The following is a list of the 25 micro moths most commonly reported between 2003 and 2017 in week 42, mid October, 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 | 1012 |
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| Cameraria ohridella (Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner) | 15.089 | 366a | 1002 |
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| Phyllonorycter coryli | 15.064 | 342 | 702 |
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| Lyonetia clerkella (Apple Leaf Miner) | 21.001 | 263 | 628 |
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| Phyllonorycter esperella | 15.065 | 343 | 615 |
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| Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leaf Miner) | 15.053 | 332a | 502 |
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| Phyllonorycter messaniella | 15.04 | 321 | 286 |
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| Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) | 63.031 | 1395 | 193 |
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| Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) | 63.052 | 1398 | 179 |
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| Ectoedemia occultella | 4.099 | 34 | 167 |
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| Parornix anglicella | 15.028 | 303 | 144 |
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| Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume) | 45.044 | 1524 | 141 |
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| Phyllonorycter sorbi | 15.044 | 324 | 133 |
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| Parornix devoniella | 15.029 | 304 | 126 |
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| Gypsonoma dealbana | 49.279 | 1169 | 116 |
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| Gracillaria syringella | 15.014 | 293 | 115 |
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| Eudonia angustea | 63.069 | 1342 | 101 |
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| Stigmella aurella | 4.045 | 50 | 91 |
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| Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth) | 18.001 | 464 | 84 |
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| Phyllonorycter corylifoliella | 15.052 | 332 | 84 |
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| Mompha raschkiella | 40.015 | 883 | 82 |
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| Cosmopterix pulchrimella | 34.009 | 896b | 82 |
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| Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae | 15.043 | 323 | 73 |
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| Tischeria ekebladella | 10.001 | 123 | 70 |
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| Blastobasis lacticolella | 41.003 | 874 | 61 |
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Other species recorded in this week in smaller numbers (unverified data):
| Taxon | RES | B&S | Total number 2003 – 17 | d |
| Stigmella tityrella | 4.034 | 77 | 60 | d |
| Stigmella microtheriella | 4.01 | 111 | 56 | d |
| Phyllonorycter nicellii | 15.081 | 359 | 55 | d |
| Phyllonorycter tristrigella | 15.078 | 356 | 52 | d |
| Coptotriche marginea | 10.003 | 125 | 42 | d |
| Phyllonorycter joannisi | 15.085 | 363 | 41 | d |
| Phyllonorycter lautella | 15.073 | 351 | 41 | d |
| Ectoedemia atricollis | 4.095 | 29 | 38 | d |
| Phyllonorycter schreberella | 15.074 | 352 | 38 | d |
| Palpita vitrealis | 63.048 | 1408 | 37 | d |
| Stigmella plagicolella | 4.042 | 67 | 33 | d |
| Crocidosema plebejana | 49.261 | 1157 | 32 | d |
| Bucculatrix thoracella | 14.009 | 273 | 30 | d |
| Phyllonorycter maestingella | 15.063 | 341 | 28 | d |
| Stigmella lemniscella | 4.043 | 63 | 25 | d |
| Caloptilia semifascia | 15.012 | 290 | 25 | d |
| Stigmella salicis | 4.035 | 68 | 23 | d |
| Caloptilia stigmatella | 15.01 | 288 | 23 | d |
| Stigmella floslactella | 4.032 | 75 | 23 | d |
| Acleris variegana (Garden Rose Tortrix) | 49.077 | 1048 | 22 | d |
| Stigmella hemargyrella | 4.055 | 81 | 22 | d |
