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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-mark  Parapoynx stratiotata

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

Common near ponds in Wales and England south of the Wash

Photo of  Ringed China-mark
by Graeme Davis

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 - often indoors and in large numbers - often spread by bird food.

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 - mainly July and August

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.

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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 - where it is very local

Pterophoridae

1288  Twenty-plume Moth  Alucita hexadactyla

Flying : All Year - more numerous April to August

Common

1293   Garden Grass-veneer   Chrysoteuchia culmella

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 - mainly July, August

Common

1313   Catoptria pinella

Flying :  July and August

Common

1316   Catoptria falsella

Flying :  June to September - mainly July and August

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 - sometimes in April or August

Common

1338  Dipleurina lacustrata

Flying : June, July, August

Common

1340 Eudonia truncicolella

Flying : mainly July and August - sometimes in June or September

Common

1342  Eudonia angustea

Flying : March to November - mainly August, September, October

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-mark  Elophila nymphaeata

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

Common

1356  Garden Pebble  Evergestis forficalis

Flying :  May to September - peak numbers in August

Common in England and Wales; Less common in Scotland.

1361  Small Purple and Gold  Pyrausta aurata

Flying :  April to September - peak numbers in August

Common in Wales and most of England but local in Northern England and rare in Scotland. Day-flying but comes to light

1362 Common Purple and Gold  Pyrausta purpuralis

Flying :  April to September - peak numbers in July and August

Common in England and Wales;less common in Scotland. Not as common as P.aurata
Day-flying but comes to light.

1365  Pyrausta despicata

Flying :  April to September - peak numbers in July and August

Local but day-flying and common on chalk downs, dry heathland, sand dunes etc

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 - Some in May and August

Common

1395  Rusty-dot Pearl  Udea ferrugalis

Flying :  May to November - most numerous in August, September

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 - Mainly in June and July

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 - Mainly in July and August

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 - mainly July and August

Given the status ‘common’ but not nearly as common as other species shown here.
Very small - wing length only about 7mm.

Found near Hemp Agrimony - the food plant.

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1306 Agriphila inquinatella

Flying : June to October

Common but less so farther North

1305   Agriphila tristella

Flying :  July, August - mainly 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