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656  Tachystola acroxantha

Flying : Mainly from May to October

Introduced from Australia in the 20th Century. Widespread and becoming locally common.

695  Agonopterix alstromeriana

Flying : All the year

Common

670   Depressaria daucella

Flying : All the year - most numerous from March to July

Common in wet areas

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610  Elachista argentella

Flying : Mainly May, June and July

Common

There are other similar all-white micromoths but they are less common.

The commonest, Opostega salaciella (not shown), is local and is distinguished from E.argentella by having large eye-caps  (See Hantsmoths) .

Photo of  Elachista argentella  by David Owen.

597  Elachista atricomella

Flying : Mainly June, July, August - some in May and September

Common

647  Brown House Moth  Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Flying : All the year - most numerous in June, July, August

Common

672  Parsnip Moth   Depressaria pastinacella

Flying : All the year - most numerous in April, May and June, July

(The June and July adults hibernate and emerge again in April and May but are occasionally seen in Winter)

Common

663  Diurnea fagella

Flying : Mainly March and April

Common

Very variable in colour and forewing patterns

658  Carcina quercana

Flying : Mainly July and August

Common in England and Wales but local in Scotland

648  White-shouldered House Moth  Endrosis sarcitrella

Flying : All the year - most numerous from May to September

Common

688   Agonopterix heracliana

Flying : All the year

Common

705  Agonopterix umbellana

Flying : Emerges in late July or August, over-winters as an adult and may be seen until late May.

Classed as local but fairly common on moorland and near coasts

701  Agonopterix ocellana

Flying : All the year

Common

697  Agonopterix arenella

Flying : All the year

Common

706  Agonopterix nervosa

Flying : Mainly July, August and September

Common

779  Bryotropha affinis

Flying : May to August - most numerous in July

Common in England and Wales but Local in Scotland

787  Bryotropha terrella

Flying : Mainly June, July, August

Common

726  Metzneria metzneriella

Flying : Mainly June, July

Common in England and Wales; local in Scotland - particularly the North.

714  Agonopterix yeatiana

Flying : All the year

Classed as local but fairly common near coasts and locally elsewhere.

789  Bryotropha domestica

Flying : June to September - Mainly July and August

Common in England and Wales; local in Scotland - particularly the North.

868  Helcystogramma rufescens

Flying : June, July, August

Common only in England and Wales

870  Oegoconia quadripuncta

Flying : July, August

Classed as local but common in many areas of Wales and of England South of the Midlands.

There are other species of Oegoconia which cannot be distinguished from O.quadripuncta using photographs but they are very rare.

873  Blastobasis adustella

Flying : Mainly July and August

An Australian species that has become widespread and common throughout many countries including the United Kingdom.

874  Blastobasis lacticolella

Flying : May to November but mainly June and July

As with B.adustella a foreign species that has become widespread and common throughout many countries including the United Kingdom.

905  Blastodacna hellerella

Flying : May to August but mainly June and July

Common in England and Wales; local in Scotland

898  Limnaecia phragmitella

Flying : Mainly July and August

Common in Wales, Southern England, the Midlands and East Anglia but otherwise local.

893  Mompha epilobiella

Flying : The adult overwinters but mainly seen from April to November.

Common in Wales, Southern England, the Midlands and East Anglia but otherwise local.

888  Mompha propinquella

Flying : Mainly July and August

Common

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2. Micromoths including Oecophoridae (house moths) and genus Agonopterix