The following is a list of the 50 micro moths most commonly reported between 2003 and 2017 in weeks 44 – 48, November, 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 | 7844 |
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Phyllonorycter coryli | 15.064 | 342 | 4614 |
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Phyllonorycter messaniella | 15.04 | 321 | 4426 |
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Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) | 49.039 | 998 | 1845 |
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Stigmella tityrella | 4.034 | 77 | 1296 |
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Stigmella hemargyrella | 4.055 | 81 | 1049 |
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Cameraria ohridella (Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner) | 15.089 | 366a | 1001 |
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Phyllonorycter maestingella | 15.063 | 341 | 776 |
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Stigmella aurella | 4.045 | 50 | 567 |
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Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae | 15.043 | 323 | 526 |
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Parornix devoniella | 15.029 | 304 | 489 |
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Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) | 63.031 | 1395 | 439 |
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Phyllonorycter platani | 15.041 | 321a | 389 |
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Parornix anglicella | 15.028 | 303 | 363 |
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Phyllonorycter spinicolella | 15.049 | 329 | 333 |
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Phyllonorycter tristrigella | 15.078 | 356 | 323 |
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Gracillaria syringella | 15.014 | 293 | 278 |
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Stigmella plagicolella | 4.042 | 67 | 277 |
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Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) | 63.052 | 1398 | 268 |
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Lyonetia clerkella (Apple Leaf Miner) | 21.001 | 263 | 258 |
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Phyllonorycter schreberella | 15.074 | 352 | 228 |
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Phyllonorycter acerifoliella | 15.084 | 362 | 224 |
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Stigmella microtheriella | 4.01 | 111 | 193 |
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Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume) | 45.044 | 1524 | 187 |
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Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth) | 18.001 | 464 | 174 |
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Acrocercops brongniardella | 15.019 | 313 | 167 |
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Phyllonorycter rajella | 15.067 | 345 | 167 |
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Coptotriche marginea | 10.003 | 125 | 166 |
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Stigmella lemniscella | 4.043 | 63 | 162 |
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Ectoedemia septembrella | 4.078 | 42 | 162 |
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Bucculatrix frangutella | 14.006 | BF270 | 159 |
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Phyllonorycter strigulatella | 15.066 | 344 | 157 |
