The following is a list of the 25 micro moths most commonly reported between 2003 and 2017 in week 22, 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 | 1134 |
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Glyphipterix fuscoviridella | 19.003 | 396 | 514 |
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Celypha lacunana | 49.166 | 1076 | 414 |
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Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth) | 18.001 | 464 | 396 |
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Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth) | 19.007 | 391 | 212 |
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Eudonia angustea | 63.069 | 1342 | 189 |
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Scoparia pyralella | 63.066 | 1333 | 181 |
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Cydia ulicetana | 49.325 | 1255 | 175 |
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Crambus lathoniellus | 63.086 | 1301 | 163 |
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Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House-moth) | 28.009 | 648 | 158 |
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Dyseriocrania subpurpurella | 2.001 | 6 | 136 |
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Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) | 62.001 | 1428 | 117 |
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Monochroa cytisella | 35.065 | 728 | 108 |
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Yponomeuta cagnagella (Spindle Ermine) | 16.004 | 427 | 88 |
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Notocelia cynosbatella (Yellow-faced Bell) | 49.292 | 1174 | 84 |
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Celypha striana | 49.161 | 1063 | 79 |
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Hedya pruniana (Plum Tortrix) | 49.157 | 1082 | 79 |
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Eudonia pallida | 63.075 | 1336 | 78 |
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Phyllonorycter messaniella | 15.04 | 321 | 76 |
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Scoparia ambigualis | 63.064 | 1334 | 75 |
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Anania hortulata (Small Magpie) | 63.025 | 1376 | 75 |
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Nemophora degeerella (Yellow-barred Long-horn) | 7.001 | 148 | 73 |
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Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-Tap) | 48.001 | 385 | 64 |
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Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) | 28.01 | 647 | 63 |
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Notocelia trimaculana | 49.298 | 1176 | 61 |
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Other species recorded in this week in smaller numbers (unverified data):
Taxon | RES | B&S | Total number 2003 – 17 |
Micropterix calthella | 1.005 | 5 | 60 |
Chrysoteuchia culmella | 63.08 | 1293 | 54 |
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 49.091 | 1011 | 53 |
Argyresthia cupressella (Cypress Tip Moth) | 20.007 | 409b | 49 |
Eidophasia messingiella | 18.007 | 469 | 45 |
Cochylis atricapitana | 49.139 | 966 | 45 |
Cochylis molliculana | 49.138 | 964a | 45 |
