Smaller moths

Many species have been found through light-trapping in one garden, and many others have been found elsewhere around the village, often through the feeding signs of their caterpillars. Lots more still to find though.

Micropterigidae

White-barred Gold (Micropterix aruncella) - along Hollow Lane in 2021

Plain Gold (Micropterix calthella) - tiny moth, but can be very common on buttercups in late spring

Eriocraniidae

Early Purple (Eriocrania semipurpurella)

Common Oak Purple (Dyseriocrania subpurpurella)

Nepticulidae

White-banded Pigmy (Ectoedemia albifasciella)

Bent-barred Pigmy (Ectoedemia angulifasciella)

Sycamore-seed Pigmy (Ectoedemia decentella)

Maple-seed Pigmy (Ectoedemia lousiella)

Large Birch Pigmy (Ectoedemia occultella)

Five-spot Pigmy (Ectoedemia quinquella)

Spotted Black Pigmy (Ectoedemia subbimaculella)

Scarce Maple Pigmy (Stigmella aceris)

Silver-barred Alder Pigmy (Stigmella alnetella)

Rose Leaf-miner (Stigmella anomalella)

Golden Pigmy (Stigmella aurella)

Coarse Hazel Pigmy (Stigmella floslactella)

Beech Pigmy (Stigmella hemargyrella)

Red Elm Pigmy (Stigmella lemniscella)

Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella)

Nut-tree Pigmy (Stigmella microtheriella)

Willow Pigmy (Stigmella obliquella)

Least Thorn Pigmy (Stigmella perpygmaeella)

Scrubland Pigmy (Stigmella plagicolella)

Common Oak Pigmy (Stigmella roborella)

Sallow Pigmy (Stigmella salicis)

Lime Pigmy (Stigmella tiliae)

Small Beech Pigmy (Stigmella tityrella)

Plain Elm Pigmy (Stigmella viscerella)

Opostegidae

Sorrel Bent-wing (Opostega salaciella)

Heliozelidae

Yellow-spot Lift (Antispila petryi)

Alder Lift (Heliozella resplendella)

Adelidae

Small Barred Long-horn (Adela croesella)

Green Long-horn (Adela reaumurella)

Little Long-horn (Cauchas fibulella)

Meadow Long-horn (Cauchas rufimitrella)

Buff Long-horn (Nematopogon metaxella)

Large Long-horn (Nematopogon swammerdamella)

Yellow-barred Long-horn (Nemophora degeerella)

Horehound Long-horn (Nemophora fasciella)

Incurvariidae

Feathered Leaf-cutter (Incurvaria masculella)

Pale Feathered Leaf-cutter (Incurvaria pectinea)

Psychidae

Shining Bagworm (Bacotia sepium)

Virgin Bagworm (Luffia ferchaultella)

Common Bagworm (Psyche casta)

Tischeriidae

Bordered Carl (Emmetia marginea)

Oak Carl (Tischeria ekebladella)

Tineidae

Skin Moth (Monopis laevigella)

Carrion Moth (Monopis weaverella)

Large Clothes Moth (Morophaga choragella)

Barred White Clothes Moth (Nemapogon clematella)

Cork Moth (Nemapogon cloacella)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionella)

Fulvous Clothes Moth (Tinea semifulvella)

Bird's-nest Moth (Tinea trinotella)

Large Brindled Clothes Moth (Triaxomera parasitella)

Bucculatricidae

Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella)

Daisy Bent-wing (Bucculatrix nigricomella)

Oak Bent-wing (Bucculatrix ulmella)

Gracillariidae

Ribwort Slender (Aspilapteryx tringipennella)

Pale Red Slender (Caloptilia elongella)

Scarce Alder Slender (Caloptilia falconipennella)

Sycamore Slender (Caloptilia hemidactylella)

Small Red Slender (Caloptilia rufipennella)

Maple Slender (Caloptilia semifascia)

White-triangle Slender (Caloptilia stigmatella)

Common Slender (Caloptilia syringella)

Little Slender (Calybites phasianipennella)

Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner (Cameraria ohridella)

Hawthorn Slender (Parornix anglicella)

Hazel Slender (Parornix devoniella)

Beech Slender (Parornix fagivora)

Pointed Slender (Parornix finitimella)

Willow Bent-wing (Phyllocnistis saligna)

Maple Midget (Phyllonorycter acerifoliella)

Cherry Midget (Phyllonorycter cerasicolella)

Nut-leaf Blister Moth (Phyllonorycter coryli)

Hawthorn Midget (Phyllonorycter corylifoliella)

Dark Hornbeam Midget (Phyllonorycter esperella)