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Stigmella anomalella (Rose Leaf Miner ) | 4.015 | 92 | 156 |
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Phyllonorycter nicellii | 15.081 | 359 | 151 |
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Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leaf Miner) | 15.053 | 332a | 131 |
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Ectoedemia rubivora | 4.097 | 31 | 120 |
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Phyllonorycter joannisi | 15.085 | 363 | 115 |
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Ectoedemia subbimaculella | 4.09 | 38 | 113 |
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Gypsonoma dealbana | 49.279 | 1169 | 113 |
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Ectoedemia angulifasciella | 4.094 | 28 | 113 |
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Ectoedemia quinquella | 4.087 | 36 | 109 |
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Blastobasis lacticolella | 41.003 | 874 | 109 |
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Stigmella catharticella | 4.014 | 98 | 105 |
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Phyllonorycter geniculella | 15.086 | 364 | 95 |
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Eudonia angustea | 63.069 | 1342 | 89 |
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Stigmella suberivora | 4.057 | 85 | 85 |
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Acleris sparsana | 49.069 | 1041 | 84 |
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Crocidosema plebejana | 49.261 | 1157 | 79 |
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Stigmella salicis | 4.035 | 68 | 78 |
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Caloptilia semifascia | 15.012 | 290 | 73 |
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Other species recorded in this week in smaller numbers (unverified data):
Taxon | RES | B&S | Total number 2003 – 17 |
Phyllonorycter corylifoliella | 15.052 | 332 | 71 |
Tischeria ekebladella | 10.001 | 123 | 66 |
Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella | 15.075 | 353 | 64 |
Bucculatrix ulmella | 14.01 | 274 | 61 |
Euspilapteryx auroguttella | 15.016 | 297 | 59 |
Stigmella alnetella/glutinosae | #N/A | #N/A | 53 |
Stigmella aceris | 4.012 | 102 | 51 |
Stigmella floslactella | 4.032 | 75 | 48 |
Bucculatrix thoracella | 14.009 | 273 | 46 |
Parornix finitimella | 15.032 | 308 | 45 |
Phyllonorycter klemannella | 15.082 | 360 | 38 |
Phyllonorycter froelichiella | 15.08 | 358 | 37 |
Phyllonorycter lantanella | 15.051 | 331 | 33 |
Caloptilia stigmatella | 15.01 | 288 | 32 |
Ectoedemia agrimoniae | 4.093 | 26 | 30 |
Phyllonorycter blancardella | 15.046 | 326 | 30 |
Acrolepia autumnitella | 19.014 | 476 | 29 |
Palpita vitrealis | 63.048 | 1408 | 29 |
Phyllonorycter stettinensis | 15.079 | 357 | 28 |
Coleophora gryphipennella | 37.006 | 491 | 28 |
Stigmella roborella | 4.063 | 86 | 27 |
Acleris hastiana | 49.08 | 1053 | 27 |
Stigmella ruficapitella | 4.06 | 84 | 24 |
Stigmella atricapitella | 4.061 | 83 | 23 |
Stigmella speciosa | 4.056 | 65 | 23 |
Acleris rhombana (Rhomboid Tortrix) | 49.07 | 1042 | 23 |
Stigmella obliquella | 4.038 | 70 | 23 |
Ectoedemia occultella | 4.099 | 34 | 21 |
Tachystola acroxantha (Ruddy Streak) | 28.024 | 656 | 21 |
Caloptilia rufipennella | 15.006 | 284 | 20 |
Scrobipalpa costella | 35.123 | 819 | 20 |
Phyllonorycter quercifoliella | 15.039 | 320 | 20 |
