The following is a list of the 25 micro moths most commonly reported between 2003 and 2017 in week 21, late 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 |
Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) | 49.039 | 998 | 1538 |
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Adela reaumurella (Green Long-horn) | 7.006 | 150 | 612 |
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Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House-moth) | 28.009 | 648 | 456 |
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Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth) | 19.007 | 391 | 437 |
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Celypha lacunana | 49.166 | 1076 | 407 |
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Eriocrania salopiella | 2.005 | 10 | 301 |
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Yponomeuta cagnagella (Spindle Ermine) | 16.004 | 427 | 301 |
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Platytes cerussella | 63.111 | 1326 | 251 |
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Crambus lathoniellus | 63.086 | 1301 | 216 |
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Cameraria ohridella (Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner) | 15.089 | 366a | 215 |
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Eudonia angustea | 63.069 | 1342 | 202 |
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Notocelia cynosbatella (Yellow-faced Bell) | 49.292 | 1174 | 195 |
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Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) | 62.001 | 1428 | 162 |
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Scoparia pyralella | 63.066 | 1333 | 131 |
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Cataclysta lemnata (Small China-mark) | 63.116 | 1354 | 108 |
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Coleophora serratella | 37.015 | 493 | 102 |
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Argyresthia trifasciata | 20.005 | 409a | 89 |
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Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth) | 18.001 | 464 | 84 |
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Scoparia ambigualis | 63.064 | 1334 | 76 |
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Elachista rufocinerea | 38.038 | 608 | 74 |
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Tachystola acroxantha (Ruddy Streak) | 28.024 | 656 | 70 |
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Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 49.091 | 1011 | 69 |
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Hedya pruniana (Plum Tortrix) | 49.157 | 1082 | 69 |
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Cochylis atricapitana | 49.139 | 966 | 65 |
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Elachista argentella | 38.004 | 610 | 60 |
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Other species recorded in this week in smaller numbers (unverified data):
Taxon | RES | B&S | Total number 2003 – 17 |
Notocelia trimaculana | 49.298 | 1176 | 57 |
Depressaria radiella (Parsnip Moth) | 32.036 | 672 | 55 |
Clepsis spectrana (Cyclamen Tortrix) | 49.037 | 993 | 52 |
Micropterix calthella | 1.005 | 5 | 51 |
Eulia ministrana | 49.09 | 1015 | 50 |