Notocelia uddmanniana (Bramble Shoot Moth) | 49.294 | 1175 | 44 |
Hedya nubiferana (Marbled Orchard Tortrix ) | 49.156 | 1083 | 43 |
Elachista argentella | 38.004 | 610 | 40 |
Alabonia geoffrella (Common Tubic) | 28.022 | 652 | 40 |
Mompha subbistrigella | 40.008 | 892 | 40 |
Parapoynx stratiotata (Ringed China-mark ) | 63.117 | 1348 | 40 |
Homoeosoma sinuella | 62.054 | 1481 | 39 |
Monopis obviella | 12.038 | 229 | 37 |
Syncopacma taeniolella | 35.004 | 847 | 36 |
Depressaria radiella (Parsnip Moth) | 32.036 | 672 | 36 |
Evergestis forficalis (Garden Pebble) | 63.057 | 1356 | 36 |
Platytes cerussella | 63.111 | 1326 | 34 |
Eriocrania salopiella | 2.005 | 10 | 32 |
Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume) | 45.044 | 1524 | 32 |
Clepsis consimilana | 49.038 | 994 | 31 |
Clepsis spectrana (Cyclamen Tortrix) | 49.037 | 993 | 31 |
Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine ) | 62.042 | 1458 | 30 |
Tachystola acroxantha (Ruddy Streak) | 28.024 | 656 | 30 |
Lozotaenia forsterana | 49.029 | 1002 | 29 |
Blastobasis lacticolella | 41.003 | 874 | 27 |
Epinotia bilunana | 49.254 | 1133 | 26 |
Aethes smeathmanniana | 49.12 | 947 | 26 |
Udea olivalis | 63.037 | 1392 | 25 |
Adela reaumurella (Green Long-horn) | 7.006 | 150 | 25 |
Argyresthia trifasciata | 20.005 | 409a | 24 |
Pempelia genistella | 62.022 | 1443 | 23 |
Argyresthia spinosella | 20.018 | 417 | 23 |
Monopis weaverella | 12.037 | 228 | 23 |
Cataclysta lemnata (Small China-mark) | 63.116 | 1354 | 21 |
Coleophora serratella | 37.015 | 493 | 20 |
Eulia ministrana | 49.09 | 1015 | 20 |
Epermenia chaerophyllella | 47.005 | 483 | 20 |
Acleris cristana | 49.076 | 1054 | 19 |
Pandemis cerasana (Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix) | 49.025 | 970 | 19 |
Elophila nymphaeata (Brown China-mark ) | 63.114 | 1345 | 18 |
Pyrausta aurata | 63.006 | 1361 | 18 |
Nematopogon metaxella | 7.014 | 143 | 18 |
Gracillaria syringella | 15.014 | 293 | 16 |
Aphelia paleana (Timothy Tortrix ) | 49.031 | 989 | 15 |
Olindia schumacherana | 49.001 | 1013 | 15 |
Luquetia lobella | 32.003 | 668 | 14 |
Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) | 49.338 | 1261 | 14 |
Phtheochroa rugosana | 49.095 | 925 | 14 |
Tortrix viridana (Green Oak Tortrix) | 49.059 | 1033 | 14 |
Ethmia bipunctella | 33.006 | 720 | 14 |
Enarmonia formosana (Cherry Bark Moth) | 49.2 | 1216 | 13 |
Nematopogon swammerdamella | 7.015 | 140 | 13 |
Bactra robustana | 49.197 | 1112 | 12 |
Agonopterix yeatiana | 32.035 | 714 | 12 |
Eudonia lacustrata | 63.067 | 1338 | 12 |
Monopis crocicapitella | 12.039 | 230 | 12 |
Agapeta hamana | 49.109 | 937 | 12 |
Agriphila tristella | 63.089 | 1305 | 11 |
Cochylis hybridella | 49.136 | 965 | 11 |
Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix) | 49.004 | 1010 | 11 |
Archips podana (Large Fruit-tree Tortrix ) | 49.013 | 977 | 11 |
Crocidosema plebejana | 49.261 | 1157 | 11 |
Eudonia mercurella | 63.074 | 1344 | 11 |
Scrobipalpa costella | 35.123 | 819 | 11 |
Bryotropha terrella | 35.04 | 787 | 10 |
Dichrorampha sequana | 49.316 | 1278 | 10 |
Tinea trinotella | 12.033 | 247 | 10 |
Agonopterix arenella | 32.017 | 697 | 10 |
Eriocrania cicatricella | 2.006 | 11 | 9 |
Prays fraxinella (Ash Bud Moth) | 22.002 | 449 | 9 |
Notocelia rosaecolana | 49.297 | 1177 | 9 |
Lathronympha strigana | 49.345 | 1219 | 8 |
Stigmella aurella | 4.045 | 50 | 8 |