Phyllonorycter esperella | 15.065 | 343 | 19 |
Callisto denticulella | 15.022 | 310 | 18 |
Stigmella incognitella | 4.053 | 78 | 18 |
Stigmella viscerella | 4.019 | 95 | 17 |
Stigmella hybnerella | 4.03 | 99 | 17 |
Stigmella basiguttella | 4.058 | 89 | 17 |
Ectoedemia intimella | 4.082 | 25 | 16 |
Stigmella ulmivora | 4.018 | 80 | 16 |
Phyllonorycter harrisella | 15.034 | 315 | 16 |
Endothenia gentianaeana | 49.186 | 1097 | 16 |
Bucculatrix albedinella | 14.007 | 271 | 15 |
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Beautiful Plume) | 45.01 | 1497 | 15 |
Heliozela resplendella | 6.004 | 156 | 15 |
Cosmopterix pulchrimella | 34.009 | 896b | 14 |
Metzneria lappella | 35.056 | 724 | 14 |
Ectoedemia albifasciella | 4.089 | 37 | 14 |
Phyllonorycter tenerella | 15.037 | 318 | 13 |
Monopis obviella | 12.038 | 229 | 13 |
Acleris schalleriana | 49.073 | 1047 | 13 |
Stigmella sakhalinella | 4.006 | 113 | 12 |
Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House-moth) | 28.009 | 648 | 12 |
Stigmella continuella | 4.044 | 64 | 12 |
Stigmella luteella | 4.007 | 112 | 11 |
Ectoedemia atricollis | 4.095 | 29 | 10 |
Phyllonorycter quinqueguttella | 15.07 | 348 | 10 |
Phyllonorycter cerasicolella | 15.05 | 330 | 10 |
Endothenia marginana | 49.188 | 1099 | 10 |
Acleris cristana | 49.076 | 1054 | 9 |
Ectoedemia argyropeza | 4.085 | 23 | 9 |
Phyllonorycter lautella | 15.073 | 351 | 9 |
Elachista gangabella | 38.015 | 620 | 9 |
Stigmella samiatella | 4.062 | 88 | 9 |
Ectoedemia heringi | 4.091 | 39 | 8 |
Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella | #N/A | #N/A | 8 |
Pammene regiana | 49.375 | 1234 | 8 |
Ypsolopha ustella | 17.011 | 461 | 7 |
Agonopterix alstromeriana (Brown-spot Flat-body) | 32.031 | 695 | 7 |
Stigmella betulicola | 4.005 | 110 | 7 |
Antispila treitschkiella | 6.002 | 159 | 6 |
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 49.091 | 1011 | 6 |
Stigmella centifoliella | 4.017 | 93 | 6 |
Nephopterix angustella | 62.032 | 1465 | 6 |
Hypsopygia glaucinalis (Double-striped Tabby) | 62.076 | 1415 | 6 |
Cydia conicolana | 49.33 | 1269 | 6 |
Coleophora lineolea | 37.038 | 522 | 6 |
Stigmella trimaculella | 4.039 | 73 | 6 |
Coleophora albitarsella | 37.032 | 515 | 6 |
Phyllonorycter viminiella | 15.054 | 333 | 6 |
Parornix fagivora | 15.026 | 302 | 5 |
Stigmella oxyacanthella | 4.026 | 100 | 5 |
Stigmella confusella | 4.003 | 117 | 5 |
Acleris ferrugana/notana | #N/A | #N/A | 5 |
Coleophora argentula | 37.102 | 563 | 5 |
Epinotia caprana | 49.229 | 1154 | 5 |
Agonopterix scopariella | 32.011 | 704 | 5 |
Coleophora serratella | 37.015 | 493 | 5 |
Clepsis consimilana | 49.038 | 994 | 5 |
Mompha raschkiella | 40.015 | 883 | 4 |
Epinotia tenerana (Nut Bud Moth) | 49.248 | 1139 | 4 |
Agonopterix arenella | 32.017 | 697 | 4 |
Parornix torquillella | 15.033 | 309 | 4 |
Stigmella perpygmaeella | 4.054 | 79 | 4 |
Diurnea lipsiella | 29.002 | 664 | 4 |
Tischeria dodonaea | 10.002 | 124 | 4 |
Coleophora anatipennella (Pistol Case-bearer ) | 37.049 | 533 | 4 |
Acleris variegana (Garden Rose Tortrix) | 49.077 | 1048 | 4 |
Heliozela sericiella | 6.003 | 154 | 4 |
Psyche casta | 11.012 | 186 | 4 |
Bucculatrix bechsteinella | 14.012 | 275 | 4 |
Stigmella zelleriella | 4.037 | 71 | 4 |
Stigmella malella (Apple Pygmy) | 4.013 | BF97 | 3 |
Caloptilia elongella | 15.004 | 282 | 3 |
Musotima nitidalis | 63.119 | 1355a | 3 |
Parornix carpinella | 15.027 | 302a | 3 |
Tinagma ocnerostomella | 26.001 | 398 | 3 |