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) | 28.01 | 647 | 49 |
Aphelia paleana (Timothy Tortrix ) | 49.031 | 989 | 44 |
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella | 2.001 | 6 | 43 |
Capua vulgana | 49.009 | 1007 | 43 |
Eriocrania cicatricella | 2.006 | 11 | 43 |
Monopis obviella | 12.038 | 229 | 42 |
Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume) | 45.044 | 1524 | 42 |
Mompha subbistrigella | 40.008 | 892 | 42 |
Nematopogon swammerdamella | 7.015 | 140 | 40 |
Evergestis forficalis (Garden Pebble) | 63.057 | 1356 | 38 |
Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-Tap) | 48.001 | 385 | 38 |
Eudonia pallida | 63.075 | 1336 | 37 |
Adela croesella | 7.008 | 151 | 33 |
Cochylis molliculana | 49.138 | 964a | 32 |
Agrotera nemoralis | 63.041 | 1410 | 32 |
Syndemis musculana | 49.028 | 986 | 31 |
Anania hortulata (Small Magpie) | 63.025 | 1376 | 31 |
Agonopterix arenella | 32.017 | 697 | 30 |
Orthotaenia undulana | 49.154 | 1087 | 29 |
Argyresthia spinosella | 20.018 | 417 | 28 |
Blastobasis lacticolella | 41.003 | 874 | 27 |
Celypha striana | 49.161 | 1063 | 26 |
Argyresthia cupressella (Cypress Tip Moth) | 20.007 | 409b | 26 |
Aethes smeathmanniana | 49.12 | 947 | 26 |
Hedya nubiferana (Marbled Orchard Tortrix ) | 49.156 | 1083 | 25 |
Notocelia uddmanniana (Bramble Shoot Moth) | 49.294 | 1175 | 24 |
Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine ) | 62.042 | 1458 | 24 |
Ethmia bipunctella | 33.006 | 720 | 24 |
Glyphipterix fuscoviridella | 19.003 | 396 | 23 |
Monopis weaverella | 12.037 | 228 | 23 |
Coptotriche marginea | 10.003 | 125 | 23 |
Clepsis consimilana | 49.038 | 994 | 23 |
Tinea trinotella | 12.033 | 247 | 21 |
Acrobasis consociella | 62.038 | 1437 | 19 |
Phtheochroa rugosana | 49.095 | 925 | 19 |
Pyrausta aurata | 63.006 | 1361 | 19 |
Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) | 63.052 | 1398 | 18 |
Ancylis mitterbacheriana | 49.216 | 1120 | 17 |
Coleophora lineolea | 37.038 | 522 | 16 |
Scrobipalpa costella | 35.123 | 819 | 15 |
Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) | 49.338 | 1261 | 15 |
Chrysoteuchia culmella | 63.08 | 1293 | 15 |
Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-plume Moth) | 44.001 | 1288 | 14 |
Nematopogon metaxella | 7.014 | 143 | 14 |
Tinea semifulvella | 12.032 | 246 | 14 |
Swammerdamia caesiella | 16.015 | 437 | 13 |
Acleris cristana | 49.076 | 1054 | 13 |
Nemophora degeerella (Yellow-barred Long-horn) | 7.001 | 148 | 13 |
Esperia sulphurella | 28.019 | 649 | 12 |
Epinotia bilunana | 49.254 | 1133 | 12 |
Coleophora peribenanderi | 37.093 | 559 | 12 |
Aspilapteryx tringipennella | 15.015 | 294 | 12 |
Alabonia geoffrella (Common Tubic) | 28.022 | 652 | 12 |
Eidophasia messingiella | 18.007 | 469 | 12 |
Cauchas fibulella | 7.009 | 153 | 11 |
Paracrania chrysolepidella | 2.002 | 7 | 11 |
Lobesia reliquana | 49.184 | 1106 | 11 |
Coleophora albitarsella | 37.032 | 515 | 11 |
Thisanotia chrysonuchella | 63.107 | 1321 | 10 |
Cauchas rufimitrella | 7.01 | 152 | 10 |
Teleiodes luculella | 35.143 | 774 | 10 |
Crocidosema plebejana | 49.261 | 1157 | 10 |
Eupoecilia ambiguella (Vine Moth ) | 49.112 | 955 | 10 |
Enarmonia formosana (Cherry Bark Moth) | 49.2 | 1216 | 10 |
Agapeta hamana | 49.109 | 937 | 10 |
