Day-flying Moth Sightings By Year (2020–2025)

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Macro Moths

Image	Day-flying Moth Species	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
	52.002 BF0370 – Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis)			2
	52.003 BF0371 – Lunar Hornet Moth (Sesia bembeciformis)	2	1	4	2	8	5
	52.006 BF0375 – White-barred Clearwing (Synanthedon spheciformis)
	52.007 BF0381 – Large Red-belted Clearwing (Synanthedon culiciformis)
	52.008 BF0380 – Red-tipped clearwing (Synanthedon formicaeformis)	2	1	5	7	3	7
	52.012 BF0374 – Yellow-legged Clearwing (Synanthedon vespiformis)	1		1	4	3	3
	52.013 BF0373 – Currant Clearwing (Synanthedon tipuliformis)		2	2	6	6	4
	52.014 BF0382 – Six-belted Clearwing (Bembecia ichneumoniformis)	7	5	17	23	3	3
	54.002 BF0163 – The Forester (Adscita statices)	3	1	2	2	4	4
	54.003 BF0164 – Cistus Forester (Adscita geryon)	15	9	7	13	2	15
	54.009 BF0171 – Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet (Zygaena lonicerae)	18	13	23	30	31	52
	65.002 BF1646 – Oak Hook-tip (Watsonalla binaria)	17	10	9	12	7	12
	66.007 BF1637 – Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus)	27	19	1	33	2	12
	66.008 BF1638 – Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi)	19	11	8	14	70	13
	68.001 BF1643 – Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia)	1	26	15	13	28	37
	69.005 BF1973 – Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos)			1	1	1	1
	69.009 BF1983 – Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis)
	69.010 BF1984 – Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)	17	4	56	32	2	74
	70.029 BF1682 – Blood-vein (Timandra comae)	34	60	65	50	46	117
	70.045 BF1732 – Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata)	59	34	39	68	79	100
	70.054 BF1727 – Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata)	73	77	85	95	117	141
	70.059 BF1742 – Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)	84	69	65	141	181	206
	70.060 BF1737 – Small Argent & Sable (Epirrhoe tristata)					1	1
	70.061 BF1738 – Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)	90	90	111	142	261	204
	70.100 BF1776 – Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)	82	96	87	173	290	179
	70.112 BF1874 – Dingy Shell (Euchoeca nebulata)	2		3	2	9	11
	70.120 BF1787 – Argent & Sable (Rheumaptera hastata)			1		1
	70.130 BF1870 – Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata)	27	28	42	53	26	59
	70.141 BF1862 – Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)	66	89	107	165	161	304
	70.154 BF1822 – Marsh Pug (Eupithecia pygmaeata)				1	4	5
	70.158 BF1854 – Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata)	5	3	1		13	7
	70.192 BF1867 – Treble-bar (Aplocera plagiata)	1	5	7	15	5	6
	70.193 BF1868 – Lesser Treble-bar (Aplocera efformata)				2	4	1
	70.203 BF1661 – Orange Underwing (Archiearis parthenias)	1	1	1	2	6	14
	70.217 BF1896 – Rannoch Looper (Macaria brunneata)				2
	70.221 BF1901 – Little Thorn (Cepphis advenaria)
	70.222 BF1902 – Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata)	33	28	31	49	50	48
	70.229 BF1909 – Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia)	1	2	4	8	3	11
	70.275 BF1952 – Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria)	23	12	10	23	31	35
	72.017 BF2026 – Vapourer Moth (Orgyia antiqua)	21	15	11	16	30	38
	72.022 BF2063 – Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica)	30	18	21	22	62	79
	72.023 BF2059 – Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio)
	72.024 BF2064 – Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)	54	27	37	73	83	173
	72.025 BF2056 – Wood Tiger (Parasemia plantaginis)	4	4	4	5	5	13
	72.026 BF2057 – Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)	1	3	1	3	5	14
	72.029 BF2068 – Scarlet Tiger (Callimorpha dominula)	6	4	2	6	19	69
	72.031 BF2069 – Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)	132	71	50	104	156	330
	72.042 BF2039 – Red-necked Footman (Atolmis rubricollis)		1		2	8	8
	72.067 BF2470 – Small Purple-barred (Phytometra viridaria)
	72.083 BF2463 – Burnet Companion (Euclidia glyphica)	21	19	29	66	47	51
