The family Lymantriidae contains the "tussock moths", of which 11 have been recorded in Great Britain:

• Laelia coenosa, reed tussock — extinct
• Orgyia recens, scarce vapourer — east-central (Red Data Book) ‡
• Orgyia antiqua, vapourer — throughout
• Dicallomera fascelina, dark tussock — south, west-central & north-east (localized)
• Calliteara pudibunda, pale tussock — south & central
• Euproctis chrysorrhoea, brown-tail — south, south-east & east-central (localized)
• Euproctis similis, yellow-tail — south, central & north
• Leucoma salicis, white satin — south, east-central, west-central & north (localized)
• Arctornis l-nigrum, black v moth — immigrant & transitory resident
• Lymantria monacha, black arches — south & central (localized)
• Lymantria dispar, spongy moth — immigrant (formerly resident)

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)^[1] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).