Anania funebris | 63.024 | 1381 | 8 |
Nephopterix angustella | 62.032 | 1465 | 8 |
Thisanotia chrysonuchella | 63.107 | 1321 | 8 |
Lyonetia clerkella (Apple Leaf Miner) | 21.001 | 263 | 8 |
Paracrania chrysolepidella | 2.002 | 7 | 8 |
Tinea semifulvella | 12.032 | 246 | 8 |
Coptotriche marginea | 10.003 | 125 | 7 |
Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Carnation Tortrix) | 49.03 | 985 | 7 |
Crambus perlella | 63.088 | 1302 | 7 |
Adela croesella | 7.008 | 151 | 7 |
Ethmia terminella | 33.004 | 717 | 7 |
Syndemis musculana | 49.028 | 986 | 6 |
Spilonota ocellana (Bud Moth) | 49.224 | 1205 | 6 |
Donacaula forficella | 63.121 | 1329 | 6 |
Esperia sulphurella | 28.019 | 649 | 6 |
Stigmella hybnerella | 4.03 | 99 | 6 |
Bucculatrix albedinella | 14.007 | 271 | 6 |
Acentria ephemerella (Water Veneer) | 63.115 | 1331 | 6 |
Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) | 63.031 | 1395 | 6 |
Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) | 63.052 | 1398 | 5 |
Gillmeria pallidactyla (Yarrow Plume ) | 45.008 | 1504 | 5 |
Schoenobius gigantella | 63.12 | 1328 | 5 |
Teleiopsis diffinis | 35.146 | 776 | 5 |
Homoeosoma nebulella | 62.055 | 1480 | 5 |
Coleophora pennella | 37.065 | 549 | 5 |
Anania crocealis | 63.022 | 1385 | 5 |
Acrolepia autumnitella | 19.014 | 476 | 5 |
Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-plume Moth) | 44.001 | 1288 | 5 |
Argyresthia pruniella (Cherry Fruit Moth) | 20.021 | 420 | 5 |
Epinotia immundana | 49.24 | 1136 | 5 |
Coleophora follicularis | 37.103 | 555 | 5 |
Aethes cnicana | 49.127 | 945 | 4 |
Anerastia lotella | 62.069 | 1432 | 4 |
Coleophora lineolea | 37.038 | 522 | 4 |
Dioryctria abietella (Dark Pine Knot-horn) | 62.028 | 1454 | 4 |
Elachista rufocinerea | 38.038 | 608 | 4 |
Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella | #N/A | #N/A | 4 |
Cauchas rufimitrella | 7.01 | 152 | 4 |
Aethes tesserana | 49.121 | 939 | 4 |
Acrobasis consociella | 62.038 | 1437 | 4 |
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Beautiful Plume) | 45.01 | 1497 | 4 |
Ostrinia nubilalis (European Corn Borer) | 63.028 | 1375 | 4 |
Eupoecilia ambiguella (Vine Moth ) | 49.112 | 955 | 4 |
Caloptilia rufipennella | 15.006 | 284 | 4 |
Eucosma cana | 49.265 | 1201 | 4 |
Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume Moth ) | 45.03 | 1513 | 4 |
Brachmia inornatella | 35.029 | 867 | 4 |
Dichrorampha petiverella | 49.321 | 1273 | 4 |
Incurvaria oehlmanniella | 8.003 | 131 | 4 |
Cauchas fibulella | 7.009 | 153 | 4 |
Elachista atricomella | 38.025 | 597 | 4 |
Blastodacna hellerella | 39.001 | 905 | 4 |
Bactra lancealana | 49.194 | 1111 | 4 |
Nymphula nitidulata (Beautiful China-mark ) | 63.118 | 1350 | 4 |
Archips xylosteana (Variegated Golden Tortrix) | 49.015 | 980 | 4 |
Opostega salaciella | 5.001 | 119 | 4 |
Carcina quercana | 31.001 | 658 | 3 |
Swammerdamia pyrella | 16.017 | 438 | 3 |
Gypsonoma sociana | 49.281 | 1168 | 3 |
Acleris schalleriana | 49.073 | 1047 | 3 |
Eriocrania semipurpurella | 2.007 | 13 | 3 |
Metzneria lappella | 35.056 | 724 | 3 |
Athrips mouffetella | 35.085 | 762 | 3 |
Agonopterix purpurea | 32.009 | 691 | 3 |
Aethes beatricella | 49.123 | 951 | 3 |
Bryotropha affinis | 35.047 | 779 | 3 |
Taleporia tubulosa | 11.006 | 181 | 3 |
Aleimma loeflingiana | 49.06 | 1032 | 3 |