	72.084 BF2462 – Mother Shipton (Callistege mi)	10	20	15	30	12	21
	73.015 BF2441 – Silver Y (Autographa gamma)	286	112	104	423	539	177
	73.021 BF2447 – Scarce Silver Y (Syngrapha interrogationis)	2			8	5	12
	73.048 BF2397 – Small Yellow Underwing (Panemeria tenebrata)	4	10	13	13	13	23
	73.074 BF2403 – Bordered Straw (Heliothis peltigera)			6			17
	73.118 BF2367 – Haworth's Minor (Celaena haworthii)	1			1	2	2
	73.120 BF2352 – Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca)	4	7	4	4	10	15
	73.254 BF2176 – Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis)	62	67	46	24	18	15
	73.257 BF2142 – Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli)	2		3	2	4	1

Micro Moths

Image	Day-flying Moth Species	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
	1.001 BF1 – Micropterix tunbergella (Red-barred Pollen-moth)						1
	1.003 BF3 – Micropterix aureatella (Yellow-barred Pollen-moth)	1	1		2
	1.004 BF4 – Micropterix aruncella (White-line Pollen-moth)	1	1		5	2	6
	1.005 BF5 – Micropterix calthella (Plain Pollen Moth)	4	7	3	3	5	5
	2.001 BF6 – Dyseriocrania subpurpurella (Common Spring Jewel)	1	1	2	4	9	11
	2.003 BF8 – Eriocrania unimaculella (White-spotted Spring Jewel)
	2.004 BF9 – Eriocrania sparrmannella (Splendid Spring Jewel)
	2.005 BF10 – Eriocrania salopiella (Yellow-headed Spring Jewel)
	2.006 BF11 – Eriocrania cicatricella (Small Spring Jewel)	1
	2.007 BF13 – Eriocrania semipurpurella (Large Spring Jewel)					1
	2.008 BF12 – Eriocrania sangii (Purple Spring Jewel)						1
	4.001 BF118 – Enteucha acetosae (Sorrel Dot)
	4.002 BF116 – Stigmella lapponica (Grey Birch Dot)					2	3
	4.006 BF113 – Stigmella sakhalinella (Glossy Birch Dot)		1
	4.009 BF115 – Stigmella alnetella (Silver-barred Alder Dot)
	4.061 BF83 – Stigmella atricapitella (Black-headed Dot)
	4.088 BF36a – Ectoedemia heringella (Speckled Holme Oak Dot)					1	1
	6.001 BF158 – Antispila metallella (Shining Dogwood Cutter)
	6.003 BF154 – Heliozela sericiella (Oak Cutter)
	6.004 BF156 – Heliozela resplendella (Alder Cutter)
	7.001 BF148 – Nemophora degeerella (Yellow-banded Longhorn)	1		14	6	28	15
	7.003 BF146 – Nemophora cupriacella (Copper-tip Longhorn)					1
	7.005 BF145 – Nemophora minimella (Small Scabious Longhorn)
	7.006 BF150 – Adela reaumurella (Green Longhorn)	14	7	12	18	26	20
	7.007 BF149 – Adela cuprella (Sallow Longhorn)				1
	7.008 BF151 – Adela croesella (Lesser Banded Longhorn)		1			1
	7.009 BF153 – Cauchas fibulella (Speedwell Longhorn)	1	2	1	2
	7.010 BF152 – Cauchas rufimitrella (Meadow Longhorn)	5	1	4	3	4	2
	7.011 BF142 – Nematopogon pilella (Brown Longhorn)
	7.012 BF 141 – Nematopogon schwarziellus (Sandy Longhorn)		1			1	1
	7.014 BF143 – Nematopogon metaxella (Dark-dotted Longhorn)
	7.015 BF140 – Nematopogon swammerdamella (Large Longhorn)		1		4	6	19
	8.001 BF129 – Incurvaria pectinea (Pale Feathered Cutter)	1	1			1
	8.003 BF131 – Incurvaria oehlmanniella (Purple-tinged Cutter)					2	3
	8.004 BF132 – Incurvaria praelatella (Strawberry Cutter)
	9.002 BF135 – Lampronia luzella (Raspberry Shoot Borer)
	9.003 BF136 – Lampronia corticella (Raspberry Moth)
	9.006 BF138 – Lampronia fuscatella (Birch Gall Moth)				1	1
	11.001 BF180 – Diplodoma laichartingella (Yellow-headed Bagworm)
	11.004 BF177 – Dahlica inconspicuella (Lesser Lichen Bagworm)				1
	12.006 BF203 – Infurcitinea argentimaculella (Silver-barred Lichen Moth)
	12.016 BF216 – Nemapogon cloacella (Cork Moth)	1	1			3	5
	12.017 BF217 – Nemapogon koenigi (White-speckled Fungus Moth)
	12.047 BF199 – Psychoides verhuella (Hart’s-tongue Moth)				1
	12.048 BF200 – Psychoides filicivora (Common Fern Moth)	2	3	1	1	9	7
	14.001 BF265 – Bucculatrix cristatella (Yarrow Tuft)
	15.053 BF332a – Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leaf-miner)	1	2		5	4	13
	15.089 BF366a – Cameraria ohridella (Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner)	18	13	14	23	27	49
	17.015 BF252 – Ochsenheimeria urella (Bull's-horn Stem Moth)					1
	18.001 BF464 – Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth)	8	1	35	50	152	168
