Agriphila straminella. A common moth of grassy places. Surlingham Marsh, Norfolk. August 2012.Anania coronata – an attractive and common species, often found in gardens (it numbers Lilac among its foodplants). Essex, 2013Anania funebris. An attractive and scarce moth. Larvae feed on golden-rod. Denge Woods, Kent: May 2015Cataclysta lemnata – Small China-mark. The larva are aquatic and feed on duckweed (Lemna sp.). Hadleigh Country Park, Essex; May 2014.Chrysoteuchia culmella – a very common grassland moth. Kingley Wood, Rayleigh, Essex; 2013.Crambus pascuella. Little Haven Nature Reserve, Thundersley, Essex; June 2014.Crambus perlella – a species of various grassland habitats, often with a liking for coarser species. Little Cornard, Suffolk; June 2013.Eudonia mercurella – like most of the Eudonia, the caterpillars feed of mosses. Quantock Hills, Somerset; August 2014.Parapoynx stratiotata – Ringed China-mark Near Staverton Park, Suffolk; July 2013Pleuroptya ruralis – Mother of Pearl. A large (wingspan 30mm), nettle-feeding micromoth. Little Cornard, Suffolk. June 2011.Pyrausta aurata – an attractive species and no stranger to the garden, feeding as it does on various mints, as wells as the likes of Marjoram and Salvia. Essex, June 2013.Sitochroa palealis. One of the larger micros. A somewhat scarce species associated with wild carrot and fennel. Wat Tyler Country Park, Essex; June 2015
