Micro moths

By ABH number
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Micro moths by the B&F number can still be seen here. For details of food plants see www.irishwildflowers.ie

Micropterigidae, Eriocraniidae, Nepticulidae
Micropterix calthella Micropterix calthella Eriocrania sangii Ectoedemia albifasciella Ectoedemia septembrella Stigmella aurella

Adelidae, Incurvariidae
Nemophora minimella Nematopogon schwarziellus Incurvaria masculella Incurvaria masculella Incurvaria praelatella

Tineidae
Cork Moth, Nemapogon cloacella Case-bearing Clothes Moth, Tinea pellionella Tinea semifulvella Monopis crocicapitella Psychoides filicivora

Gracillariidae
Caloptilia betulicola Caloptilia stigmatella Gracillaria syringella (Caloptilia syringella) Povolnya leucapennella (Caloptilia leucapennella) Phyllonorycter harrisella Phyllonorycter leucographella, Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter salicicolella Phyllonorycter hilarella Phyllonorycter maestingella Phyllonorycter rajella Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner, Cameraria ohridella

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Yponomeutidae, Ypsolophidae
Spindle Ermine, Yponomeuta cagnagella Zelleria hepariella Paraswammerdamia nebulella Ypsolopha nemorella Honeysuckle Moth, Ypsolopha dentella Ypsolopha parenthesella Ypsolopha ustella Ypsolopha ustella

Plutellidae, Glyphipterigidae
Diamond-back Moth, Plutella xylostella Plutella porrectella Rhigognostis incarnatella Rhigognostis incarnatella Glyphipterix thrasonella Glyphipterix forsterella

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Argyresthiidae, Lyonetiidae, Praydidae
Argyresthia brockeella Argyresthia goedartella Argyresthia pygmaeella Argyresthia retinella Apple Fruit Moth, Argyresthia conjugella Argyresthia semifusca Lyonetia clerkella Ash Bud Moth, Prays fraxinella

Oecophoridae, Chimabachidae, Lypusidae, Peleopodidae
White-shouldered House-moth, Endrosis sarcitrella Brown House Moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella Diurnea fagella Diurnea lipsiella Agnoea josephinae (Pseudatemelia josephinae) Carcina quercana

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Depressariidae
Agonopterix ocellana Agonopterix ocellana Agonopterix propinquella Agonopterix propinquella/subpropinquella Agonopterix arenella Agonopterix pallorella Agonopterix umbellana Agonopterix nervosa Agonopterix nervosa Agonopterix alstromeriana Agonopterix yeatiana Parsnip Moth, Depressaria heraclei Depressaria daucella Depressaria ultimella

Gelechiidae
Hypatima rhomboidella Anarsia spartiella Acompsia cinerella Helcystogramma rufescens Bryotropha domestica Bryotropha terrella Monochroa cytisella Monochroa tenebrella Mirificarma mulinella Gelechia sororculella

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Batrachedridae, Coleophoridae
Batrachedra praeangusta Coleophora serratella Coleophora albicosta Coleophora glaucicolella

Elachistidae, Parametriotidae
Elachista bisulcella Elachista atricomella Elachista canapennella Elachista rufocinerea Blastodacna hellerella

Momphidae, Blastobasidae
Mompha propinquella Mompha epilobiella Mompha langiella Mompha locupletella Mompha raschkiella Blastobasis adustella

Alucitidae
Twenty-plume Moth, Alucita hexadactyla

Pterophoridae
Platyptilia gonodactyla Platyptilia isodactylus Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Amblyptilia punctidactyla Hellinsia tephradactyla (Euleioptilus tephradactyla) Emmelina monodactyla

Choreutidae
Nettle-tap, Anthophila fabriciana

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Tortricidae
Red-barred Tortix, Ditula angustiorana Capua vulgana Capua vulgana Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix, Pandemis corylana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix, Pandemis cerasana Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix, Pandemis heparana Syndemis musculana Syndemis musculana Lozotaenia forsterana Lozotaenia forsterana Timothy Tortrix, Zelotherses paleana (Aphelia paleana) Zelopherses unitana (Aphelia unitana) Clepsis senecionana Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana Tortricodes alternella Rose Tortrix, Archips rosana Acleris laterana / comariana Acleris sparsana Rhomboid Tortrix, Acleris rhombana Rhomboid Tortrix, Acleris rhombana Acleris emargana Acleris emargana Garden Rose Tortrix, Acleris variegana Acleris aspersana Acleris hastiana Acleris hastiana Acleris hastiana Acleris hyemana Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris literana Pseudargyrotoza conwagana Cochylimorpha straminea Agapeta hamana Eupoecilia angustana Aethes cnicana Aethes rubigana Thyraylia nana (Cochylis nana) Cochylichroa atricapitana (Cochylis atricapitana) Marbled Orchard Tortrix, Hedya nubiferana Celypha cespitana Celypha lacunana Celypha lacunana Bactra lancealana Bactra lancealana Bactra furfurana Ancylis geminana Ancylis badiana Holly Tortrix, Rhopobota naevana Epinotia immundana Epinotia immundana Nut Bud Moth, Epinotia tenerana Epinotia ramella Epinotia nisella Epinotia nisella f decorana Zeiraphera isertana Eucosma cana Eucosma hohenwartiana Eucosma hohenwartiana Eucosma aemulana Gypsonoma <a href=Epiblema cirsiana Notocelia cynosbatella (Epiblema cynosbatella) Bramble Shoot Moth, Notocelia uddmanniana (Epiblema uddmanniana) Notocelia rosaecolana (Epiblema rosaecolana) Dichrorampha alpinana Cydia ulicetana Cydia splendana Cydia splendana Grapholita jungiella Pammene giganteana Pammene fasciana

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Pyralidae
Bee Moth, Aphomia sociella Cryptoblabes bistriga Cryptoblabes bistriga Trachycera advenella Phycitodes binaevella

Crambidae
Pyrausta despicata Pyrausta purpuralis Anania crocealis (Ebulea crocealis) White-spotted Sable Moth, Anania funebris White-spotted Sable Moth, Anania funebris Small Magpie, Anania hortulata (Eurrhypara hortulata) Rusty-dot Pearl, Udea ferrugalis Udea lutealis Udea prunalis Mother of Pearl, Patania ruralis (Pleuroptya ruralis) Garden Pebble, Evergestis forficalis Evergestis pallidata Scoparia subfusca Scoparia ambigualis Eudonia lacustrata (Dipleurina lacustrata) Eudonia truncicolella Eudonia mercurella Garden Grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella Crambus pascuella Crambus uliginosellus Crambus lathoniellus Crambus perlella Crambus perlella f warringtonellus Agriphila tristella Agriphila inquinatella Agriphila selasella Agriphila straminella Agriphila straminella Agriphila geniculea Catoptria pinella Catoptria margaritella Brown China Mark, Elophila nymphaeata Small China-mark, Cataclysta lemnata Beautiful China-mark, Nymphula nitidulata

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