Norfolk Micro Moths - The micro moths of Norfolk.

[ micro-lepidoptera ]

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Microlepidoptera is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' (Micro, lepidoptera). Efforts to stabilize the term have usually proven inadequate. Vernacular usage divides the lepidoptera simply into smaller and larger or into more-primitive and less-primitive groups: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera respectively. Intuitively, the "micros" are any lepidopteran not currently placed in Macrolepidoptera. Wiki

The Data
To date c. 995* micro-moths have been recorded in Norfolk.

*Data based on the Norfolk Moth Survey checklist - N67 (April 2005) and subsequent new records including:

Crocidosema plebejana (2007)
Ectoedemia decentella (2007)
Cydia amplana (2006).
Antigastra catalaunalis (2006)
Coleophora therinella (2006)

The full list can be viewed here.

Disclaimer: We try to keep web site accurate however some photos and information may be incorrect.

References include:
Moths & Butterflies of Great Britain & Ireland [MBGBI].
British Tortricoid Moths [BTM] (Bradley, Tremewan & Smith 1973).
British Pyralid Moths [BPM] (B. Goater).
Pyralid Moths in Norfolk - Jon Clifton (2003)
Butterfly Conservation - Regional Action Plan For Anglia, and Norfolk Moth Survey newsletters to date.