Cameraria ohridella (Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner) | 15.089 | 366a | 3 |
Pseudoswammerdamia combinella | 16.014 | 436 | 3 |
Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth) | 12.036 | 227 | 3 |
Psychoides filicivora | 12.048 | 200 | 3 |
Glyphipterix thrasonella | 19.002 | 397 | 3 |
Cochylimorpha straminea | 49.097 | 936 | 3 |
Agonopterix ocellana | 32.007 | 701 | 3 |
Blastobasis adustella | 41.002 | 873 | 3 |
Hysterophora maculosana | 49.096 | 924 | 3 |
Callisto denticulella | 15.022 | 310 | 2 |
Ancylis uncella | 49.202 | 1118 | 2 |
Scoparia basistrigalis (Base-lined Grey) | 63.063 | 1334a | 2 |
Cydia microgrammana | 49.327 | 1220 | 2 |
Eucosma metzneriana | 49.274 | 1196 | 2 |
Agriphila geniculea | 63.095 | 1309 | 2 |
Hedya ochroleucana | 49.158 | 1084 | 2 |
Ptycholoma Lecheana | 49.022 | 1000 | 2 |
Ancylis mitterbacheriana | 49.216 | 1120 | 2 |
Pyrausta despicata | 63.005 | 1365 | 2 |
Capperia britanniodactylus (Wood Sage Plume ) | 45.028 | 1494 | 2 |
Pyrausta nigrata | 63.009 | 1366 | 2 |
Eudonia lineola | 63.071 | 1341 | 2 |
Acrobasis marmorea | 62.037 | 1440 | 2 |
Agrotera nemoralis | 63.041 | 1410 | 2 |
Cochylidia implicitana | 49.132 | 956 | 2 |
Bucculatrix bechsteinella | 14.012 | 275 | 2 |
Elachista maculicerusella | 38.039 | 609 | 2 |
Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Dowdy Plume) | 45.021 | 1507 | 2 |
Celypha rosaceana | 49.162 | 1064 | 2 |
Eana incanana | 49.047 | 1030 | 2 |
Nematopogon schwarziellus | 7.012 | 141 | 2 |
Paraswammerdamia albicapitella | 16.019 | 440 | 2 |
Chilo phragmitella | 63.077 | 1290 | 2 |
Eucosma aspidiscana | 49.276 | 1190 | 2 |
Swammerdamia caesiella | 16.015 | 437 | 2 |
Phtheochroa inopiana | 49.092 | 921 | 2 |
Choristoneura hebenstreitella | 49.018 | 983 | 2 |
Phyllocnistis unipunctella | 15.092 | 368 | 2 |
Anania lancealis | 63.017 | 1377 | 2 |
Phyllonorycter coryli | 15.064 | 342 | 2 |
Endothenia marginana | 49.188 | 1099 | 2 |
Phyllonorycter trifasciella | 15.083 | 361 | 2 |
Micropterix aruncella | 1.004 | 4 | 2 |
Pexicopia malvella (Hollyhock Seed Moth) | 35.032 | 809 | 2 |
Teleiodes luculella | 35.143 | 774 | 2 |
Rhyacionia pinivorana (Spotted Shoot Moth) | 49.307 | 1212 | 2 |
Caloptilia robustella | 15.009 | 287 | 2 |
Platyedra subcinerea | 35.033 | 808 | 2 |
Agdistis bennetii (Saltmarsh Plume) | 45.001 | 1488 | 2 |
Metzneria aestivella | 35.055 | 725 | 2 |
Agonopterix alstromeriana (Brown-spot Flat-body) | 32.031 | 695 | 2 |
Spatalistis bifasciana | 49.058 | 1034 | 2 |
Celypha cespitana | 49.164 | 1067 | 2 |
Endothenia gentianaeana | 49.186 | 1097 | 2 |
Borkhausenia minutella | 28.011 | 645 | 2 |
Sciota adelphella | 62.017 | 1447a | 1 |
Caloptilia betulicola | 15.005 | 283 | 1 |
Incurvaria masculella | 8.002 | 130 | 1 |
Synaphe punctalis | 62.07 | 1414 | 1 |
Morophaga choragella | 12.01 | 196 | 1 |
Ectoedemia decentella | 4.076 | 20 | 1 |
Sitochroa verticalis | 63.015 | 1371 | 1 |
Phycita roborella | 62.029 | 1452 | 1 |
Aethes francillana | 49.124 | 950 | 1 |
Neofaculta ericetella | 35.017 | 797 | 1 |
Archips oporana | 49.011 | 976 | 1 |
Neofriseria peliella | 35.087 | 798 | 1 |
Pyrausta purpuralis | 63.007 | 1362 | 1 |
Teleiodes vulgella | 35.141 | 765 | 1 |
Batia lambdella | 28.017 | 641 | 1 |
Caloptilia populetorum | 15.003 | 281 | 1 |
Stigmella anomalella (Rose Leaf Miner ) | 4.015 | 92 | 1 |
Lobesia littoralis | 49.185 | 1109 | 1 |
