The following is a list of the 15 micro moths most commonly reported between 2003 and 2017 in week 18, early May, with the most common first. A list of other species recorded in smaller numbers is included at the end. This data is taken from the county moth recorders database and has not been fully verified. For more information about each species please visit UK Moths website.
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| Taxon | RES | B&S | Total number 2003 – 17 | Distribution map & phenology,click to see large images |
| Ectoedemia heringella | 4.088 | 36a | 5013 |
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| Coleophora serratella | 37.015 | 493 | 1451 |
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| Yponomeuta plumbella | 16.007 | 430 | 987 |
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| Eriocrania semipurpurella | 2.007 | 13 | 697 |
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| Eriocrania cicatricella | 2.006 | 11 | 368 |
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| Eriocrania unimaculella | 2.003 | 8 | 326 |
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| Phyllonorycter messaniella | 15.04 | 321 | 255 |
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| Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) | 49.039 | 998 | 155 |
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| Lathronympha strigana | 49.345 | 1219 | 141 |
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| Adela reaumurella (Green Long-horn) | 7.006 | 150 | 140 |
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| Cameraria ohridella (Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner) | 15.089 | 366a | 130 |
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| Eriocrania sangii | 2.008 | 12 | 123 |
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| Epinotia immundana | 49.24 | 1136 | 102 |
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| Yponomeuta cagnagella (Spindle Ermine) | 16.004 | 427 | 80 |
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| Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-Tap) | 48.001 | 385 | 73 |
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Other species recorded in this week in smaller numbers (unverified data):
| Taxon | RES | B&S | Total number 2003 – 17 |
| Cydia ulicetana | 49.325 | 1255 | 51 |
| Paracrania chrysolepidella | 2.002 | 7 | 40 |
| Gracillaria syringella | 15.014 | 293 | 39 |
| Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume) | 45.044 | 1524 | 38 |
| Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth) | 18.001 | 464 | 29 |
| Psychoides filicivora | 12.048 | 200 | 27 |
| Eriocrania salopiella | 2.005 | 10 | 24 |
| Elachista rufocinerea | 38.038 | 608 | 22 |
| Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House-moth) | 28.009 | 648 | 21 |
| Micropterix tunbergella | 1.001 | 1 | 21 |
| Epinotia abbreviana | 49.234 | 1150 | 20 |
| Epichnopterix plumella | 11.014 | 189 | 20 |
| Luffia ferchaultella | 11.009 | 185 | 18 |
| Eudonia angustea | 63.069 | 1342 | 15 |
| Eucosma aspidiscana | 49.276 | 1190 | 15 |
| Agonopterix assimilella | 32.024 | 702 | 13 |
| Aphelia paleana (Timothy Tortrix ) | 49.031 | 989 | 13 |
| Limnaecia phragmitella | 34.004 | 898 | 12 |
| Celypha lacunana | 49.166 | 1076 | 11 |
| Coleophora gryphipennella | 37.006 | 491 | 10 |
| Epermenia chaerophyllella | 47.005 | 483 | 9 |
| Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-plume Moth) | 44.001 | 1288 | 9 |
| Nematopogon swammerdamella | 7.015 | 140 | 9 |
| Grapholita jungiella | 49.354 | 1251 | 9 |
| Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) | 62.001 | 1428 | 8 |
| Mompha epilobiella | 40.01 | 893 | 8 |
| Stigmella suberivora | 4.057 | 85 | 8 |
| Cochylis atricapitana | 49.139 | 966 | 8 |
| Psyche casta | 11.012 | 186 | 7 |
| Agonopterix arenella | 32.017 | 697 | 7 |
| Agonopterix alstromeriana (Brown-spot Flat-body) | 32.031 | 695 | 7 |
| Incurvaria masculella | 8.002 | 130 | 7 |
| Cydia conicolana | 49.33 | 1269 | 7 |
| Pseudoswammerdamia combinella | 16.014 | 436 | 6 |
| Esperia sulphurella | 28.019 | 649 | 6 |
| Elachista argentella | 38.004 | 610 | 6 |
| Elachista albifrontella | 38.03 | 601 | 6 |
| Caloptilia stigmatella | 15.01 | 288 | 5 |
| Coleophora lineolea | 37.038 | 522 | 5 |
| Coleophora paripennella | 37.106 | 560 | 5 |
| Metzneria aestivella | 35.055 | 725 | 5 |
| Argyresthia trifasciata | 20.005 | 409a | 5 |
| Agonopterix subpropinquella | 32.015 | 692 | 4 |
