The Folkestone & Hythe area moth list

A provisional list of the moths recorded in the Folkestone & Hythe area is now available to download as an Excel spreadsheet by clicking here. I’m very grateful to Paul Howe for his support in generating this list.

The provisional Folkestone & Hythe area moth list currently stands at 1,482 species (838 micros and 644 macros).

​Historical lists:

Henry Knaggs’ list of macro-lepidoptera occurring in the neighbourhood of Folkestone (1870).

Henry Ullyett’s list of macro-lepidoptera occurring in the neighbourhood of Folkestone (1880).

Arthur Morley’s list of macro-lepidoptera occurring in the neighbourhood of Folkestone (1931).

Macro moths:

Hepialidae:

​3.001 – Orange Swift

3.002 – Common Swift

3.003 – Map-winged Swift

3.004 – Gold Swift

3.005 – Ghost Moth

Cossidae:

50.001 – Goat Moth

50.002 – Leopard Moth

Sesiidae:

52.001 – Raspberry Clearwing

52.002 – Hornet Moth

52.003 – Lunar Hornet Moth

52.006 – White-barred Clearwing

52.007 – Large Red-belted Clearwing

52.008 – Red-tipped Clearwing

52.010 – Orange-tailed Clearwing

52.011 – Red-belted Clearwing

52.012 – Yellow-legged Clearwing

52.013 – Currant Clearwing

52.014 – Six-belted Clearwing

52.015 – Fiery Clearwing

Limacodidae:

53.001 – The Festoon

Zygaedidae:

54.001 – Scarce Forester

54.002 – The Forester

54.003 – Cistus Forester

54.008 – Six-spot Burnet

54.009 – Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

54.010 – Five-spot Burnet

Drepanidae:

65.001 – Scalloped Hook-tip

65.002 – Oak Hook-tip

65.003 – Barred Hook-tip

65.004 – Dusky Hook-tip

65.005 – Pebble Hook-tip

65.007 – Chinese Character

Thyatiridae:

65.008 – Peach Blossom

65.009 – Buff Arches

65.010 – Figure of Eighty

65.011 – Poplar Lutestring

65.012 – Satin Lutestring

65.013 – Common Lutestring

65.014 – Oak Lutestring

65.015 – Frosted Green

65.016 – Yellow Horned

Lasiocampidae:

66.001 – December Moth

66.002 – Pale Eggar

66.003 – The Lackey

66.005 – Small Eggar

66.007 – Oak Eggar

66.008 – Fox Moth

66.010 – The Drinker

66.012 – The Lappet

Saturniidae:

68.001 – Emperor Moth

Sphingidae:

69.001 – Lime Hawk-moth

69.002 – Eyed Hawk-moth

69.003 – Poplar Hawk-moth

69.004 – Convolvulus Hawk-moth

69.005 – Death’s-head Hawk-moth

69.006 – Privet Hawk-moth

69.007 – Pine Hawk-moth

69.008 – Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth

69.009 – Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth

69.010 – Hummingbird Hawk-moth

69.011 – Oleander Hawk-moth

69.013 – Spurge Hawk-moth

69.014 – Bedstraw Hawk-moth

69.015 – Striped Hawk-moth

69.016 – Elephant Hawk-moth

69.017 – Small Elephant Hawk-moth

69.018 – Silver-striped Hawk-moth

Geometrinae:

70.003 – Bright Wave

70.004 – Least Carpet

70.006 – Dwarf Cream Wave

70.008 – Small Dusty Wave

70.009 – Satin Wave

70.011 – Single-dotted Wave

70.012 – Treble Brown Spot

70.013 – Small Fan-footed Wave

70.015 – Small Scallop

70.016 – Riband Wave

70.017 – Portland Ribbon Wave

70.018 – Plain Wave

70.020 – Sub-angled Wave

70.021 – Lace Border

70.022 – Tawny Wave

70.023 – Mullein Wave

70.024 – Small Blood-vein

70.025 – Lesser Cream Wave

70.027 – Cream Wave

70.028 – Rosy Wave

70.029 – Blood-vein

70.031 – The Mocha

70.032 – Birch Mocha

70.033 – Blair’s Mocha

70.035 – False Mocha

70.036 – Maiden’s Blush

70.037 – Clay Triple-lines

70.038 – The Vestal

70.039 – Oblique Striped

70.041 – July Belle

70.043 – Chalk Carpet

70.045 – Shaded Broad-bar

70.046 – Oblique Carpet

70.047 – The Gem

70.049 – Garden Carpet

70.050 – Balsam Carpet

70.051 – Red Twin-spot Carpet

70.052 – Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet

70.053 – Flame Carpet

70.054 – Silver-ground Carpet

70.055 – Large Twin-spot Carpet

70.056 – Royal Mantle

70.057 – Ruddy Carpet

70.059 – Yellow Shell

70.061 – Common Carpet

70.062 – Wood Carpet

70.063 – Galium Carpet

70.065 – Sharp-angled Carpet

70.066 – Shoulder Stripe

70.067 – The Streamer

70.068 – Beautiful Carpet

70.069 – Dark Spinach

70.070 – The Mallow

70.073 – White-banded Carpet

70.074 – July Highflyer

70.075 – May Highflyer

70.077 – Pine Carpet

70.079 – Spruce Carpet

Species accounts will gradually continue to be added as part of a long-term project.