Phenology Micros

In lieu of a report we have decided to publish a summary of the data from 2017 and 2018. Hopefully it is self explanatory but please contact us if you have any questions. You can download the summaries (containing earliest and latest dates, monthly counts and phenology graphs) below:

2018 micros data summary

2017 micros data summary

Below are the phenology graphs for micros recorded in numbers greater than 100 in total between 2003 – 2017.

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 Total number 2003 – 17 Distribution map & phenology,click to see large images
Acentria ephemerella (Water Veneer) 3010
Achroia grisella (Lesser Wax Moth) 146
Acleris aspersana 106
Acleris cristana 115
Acleris forsskaleana 949
Acleris hastiana 270
Acleris rhombana (Rhomboid Tortrix) 166
Acleris schalleriana 153
Acleris sparsana 226
Acleris variegana (Garden Rose Tortrix) 2758
Acrobasis advenella 1992
Acrobasis consociella 386
Acrobasis marmorea 281
Acrobasis repandana 224
Acrobasis suavella 246
Acrocercops brongniardella 1047
Acrolepia autumnitella 652
Adaina microdactyla (Hemp Agrimony Plume ) 110
Adela reaumurella (Green Long-horn) 1079
Aethes beatricella 748
Aethes francillana 204
Aethes smeathmanniana 436
Agapeta hamana 4522
Agapeta zoegana 285
Agonopterix alstromeriana (Brown-spot Flat-body) 828
Agonopterix arenella 472
Agonopterix assimilella 282
Agonopterix heracliana 559
Agonopterix subpropinquella 109
Agriphila geniculea 9037
Agriphila inquinatella (Barred Grass-veneer) 321
Agriphila selasella 663
Agriphila straminella 12077
Agriphila tristella 9954
Agrotera nemoralis 118
Alabonia geoffrella (Common Tubic) 210
Aleimma loeflingiana 608
Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-plume Moth) 544
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Beautiful Plume) 1314
Anania coronata 2073
Anania crocealis 210
Anania hortulata (Small Magpie) 4226
Anania lancealis 263
Ancylis achatana 675
Anerastia lotella 112
Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-Tap) 924
Antispila metallella 108
Antispila treitschkiella 120
Aphelia paleana (Timothy Tortrix ) 473
Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) 2698
Aphomia zelleri 187
Apotomis betuletana 369
Apotomis turbidana 126
Archips podana (Large Fruit-tree Tortrix ) 1635
Archips xylosteana (Variegated Golden Tortrix) 3452
Argyresthia bonnetella 102
Argyresthia brockeella 203
Argyresthia cupressella (Cypress Tip Moth) 244
Argyresthia goedartella 448
Argyresthia pruniella (Cherry Fruit Moth) 197
Argyresthia pygmaeella 136
Argyresthia spinosella 148
Argyresthia trifasciata 303
Aroga velocella 408
Aspilapteryx tringipennella 110
Batia lunaris 364
Blastobasis adustella 13867
Blastobasis lacticolella 2514
Blastodacna hellerella 421
Borkhausenia fuscescens 437
Brachmia blandella 190
Bryotropha affinis 267
Bryotropha domestica 232
Bryotropha terrella 1417
Bucculatrix bechsteinella 138
Bucculatrix frangutella 166
Bucculatrix nigricomella 127
Bucculatrix thoracella 470
Bucculatrix ulmella 175
Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Carnation Tortrix) 158
Calamotropha paludella 361
Callisto denticulella 278
Caloptilia rufipennella 426
Caloptilia semifascia 1233
Caloptilia stigmatella 440
Cameraria ohridella (Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner) 9470
Carcina quercana 1987
Cataclysta lemnata (Small China-mark) 1080
Catoptria falsella 596
Catoptria pinella (Pearl Grass-veneer) 269
Celypha cespitana 411
Celypha lacunana 7359
Celypha striana 4819
Chilo phragmitella 303
Chrysoesthia drurella 189
