E.
F. Studd between 1896 and 1902. Still present 1995.
0649
Esperia
sulphurella
Larvae found
on dead sallow in Jan 2008.
0670
Depressaria daucella
Larvae found on Hemlock
Water Dropwort
0674
D. badiella
Taken by Mr E.
F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
0695
Agonopterix alstromeriana
Larvae on Hemlock in 1995.
0697
A. arenella
Larva on Creeping Thistle.
0706
A. nervosa
Taken by Mr E.
F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
Gelechiidae
0734
Argolamprotes micella
First recorded in 1995.
0748 Ptocheuusa paupella
0753
Aristotelia brizella
Taken by Mr E. F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
0776
Teleiopsis diffinis
Taken by Mr E. F. Studd between 1896 and 1902. Still present in 1995.
0778
Bryotropha umbrosella
Taken by Mr E. F. Studd between 1896 and 1902. Still present 1995. Only site
in south Devon.
0786
B.
desertella
Taken by Mr E. F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
0787
B.
terrella
0792
Mirificarma mulinella
Taken by Mr E. F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
0796
Aroga velocella
First recorded in 1995. Only site in Devon and Cornwall.
0819
Scrobipalpa costella
First recorded in 1995.
0822
Scrobipalpa acuminatella
Larval mines found on Cirsium sp. in 2007.
0827
Caryocolum alsinella
Taken by Mr E. F. Studd between 1896 and 1902. Only site in south Devon.
0829
C.
marmoreum
Taken by Mr E. F. Studd between 1896 and 1902. Still present in 1995. Only
site in south Devon.
0847
Syncopacma taeniolella
Taken by Mr E. F. Studd between 1896 and 1902.
0853
Anacampsis populella
Vacated larval feedings found on
Populus alba in 1995.
Blastobasidae
0874
Blastobasis decolorella
First
noted in 2005.
Cosmopterigidae
0896b
Cosmopterix pulchrimella
A few mines, some with
larvae, on Pellitory of the Wall found in Oct 2007. This species was first
recorded in the British Isles at Dorset in 2001. Since then the species has been
found in a number of southern counties, including Devon.
Tortricidae
0921
Phtheochroa inopiana
First
recorded in 1995.
0937 Agapeta hamana
0954 Eupoecilia angustana
0966
Cochylis atricapitana
First
recorded 16/5/06.
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis heparana
0994 Clepsis consimilana
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
1002
Lozotaenia forsterana
First
recorded in 1995.
1010
Ditula angustiorana
First
recorded in 1995.
1033
Green Oak Tortrix
Tortrix viridana
First recorded on
13/6/06, as a migrant.
1035
Acleris bergmanniana
First
recorded in 1995.
1067
Celypha cespitana
Taken by Mr E. F.
Studd between 1896 and 1902.
1076 C. lacunana
1082 Hedya pruniana
1083 H. nubiferana
1087 Orthotaenia undulana
1092
Apotomis turbidana
First noted in June 2005.
1109
Lobesia littoralis
Taken by Mr E. F.
Studd between 1896 and 1902.
1111
Bactra lancealana
Taken by Mr E. F.
Studd between 1896 and 1902.
1133 Epinotia bilunana
1147 Willow Tortrix E. cruciana
1153
E.
sordidana
Larvae in folded leaves of
Alder.
1168
Gypsonoma sociana
First
noted in 2005.
1169 G.
dealbana
1175 Bramble-shoot Moth
Epiblema uddmanniana
Larvae in spun leaves of
Rubus fruticosus agg.
1197 Eucosma campoliliana
1201
E. cana
First recorded in 1995.
1219 Lathronympha strigana
1255
Cydia
succedana
First
noted in 1985.
1260
C. splendana
First
noted in 2005.
1273 Dichrorampha petiverella
1285 D. plumbana
Alucitidae
1288 Twenty-plume
Moth Alucita
hexadactyla
First recorded in 1990s.
Pyralidae
1293 Garden Grass
Veneer Chrysoteuchia
culmella
1294 Crambus
pascuella
1299 C.
hamella
A Nationally Notable B Pyrale. Not
recorded for many years.
1301
C.
lathoniellus
First
recorded in June 2005.
1302 C.
perlella
1303 Agriphila
selasella
1304 A.
straminella
1305 A.
tristella
1306 A.
inquinatella
1307 A.
latistria
First recorded in 1994.
1309 A.
geniculea
1313 Catoptria
pinella
1323 Pediasia
contaminella
A Nationally Notable B Pyrale
associated with Dune grassland.
1324 P.
aridella
A Nationally Notable B Pyrale
associated with saltmarsh. Not recorded since 1968.
1325 Platytes
alpinella
An RDB3 species found on coastal sandhills and sandy shingle areas.
1326 P.
cerussella
Recorded in 1961.
1329 Donacaula
forficella
1332 Scoparia subfusca
1333
S.
pyralella
First
recorded in 1995.
1334
S. ambigualis
First recorded in 2005.
1338 Dipleurina
lacustrata
1336 Eudonia
pallida
First recorded in 1993.
1342
E. angustea
First recorded in 1995.
1343 E.
delunella
A Nationally Notable B Pyrale.
1344 E.
mercurella
1350 Beautiful
China-mark Parapoynx
stagnata
1356 Garden
Pebble Evergestis
forficalis
1358 E.
pallidata
1362 Pyrausta
purpuralis
1365 P.
despicata
1375 European
Corn-borer Ostrinia
nubilalis
1376 Small Magpie Eurrhypara
hortulata
1378 Phlytaenia
coronata
1385 Ebulea
crocealis
1386 Opsibotys
fuscalis
Recorded in 1985.
1390 Udea
prunalis
1392
U.
olivalis
First
recorded in 1995.
1395 Rusty-dot
Pearl U.
ferrugalis
1397 Mecyna
asinalis
A Nationally Notable B pyrale,
but widespread in the SW, associated with Wild Madder
Rubia peregrina.
1398 Rush Veneer Nomophila
noctuella
1399 Dolicharthria
punctalis
A Nationally Notable B pyrale.
1405 Mother of
Pearl Pleuroptya
ruralis
1413 Gold
Triangle Hypsopygia
costalis
1414 Synaphe
punctalis
A Nationally Notable B pyrale, associated with terrestrial mosses.
1417 Meal Moth
Pyralis farinalis
One
record in June 2005, a possible migrant.
1424 Endotricha
flammealis
1428 Bee Moth Aphomia
sociella
1432 Anerastia
lotella
1439 Trachycera
advenella
1443 Pempelia
genistella
A Nationally Notable A pyrale associated with gorse.
1445
Pempelia formosa
A rare
migrant first recorded on 18/706.
1452 Phycita
roborella
1454
Dioryctria abietella
Associated with conifers,
one in June 2005 was probably a migrant.
1458 Thistle
Ermine Myelois
cribella
1464 Gymnancyla
canella
This Nationally Notable A pyrale
is associated with Prickly Saltwort and is found on sandy
coasts just above the high tide
mark. Discovered in 2003 this species does not appear in “the Moths of Devon”.
1467 Ancylosis
oblitella
One record in 1997.
1470 Euzophera pinguis
1481
Homoeosoma sinuella
First
recorded in 1995.
1483 Phycitodes
binaevella
1484 P. saxicola
Pterophoridae
1495 Marasmarcha
lunaedactyla
1517 Adaina
microdactyla
1523 Oidaematophorus
lithodactyla
1524 Emmelina
monodactyla