SPECIES ACCOUNTS:
The list is based on the sequence and taxonomy contained within the Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (Agassiz et al. 2022).
Very rare: has occurred locally on between one and 15 occasions.
Rare: has occurred locally on between 16 and 50 occasions.
Scarce: has occurred locally on more than 50 occasions but on less than ten occasions per year on average.
The species accounts cover all records received up until the end of 2025, with some of the more notable records from 2026.
MICROPTERIGIDAE (Pollen-moths):
1.004 – Micropterix aruncella (White-line Pollen-moth)
1.005 – Micropterix calthella (Plain Pollen-moth)
ERIOCRANIIDAE (Jewels):
Introduction to the Eriocraniidae
2.001 – Dyseriocrania subpurpurella (Common Spring Jewel)
2.002 – Paracrania chrysolepidella (Hazel Spring Jewel)
2.003 – Eriocrania unimaculella (White-spotted Spring Jewel)
2.004 – Eriocrania sparrmannella (Splendid Spring Jewel)
2.005 – Eriocrania salopiella (Yellow-headed Spring Jewel)
2.006 – Eriocrania cicatricella (Small Spring Jewel)
2.007 – Eriocrania semipurpurella (Large Spring Jewel)
2.008 – Eriocrania sangii (Purple Spring Jewel)
NEPTICULIDAE (Dots):
Introduction to the Nepticulidae
4.001 – Enteucha acetosae (Sorrel Dot)
4.002 – Stigmella lapponica (Grey Birch Dot)
4.003 – Stigmella confusella (Pale Birch Dot)
4.005 – Stigmella betulicola (Birch Dot)
4.006 – Stigmella sakhalinella (Glossy Birch Dot)
4.007 – Stigmella luteella (Short-barred Dot)
4.008 – Stigmella glutinosae (White-barred Alder Dot)
4.009 – Stigmella alnetella (Silver-barred Alder Dot)
4.010 – Stigmella microtheriella (Nut-tree Dot)
4.012 – Stigmella aceris (Maple Dot)
4.013 – Stigmella malella (Apple Dot)
4.015 – Stigmella anomalella (Rose Dot)
4.017 – Stigmella centifoliella (Narrow-barred Dot)
4.018 – Stigmella ulmivora (Barred Elm Dot)
4.019 – Stigmella viscerella (Plain Elm Dot)
4.022 – Stigmella regiella (Purple-shot Dot)
4.023 – Stigmella crataegella (Hawthorn Dot)
4.026 – Stigmella oxyacanthella (Fruit-tree Dot)
4.030 – Stigmella hybnerella (Shining Hawthorn Dot)
4.032 – Stigmella floslactella (Speckled Hazel Dot)
4.034 – Stigmella tityrella (Small Beech Dot)
4.035 – Stigmella salicis (Sallow Dot)
4.038 – Stigmella obliquella (Willow Dot)
4.039 – Stigmella trimaculella (Three-spot Dot)
4.040 – Stigmella assimilella (White-tipped Dot)
4.042 – Stigmella plagicolella (Blue-shot Dot)
4.043 – Stigmella lemniscella (Beautiful Elm Dot)
4.044 – Stigmella continuella (Silver-barred Birch Dot)
4.045 – Stigmella aurella (Golden Dot)
4.051 – Stigmella poterii (Burnet Dot)
4.054 – Stigmella perpygmaeella (Least Hawthorn Dot)
4.055 – Stigmella hemargyrella (Beech Dot)
4.056 – Stigmella speciosa (Beautiful Sycamore Dot)
4.057 – Stigmella suberivora (Plain Holm Oak Dot)
4.058 – Stigmella basiguttella (Shoulder-spot Dot)
4.060 – Stigmella ruficapitella (Red-headed Dot)
4.061 – Stigmella atricapitella (Black-headed Dot)
4.062 – Stigmella samiatella (Chestnut Dot)
4.063 – Stigmella roborella (Oak Dot)
4.072 – Bohemannia quadrimaculella (Four-spot Dot)
4.074 – Etainia sericopeza (Norway Maple Dot)
4.075 – Etainia louisella (Maple Seed Dot)
4.076 – Etainia decentella (Sycamore Seed Dot)
4.078 – Fomoria septembrella (Hypericum Dot)
4.079 – Zimmermannia atrifrontella (Oak-bark Dot)
4.082 – Ectoedemia intimella (White-spot Sallow Dot)
4.085 – Ectoedemia argyropeza (Aspen Dot)
4.087 – Ectoedemia quinquella (Five-spot Dot)
4.088 – Ectoedemia heringella (Speckled Holm Oak Dot)
4.089 – Ectoedemia albifasciella (White-banded Dot)
4.090 – Ectoedemia subbimaculella (Broken-barred Oak Dot)
4.091 – Ectoedemia heringi (White-spot Dot)
4.092 – Ectoedemia erythrogenella (Coast Dot)
4.094 – Ectoedemia angulifasciella (Angle-barred Rose Dot)
4.095 – Ectoedemia atricollis (Barred Fruit-tree Dot)
4.099 – Ectoedemia occultella (Large Birch Dot)
4.100 – Ectoedemia minimella (Barred Birch Dot)
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Species accounts will gradually continue to be added as part of a long-term project.