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)
4.033 – Stigmella carpinella (Hornbeam 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)
OPOSTEGIDAE (Caps):
5.001 – Opostega salaciella (Sorrel Cap)
5.004 – Pseudopostega crepusculella (Mint Cap)
HELIOZELIDAE (Cutters):
6.001 – Antispila metallella (Shining Dogwood Cutter)
6.0021 – Antispila petryi (Dogwood Cutter)
6.003 – Heliozela sericiella (Oak Cutter)
6.004 – Heliozela resplendella (Alder Cutter)
6.005 – Heliozela hammoniella (Birch Cutter)
ADELIDAE (Longhorns):
7.001 – Nemophora degeerella (Yellow-banded Longhorn)
7.003 – Nemophora cupriacella (Copper-tip Longhorn)
7.006 – Adela reaumurella (Green Longhorn)
7.008 – Adela croesella (Lesser Banded Longhorn)
7.009 – Cauchas fibulella (Speedwell Longhorn)
7.010 – Cauchas rufimitrella (Meadow Longhorn)
7.012 – Nematopogon schwarziellus (Sandy Longhorn)
7.014 – Nematopogon metaxella (Dark-dotted Longhorn)
7.015 – Nematopogon swammerdamella (Large Longhorn)
INCURVARIIDAE (Cutters):
8.002 – Incurvaria masculella (Feathered Cutter)
8.003 – Incurvaria oehlmanniella (Purple-tinged Cutter)
8.005 – Phylloporia bistrigella (Striped Cutter)
TISCHERIIDAE (Blotch-miners):
10.001 – Tischeria ekebladella (Oak Blotch-miner)
10.002 – Tischeria dodonaea (Small Oak Blotch-miner)
10.003 – Coptotriche marginea (Bramble Blotch-miner)
PSYCHIDAE (Bagworms):
11.002 – Narycia duplicella (White-speckled Bagworm)
11.004 – Dahlica inconspicuella (Lesser Lichen Case-bearer)
11.006 – Taleporia tubulosa (Brown Bagworm)
11.008 – Luffia lapidella (Ramshorn Bagworm)
11.012 – Psyche casta (Common Bagworm)
11.014 – Epichnopterix plumella (Plumed Bagworm)
TINEIDAE (Tineids):
12.002 – Tenaga nigripunctella (Black-spotted Nest Moth)
12.006 – Infurcitinea argentimaculella (Silver-barred Lichen Moth)
12.0091 – Dryadaula heindeli (Cooper’s Dryad)
12.010 – Morophaga choragella (Great Fungus Moth)
12.011 – Triaxomera fulvimitrella (Four-spotted Fungus Moth)
12.012 – Triaxomera parasitella (Brindled Fungus Moth)
12.015 – Nemapogon granella (Corn Moth)
12.016 – Nemapogon cloacella (Cork Moth)
12.018 – Nemapogon inconditella (Pale Fungus Moth)
12.019 – Nemapogon ruricolella (Rufous Fungus moth)
12.021 – Nemapogon clematella (Black-barred Fungus Moth)
12.023 – Triaxomasia caprimulgella (Tree Hollow Moth)
12.026 – Tineola bisselliella (Common Clothes Moth)
12.027 – Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing Clothes Moth)
12.030 – Tinea pallescentella (Large Pale Clothes Moth)
12.032 – Tinea semifulvella (Orange-tipped Nest Moth)
12.033 – Tinea trinotella (Triple-spotted Nest Moth)
12.036 – Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth)
12.037 – Monopis weaverella (Carrion Moth)
12.038 – Monopis obviella (Yellow-backed Detritus Moth)
12.039 – Monopis crocicapitella (Pale-backed Detritus Moth)
12.040 – Monopis imella (Coastal Detritus Moth)
12.046 – Oinophila v-flava (Yellow V Moth)
12.047 – Psychoides verhuella (Hart’s-tongue Moth)
12.048 – Psychoides filicivora (Common Fern Moth)
ROESLERSTAMMIIDAE (Coppers):
13.002 – Roeslerstammia erxlebella (Burnished Copper)
BUCCULATRICIDAE (Tufts):
14.002 – Bucculatrix nigricomella (Daisy Tuft)
14.003 – Bucculatrix maritima (Saltern Tuft)
14.007 – Bucculatrix albedinella (Elm Tuft)
14.008 – Bucculatrix cidarella (Alder Tuft)
14.009 – Bucculatrix thoracella (Lime Tuft)
14.010 – Bucculatrix ulmella (Oak Tuft)
14.012 – Bucculatrix bechsteinella (Hawthorn Tuft)
14.013 – Bucculatrix demaryella (Birch Tuft)
GRACILLARIIDAE (Stilts, Parornix and Leaf-miners):
Introduction to the Gracillariidae
15.001 – Parectopa ononidis (Clover Stilt)
15.002 – Caloptilia cuculipennella (Privet Stilt)
15.003 – Caloptilia populetorum (Black-dot Stilt)
15.004 – Caloptilia elongella (Alder Stilt)
15.005 – Caloptilia betulicola (Birch Stilt)
15.006 – Caloptilia rufipennella (Rufous Stilt)
15.007 – Caloptilia azaleella (Azalea Leaf-miner)
