The family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Drepanidae

Drepanidae

The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 1000 species recorded worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a superficial resemblance to Noctuidae...

 contains about 400 species, of which only eight occur in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

. Six of these are resident in Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 and one is an occasional immigrant:

• Falcaria lacertinaria
  Falcaria lacertinaria
  The Scalloped Hook-tip is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Europe and Anatolia.The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.The larvae feed on Birch and Alder....
  
  Scalloped Hook-tip — throughout
• Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip — south, central (Vulnerable) ‡*
• Watsonalla cultraria
  Watsonalla cultraria
  The Barred Hook-tip is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe.The wingspan is 20–28 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.The larvae feed on Fagus species....
  
  Barred Hook-tip — south, central (local)

• Drepana falcataria
  Drepana falcataria
  The Pebble Hook-tip is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Europe, through Siberia to East Asia.The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location....
  
  Pebble Hook-tip
• Drepana falcataria falcataria — south, centre
• Drepana falcataria scotica — northern Scotland
  Scotland
  Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
  
   (local)
• Drepana curvatula
  Drepana curvatula
  The Dusky Hook-tip is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 34–42 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.The larvae feed on Alder, Oak and Birch.-External links:*...
  
  Dusky Hook-tip — south, east (immigrant)
• Sabra harpagula
  Sabra harpagula
  The Scarce Hook-tip is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 25–35 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.The larvae feed on Tilia cordata.-External links:****...
  
  Scarce Hook-tip — south-west (Red Data Book)
• Cilix glaucata
  Cilix glaucata
  The Chinese Character is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Europe and North Africa.The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location....
  
  Chinese Character — south and centre (common), local in Scotland

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan

United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan

The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan is the governmental response to the Convention on Biological Diversity signed in 1992. When the Biodiversity Action Plans were first published in 1994, the conservation of 391 species and 45 habitats was covered. 1,150 species and 65 habitats are...

(BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).