Chrysoteuchia culmella 46584
Clepsis consimilana 2757
Clepsis spectrana (Cyclamen Tortrix) 923
Cnephasia longana 340
Cochylimorpha straminea 227
Cochylis atricapitana 1228
Cochylis hybridella 1257
Cochylis molliculana 1999
Coleophora follicularis 158
Coleophora limoniella 223
Coleophora lineolea 246
Coleophora milvipennis 107
Coleophora serratella 2969
Coptotriche angusticollella 122
Coptotriche marginea 960
Cosmopterix pulchrimella 146
Crambus lathoniellus 2289
Crambus pascuella (Inlaid Grass-veneer) 2255
Crambus perlella 10686
Crassa unitella 603
Crocidosema plebejana 635
Cryptoblabes bistriga 123
Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth) 1073
Cydia splendana 2158
Cydia ulicetana 359
Cynaeda dentalis 126
Depressaria daucella 215
Depressaria radiella (Parsnip Moth) 449
Dichomeris marginella (Juniper Webber ) 168
Dichrorampha petiverella 142
Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix) 1205
Diurnea fagella 739
Donacaula forficella 1233
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella 574
Ectoedemia angulifasciella 119
Ectoedemia atricollis 186
Ectoedemia heringella 149933
Ectoedemia occultella 253
Ectoedemia quinquella 159
Ectoedemia rubivora 141
Ectoedemia septembrella 331
Ectoedemia subbimaculella 170
Ectoedoemia heringella 3000
Eidophasia messingiella 211
Elachista argentella 397
Elachista gangabella 178
Elachista rufocinerea 538
Elophila nymphaeata (Brown China-mark ) 365
Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume) 6330
Enarmonia formosana (Cherry Bark Moth) 234
Endothenia gentianaeana 250
Endotricha flammealis (Rosy Tabby) 7206
Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House-moth) 2113
Epagoge grotiana 110
Epermenia chaerophyllella 3196
Epiblema foenella 429
Epinotia abbreviana 331
Epinotia bilunana 143
Epinotia cruciana (Willow Tortrix ) 316
Epinotia immundana 269
Epinotia nisella 253
Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) 38616
Eriocrania cicatricella 1185
Eriocrania salopiella 387
Eriocrania sangii 349
Eriocrania semipurpurella 1844
Eriocrania unimaculella 862
Esperia sulphurella 149
Ethmia bipunctella 275
Ethmia terminella 109
Eucosma campoliliana 140
Eucosma cana 1305
Eucosma hohenwartiana 262
Eucosma tripoliana 103
Eudemis profundana 139
Eudonia angustea 4288
Eudonia lacustrata 2052
Eudonia mercurella 4109
Eudonia pallida 1244
Eulia ministrana 101
Eupoecilia angustana 396
Euzophera pinguis (Ash-bark Knot-horn) 374
Evergestis extimalis 237
Evergestis forficalis (Garden Pebble) 911
Evergestis limbata 186
Galleria mellonella (Wax Moth ) 208
Gillmeria pallidactyla (Yarrow Plume ) 204
Glyphipterix fuscoviridella 708
Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth) 3300
Gracillaria syringella 3536
Grapholita janthinana 119
Gypsonoma dealbana 593
Gypsonoma Oppressana 120
Gypsonoma sociana 279
Hedya nubiferana (Marbled Orchard Tortrix ) 783
Hedya ochroleucana 154
Hedya pruniana (Plum Tortrix) 1071
Hedya salicella 133
Helcystogramma rufescens 1213
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) 4068
Homoeosoma sinuella 2566
Hypsopygia costalis (Gold Triangle ) 553
Hypsopygia glaucinalis (Double-striped Tabby) 692
Incurvaria pectinea 360
Lathronympha strigana 461
Leucoptera laburnella (Laburnum Leaf Miner) 512
Leucoptera malifoliella (Pear Leaf Blister Moth) 150
Limnaecia phragmitella 334
Lobesia abscisana 294
Lozotaenia forsterana 552
Lozotaeniodes formosana 397
Luffia ferchaultella 877
Lyonetia clerkella (Apple Leaf Miner) 6183
Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Crescent Plume) 145