The following is a list of the 20 micro moths most commonly reported between 2003 and 2017 in week 20, mid 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 |
Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth) | 19.007 | 391 | 2216 |
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Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) | 49.039 | 998 | 1428 |
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Yponomeuta cagnagella (Spindle Ermine) | 16.004 | 427 | 646 |
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Eriocrania unimaculella | 2.003 | 8 | 375 |
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Eriocrania semipurpurella | 2.007 | 13 | 293 |
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Eudonia angustea | 63.069 | 1342 | 184 |
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Cameraria ohridella (Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner) | 15.089 | 366a | 161 |
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Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth) | 18.001 | 464 | 140 |
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Celypha lacunana | 49.166 | 1076 | 127 |
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Glyphipterix fuscoviridella | 19.003 | 396 | 121 |
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Dyseriocrania subpurpurella | 2.001 | 6 | 117 |
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Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House-moth) | 28.009 | 648 | 106 |
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Yponomeuta plumbella | 16.007 | 430 | 102 |
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Phyllocnistis unipunctella | 15.092 | 368 | 100 |
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Elachista rufocinerea | 38.038 | 608 | 97 |
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Coleophora serratella | 37.015 | 493 | 88 |
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Gracillaria syringella | 15.014 | 293 | 84 |
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Notocelia cynosbatella (Yellow-faced Bell) | 49.292 | 1174 | 69 |
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Adela reaumurella (Green Long-horn) | 7.006 | 150 | 67 |
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Eriocrania sangii | 2.008 | 12 | 65 |
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Other species recorded in this week in smaller numbers (unverified data):
Taxon | RES | B&S | Total number 2003 – 17 |
Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) | 62.001 | 1428 | 63 |
Epinotia abbreviana | 49.234 | 1150 | 62 |
Elachista argentella | 38.004 | 610 | 60 |
Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-Tap) | 48.001 | 385 | 58 |
Paracrania chrysolepidella | 2.002 | 7 | 58 |
Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume) | 45.044 | 1524 | 51 |
Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-plume Moth) | 44.001 | 1288 | 43 |
Tachystola acroxantha (Ruddy Streak) | 28.024 | 656 | 41 |
Cydia ulicetana | 49.325 | 1255 | 40 |
Coleophora lineolea | 37.038 | 522 | 40 |
Esperia sulphurella | 28.019 | 649 | 36 |