Nematopogon schwarziellus | 7.012 | 141 | 9 |
Lampronia morosa | 9.004 | 137 | 9 |
Prays fraxinella (Ash Bud Moth) | 22.002 | 449 | 8 |
Phyllonorycter harrisella | 15.034 | 315 | 8 |
Agonopterix alstromeriana (Brown-spot Flat-body) | 32.031 | 695 | 8 |
Bryotropha affinis | 35.047 | 779 | 8 |
Incurvaria oehlmanniella | 8.003 | 131 | 8 |
Psyche casta | 11.012 | 186 | 7 |
Ethmia terminella | 33.004 | 717 | 7 |
Coleophora solitariella | 37.1 | 525 | 7 |
Epinotia immundana | 49.24 | 1136 | 7 |
Coleophora albicosta | 37.063 | 544 | 7 |
Yponomeuta plumbella | 16.007 | 430 | 7 |
Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth) | 12.036 | 227 | 7 |
Ectoedemia decentella | 4.076 | 20 | 6 |
Eudonia lacustrata | 63.067 | 1338 | 6 |
Eriocrania semipurpurella | 2.007 | 13 | 6 |
Lozotaenia forsterana | 49.029 | 1002 | 6 |
Parapoynx stratiotata (Ringed China-mark ) | 63.117 | 1348 | 6 |
Pyrausta nigrata | 63.009 | 1366 | 6 |
Taleporia tubulosa | 11.006 | 181 | 6 |
Phyllonorycter stettinensis | 15.079 | 357 | 6 |
Hedya ochroleucana | 49.158 | 1084 | 6 |
Teleiopsis diffinis | 35.146 | 776 | 6 |
Carcina quercana | 31.001 | 658 | 6 |
Celypha cespitana | 49.164 | 1067 | 6 |
Tinagma ocnerostomella | 26.001 | 398 | 5 |
Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) | 63.031 | 1395 | 5 |
Bryotropha terrella | 35.04 | 787 | 5 |
Grapholita jungiella | 49.354 | 1251 | 5 |
Archips podana (Large Fruit-tree Tortrix ) | 49.013 | 977 | 5 |
Elachista albifrontella | 38.03 | 601 | 5 |
Mompha epilobiella | 40.01 | 893 | 5 |
Udea olivalis | 63.037 | 1392 | 5 |
Agonopterix subpropinquella | 32.015 | 692 | 5 |
Homoeosoma sinuella | 62.054 | 1481 | 5 |
Caloptilia stigmatella | 15.01 | 288 | 5 |
Platyedra subcinerea | 35.033 | 808 | 5 |
Archips xylosteana (Variegated Golden Tortrix) | 49.015 | 980 | 5 |
Hypochalcia ahenella | 62.03 | 1457 | 5 |
Ancylis laetana | 49.203 | 1123 | 5 |
Monochroa cytisella | 35.065 | 728 | 5 |
Notocelia cynosbatella | 49.292 | 1174 | 4 |
Elachista maculicerusella | 38.039 | 609 | 4 |
Rhyacionia pinivorana (Spotted Shoot Moth) | 49.307 | 1212 | 4 |
Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Carnation Tortrix) | 49.03 | 985 | 4 |
Epinotia abbreviana | 49.234 | 1150 | 4 |
Caloptilia rufipennella | 15.006 | 284 | 4 |
Swammerdamia pyrella | 16.017 | 438 | 4 |
Borkhausenia minutella | 28.011 | 645 | 4 |
Dichrorampha sequana | 49.316 | 1278 | 4 |
Pancalia leuwenhoekella | 34.001 | 899 | 4 |
Agonopterix yeatiana | 32.035 | 714 | 4 |
Eudonia mercurella | 63.074 | 1344 | 4 |
Aethes cnicana | 49.127 | 945 | 4 |
Paraswammerdamia albicapitella | 16.019 | 440 | 4 |
Argyresthia pruniella (Cherry Fruit Moth) | 20.021 | 420 | 4 |
Monopis crocicapitella | 12.039 | 230 | 4 |
Lathronympha strigana | 49.345 | 1219 | 4 |
Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella | #N/A | #N/A | 3 |
Eupoecilia angustana | 49.111 | 954 | 3 |
Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix) | 49.004 | 1010 | 3 |
Cochylis hybridella | 49.136 | 965 | 3 |
Chilo phragmitella | 63.077 | 1290 | 3 |
Cochylis nana | 49.133 | 968 | 3 |
Eriocrania sangii | 2.008 | 12 | 3 |
Nascia cilialis | 63.013 | 1387 | 3 |
Eucosmomorpha albersana | 49.199 | 1217 | 3 |
Neofaculta ericetella | 35.017 | 797 | 3 |
Gymnancyla canella | 62.043 | 1464 | 3 |
Nephopterix angustella | 62.032 | 1465 | 3 |
