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1445 Rhodophaea formosa
Flying : Mainly in July and August
Given the status ‘Local’. The food plant is elm and the population decreased when Dutch Elm disease started but numbers are increasing again due its use of small elm trees.
Photo of Rhodophaea formosa
by Graeme Davis
1474 Ephestia woodiella (syn Ephestia unicolorella)
Flying : May to September; Mainly in July and August
Status ‘Local’ but fairly common in Southern England. Ephestia moths found away from buildings are likely to be this species.
1509 Brown Plume Moth Stenoptilia pterodactyla
Flying : mainly in June, July and August
Common particularly on downs and in dry areas.
1348 Ringed China-
Flying : Mainly June, July, August -
Common near ponds in Wales and England south of the Wash
Photo of Ringed China-
Acentropinae
Photo of Brown Plume Moth
by Graeme Davis
1479 Indian Meal Moth Plodia interpunctella
Flying : All the year
Given the status ‘local’ but may occur anywhere -
1458 Thistle Ermine Myelois circumvoluta
Flying : Mainly in June and July. Small numbers in May and August.
Common in Wales and in England but very local elsewhere.
Photo of Thistle Ermine
by Graeme Davis
1331 Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella
Flying : June to September -
Common in England and Wales, but local in Scotland
Photo of Water Veneer by David Owen.
1470 Euzophera pinguis
Flying : June, July, August, September; Mainly in July and August
Common in much of Wales and in England south of the Wash. Local or unrecorded elsewhere.
5. Other micros3 including Crambidae (Veneers etc) and Pterophoridae (plumes)
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1417 Meal Moth Pyralis farinalis
Flying : Mainly in July and August
Common, but larva eats stored cereals so mainly found in farm buildings, mills, etc.
Becoming less common in Scotland.
Photo of Meal Moth by David Owen.
1388 Udea lutealis
Flying : Mainly in July, August and early September
Common
Photo of Udea lutealis by David Owen.
Photo of Anania coronata by David Owen.
1378 Anania coronata
Flying : Mainly in June, July and August
Common, except in Scotland -
Pterophoridae
1288 Twenty-
Flying : All Year -
Common
1293 Garden Grass-
Flying : June, July, August
Common
1294 Crambus pascuella
Flying : June, July, August
Common
1301 Crambus lathoniellus
Flying : June, July, August
Common
1302 Crambus perlella
Flying : June, July, August
Common
1302 Crambus perlella f.warringtonellus
Flying : June, July, August
Common
1304 Agriphila straminella
Flying : June to September -
Common
1313 Catoptria pinella
Flying : July and August
Common
1316 Catoptria falsella
Flying : June to September -
Common in England and Wales, but local in Scotland
Many of the Scopariinae are difficult or impossible to tell apart from photographs.
1334 Scoparia ambigualis
Flying : May, June, July -
Common
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata
Flying : June, July, August
Common
1340 Eudonia truncicolella
Flying : mainly July and August -
Common
1342 Eudonia angustea
Flying : March to November -
Common in England and Wales; Local in Scotland. More common on coasts than inland.
1344 Eudonia mercurella
Flying : Mainly July and August
Common in England and Wales; Local in Scotland.
1345 Brown China-
Flying : Mainly June, July, August -
Common
1356 Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis
Flying : May to September -
Common in England and Wales; Less common in Scotland.
1361 Small Purple and Gold Pyrausta aurata
Flying : April to September -
Common in Wales and most of England but local in Northern England and rare in Scotland.
Day-
1362 Common Purple and Gold Pyrausta purpuralis
Flying : April to September -
Common in England and Wales;less common in Scotland. Not as common as P.aurata
Day-
1365 Pyrausta despicata
Flying : April to September -
Local but day-
1375 European Corn Borer Ostrinia nubilalis
Flying : June to September
An immigrant becoming established and common in Southern England and East Anglia.
1376 Small Magpie Anania hortulata (syn. Eurrhypara hortulata)
Flying : May to August
Common
1392 Udea olivalis
Flying : Mainly June, July -
Common
1395 Rusty-
Flying : May to November -
Common, but an immigrant so numbers fluctuate. Tends to be found near coasts.
1398 Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella
Flying : Mainly June, July, August, September
Common, but an immigrant so numbers fluctuate. Tends to be found near coasts.
1405 Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis
Flying : Mainly in July and August
Common
1413 Gold Triangle Hypsopygia costalis
Flying : June, July, August, September
Common in England and Wales; local in southern Scotland; rare in Northern Scotland or Ireland
1424 Endotricha flammealis
Flying : Mainly in July and August
Common in Wales and Southern England
1428 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella
Flying : May to September -
Common
1452 Phycita roborella
Flying : Mainly in July and August
Common in Wales and in England except the North, where it is local. Rare in Scotland.
1439 Acrobasis advenella
Flying : June to September -
Common in England and Wales; local in southern Scotland; rare in Northern Scotland
1497 Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
Flying : Recorded throughout the year but most numerous July to September
Common
1498 Brindled Plume Amblyptilia punctidactyla
Flying : Recorded most of the year but most numerous June to September
Not as common as A.acanthadactyla
1504 Gillmeria pallidactyla (syn Platyptilia pallidactyla)
Flying : June, July and August
Common
1513 White Plume Moth Pterophorus pentadactyla
Flying : mainly in June, July and August
Common in England, Wales and Southern Scotland but very local in Northern Scotland
1524 Emmelina monodactyla
Flying : Recorded throughout the year but most numerous June to October
Common in England and Wales; local in Scotland
1517 Adaina microdactyla
Flying : May to September -
Given the status ‘common’ but not nearly as common as other species shown here.
Very
small -
Found near Hemp Agrimony -
Alucitidae
Crambidae -
Scopariinae
Crambinae
Glaphyrinae
Pyraustinae
1306 Agriphila inquinatella
Flying : June to October
Common but less so farther North
1305 Agriphila tristella
Flying : July, August -
Common
1309 Agriphila geniculea
Flying : mainly August and September
Common in England and Wales, but local in Scotland
Flying : mainly August and September
Common in England and Wales, but local in Scotland