| Hypsopygia glaucinalis (Double-striped Tabby) | 62.076 | 1415 | 21 | d |
| Phyllonorycter geniculella | 15.086 | 364 | 21 | d |
| Coleophora serratella | 37.015 | 493 | 20 | d |
| Parornix scoticella | 15.03 | 305 | 20 | d |
| Clepsis consimilana | 49.038 | 994 | 19 | d |
| Epermenia chaerophyllella | 47.005 | 483 | 18 | d |
| Stigmella ulmivora | 4.018 | 80 | 17 | d |
| Tachystola acroxantha (Ruddy Streak) | 28.024 | 656 | 17 | d |
| Elachista gangabella | 38.015 | 620 | 15 | d |
| Scrobipalpa costella | 35.123 | 819 | 15 | d |
| Stigmella anomalella (Rose Leaf Miner ) | 4.015 | 92 | 11 | d |
| Acleris hastiana | 49.08 | 1053 | 11 | d |
| Carcina quercana | 31.001 | 658 | 11 | d |
| Stigmella viscerella | 4.019 | 95 | 10 | d |
| Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella | 15.075 | 353 | 10 | d |
| Phyllonorycter spinicolella | 15.049 | 329 | 10 | d |
| Stigmella perpygmaeella | 4.054 | 79 | 10 | d |
| Phyllonorycter acerifoliella | 15.084 | 362 | 9 | d |
| Acleris rhombana (Rhomboid Tortrix) | 49.07 | 1042 | 9 | d |
| Ectoedemia minimella | 4.1 | 35 | 9 | d |
| Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella | #N/A | #N/A | 9 | d |
| Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House-moth) | 28.009 | 648 | 9 | d |
| Stigmella roborella | 4.063 | 86 | 9 | d |
| Ectoedemia septembrella | 4.078 | 42 | 8 | d |
| Bucculatrix bechsteinella | 14.012 | 275 | 8 | d |
| Acrolepia autumnitella | 19.014 | 476 | 8 | d |
| Parornix finitimella | 15.032 | 308 | 8 | d |
| Stigmella samiatella | 4.062 | 88 | 8 | d |
| Stigmella aceris | 4.012 | 102 | 8 | d |
| Ectoedemia albifasciella | 4.089 | 37 | 8 | d |
| Ectoedemia heringella | 4.088 | 36a | 8 | d |
| Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Beautiful Plume) | 45.01 | 1497 | 7 | d |
| Bucculatrix ulmella | 14.01 | 274 | 7 | d |
| Caloptilia rufipennella | 15.006 | 284 | 7 | d |
| Stigmella sakhalinella | 4.006 | 113 | 7 | d |
| Coleophora gryphipennella | 37.006 | 491 | 7 | d |
| Stigmella hybnerella | 4.03 | 99 | 6 | d |
| Agonopterix alstromeriana (Brown-spot Flat-body) | 32.031 | 695 | 6 | d |
| Phyllonorycter cerasicolella | 15.05 | 330 | 5 | d |
| Ectoedemia rubivora | 4.097 | 31 | 5 | d |
| Bedellia somnulentella | 24.001 | 264 | 5 | d |
| Phyllonorycter comparella | 15.087 | 365 | 5 | d |
| Stigmella speciosa | 4.056 | 65 | 5 | d |
| Acleris sparsana | 49.069 | 1041 | 5 | d |
| Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-plume Moth) | 44.001 | 1288 | 4 | d |
| Agonopterix arenella | 32.017 | 697 | 4 | d |
| Coleophora anatipennella (Pistol Case-bearer ) | 37.049 | 533 | 4 | d |
| Coleophora lineolea | 37.038 | 522 | 4 | d |
| Monopis obviella | 12.038 | 229 | 4 | d |
| Stigmella trimaculella | 4.039 | 73 | 4 | d |
| Metzneria lappella | 35.056 | 724 | 4 | d |
| Phyllonorycter quinqueguttella | 15.07 | 348 | 4 | d |
| Stigmella oxyacanthella | 4.026 | 100 | 4 | d |
| Ectoedemia subbimaculella | 4.09 | 38 | 4 | d |
| Cosmopterix zieglerella | 34.005 | 894 | 4 | d |
| Stigmella regiella | 4.022 | 107 | 4 | d |
| Stigmella ruficapitella | 4.06 | 84 | 4 | d |
| Parornix fagivora | 15.026 | 302 | 4 | d |
| Stigmella suberivora | 4.057 | 85 | 4 | d |
| Stigmella luteella | 4.007 | 112 | 4 | d |
| Stigmella continuella | 4.044 | 64 | 4 | d |
| Roeslerstammia erxlebella | 13.002 | 447 | 4 | d |
| Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) | 62.072 | 1417 | 3 | d |
| Epinotia nisella | 49.255 | 1138 | 3 | d |
| Epinotia maculana | 49.232 | 1152 | 3 | d |
| Phyllonorycter rajella | 15.067 | 345 | 3 | d |
| Ectoedemia angulifasciella | 4.094 | 28 | 3 | d |
| Phyllonorycter strigulatella | 15.066 | 344 | 3 | d |
| Phyllonorycter lantanella | 15.051 | 331 | 3 | d |
| Phyllonorycter tenerella | 15.037 | 318 | 3 | d |
| Coleophora argentula | 37.102 | 563 | 3 | d |
| Acrocercops brongniardella | 15.019 | 313 | 3 | d |
| Epinotia ramella | 49.249 | 1134 | 3 | d |
| Elachista albifrontella | 38.03 | 601 | 3 | d |
| Hypsopygia costalis (Gold Triangle ) | 62.075 | 1413 | 3 | d |
| Scrobipalpa acuminatella | 35.109 | 822 | 3 | d |
| Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Brown Plume) | 45.012 | 1509 | 3 | d |