Argyresthia trifasciata | 20.005 | 409a | 33 |
Crambus lathoniellus | 63.086 | 1301 | 32 |
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) | 28.01 | 647 | 30 |
Aphelia paleana (Timothy Tortrix ) | 49.031 | 989 | 29 |
Eana incanana | 49.047 | 1030 | 29 |
Yponomeuta padella (Orchard Ermine) | 16.002 | 425 | 28 |
Cochylis atricapitana | 49.139 | 966 | 26 |
Scoparia ambigualis | 63.064 | 1334 | 25 |
Syndemis musculana | 49.028 | 986 | 23 |
Incurvaria masculella | 8.002 | 130 | 23 |
Depressaria radiella (Parsnip Moth) | 32.036 | 672 | 23 |
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 49.091 | 1011 | 22 |
Agonopterix alstromeriana (Brown-spot Flat-body) | 32.031 | 695 | 21 |
Adela croesella | 7.008 | 151 | 21 |
Monopis obviella | 12.038 | 229 | 21 |
Mompha epilobiella | 40.01 | 893 | 21 |
Agonopterix arenella | 32.017 | 697 | 20 |
Eriocrania salopiella | 2.005 | 10 | 20 |
Cydia strobilella (Spruce Seed Moth ) | 49.335 | 1254 | 19 |
Coleophora solitariella | 37.1 | 525 | 19 |
Neofaculta ericetella | 35.017 | 797 | 19 |
Platyedra subcinerea | 35.033 | 808 | 18 |
Coleophora albicosta | 37.063 | 544 | 17 |
Evergestis forficalis (Garden Pebble) | 63.057 | 1356 | 17 |
Epinotia immundana | 49.24 | 1136 | 17 |
Thisanotia chrysonuchella | 63.107 | 1321 | 16 |
Monopis weaverella | 12.037 | 228 | 16 |
Hedya pruniana (Plum Tortrix) | 49.157 | 1082 | 15 |
Mompha subbistrigella | 40.008 | 892 | 15 |
Pyrausta aurata | 63.006 | 1361 | 14 |
Nematopogon swammerdamella | 7.015 | 140 | 13 |
Phyllonorycter quercifoliella | 15.039 | 320 | 12 |
Bucculatrix maritima | 14.003 | 267 | 12 |
Eriocrania cicatricella | 2.006 | 11 | 12 |
Tinea trinotella | 12.033 | 247 | 11 |
Aethes williana | 49.116 | 944 | 11 |
Aspilapteryx tringipennella | 15.015 | 294 | 10 |
Endotricha flammealis (Rosy Tabby) | 62.077 | 1424 | 10 |
Phyllonorycter messaniella | 15.04 | 321 | 10 |
Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) | 63.052 | 1398 | 10 |
Coleophora paripennella | 37.106 | 560 | 10 |
Alabonia geoffrella (Common Tubic) | 28.022 | 652 | 9 |
Ethmia bipunctella | 33.006 | 720 | 9 |
Clepsis spectrana (Cyclamen Tortrix) | 49.037 | 993 | 9 |
Aethes smeathmanniana | 49.12 | 947 | 9 |
Agonopterix subpropinquella | 32.015 | 692 | 9 |
Blastobasis lacticolella | 41.003 | 874 | 8 |
Eudonia pallida | 63.075 | 1336 | 8 |
Elachista apicipunctella | 38.032 | 602 | 8 |
Blastobasis adustella | 41.002 | 873 | 8 |
Pseudoswammerdamia combinella | 16.014 | 436 | 8 |
Scoparia pyralella | 63.066 | 1333 | 8 |
Notocelia trimaculana | 49.298 | 1176 | 7 |
Epichnopterix plumella | 11.014 | 189 | 7 |
Tortrix viridana (Green Oak Tortrix) | 49.059 | 1033 | 7 |
Ancylis mitterbacheriana | 49.216 | 1120 | 7 |
Swammerdamia caesiella | 16.015 | 437 | 7 |
Acleris literana | 49.087 | 1061 | 6 |
Celypha striana | 49.161 | 1063 | 6 |
Agonopterix purpurea | 32.009 | 691 | 6 |
Acleris cristana | 49.076 | 1054 | 6 |
Nematopogon schwarziellus | 7.012 | 141 | 6 |
Bucculatrix nigricomella | 14.002 | 266 | 6 |
Scrobipalpa costella | 35.123 | 819 | 6 |
Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella | #N/A | #N/A | 6 |