Broad-barred Midget (Phyllonorycter froelichiella)

Sycamore Midget (Phyllonorycter geniculella)

White Oak Midget (Phyllonorycter harrisella)

Pale Oak Midget (Phyllonorycter heegeriella)

Dark Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter kleemannella)

Firethorn Leaf-miner (Phyllonorycter leucographella)

Beech Midget (Phyllonorycter maestingella)

Garden Midget (Phyllonorycter messaniella)

Red Hazel Midget (Phyllonorycter nicellii)

Common Thorn Midget (Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae)

London Midget (Phyllonorycter platani)

Common Oak Midget (Phyllonorycter quercifoliella)

Common Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter rajella)

Long-streak Midget (Phyllonorycter salicicolella)

Small Elm Midget (Phyllonorycter schreberella)

Sloe Midget (Phyllonorycter spinicolella)

Small Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter stettinensis)

Honeysuckle Midget (Phyllonorycter trifasciella)

Elm Midget (Phyllonorycter tristrigella)

Red Birch Midget (Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella)

Willow Midget (Phyllonorycter viminiella)

Yponomeutidae

White-headed Ermine (Paraswammerdamia albicapitella)

Hawthorn Ermine (Paraswammerdamia nebulella)

Copper-tipped Ermine (Pseudoswammerdamia combinella)

Birch Ermine (Swammerdamia caesiella)

Little Ermine (Swammerdamia pyrella)

Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella)

Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella)

Black-tipped Ermine (Yponomeuta plumbella)

Willow Ermine (Yponomeuta rorrella)

Brown Ash Ermine (Zelleria hepariella)

Ypsolophidae

Barred Smudge (Ypsolopha alpella)

Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella)

Spindle Smudge (Ypsolopha mucronella)

Wainscot Smudge (Ypsolopha scabrella)

Pied Smudge (Ypsolopha sequella)

Variable Smudge (Ypsolopha ustella)

Plutellidae

Grey-streaked Diamond-back (Plutella porrectella)

Diamond-back (Plutella xylostella)

Glyphipterigidae

Leek Moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella)

Plain Fanner (Glyphipterix fuscoviridella)

Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella)

Argyresthiidae

Purple Argent (Argyresthia albistria)

Hawthorn Argent (Argyresthia bonnetella)

Gold-ribbon Argent (Argyresthia brockeella)

Cypress-tip Moth (Argyresthia cupressella)

Golden Argent (Argyresthia goedartella)

Cherry-fruit Moth (Argyresthia pruniella)

Brown Rowan Argent (Argyresthia semifusca)

Blackthorn Argent (Argyresthia spinosella)

Lyonetiidae

Laburnum Leaf-miner (Leucoptera laburnella)

Little Bent-wing (Leucoptera lotella)

Apple Leaf-miner (Lyonetia clerkella)

Striped Bent-wing (Lyonetia prunifoliella) - first noted in 2024

Praydidae

Ash-bud Moth (Prays fraxinella)

Dark Ash-bud Moth (Prays ruficeps)

Autostichidae

[Oegoconia sp.]

Oecophoridae

Common Tubic (Alabonia geoffrella)

Greater Tawny Tubic (Batia lambdella)

Lesser Tawny Tubic (Batia lunaris)

Small Dingy Tubic (Borkhausenia fuscescens)

Golden-brown Tubic (Crassa unitella)

White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella)

Sulphur Tubic (Esperia sulphurella)

Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)

Chimabachidae

March Tubic (Diurnea fagella)

Peleopodidae

Long-horned Flat-body (Carcina quercana)

Cosmopterigidae

Hedge Cosmet (Cosmopterix zieglerella)

Bulrush Cosmet (Limnaecia phragmitella)

Ethmiidae

Ethmia quadrillella

Gelechiidae

Acer Sober (Anarsia innoxiella)

Dark Fleabane Neb (Apodia bifractella)

Gorse Crest (Brachmia blandella)

Dark Neb (Bryotropha affinis)

House Neb (Bryotropha domestica)

Cinerous Neb (Bryotropha terrella)

Black-speckled Groundling (Carpatolechia proximella)

Juniper Webber (Dichomeris marginella)

Apple Groundling (Gelechia rhombella)

Orange Crest (Helcystogramma rufescens)

Burdock Neb (Metzneria lappella)

Meadow Neb (Metzneria metzneriella)

Wainscot Neb (Monochroa palustrellus)

Wood Groundling (Parachronistis albiceps)

Winter Groundling (Scrobipalpa costella)

Beet Moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella)

Common Groundling (Teleiodes vulgella)

Eyelet Sober (Thiotricha subocellea)

