A new species of micro moth was discovered on 4th January 2026 by Will Soar. He recorded the larval case/s of Luffia lapidella at Willington. A species of “bagworm”, commonly known as the Ramshorn Bagworm, which is one of the most commonly recorded in England and Wales, so this came as somewhat of a surprise when we discovered it was the very first record for Derbyshire, to our knowledge.
The females are wingless and are predominantly parthenogenetic, meaning the females reproduce without males (self fertile).
