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Here we deal with all micro moths we have not dealt before with. It is a conglomerate of small to very small moths, some absolutely unknown to the general public, others quite well known, like the various clothes moths. Scientists however regularly split up families in new ones, or put long existing families together in one. We stick to the situation as it was by the end of the 1990's. In the description of some species, information is given about recent changes. More information about any species, and usually some more pictures are available by clicking on the word "more".
Eriocrania subpurpurella
Extremely primitive moth in possession of functioning jaws. More....
Family: Sparkling Archaic Sun Moths (Eriocraniidae)
Extremely primitive moth in possession of functioning jaws. More....
Family: Sparkling Archaic Sun Moths (Eriocraniidae)
Stigmella aurella
Mining larvae cause visible traces in leaves, often unique enough to identify the species. more...
Family: Nepticulidae
Mining larvae cause visible traces in leaves, often unique enough to identify the species. more...
Family: Nepticulidae
Adela reaumurella
Usually greenish metallic. In the picture is a male animal. The female has shorter antennae and less hair. more...
Family: Longhorns (Adelidae)
Usually greenish metallic. In the picture is a male animal. The female has shorter antennae and less hair. more...
Family: Longhorns (Adelidae)
Nematopogon swammerdamella
This is a common, but less impressive Longhorn Moth. more...
Family: Longhorns (Adelidae)
This is a common, but less impressive Longhorn Moth. more...
Family: Longhorns (Adelidae)
Nemophora degeerella
Unmistakable and very beautiful longhorn moth. more...
Family: Longhorns (Adelidae)
Unmistakable and very beautiful longhorn moth. more...
Family: Longhorns (Adelidae)
Incurvaria masculella
Quite an easy species to identify: front wings are brownish, hind wings are dark or brownish as well. more...
Family: Leaf-cutter Moths (Incurvariidae)
Quite an easy species to identify: front wings are brownish, hind wings are dark or brownish as well. more...
Family: Leaf-cutter Moths (Incurvariidae)
Incurvaria pectinea
The front wings of Incurvaria pectinea are scarlet greyish, the hind wings are greyish. more...
Family: Leaf-cutter Moths (Incurvariidae)
The front wings of Incurvaria pectinea are scarlet greyish, the hind wings are greyish. more...
Family: Leaf-cutter Moths (Incurvariidae)
Tinea semifulvella
Tinea semifulvella is a colourful recycler of bird's nests etc. more...
Family: Clothes Moths (Tineidae)
Tinea semifulvella is a colourful recycler of bird's nests etc. more...
Family: Clothes Moths (Tineidae)
Common Bagworm Psyche casta
Unobtrusive moth, but the antennae are quite weird. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
Unobtrusive moth, but the antennae are quite weird. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
Common Bagworm Psyche casta
The caterpillar of the Common Bagworm builds himself a house and is often seen on fences and walls. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
The caterpillar of the Common Bagworm builds himself a house and is often seen on fences and walls. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
Narycia duplicella
This Bag Worm Moth has some markings, quite an exception among the bag worms. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
This Bag Worm Moth has some markings, quite an exception among the bag worms. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
Taleporia tubulosa
Not identifiable by markings, but by the rough antennae. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
Not identifiable by markings, but by the rough antennae. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
Taleporia tubulosa
The larva lives in a slender case, which may be 1.5 to 2 centimeters long. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
The larva lives in a slender case, which may be 1.5 to 2 centimeters long. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
Dahlica triquetrella
Dahlica triquetrella builds a very delicate bag out of sand grains and insectparts. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
Dahlica triquetrella builds a very delicate bag out of sand grains and insectparts. more...
Family: Bag Worm Moths (Psychidae)
Caloptilia alchimiella
Caloptilia alchimiella has long, bicoloured legs. more...
Family: Leafminers, aka Leaf-mining Moths (Gracillariidae)
Caloptilia alchimiella has long, bicoloured legs. more...
Family: Leafminers, aka Leaf-mining Moths (Gracillariidae)
Caloptilia stigmatella
Caloptilia stigmatella is on the wing from February to December. more...
Family: Leafminers, aka Leaf-mining Moths (Gracillariidae)
Caloptilia stigmatella is on the wing from February to December. more...
Family: Leafminers, aka Leaf-mining Moths (Gracillariidae)
Caloptilia betulicola
The Caterpillar of Caloptilia betulicola mainly mines the leaves of birches. more...
Family: Leafminers, aka Leaf-mining Moths (Gracillariidae)
The Caterpillar of Caloptilia betulicola mainly mines the leaves of birches. more...