Coleophoridae

Clover Case-bearer (Coleophora alcyonipennella)

Grey Alder Case-bearer (Coleophora binderella)

Agrimony Case-bearer (Coleophora follicularis)

Grey Rush Case-bearer (Coleophora glaucicolella)

Rose Case-bearer (Coleophora gryphipennella)

Dark Elm Case-bearer (Coleophora limosipennella)

Meadow Case-bearer (Coleophora mayrella)

Common Case-bearer (Coleophora serratella)

Elachistidae

Brown-spot Flat-body (Agonopterix alstromeriana)

Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella)

Common Flat-body (Agonopterix heracliana)

Ruddy Flat-body (Agonopterix subpropinquella)

Coastal Flat-body (Agonopterix yeatiana)

Hawthorn Cosmet (Blastodacna hellerella)

Streaked Flat-body (Depressaria chaerophylli)

Parsnip Moth (Depressaria radiella)

White-headed Dwarf (Elachista albifrontella)

Pearled Dwarf (Elachista apicipunctella)

Swan-feather Dwarf (Elachista argentella)

Red-brindled Dwarf (Elachista rufocinerea)

Dawn Flat-body (Semioscopis steinkellneriana)

Treble-spot Flat-body (Telechrysis tripuncta)

Momphidae

New Neat Mompha (Mompha bradleyi)

Common Mompha (Mompha epilobiella)

Buff Mompha (Mompha ochraceella)

Marbled Mompha (Mompha propinquella)

Garden Mompha (Mompha subbistrigella)

Blastobasidae

Dingy Dowd (Blastobasis adustella)

London Dowd (Blastobasis lacticolella)

Alucitidae

Many-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla)

Pterophoridae

Saltmarsh Plume (Agdistis bennetii)

Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla)

Common Plume (Emmelina monodactyla)

Dusky Plume (Oidaematophorus lithodactyla)

Yarrow Plume (Platyptilia pallidactyla)

White Plume (Pterophorus pentadactyla)

Brown Plume (Stenoptilia pterodactyla)

Epermeniidae

Garden Lance-wing (Epermenia chaerophyllella)

Large Lance-wing (Epermenia falciformis)

Choreutidae

Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)

Fig-leaf Skeletoniser (Choreutis nemorana) - first noted in village in 2023

Tortricidae

White-barred Tortrix (Olindia schumacherana)

Tufted Button (Acleris cristana)

Notch-wing Button (Acleris emargana)

Maple Button (Acleris forsskaleana)

Sallow Button (Acleris hastiana)

White-triangle Button (Acleris holmiana)

Lichen Button (Acleris literana)

Rhomboid Tortrix (Acleris rhombana)

Ashy Button (Acleris sparsana)

Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana)

Yellow Oak Button (Aleimma loeflingiana)

Timothy Tortrix (Aphelia paleana)

Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana)

Variegated Golden Tortrix (Archips xylosteana)

Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana)

Privet Tortrix (Clepsis consimilana)

Cyclamen Tortrix (Clepsis spectrana)

Long-winged Shade (Cnephasia longana)

Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana)

Light-brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)

Large Ivy Tortrix (Lozotaenia forsterana)

Orange Pine Tortrix (Lozotaeniodes formosanus)

Deep Brown Shade (Neosphaleroptera nubilana)

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)

White-faced Tortrix (Pandemis cinnamomeana)

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis corylana)

Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana)

Yellow-spot Tortrix (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)

Dark-barred Tortrix (Syndemis musculana)

Winter Shade (Tortricodes alternella)

Green Oak Tortrix (Tortrix viridana)

Hemlock Yellow Conch (Aethes beatricella)

Thistle Conch (Aethes cnicana)

Burdock Conch (Aethes rubigana)

Yarrow Conch (Aethes smeathmanniana)

Common Yellow Conch (Agapeta hamana)

Knapweed Conch (Agapeta zoegana)

Chamomile Conch (Cochylidia implicitana)

Straw Conch (Cochylimorpha straminea)

Black-headed Conch (Cochylis atricapitana)

White-bodied Conch (Cochylis hybridella)

Plain Conch (Phtheochroa inopiana)

Rough-winged Conch (Phtheochroa rugosana)

Triangle-marked Roller (Ancylis achatana)

Rush Marble (Bactra lancealana)

Thyme Marble (Celypha cespitana)

Common Marble (Celypha lacunana)

Barred Marble (Celypha striana)

Southern Bell (Crocidosema plebejana)

Large Beech Piercer (Cydia fagiglandana)

Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella)

Marbled Piercer (Cydia splendana)

Grey Gorse Piercer (Cydia ulicetana)