| Stigmella basiguttella | 4.058 | 89 | 3 | d |
| Diurnea fagella | 29.001 | 663 | 3 | d |
| Blastobasis adustella | 41.002 | 873 | 3 | d |
| Phyllocnistis saligna | 15.09 | 367 | 3 | d |
| Dioryctria abietella (Dark Pine Knot-horn) | 62.028 | 1454 | 2 | d |
| Ypsolopha mucronella | 17.001 | 451 | 2 | d |
| Psyche casta | 11.012 | 186 | 2 | d |
| Stigmella atricapitella | 4.061 | 83 | 2 | d |
| Bucculatrix cidarella | 14.008 | 272 | 2 | d |
| Antispila treitschkiella | 6.002 | 159 | 2 | d |
| Epinotia tenerana (Nut Bud Moth) | 49.248 | 1139 | 2 | d |
| Stigmella catharticella | 4.014 | 98 | 2 | d |
| Heliozela resplendella | 6.004 | 156 | 2 | d |
| Phyllonorycter stettinensis | 15.079 | 357 | 2 | d |
| Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella | 15.076 | 354 | 2 | d |
| Cochylis atricapitana | 49.139 | 966 | 2 | d |
| Phyllonorycter froelichiella | 15.08 | 358 | 2 | d |
| Stigmella obliquella | 4.038 | 70 | 2 | d |
| Endotricha flammealis (Rosy Tabby) | 62.077 | 1424 | 2 | d |
| Phyllonorycter quercifoliella | 15.039 | 320 | 2 | d |
| Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) | 28.01 | 647 | 2 | d |
| Agonopterix purpurea | 32.009 | 691 | 2 | d |
| Gypsonoma Oppressana | 49.28 | 1170 | 2 | d |
| Bucculatrix albedinella | 14.007 | 271 | 2 | d |
| Taleporia tubulosa | 11.006 | 181 | 2 | d |
| Coleophora milvipennis | 37.009 | 496 | 2 | d |
| Evergestis forficalis (Garden Pebble) | 63.057 | 1356 | 1 | d |
| Parornix torquillella | 15.033 | 309 | 1 | d |
| Agonopterix heracliana agg. | 0 | 0 | 1 | d |
| Pediasia contaminella | 63.109 | 1323 | 1 | d |
| Coleophora solitariella | 37.1 | 525 | 1 | d |
| Hypatima rhomboidella | 35.018 | 858 | 1 | d |
| Leucoptera laburnella (Laburnum Leaf Miner) | 21.004 | 254 | 1 | d |
| Phyllonorycter viminiella | 15.054 | 333 | 1 | d |
| Agonopterix heracliana | 32.018 | 688 | 1 | d |
| Caloptilia elongella | 15.004 | 282 | 1 | d |
| Depressaria radiella (Parsnip Moth) | 32.036 | 672 | 1 | d |
| Celypha cespitana | 49.164 | 1067 | 1 | d |
| Ephestia kuehniella (Mediterranean Flour Moth ) | 62.063 | 1475 | 1 | d |
| Phyllonorycter cavella | 15.059 | 338 | 1 | d |
| Pandemis cinnamomeana | 49.023 | 971 | 1 | d |
| Agonopterix scopariella | 32.011 | 704 | 1 | d |
| Bucculatrix frangutella | 14.006 | BF270 | 1 | d |
| Grapholita janthinana | 49.359 | 1245 | 1 | d |
| Musotima nitidalis | 63.119 | 1355a | 1 | d |
| Stigmella glutinosae | 4.008 | 114 | 1 | d |
| Nephopterix angustella | 62.032 | 1465 | 1 | d |
| Stigmella zelleriella | 4.037 | 71 | 1 | d |
| Cydalima perspectalis (Boxworm) | 63.054 | 1409a | 1 | d |
| Stigmella betulicola | 4.005 | 110 | 1 | d |
| Coleophora albitarsella | 37.032 | 515 | 1 | d |
| Stigmella alnetella | 4.009 | 115 | 1 | d |
| Stigmella confusella | 4.003 | 117 | 1 | d |
| Parornix betulae | 15.025 | 301 | 1 | d |
| Ectoedemia spinosella | 4.098 | 27 | 1 | d |
| Ypsolopha vittella | 17.013 | 463 | 1 | d |
| Hypsopygia glaucinalis | 62.076 | 1415 | 1 | d |
| Antigastra catalaunalis | 63.051 | 1400 | 1 | d |
| Phyllonorycter harrisella | 15.034 | 315 | 1 | d |
| Stigmella incognitella | 4.053 | 78 | 1 | d |
| Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth) | 12.036 | 227 | 1 | d |
| Agonopterix propinquella | 32.016 | 696 | 1 | d |
| Phyllonorycter klemannella | 15.082 | 360 | 1 | d |
| Amblyptilia punctidactyla (Brindled Plume ) | 45.011 | 1498 | 1 | d |
| Acleris umbrana | 49.075 | 1052 | 1 | d |
| Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-Tap) | 48.001 | 385 | 1 | d |
| Phyllonorycter roboris | 15.035 | 316 | 1 | d |
| Caloptilia azaleella (Azalea Leaf Miner ) | 15.007 | 285 | 1 | d |
| Ectoedemia heringi | 4.091 | 39 | 1 | d |
| Parornix carpinella | 15.027 | 302a | 1 | d |
| Callisto denticulella | 15.022 | 310 | 1 | d |
| Choreutis pariana (Apple Leaf Skeletonizer) | 48.007 | 389 | 1 | d |
| Acleris cristana | 49.076 | 1054 | 1 | d |
| Ectoedemia argyropeza | 4.085 | 23 | 1 | d |
| Phyllocnistis unipunctella | 15.092 | 368 | 1 | d |
| Phyllocnistis xenia | 15.093 | 369 | 1 | d |
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