Eulia ministrana | 49.09 | 1015 | 6 |
Aethes hartmanniana | 49.114 | 941 | 6 |
Argyresthia spinosella | 20.018 | 417 | 6 |
Psyche casta | 11.012 | 186 | 6 |
Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) | 49.338 | 1261 | 5 |
Anania hortulata (Small Magpie) | 63.025 | 1376 | 5 |
Apotomis betuletana | 49.15 | 1093 | 5 |
Coptotriche marginea | 10.003 | 125 | 5 |
Ancylis uncella | 49.202 | 1118 | 5 |
Coleophora gryphipennella | 37.006 | 491 | 5 |
Scrobipalpa acuminatella | 35.109 | 822 | 5 |
Agonopterix yeatiana | 32.035 | 714 | 5 |
Cauchas fibulella | 7.009 | 153 | 5 |
Agapeta hamana | 49.109 | 937 | 5 |
Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing Clothes Moth) | 12.027 | 240 | 4 |
Cochylis molliculana | 49.138 | 964a | 4 |
Coleophora trochilella | 37.095 | 556 | 4 |
Lathronympha strigana | 49.345 | 1219 | 4 |
Notocelia uddmanniana (Bramble Shoot Moth) | 49.294 | 1175 | 4 |
Elachista atricomella | 38.025 | 597 | 4 |
Pyrausta despicata | 63.005 | 1365 | 4 |
Bryotropha affinis | 35.047 | 779 | 4 |
Clepsis consimilana | 49.038 | 994 | 3 |
Luffia ferchaultella | 11.009 | 185 | 3 |
Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Carnation Tortrix) | 49.03 | 985 | 3 |
Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) | 63.031 | 1395 | 3 |
Swammerdamia pyrella | 16.017 | 438 | 3 |
Ypsolopha mucronella | 17.001 | 451 | 3 |
Acrocercops brongniardella | 15.019 | 313 | 3 |
Hedya nubiferana (Marbled Orchard Tortrix ) | 49.156 | 1083 | 3 |
Phtheochroa rugosana | 49.095 | 925 | 3 |
Coleophora binderella | 37.03 | 512 | 3 |
Caloptilia semifascia | 15.012 | 290 | 3 |
Nephopterix angustella | 62.032 | 1465 | 3 |
Ypsolopha dentella (Honeysuckle Moth ) | 17.003 | 453 | 3 |
Incurvaria oehlmanniella | 8.003 | 131 | 2 |
Caloptilia stigmatella | 15.01 | 288 | 2 |
Nemophora degeerella (Yellow-barred Long-horn) | 7.001 | 148 | 2 |
Cryptoblabes bistriga | 62.007 | 1433 | 2 |
Micropterix tunbergella | 1.001 | 1 | 2 |
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Beautiful Plume) | 45.01 | 1497 | 2 |
Teleiodes luculella | 35.143 | 774 | 2 |
Eupoecilia angustana | 49.111 | 954 | 2 |
Lobesia reliquana | 49.184 | 1106 | 2 |
Monopis crocicapitella | 12.039 | 230 | 2 |
Ypsolopha scabrella | 17.005 | 455 | 2 |
Archips podana (Large Fruit-tree Tortrix ) | 49.013 | 977 | 2 |
Ethmia quadrillella | 33.002 | 719 | 2 |
Coleophora hemerobiella | 37.039 | 523 | 2 |
Eudemis profundana | 49.144 | 1113 | 2 |
Grapholita internana | 49.349 | 1242 | 2 |
Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth) | 12.036 | 227 | 2 |
Grapholita jungiella | 49.354 | 1251 | 2 |
Teleiopsis diffinis | 35.146 | 776 | 2 |
Argyrotaenia ljungiana | 49.02 | 974 | 2 |
Phyllocnistis xenia | 15.093 | 369 | 2 |
Scoparia subfusca | 63.062 | 1332 | 2 |
Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae | 15.043 | 323 | 2 |
Agonopterix scopariella | 32.011 | 704 | 2 |
Elachista maculicerusella | 38.039 | 609 | 2 |
Coleophora discordella | 37.044 | 547 | 2 |
Stigmella hybnerella | 4.03 | 99 | 2 |
Bucculatrix bechsteinella | 14.012 | 275 | 2 |
Prays ruficeps | 22.003 | BF448a | 1 |