15.008 – Caloptilia alchimiella (Oak Stilt)
15.009 – Caloptilia robustella (Shaded Oak Stilt)
15.010 – Caloptilia stigmatella (Willow Stilt)
15.011 – Caloptilia falconipennella (Dark Alder Stilt)
15.012 – Caloptilia semifascia (Maple Stilt)
15.013 – Caloptilia hemidactylella (Scarce Maple Stilt)
15.0131 – Caloptilia honoratella (Pale Maple Stilt)
15.014 – Gracillaria syringella (Garden Stilt)
15.015 – Aspilapteryx tringipennella (Ribwort Stilt)
15.016 – Euspilapteryx auroguttella (Yellow-dotted Stilt)
15.017 – Calybites phasianipennella (White-marked Stilt)
15.019 – Acrocercops brongniardella (Oak Cloud)
15.0201 – Dialectica scalariella (Echium Stilt)
15.021 – Leucospilapteryx omissella (Mugwort Stilt)
15.022 – Callisto denticulella (Apple Nymph)
15.025 – Parornix betulae (Birch Parornix)
15.026 – Parornix fagivora (Beech Parornix)
15.027 – Parornix carpinella (Hornbeam Parornix)
15.028 – Parornix anglicella (Hawthorn Parornix)
15.029 – Parornix devoniella (Hazel Parornix)
15.032 – Parornix finitimella (Southern Blackthorn Parornix)
15.033 – Parornix torquillella (Blackthorn Parornix)
15.034 – Phyllonorycter harrisella (White Oak Leaf-miner)
15.035 – Phyllonorycter roboris (Beautiful Oak Leaf-miner)
15.036 – Phyllonorycter heegeriella (Pale Oak Leaf-miner)
15.037 – Phyllonorycter tenerella (Hornbeam Leaf-miner)
15.039 – Phyllonorycter quercifoliella (Common Oak Leaf-miner)
15.040 – Phyllonorycter messaniella (Ilex Leaf-miner)
15.041 – Phyllonorycter platani (Plane Leaf-miner)
15.043 – Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae (Common Thorn Leaf-miner)
15.044 – Phyllonorycter sorbi (Rowan Leaf-miner)
15.047 – Phyllonorycter hostis (Cryptic Apple Leaf-miner)
15.049 – Phyllonorycter spinicolella (Blackthorn Leaf-miner)
15.050 – Phyllonorycter cerasicolella (Cherry Leaf-miner)
15.051 – Phyllonorycter lantanella (Viburnum Leaf-miner)
15.052 – Phyllonorycter corylifoliella (Hawthorn Leaf-miner)
15.053 – Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leaf Miner)
15.054 – Phyllonorycter viminiella (Willow Leaf-miner)
15.059 – Phyllonorycter cavella (Large Birch Leaf-miner)
15.063 – Phyllonorycter maestingella (Beech Leaf-miner)
15.064 – Phyllonorycter coryli (Nut Leaf Blister Moth)
15.065 – Phyllonorycter esperella (Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner)
15.066 – Phyllonorycter strigulatella (Grey Alder Leaf-miner)
15.067 – Phyllonorycter rajella (Common Alder Leaf-miner)
15.074 – Phyllonorycter schreberella (Shining Elm Leaf-miner)
15.075 – Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella (Common Birch Leaf-miner)
15.076 – Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella (Honeysuckle Leaf-miner)
15.078 – Phyllonorycter tristrigella (Elm Leaf-miner)
15.079 – Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Lesser Alder Leaf-miner)
15.080 – Phyllonorycter froelichiella (Large Alder Leaf-miner)
15.081 – Phyllonorycter nicellii (Hazel leaf-miner)
15.082 – Phyllonorycter klemannella (Shining Alder Leaf-miner)
15.083 – Phyllonorycter trifasciella (Banded Honeysuckle Leaf-miner)
15.084 – Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Maple Leaf-miner)
15.085 – Phyllonorycter joannisi (Norway Maple Leaf-miner)
15.086 – Phyllonorycter geniculella (Sycamore Leaf-miner)
15.087 – Phyllonorycter comparella (Poplar Leaf-miner)
15.089 – Cameraria ohridella (Horse-chestnut Leaf-miner)
15.090 – Phyllocnistis saligna (Willow Maze-miner)
15.092 – Phyllocnistis unipunctella (Poplar Maze-miner)
15.093 – Phyllocnistis xenia (Kent Maze-miner)
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NOT PROVEN OR OUT OF AREA:
These species featured in one or more of the historical lists but are not included in the current area list.
Bucculatrix artemisiella (Wormwood Tuft)
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Species accounts will gradually continue to be added as part of a long-term project.