Yponomeuta irrorella | 16.006 | 429 | 3 |
Coleophora paripennella | 37.106 | 560 | 3 |
Acrobasis advenella | 62.035 | 1439 | 3 |
Bactra lancealana | 49.194 | 1111 | 3 |
Aethes rubigana | 49.128 | 946 | 3 |
Phyllonorycter messaniella | 15.04 | 321 | 3 |
Elophila nymphaeata (Brown China-mark ) | 63.114 | 1345 | 3 |
Pseudoswammerdamia combinella | 16.014 | 436 | 3 |
Anania crocealis | 63.022 | 1385 | 3 |
Ptycholoma Lecheana | 49.022 | 1000 | 3 |
Gracillaria syringella | 15.014 | 293 | 3 |
Agonopterix propinquella | 32.016 | 696 | 3 |
Pandemis cerasana (Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix) | 49.025 | 970 | 3 |
Strophedra weirana | 49.381 | 1221 | 3 |
Anerastia lotella | 62.069 | 1432 | 3 |
Cochylis dubitana | 49.137 | 964 | 3 |
Lyonetia clerkella (Apple Leaf Miner) | 21.001 | 263 | 3 |
Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume Moth ) | 45.03 | 1513 | 2 |
Aethes tesserana | 49.121 | 939 | 2 |
Argyresthia semifusca | 20.02 | 419 | 2 |
Bucculatrix albedinella | 14.007 | 271 | 2 |
Aethes williana | 49.116 | 944 | 2 |
Bucculatrix maritima | 14.003 | 267 | 2 |
Spilonota ocellana (Bud Moth) | 49.224 | 1205 | 2 |
Pammene germmana | 49.377 | 1237 | 2 |
Cryptoblabes bistriga | 62.007 | 1433 | 2 |
Coleophora binderella | 37.03 | 512 | 2 |
Evergestis limbata | 63.059 | 1356a | 2 |
Lobesia littoralis | 49.185 | 1109 | 2 |
Dichrorampha aeratana | 49.311 | 1287 | 2 |
Acentria ephemerella (Water Veneer) | 63.115 | 1331 | 2 |
Opostega salaciella | 5.001 | 119 | 2 |
Callisto denticulella | 15.022 | 310 | 2 |
Incurvaria masculella | 8.002 | 130 | 2 |
Adoxophyes orana (Summer Fruit Tortrix) | 49.041 | 999 | 2 |
Crambus perlella | 63.088 | 1302 | 2 |
Phycitodes binaevella | 62.058 | 1483 | 2 |
Anania perlucidalis | 63.02 | 1380 | 2 |
Epinotia subocellana | 49.244 | 1132 | 2 |
Coleophora otidipennella | 37.072 | 578 | 2 |
Epinotia tedella | 49.252 | 1142 | 2 |
Notocelia rosaecolana | 49.297 | 1177 | 2 |
Phyllocnistis unipunctella | 15.092 | 368 | 2 |
Cydia ulicetana | 49.325 | 1255 | 2 |
Caloptilia semifascia | 15.012 | 290 | 2 |
Coleophora lusciniaepennella | 37.022 | 504 | 2 |
Phyllonorycter coryli | 15.064 | 342 | 2 |
Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) | 62.072 | 1417 | 2 |
Phyllonorycter esperella | 15.065 | 343 | 2 |
Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Beet Moth ) | 35.118 | 814 | 2 |
Caloptilia azaleella (Azalea Leaf Miner ) | 15.007 | 285 | 2 |
Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing Clothes Moth) | 12.027 | 240 | 2 |
Carpatolechia proximella | 35.151 | 770 | 2 |
Cochylimorpha straminea | 49.097 | 936 | 2 |
Phyllonorycter klemannella | 15.082 | 360 | 2 |
Swammerdamia compunctella | 16.018 | 439 | 2 |
Aroga velocella | 35.094 | 796 | 2 |
Epichnopterix plumella | 11.014 | 189 | 2 |
Endothenia gentianaeana | 49.186 | 1097 | 2 |
Scrobipalpa acuminatella | 35.109 | 822 | 1 |
Nemapogon ruricolella | 12.019 | 219 | 1 |
Nemapogon clematella | 12.021 | 220 | 1 |
Bucculatrix nigricomella | 14.002 | 266 | 1 |
Agonopterix assimilella | 32.024 | 702 | 1 |
Bucculatrix thoracella | 14.009 | 273 | 1 |
Bryotropha domestica | 35.038 | 789 | 1 |
Tinagma balteolella | 26.002 | 399 | 1 |
Athrips mouffetella | 35.085 | 762 | 1 |
Batia lunaris | 28.015 | 640 | 1 |
Celypha rufana | 49.16 | 1065 | 1 |