Plodia interpunctella (Indian Meal Moth) | 62.062 | 1479 | 1 |
Epinotia bilunana | 49.254 | 1133 | 1 |
Catoptria falsella | 63.102 | 1316 | 1 |
Dichrorampha acuminatana | 49.313 | 1279 | 1 |
Ectoedemia decentella | 4.076 | 20 | 1 |
Ancylis unculana | 49.21 | 1125 | 1 |
Elachista albifrontella | 38.03 | 601 | 1 |
Ancylosis oblitella | 62.053 | 1467 | 1 |
Ethmia terminella | 33.004 | 717 | 1 |
Rhyacionia pinivorana (Spotted Shoot Moth) | 49.307 | 1212 | 1 |
Eucosma cana | 49.265 | 1201 | 1 |
Strophedra nitidana | 49.382 | 1222 | 1 |
Eucosmomorpha albersana | 49.199 | 1217 | 1 |
Eupoecilia ambiguella (Vine Moth ) | 49.112 | 955 | 1 |
Triaxomera parasitella | 12.012 | 224 | 1 |
Psychoides verhuella | 12.047 | 199 | 1 |
Capua vulgana | 49.009 | 1007 | 1 |
Pyrausta purpuralis | 63.007 | 1362 | 1 |
Cauchas rufimitrella | 7.01 | 152 | 1 |
Ostrinia nubilalis (European Corn Borer) | 63.028 | 1375 | 1 |
Eudonia lacustrata | 63.067 | 1338 | 1 |
Prays fraxinella (Ash Bud Moth) | 22.002 | 449 | 1 |
Adaina microdactyla (Hemp Agrimony Plume ) | 45.043 | 1517 | 1 |
Aroga velocella | 35.094 | 796 | 1 |
Eudonia lineola | 63.071 | 1341 | 1 |
Luquetia lobella | 32.003 | 668 | 1 |
Cochylimorpha straminea | 49.097 | 936 | 1 |
Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix) | 49.004 | 1010 | 1 |
Cedestis subfasciella | 16.022 | 443 | 1 |
Epermenia chaerophyllella | 47.005 | 483 | 1 |
Blastodacna hellerella | 39.001 | 905 | 1 |
Crassa unitella | 28.014 | 642 | 1 |
Paraswammerdamia albicapitella | 16.019 | 440 | 1 |
Bactra lancealana | 49.194 | 1111 | 1 |
Borkhausenia minutella | 28.011 | 645 | 1 |
Hellinsia lienigianus (Mugwort Plume) | 45.04 | 1518 | 1 |
Celypha cespitana | 49.164 | 1067 | 1 |
Hysterophora maculosana | 49.096 | 924 | 1 |
Evergestis limbata | 63.059 | 1356a | 1 |
Crocidosema plebejana | 49.261 | 1157 | 1 |
Archips xylosteana (Variegated Golden Tortrix) | 49.015 | 980 | 1 |
Coleophora lutarea | 37.002 | 487 | 1 |
Argyresthia cupressella (Cypress Tip Moth) | 20.007 | 409b | 1 |
Parapoynx stratiotata (Ringed China-mark ) | 63.117 | 1348 | 1 |
Evergestis pallidata | 63.06 | 1358 | 1 |
Cydia servillana | 49.339 | 1256 | 1 |
Phyllonorycter klemannella | 15.082 | 360 | 1 |
Pseudococcyx Turionella (Pine Bud Moth) | 49.3 | 1209 | 1 |
Cataclysta lemnata (Small China-mark) | 63.116 | 1354 | 1 |
Bucculatrix albedinella | 14.007 | 271 | 1 |
Elachista subocellea | 38.007 | 613 | 1 |
Tineola bisselliella (Common Clothes Moth ) | 12.026 | 236 | 1 |
Crambus pascuella (Inlaid Grass-veneer) | 63.081 | 1294 | 1 |
Semioscopis steinkellneriana | 32.002 | 667 | 1 |
Agonopterix ocellana | 32.007 | 701 | 1 |
Yponomeuta malinellus (Apple Ermine ) | 16.003 | 426 | 1 |
Grapholita compositella | 49.347 | 1241 | 1 |
Acrolepia autumnitella | 19.014 | 476 | 1 |
Endothenia marginana | 49.188 | 1099 | 1 |
Monopis imella | 12.04 | 231 | 1 |
Micropterix calthella | 1.005 | 5 | 1 |
Gravitarmata margarotana | 49.302 | 1207a | 1 |
Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leaf Miner) | 15.053 | 332a | 1 |
Homoeosoma sinuella | 62.054 | 1481 | 1 |
Hypatima rhomboidella | 35.018 | 858 | 1 |