| Teleiodes sequax | 35.145 | 775 | 4 |
| Dahlica lichenella (Lichen Case-bearer) | 11.005 | 179 | 4 |
| Coleophora pennella | 37.065 | 549 | 4 |
| Tinagma ocnerostomella | 26.001 | 398 | 4 |
| Depressaria radiella (Parsnip Moth) | 32.036 | 672 | 3 |
| Cauchas rufimitrella | 7.01 | 152 | 3 |
| Notocelia cynosbatella (Yellow-faced Bell) | 49.292 | 1174 | 3 |
| Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) | 28.01 | 647 | 3 |
| Mompha subbistrigella | 40.008 | 892 | 3 |
| Sorhagenia janiszewskae | 34.014 | 910 | 3 |
| Phtheochroa rugosana | 49.095 | 925 | 3 |
| Prays oleae | 22.004 | 449c | 3 |
| Acentria ephemerella (Water Veneer) | 63.115 | 1331 | 3 |
| Phyllonorycter nicellii | 15.081 | 359 | 3 |
| Clepsis spectrana (Cyclamen Tortrix) | 49.037 | 993 | 2 |
| Agonopterix purpurea | 32.009 | 691 | 2 |
| Hedya pruniana (Plum Tortrix) | 49.157 | 1082 | 2 |
| Anania funebris | 63.024 | 1381 | 2 |
| Argyresthia cupressella (Cypress Tip Moth) | 20.007 | 409b | 2 |
| Aspilapteryx tringipennella | 15.015 | 294 | 2 |
| Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing Clothes Moth) | 12.027 | 240 | 2 |
| Pyrausta despicata | 63.005 | 1365 | 2 |
| Coleophora lusciniaepennella | 37.022 | 504 | 2 |
| Pyrausta nigrata | 63.009 | 1366 | 2 |
| Incurvaria pectinea | 8.001 | 129 | 2 |
| Monopis obviella | 12.038 | 229 | 2 |
| Acrocercops brongniardella | 15.019 | 313 | 2 |
| Monopis weaverella | 12.037 | 228 | 2 |
| Tachystola acroxantha (Ruddy Streak) | 28.024 | 656 | 2 |
| Dyseriocrania subpurpurella | 2.001 | 6 | 2 |
| Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth) | 19.007 | 391 | 2 |
| Bucculatrix nigricomella | 14.002 | 266 | 2 |
| Platyedra subcinerea | 35.033 | 808 | 2 |
| Neofaculta ericetella | 35.017 | 797 | 2 |
| Notocelia uddmanniana (Bramble Shoot Moth) | 49.294 | 1175 | 2 |
| Coleophora hemerobiella | 37.039 | 523 | 2 |
| Agonopterix yeatiana | 32.035 | 714 | 2 |
| Coleophora binderella | 37.03 | 512 | 2 |
| Phyllonorycter trifasciella | 15.083 | 361 | 2 |
| Elachista atricomella | 38.025 | 597 | 1 |
| Coleophora albicosta | 37.063 | 544 | 1 |
| Prays fraxinella (Ash Bud Moth) | 22.002 | 449 | 1 |
| Mompha raschkiella | 40.015 | 883 | 1 |
| Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) | 49.338 | 1261 | 1 |
| Psychoides verhuella | 12.047 | 199 | 1 |
| Nemophora degeerella (Yellow-barred Long-horn) | 7.001 | 148 | 1 |
| Pyrausta aurata | 63.006 | 1361 | 1 |
| Anania coronata | 63.018 | 1378 | 1 |
| Epiblema scutulana | 49.285 | 1184 | 1 |
| Ethmia bipunctella | 33.006 | 720 | 1 |
| Monopis imella | 12.04 | 231 | 1 |
| Phyllonorycter strigulatella | 15.066 | 344 | 1 |
| Pyrausta purpuralis | 63.007 | 1362 | 1 |
| Coleophora mayrella | 37.048 | 518 | 1 |
| Roeslerstammia erxlebella | 13.002 | 447 | 1 |
| Micropterix calthella | 1.005 | 5 | 1 |
| Scoparia ambigualis | 63.064 | 1334 | 1 |
| Acleris cristana | 49.076 | 1054 | 1 |
| Grapholita compositella | 49.347 | 1241 | 1 |
| Endothenia gentianaeana | 49.186 | 1097 | 1 |
| Elachista apicipunctella | 38.032 | 602 | 1 |
| Anarsia spartiella | 35.02 | 856 | 1 |
| Syndemis musculana | 49.028 | 986 | 1 |
| Coleophora anatipennella (Pistol Case-bearer ) | 37.049 | 533 | 1 |
| Taleporia tubulosa | 11.006 | 181 | 1 |
| Lobesia reliquana | 49.184 | 1106 | 1 |
| Grapholita internana | 49.349 | 1242 | 1 |
| Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix) | 49.004 | 1010 | 1 |
| Narycia duplicella | 11.002 | 175 | 1 |
| Tineola bisselliella (Common Clothes Moth ) | 12.026 | 236 | 1 |
| Tinea trinotella | 12.033 | 247 | 1 |
| Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella | 15.075 | 353 | 1 |
| Agonopterix propinquella | 32.016 | 696 | 1 |
| Agonopterix scopariella | 32.011 | 704 | 1 |
| Ypsolopha mucronella | 17.001 | 451 | 1 |
| Chrysoesthia drurella | 35.035 | 746 | 1 |
| Helcystogramma rufescens | 35.031 | 868 | 1 |
| Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 49.091 | 1011 | 1 |
| Caloptilia rufipennella | 15.006 | 284 | 1 |
| Aethes williana | 49.116 | 944 | 1 |
| Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) | 63.031 | 1395 | 1 |
| Phyllonorycter tristrigella | 15.078 | 356 | 1 |
| Notocelia trimaculana | 49.298 | 1176 | 1 |
| Cochylis hybridella | 49.136 | 965 | 1 |
| Opostega salaciella | 5.001 | 119 | 1 |
| Cochylis roseana | 49.134 | 962 | 1 |
| Ancylis uncella | 49.202 | 1118 | 1 |
| Paraswammerdamia nebulella | 16.02 | 441 | 1 |
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