Family: Leafminers, aka Leaf-mining Moths (Gracillariidae)
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
The black dots are neatly arranged in five almost straight lines. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
The black dots are neatly arranged in five almost straight lines. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
Spindle Ermine Yponomeuta cagnagella
Better identifiable by the host plant than by the chaotically placed black dots. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
Better identifiable by the host plant than by the chaotically placed black dots. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
Ocnerostoma friesei
Of course not all small white ermines are dotted. Ocnerostoma friesei certainly isn't. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
Of course not all small white ermines are dotted. Ocnerostoma friesei certainly isn't. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
Leek Moth Acrolepiopsis assectella
The Leek Moth, a pest insect in leek and onions. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
The Leek Moth, a pest insect in leek and onions. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
Argyresthia trifasciata
Argyresthia trifasciata is a little golden with three straight running white bands. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
Argyresthia trifasciata is a little golden with three straight running white bands. more...
Family: Small Ermines (Yponomeutidae)
Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella
The weird way it rests makes the Honeysuckle Moth an unmistakable species. more...
Family: Diamond-back Moths (Ypsolophidae)
The weird way it rests makes the Honeysuckle Moth an unmistakable species. more...
Family: Diamond-back Moths (Ypsolophidae)
Agonopterix propinquella
Agonopterix propinquella does not have any red scales in its wings. more...
Family: Depressariidae
Agonopterix propinquella does not have any red scales in its wings. more...
Family: Depressariidae
Agonopterix ocellana
Agonopterix ocellana is an unmistakable moth because of the reddish brown scales in the wing. more...
Family: Depressariidae
Agonopterix ocellana is an unmistakable moth because of the reddish brown scales in the wing. more...
Family: Depressariidae
Semioscopis steinkellneriana
Not an easy species to identify, chiefly seen in April. more...
Family: Depressariidae
Not an easy species to identify, chiefly seen in April. more...
Family: Depressariidae
Diurnea fagella
Diurnea fagella is a very common moth, but rather variable. more...
Family: Chimabachidae
Diurnea fagella is a very common moth, but rather variable. more...
Family: Chimabachidae
Whiteshouldered House Moth Endrosis sarcitrella
If the Whiteshouldered House Moth turns up in your house very regularly, you should start worrying. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
If the Whiteshouldered House Moth turns up in your house very regularly, you should start worrying. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella
You certainly don't want the caterpillars of the Brown House Moth in your house. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
You certainly don't want the caterpillars of the Brown House Moth in your house. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
Carcina quercana
Carcina quercana is never found indoors, for its caterpillar lives on oak exclusively. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
Carcina quercana is never found indoors, for its caterpillar lives on oak exclusively. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
Bisigna procerella
Bisigna procerella is a beautiful and absolutely harmless House Moth. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
Bisigna procerella is a beautiful and absolutely harmless House Moth. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
Harpella forficella
As far as we know Harpella forficella is not a British species. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
As far as we know Harpella forficella is not a British species. more...
Family: Concealer Moths, aka House Moths (Oecophoridae)
Coleophora species, imago
The adult moth of one of the Coleophora species, which usually can not be identified from pictures. more...
Family: Casebearers (Coleophoridae)
The adult moth of one of the Coleophora species, which usually can not be identified from pictures. more...
Family: Casebearers (Coleophoridae)
Coleophora species, larva
Now you see why this family of moths is called the Casebearers. more...
Family: Casebearers (Coleophoridae)
Now you see why this family of moths is called the Casebearers. more...
Family: Casebearers (Coleophoridae)
Anacampsis blattariella
Just one of those hard to identify greyish moths. more...
Family: Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
Just one of those hard to identify greyish moths. more...
Family: Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
Bryotropha pseudospretella
The genus Bryotropha consists of a number of extremely similar species, which can hardly be told apart without microscopic analysis. This turned out to be Bryotropha pseudospretella. more...
Family: Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
The genus Bryotropha consists of a number of extremely similar species, which can hardly be told apart without microscopic analysis. This turned out to be Bryotropha pseudospretella. more...
Family: Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
Brachmia inornatella
This Brachmia inornatella is quite a rare and very local species. more...
Family: Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
This Brachmia inornatella is quite a rare and very local species. more...
Family: Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
Oegoconia spec.
Minute moth with a few white lines. There are a few very similar species. more...
Family: Autostichidae
Minute moth with a few white lines. There are a few very similar species. more...
Family: Autostichidae
Nettle-tap Anthophila fabriciana
Very small moth, closely related to Pyralids. more...
Family: Sedge Moths (Glyphipterigidae)
Very small moth, closely related to Pyralids. more...
Family: Sedge Moths (Glyphipterigidae)
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