Ectoedemia albifasciella | 4.089 | 37 | 1 |
Lobesia reliquana | 49.184 | 1106 | 1 |
Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leaf Miner) | 15.053 | 332a | 1 |
Lozotaeniodes formosana | 49.04 | 1001 | 1 |
Apotomis turbidana | 49.149 | 1092 | 1 |
Epinotia abbreviana | 49.234 | 1150 | 1 |
Argyresthia curvella | 20.015 | 414 | 1 |
Acrobasis advenella | 62.035 | 1439 | 1 |
Eupoecilia angustana | 49.111 | 954 | 1 |
Triaxomera parasitella | 12.012 | 224 | 1 |
Coleophora sylvaticella | 37.076 | 580 | 1 |
Bucculatrix maritima | 14.003 | 267 | 1 |
Pancalia leuwenhoekella | 34.001 | 899 | 1 |
Epinotia ramella | 49.249 | 1134 | 1 |
Scoparia subfusca | 63.062 | 1332 | 1 |
Achroia grisella (Lesser Wax Moth) | 62.005 | 1426 | 1 |
Paraswammerdamia nebulella | 16.02 | 441 | 1 |
Epinotia signatana | 49.237 | 1144 | 1 |
Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing Clothes Moth) | 12.027 | 240 | 1 |
Adoxophyes orana (Summer Fruit Tortrix) | 49.041 | 999 | 1 |
Strophedra weirana | 49.381 | 1221 | 1 |
Notocelia cynosbatella | 49.292 | 1174 | 1 |
Coleophora gryphipennella | 37.006 | 491 | 1 |
Piniphila bifasciana | 49.18 | 1079 | 1 |
Coleophora hemerobiella | 37.039 | 523 | 1 |
Agonopterix kaekeritziana (Straw Flat-body) | 32.026 | 698 | 1 |
Antispila metallella | 6.001 | 158 | 1 |
Anania perlucidalis | 63.02 | 1380 | 1 |
Coleophora mayrella | 37.048 | 518 | 1 |
Coleophora argentula | 37.102 | 563 | 1 |
Catoptria falsella | 63.102 | 1316 | 1 |
Ancylis laetana | 49.203 | 1123 | 1 |
Argyresthia bonnetella | 20.022 | 421 | 1 |
Notocelia roborana | 49.295 | 1178 | 1 |
Argyresthia semifusca | 20.02 | 419 | 1 |
Aethes williana | 49.116 | 944 | 1 |
Pammene fasciana | 49.367 | 1236 | 1 |
Archips crataegana (Brown Oak Tortrix) | 49.014 | 979 | 1 |
Agonopterix heracliana | 32.018 | 688 | 1 |
Agonopterix subpropinquella | 32.015 | 692 | 1 |
Pammene regiana | 49.375 | 1234 | 1 |
Eriocrania sparrmannella | 2.004 | 9 | 1 |
Grapholita compositella | 49.347 | 1241 | 1 |
Plutella porrectella | 18.003 | 465 | 1 |
Pandemis heparana (Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix) | 49.026 | 972 | 1 |
Coleophora binderella | 37.03 | 512 | 1 |
Dasycera oliviella | 28.02 | 650 | 1 |
Coleophora conyzae | 37.036 | 521 | 1 |
Heliozela hammoniella | 6.005 | 157 | 1 |
Anania coronata | 63.018 | 1378 | 1 |
Cydia splendana | 49.341 | 1260 | 1 |
Pseudatemelia flavifrontella | 30.001 | 661 | 1 |
Scythropia crataegella (Hawthorn Moth) | 25.001 | 450 | 1 |
Capua vulgana | 49.009 | 1007 | 1 |
Spuleria flavicaput | 39.003 | 904 | 1 |
Ancylis unculana | 49.21 | 1125 | 1 |
Elachista subocellea | 38.007 | 613 | 1 |
Coleophora trifolii (Large Clover Case-bearer ) | 37.033 | 516 | 1 |
Parornix devoniella | 15.029 | 304 | 1 |
Crambus pascuella (Inlaid Grass-veneer) | 63.081 | 1294 | 1 |
Udea prunalis (Dusky Pearl) | 63.034 | 1390 | 1 |
Crombrugghia distans (Breckland Plume) | 45.026 | 1491 | 1 |
Yponomeuta padella (Orchard Ermine) | 16.002 | 425 | 1 |
Mirificarma mulinella | 35.093 | 792 | 1 |
Dichrorampha alpinana | 49.32 | 1274 | 1 |
Cydia strobilella (Spruce Seed Moth ) | 49.335 | 1254 | 1 |
Epichnopterix plumella | 11.014 | 189 | 1 |
Crambus silvella | 63.082 | 1296 | 1 |
Tinagma balteolella | 26.002 | 399 | 1 |
Tinagma ocnerostomella | 26.001 | 398 | 1 |
Orthotaenia undulana | 49.154 | 1087 | 1 |