Day-flying Micro Moths - Species active by day or easily disturbed from their daytime resting places.macros | micros    
Micropterix tunbergella


Red-barred Pollen-moth
Micropterix aruncella


White-line Pollen-moth
Micropterix calthella


Plain Pollen-moth
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella


Common Spring Jewel
Eriocrania sparrmannella


Splendid Spring Jewel
Nemophora minimella


Small Scabious Longhorn
Nemophora metallica


Scabious Longhorn
Nemophora degeerella


Yellow-banded Longhorn
Adela reaumurella


Green Longhorn
Adela croesella


Lesser Banded Longhorn
Cauchas rufimitrella


Meadow Longhorn
Cauchas fibulella


Speedwell Longhorn
Antispila metallella


Shining Dogwood Cutter
Anthophila fabriciana


Nettle-tap
Prochoreutis sehestediana


Banded Skullcap Skeletoniser
Argyresthia dilectella


Juniper Tip Moth
Argyresthia brockeella


Gold W
Argyresthia goedartella


Brassy Y
Argyresthia retinella


Speckled Tip Moth
Argyresthia pruniella


Cherry Fruit Moth
Argyresthia bonnetella


Hawthorn Tip Moth
Phaulernis dentella


Dusky Ridge-back
Phaulernis fulviguttella


Yellow-spotted Drab
Epermenia chaerophyllella


Common Ridge-back
Schreckensteinia festaliella


Blackberry Skeletoniser
Coleophora trifolii


Melilot Case-bearer
Coleophora alcyonipennella


Clover Case-bearer
Coleophora mayrella


Clothed Case-bearer
Coleophora deauratella


Purple-shot Case-bearer
Coleophora lixella


Downland Case-bearer
Coleophora albicosta


Gorse Case-bearer
Coleophora discordella


Lotus Case-bearer
Esperia sulphurella


Sulphur Bark Moth
Alabonia geoffrella


Hedge Beauty
Pleurota bicostella


Heath Streak
Diurnea lipsiella


Late Reveller
Aroga velocella


Striped Sorrel Moth
Neofaculta ericetella


Heather Grey
Hysterophora maculosana


Small Bluebell Beauty
Agapeta hamana


Garden Straw
Aethes tesserana


Four-spotted Straw
Commophila aeneana


Orange Beauty
Cochylidia rupicola


Agrimony Straw
Argyrotaenia ljungiana


Heather Tortrix
Cacoecimorpha pronubana


Carnation Tortrix
Syndemis musculana


Dark-barred Tortrix
Ptycholoma lecheana


Brindled Tortrix
Ditula angustiorana


Red-barred Tortrix
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana


Yellow-spotted Tortrix
Olindia schumacherana


White-barred Tortrix
Tortricodes alternella


Spring Harbinger
Acleris holmiana


White-marked Tortrix
Celypha lacunana


Common Marble
Lobesia reliquana


Wood Marble
Epiblema costipunctana


Ragwort Root-borer
Lathronympha strigana


Slender Rufous Tortrix
Pammene rhediella


Fruitlet Mining Tortrix
Grapholita compositella


Meadow Tortrix
Grapholita internana


White-underwing Piercer
Grapholita janthinana


Hawthorn Piercer
Grapholita jungiella


Beautiful Crescent
Cydia ulicetana


Common Gorse Moth
Cydia nigricana


Pea Moth
Cydia cosmophorana


Pine Resin Moth
Cydia coniferana


Pine Bark Moth
Cydia conicolana


Pine Nut Moth
Pammene gallicana


Purple Marbled Tortrix
Pammene aurana


Double Orange-spot
Dichrorampha petiverella


Yellow-spot Yarrow Moth
Dichrorampha alpinana


Orange-spot Daisy Moth
Dichrorampha flavidorsana


Orange-spot Tansy Moth
Dichrorampha plumbagana


Lead-coloured Yarrow Moth
Dichrorampha plumbana


Lead-coloured Daisy Moth
Chrysoteuchia culmella


Garden Grass-moth
Crambus pascuella


White-banded Grass-moth
Crambus lathoniellus


Meadow Grass-moth
Crambus perlella


Satin Grass-moth
Agriphila straminella


Straw Grass-moth
Agriphila tristella


Common Grass-moth
Thisanotia chrysonuchella


Powdered Grass-moth
Evergestis pallidata


Chequered Pearl
Pyrausta aurata


Mint Moth
Pyrausta purpuralis


Common Purple & Gold
Pyrausta despicata


Straw-barred Pearl
Sitochroa verticalis


Lesser Pearl
Anania hortulata


Small Magpie
Anania crocealis


Fleabane Pearl
Udea lutealis


Pale Straw Pearl
Udea prunalis


Dusky Pearl
Nomophila noctuella


Rush Veneer
Patania ruralis


Mother of Pearl
Synaphe punctalis


Long-legged Tabby
Pempelia palumbella


Heather Knot-horn
Homoeosoma sinuella


Twin-barred Knot-horn
Pterophorus pentadactyla


White Plume
Emmelina monodactyla


Common Plume
Note: Many other species of micro moth are easily disturbed by day and this list should be used as a guide and not a definitive list.
Notable A Notable B Red Data Book Immigrant/Migrant Easily disturbed by day
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