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) | 28.01 | 647 | 3 |
Adaina microdactyla (Hemp Agrimony Plume ) | 45.043 | 1517 | 3 |
Phyllocnistis saligna | 15.09 | 367 | 3 |
Cosmopterix zieglerella | 34.005 | 894 | 3 |
Epinotia ramella | 49.249 | 1134 | 3 |
Acleris notana | 49.084 | 1045 | 3 |
Monopis crocicapitella | 12.039 | 230 | 3 |
Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella | 15.076 | 354 | 3 |
Phylloporia bistrigella | 8.005 | 128 | 3 |
Coleophora glaucicolella | 37.071 | 582 | 2 |
Caloptilia azaleella (Azalea Leaf Miner ) | 15.007 | 285 | 2 |
Bohemannia pulverosella | 4.071 | 40 | 2 |
Caloptilia falconipennella | 15.011 | 289 | 2 |
Heliozela hammoniella | 6.005 | 157 | 2 |
Phyllonorycter salicicolella | 15.056 | 335 | 2 |
Coleophora lusciniaepennella | 37.022 | 504 | 2 |
Celypha lacunana | 49.166 | 1076 | 2 |
Anania hortulata (Small Magpie) | 63.025 | 1376 | 2 |
Agonopterix heracliana | 32.018 | 688 | 2 |
Depressaria radiella (Parsnip Moth) | 32.036 | 672 | 2 |
Taleporia tubulosa | 11.006 | 181 | 2 |
Agonopterix heracliana agg. | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hypatima rhomboidella | 35.018 | 858 | 2 |
Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Brown Plume) | 45.012 | 1509 | 2 |
Ectoedemia erythrogenella | 4.092 | 32 | 2 |
Bucculatrix demaryella | 14.013 | 276 | 2 |
Agonopterix umbellana | 32.029 | 705 | 1 |
Blastobasis adustella | 41.002 | 873 | 1 |
Eudonia pallida | 63.075 | 1336 | 1 |
Mompha epilobiella | 40.01 | 893 | 1 |
Choreutis pariana (Apple Leaf Skeletonizer) | 48.007 | 389 | 1 |
Stigmella splendidissimella | 4.047 | 53 | 1 |
Leucoptera malifoliella (Pear Leaf Blister Moth) | 21.008 | 260 | 1 |
Carcina quercana | 31.001 | 658 | 1 |
Elachista albifrontella | 38.03 | 601 | 1 |
Stigmella svenssoni | 4.059 | 87 | 1 |
Caloptilia robustella | 15.009 | 287 | 1 |
Phyllonorycter scopariella | 15.061 | 340 | 1 |
Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) | 49.338 | 1261 | 1 |
Phyllonorycter sorbi | 15.044 | 324 | 1 |
Ocnerostoma piniariella | 16.023 | 444 | 1 |
Stigmella lapponica | 4.002 | 116 | 1 |
Plodia interpunctella (Indian Meal Moth) | 62.062 | 1479 | 1 |
Ephestia unicolorella | 62.065 | 1474 | 1 |
Acrolepiopsis assectella (Leek Moth) | 19.011 | 473 | 1 |
Acleris kochiella | 49.085 | 1050 | 1 |
Bedellia somnulentella | 24.001 | 264 | 1 |
Caloptilia alchimiella | 15.008 | 286 | 1 |
Acleris logiana | 49.086 | 1051 | 1 |
Mompha subbistrigella | 40.008 | 892 | 1 |
Parornix scoticella | 15.03 | 305 | 1 |
Acleris laterana/comariana | #N/A | #N/A | 1 |
Pyrausta aurata | 63.006 | 1361 | 1 |
Stigmella nylandriella | 4.025 | 103 | 1 |
Stigmella regiella | 4.022 | 107 | 1 |
Acleris literana | 49.087 | 1061 | 1 |
Eudonia mercurella | 63.074 | 1344 | 1 |
Ectoedemia minimella | 4.1 | 35 | 1 |
Stigmella assimilella | 4.04 | 74 | 1 |
Ypsolopha mucronella | 17.001 | 451 | 1 |
Agonopterix nervosa | 32.03 | 706 | 1 |
Ypsolopha sylvella | 17.009 | 459 | 1 |
Hellula undalis | 63.061 | 1360 | 1 |
Cochylis atricapitana | 49.139 | 966 | 1 |
Acleris notana/ferrugana | #N/A | #N/A | 1 |
Exoteleia dodecella | 35.159 | 760 | 1 |
Teleiopsis diffinis | 35.146 | 776 | 1 |
Leucospilapteryx omissella | 15.021 | 314 | 1 |
Parornix betulae | 15.025 | 301 | 1 |
Epermenia chaerophyllella | 47.005 | 483 | 1 |
Phyllonorycter trifasciella | 15.083 | 361 | 1 |
Stigmella crataegella | 4.023 | 108 | 1 |
Digitivalva pulicariae | 19.01 | 472 | 1 |
Coleophora milvipennis | 37.009 | 496 | 1 |
Uresiphita gilvata | 63.011 | 1369 | 1 |