	19.002 BF397 – Glyphipterix thrasonella (Eyed Rush Moth)				1	2
	19.003 BF396 – Glyphipterix fuscoviridella (Woodrush Moth)	1	1	3	7	6	8
	19.007 BF391 – Glyphipterix simpliciella (Cocksfoot Moth)	1		13	6	9	14
	20.004 BF405 – Argyresthia arceuthina (White-headed Tip Moth)						1
	20.005 BF409a – Argyresthia trifasciata (Triple-barred Tip moth)	1	1	7	17	8	29
	20.007 BF409b – Argyresthia cupressella (Cypress-tip Moth)	5	5	3	4	10	12
	20.011 BF410 – Argyresthia brockeella (Gold W)	1	1	3	6	13	25
	20.012 BF411 – Argyresthia goedartella (Brassy Y)	12	26	19	23	13	62
	20.016 BF415 – Argyresthia retinella (Speckled Tip Moth)			1	1		6
	20.018 BF417 – Argyresthia spinosella (Blackthorn Tip Moth)		3		1		2
	20.019 BF418 – Argyresthia conjugella (Apple Fruit Moth)		1	3	4	1	2
	20.021 BF420 – Argyresthia pruniella (Cherry Fruit Moth)			2	1	2	10
	20.022 BF421 – Argyresthia bonnetella (Hawthorn Tip Moth)		1	2			2
	25.001 BF450 – Scythropia crataegella (Hawthorn Moth)	24	10	16	20	8	27
	28.019 BF649 – Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Bark Moth)	5	2	1	1	6	8
	28.024 BF656 – Tachystola acroxantha (Australian Orange-tip)	22	29	38	63	145	284
	29.002 BF664 – Diurnea lipsiella (Late Reveller)		1			1
	29.003 BF665 – Dasystoma salicella (Spring Reveller)
	30.004 BF659 – Amphisbatis incongruella (Obscure Concealer)
	32.029 BF705 – Agonopterix umbellana (Gorse Buff)				1	1
	33.002 BF719 – Ethmia quadrillella (Comfrey Ermine)	3	1	1	1	37	49
	35.017 BF797 – Neofaculta ericetella (Heather Grey)		1		6	3	6
	35.035 BF746 – Chrysoesthia drurella (Fiery Miner)
	35.060 BF730 – Apodia martinii (Dark Seedhead Moth)						2
	35.066 BF735 – Monochroa tenebrella (Burnished Sorrel Moth)			1			2
	35.071 BF736 – Monochroa lucidella (Spike-rush Borer)					2	1
	35.089 BF794 – Prolita sexpunctella (Six-spot Grey)		1				1
	35.143 BF774 – Teleiodes luculella (Crescent Groundling)			2		1
	35.145 BF775 – Neotelphusa sequax (Rock-rose Moth)				2
	37.048 BF518 – Coleophora mayrella (Clothed Case-bearer)		5	5
	37.063 BF544 – Coleophora albicosta (Gorse Case-bearer)						1
	42.002 BF877 – Stathmopoda pedella (Alder Signaller)		1			2	2
	45.019 BF1506 – Stenoptilia millieridactyla (Saxifrage Plume)	1				5	3
	45.044 BF1524 – Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume)	48	49	52	87	134	283
	48.001 BF385 – Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle Tap)	15	62	46	9	60	86
	49.004 - BF1010 – Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix)	21	25	18	36	68	114
	49.01 - BF1009 – Philedonides lunana (Heath Tortrix)		1				8
	49.020 BF974 – Argyrotaenia ljungiana (Heather Tortrix)	3	2	7	6	10	7
	49.022 BF1000 – Ptycholoma lecheana (Brindled Tortrix)		1	1		1	4
	49.028 BF986 – Syndemis musculana (Dark-barred Tortrix)	4	11	5	9	27	16
	49.03 BF985 – Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Carnation Tortrix)	1				1	1
	49.033 BF988 – Aphelia viburnana (Bilberry Tortrix)		1				1
	49.064 BF1040 – Acleris caledoniana (Caledonian Tortrix)
	49.091 BF1011 – Pseudargyrotoza conwagana (Yellow-spotted Tortrix)	4	22	6	11	74	20
	49.164 BF1067 – Celypha cespitana (Thyme Marble)	1
	49.172 BF1073 – Phiaris schulziana (Large Marble)				2		2
	49.179 BF1080 – Olethreutes arcuella (Coppice Beauty)
	49.184 BF1106 – Lobesia reliquana (Wood Marble)		1			1	1
	49.186 BF1097 – Endothenia gentianaeana (Teasel Marble)		1			1	2
	49.204 BF1122 – Ancylis obtusana (Lesser Hook-wing)
	49.312 BF1280 – Dichrorampha consortana (Chalk Hill Daisy Moth)
	49.334 BF1267 – Cydia cosmophorana (Pine Resin Moth)
	49.379 BF1272 – Pammene aurana (Double Orange-spot)	5	6	4	14	17	18
	49.382 BF1222 – Strophedra nitidana (Little Oak Piercer)
	63.006 BF1361 – Pyrausta aurata (Mint moth)	77	46	95	135	108	226
	63.007 BF1362 – Pyrausta purpuralis (Common Purple and Gold)	3	3	2	6	7	13
	63.008 BF1363 – Pyrausta ostrinalis (Scarce Purple & Gold)
	63.009 BF1366 – Pyrausta nigrata (Wavy-barred Sable)
	63.033 BF1388 – Udea lutealis (Pale Straw Pearl)	31	43	67	64	69	103
	63.116 BF1354 – Cataclysta lemnata (Small China-mark)	5	8	2	7	22	17