List of moths of Great Britain (Thaumetopoeidae)

The family Thaumetopoeidae—the "processionary moths"—comprises about 100 species, of which three have been recorded in Great Britain:

Oak processionary caterpillar

Thaumetopoea pityocampa, pine processionary — probably rare immigrant (otherwise imported)
Thaumetopoea processionea, oak processionary — immigrant
[Trichocercus sparshalli, local long-tailed satin — probably imported (Australian species)]

See also

List of moths of Great Britain (overview)
- Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae and Micromoths

References

Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. ISBN 0-9531399-1-3.

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