Epermenia chaerophyllella | 47.005 | 483 | 1 |
Gypsonoma dealbana | 49.279 | 1169 | 1 |
Ephestia unicolorella | 62.065 | 1474 | 1 |
Scoparia basistrigalis (Base-lined Grey) | 63.063 | 1334a | 1 |
Triaxomera parasitella | 12.012 | 224 | 1 |
Agonopterix scopariella | 32.011 | 704 | 1 |
Epiblema costipunctana | 49.289 | 1187 | 1 |
Catoptria falsella | 63.102 | 1316 | 1 |
Vitula biviella | 62.061 | 1478b | 1 |
Galleria mellonella (Wax Moth ) | 62.006 | 1425 | 1 |
Aethes beatricella | 49.123 | 951 | 1 |
Pyrausta despicata | 63.005 | 1365 | 1 |
Coleophora lutarea | 37.002 | 487 | 1 |
Pammene regiana | 49.375 | 1234 | 1 |
Ypsolopha mucronella | 17.001 | 451 | 1 |
Dioryctria sylvestrella | 62.025 | 1454b | 1 |
Phyllonorycter acerifoliella | 15.084 | 362 | 1 |
Gypsonoma Oppressana | 49.28 | 1170 | 1 |
Acrolepiopsis assectella (Leek Moth) | 19.011 | 473 | 1 |
Scythris grandipennis | 43.002 | 911 | 1 |
Adaina microdactyla (Hemp Agrimony Plume ) | 45.043 | 1517 | 1 |
Bactra robustana | 49.197 | 1112 | 1 |
Micropterix tunbergella | 1.001 | 1 | 1 |
Coleophora trochilella | 37.095 | 556 | 1 |
Coleophora alticolella | 37.073 | 584 | 1 |
Parornix betulae | 15.025 | 301 | 1 |
Phyllonorycter geniculella | 15.086 | 364 | 1 |
Pseudatemelia subochreella | 30.002 | 662 | 1 |
Agriphila inquinatella (Barred Grass-veneer) | 63.09 | 1306 | 1 |
Epinotia tenerana (Nut Bud Moth) | 49.248 | 1139 | 1 |
Caloptilia elongella | 15.004 | 282 | 1 |
Cydia microgrammana | 49.327 | 1220 | 1 |
Epinotia nisella | 49.255 | 1138 | 1 |
Ancylis achatana | 49.215 | 1115 | 1 |
Blastobasis adustella | 41.002 | 873 | 1 |
Pammene ochsenheimeriana | 49.378 | 1238 | 1 |
Acompsia cinerella | 35.026 | 855 | 1 |
Glyphipterix forsterella | 19.006 | 394 | 1 |
Coleophora hemerobiella | 37.039 | 523 | 1 |
Glyphipterix thrasonella | 19.002 | 397 | 1 |
Mompha raschkiella | 40.015 | 883 | 1 |
Roeslerstammia erxlebella | 13.002 | 447 | 1 |
Argyresthia conjugella (Apple Fruit Moth) | 20.019 | 418 | 1 |
Ostrinia nubilalis (European Corn Borer) | 63.028 | 1375 | 1 |
Phylloporia bistrigella | 8.005 | 128 | 1 |
Pandemis heparana (Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix) | 49.026 | 972 | 1 |
Crambus silvella | 63.082 | 1296 | 1 |
Platyptilia gonodactyla (Triangle Plume ) | 45.004 | 1501 | 1 |
Acleris hastiana | 49.08 | 1053 | 1 |
Porrittia galactodactyla (Spotted White Plume ) | 45.031 | 1514 | 1 |
Agonopterix cnicella | 32.034 | 690 | 1 |
Agonopterix purpurea | 32.009 | 691 | 1 |
Anacampsis populella | 35.011 | 853 | 1 |
Spatalistis bifasciana | 49.058 | 1034 | 1 |
Ethmia quadrillella | 33.002 | 719 | 1 |
Stigmella hybnerella | 4.03 | 99 | 1 |
Prays peregrina | 22.005 | 449b | 1 |
Apotomis turbidana | 49.149 | 1092 | 1 |
Crambus pascuella (Inlaid Grass-veneer) | 63.081 | 1294 | 1 |
Hysterophora maculosana | 49.096 | 924 | 1 |
Crombrugghia distans (Breckland Plume) | 45.026 | 1491 | 1 |
Cnephasia communana | 49.055 | 1018 | 1 |
Eucosma cana | 49.265 | 1201 | 1 |
Synaphe punctalis | 62.07 | 1414 | 1 |
Eucosma conterminana | 49.275 | 1192 | 1 |
Parornix carpinella | 15.027 | 302a | 1 |
Elachista atricomella | 38.025 | 597 | 1 |
Prays ruficeps | 22.003 | BF448a | 1 |
Capperia britanniodactylus (Wood Sage Plume ) | 45.028 | 1494 | 0 |
Dioryctria abietella (Dark Pine Knot-horn) | 62.028 | 1454 | 0 |