Sharp-winged Drill (Dichrorampha acuminatana)

Common Drill (Dichrorampha petiverella)

Cherry-bark Moth (Enarmonia formosana)

Teasel Marble (Endothenia gentianaeana)

Blotched Marble (Endothenia quadrimaculana)

Ragwort Bell (Epiblema costipunctana)

Yellow-faced Bell (Epiblema cynosbatella)

White-foot Bell (Epiblema foenella)

Bramble Shoot (Epiblema uddmanniana)

Crescent Bell (Epinotia bilunana)

Common Birch Bell (Epinotia immundana)

Grey Poplar Bell (Epinotia nisella)

Small Birch Bell (Epinotia ramella)

Hoary Bell (Eucosma cana)

Diamond-back Marble (Eudemis profundana)

Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella)

Vetch Piercer (Grapholita jungiella)

Common Cloaked Shoot (Gypsonoma dealbana)

Poplar Shoot (Gypsonoma oppressana)

Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana)

Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana)

White-backed Marble (Hedya salicella)

Red Piercer (Lathronympha strigana)

Smoky-barred Marble (Lobesia abscisana)

Black-bordered Piercer (Pammene argyrana)

Orange-spot Piercer (Pammene aurana)

Regal Piercer (Pammene regiana)

Fruitlet-mining Tortrix (Pammene rhediella)

Pine Marble (Piniphila bifasciana)

Holly Tortrix (Rhopobota naevana)

Orange-spotted Shoot (Rhyacionia pinicolana)

Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana)

Cock's-head Bell (Zeiraphera isertana)

Pyralidae

Lesser Wax Moth (Achroia grisella)

Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella)

Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)

Warted Knot-horn (Acrobasis repandana)

Double-striped Knot-horn (Cryptoblabes bistriga)

Dark Pine Knot-horn (Dioryctria abietella)

New Pine Knot-horn (Dioryctria sylvestrella)

False Cacao Moth (Ephestia woodiella)

Ash-bark Knot-horn (Euzophera pinguis)

Large Clouded Knot-horn (Homoeosoma nebulella)

Twin-barred Knot-horn (Homoeosoma sinuella)

Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)

Spindle Knot-horn (Nephopterix angustella)

Beautiful Knot-horn (Pempelia formosa)

Dotted Oak Knot-horn (Phycita roborella)

Ermine Knot-horn (Phycitodes binaevella)

Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella)

Grey Knot-horn (Trachycera advenella)

Thicket Knot-horn (Trachycera suavella)

Rosy Tabby (Endotricha flammealis)

Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis)

Double-striped Tabby (Orthopygia glaucinalis)

Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis)

Crambidae

Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

Orange-rayed pearl (Nascia cilialis)

Ochreous Pearl (Ebulea crocealis)

Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)

European Corn-borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)

Long-winged Pearl (Perinephela lancealis)

Elder Pearl (Phlyctaenia coronata)

Fenland Pearl (Phlyctaenia perlucidalis)

Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis)

Pale Straw Pearl (Udea lutealis)

Olive Pearl (Udea olivalis)

Dusky Pearl (Udea prunalis)

Dark Marbled Tabby (Duponchelia fovealis)

Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)

Mother-of-pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)

Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis)

Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis)

Dark Bordered Pearl (Evergestis limbata)

Chequered Pearl (Evergestis pallidata)

Little Grey (Dipleurina lacustrata)

Narrow-winged Grey (Eudonia angustea)

Small Grey (Eudonia mercurella)

Marsh Grey (Eudonia pallida)

Common Grey (Scoparia ambigualis)

Meadow Grey (Scoparia pyralella)

Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer (Agriphila geniculea)

White-streak Grass-veneer (Agriphila latistria)

Pale-streak Grass-veneer (Agriphila selasella)

Straw Grass-veneer (Agriphila straminella)

Common Grass-veneer (Agriphila tristella)

Bulrush Veneer (Calamotropha paludella)

Chequered Grass-veneer (Catoptria falsella)

Pearl Grass-veneer (Catoptria pinella)

Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

Hook-streak Grass-veneer (Crambus lathoniellus)

Inlaid Grass-veneer (Crambus pascuella)

Satin Grass-veneer (Crambus perlella)

Waste Grass-veneer (Pediasia contaminella)

Hook-tipped Grass-veneer (Platytes alpinella)

Little Grass-veneer (Platytes cerussella)

Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella)

Small China-mark (Cataclysta lemnata)

Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata)

Beautiful China-mark (Nymphula stagnata)

Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata)

Pale Water-veneer (Donacaula forficella)

Scarce Water-veneer (Donacaula mucronellus)

Giant Water-veneer (Schoenobius gigantella)