Moth News for Derbyshire – September 2025
The September 2025 Moth News for Derbyshire features all the Derbyshire moth highlights during the month, a new species of Leaf Miner Phyllocnistis xenia, a feature on the DaNES Open Day and a feature on the NBN Awards, as the Derbyshire Moth Recording Team are finalists, plus lots more.
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – August 2025
The August 2025 Moth News Bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights during the month, a new species Evergestis extimalis, an ID feature on Campion v Lychnis, latest migrants and much more.
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – July 2025
The July 2025 Moth News Bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights during the month, with four county first records (3 micros & 1 Macro). A bumper month of moth-ing to say the least.
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – June 2025
The June 2025 Moth News Bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights during the month, with two first records of micros and a new species of macro moth for the VC57 recording area and a list of all the 35 records of migrants that were recorded in the county during June – A bumper month
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – May 2025
The May 2025 News Letter features all the Derbyshire moth highlights during the month, with two first records of micros for Derbyshire, the 2nd record of Square Spot and numerous interesting micro moth records. A fully packed month of moths.
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – April 2025
The April 2025 News Letter features all the Derbyshire moth highlights during the month, the 2nd and 3rd records of Blossom Underwing, 2nd record of Caloptilia cuculipennella and updates on the Derbyshiremoths website. A fully packed month of moths.
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – March 2025
The March 2025 News Letter features all the Derbyshire moth highlights during the month, and a new species of micro moth for the recording area Caloptilia falconipennella
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – February 2025
The February 2025 bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights during the month, some interesting records of a variety of Leaf Mines and an ID plate on the melanic forms of Dotted Border and Pale Brindled Beauty.
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – January 2025
The first bulletin for 2025. The January bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights for 2024, the release of the Derbyshire Macro Moth Report for 2019-2023, and an article by Steve Nash on his list of migrant moths from his Cornish garden in 2024.
Tiger Moths by Steve Mathers
A paper on the Tiger Moths by Steve Mathers
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – December 2024
The December bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights, the release of the Derbyshire Macro Moth Report for 2019-2023, an article on the Sloe Pug by Archie Braddock
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – November 2024
The November bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights, the release of the Derbyshire Macro Moth Report for 2019-2023, the discovery of The Gem and The Delicate and the 3rd VC57 record of Acleris logiana.
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – October 2024
The October 2024 Bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights, a new macro moth species for the VC57 & Derbyshire. Unprecedented influx of Palpita Vitrealis, and much more
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – September 2024
The September 2024 Bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights, announcement of the new Derbyshire Moths Website, moths of the month.
An ID Guide to the Pug Moths of Derbyshire
A simple Identification Guide to the Pug Moths of Derbyshire – Edited by Tony Davison, Dave Evans & Steve Thorpe
Derbyshire Moths News Bulletin – August 2024
The August 2024 Bulletin features all the Derbyshire moth highlights, moths of the month
Moth Trap – 28th August 2024
I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 28th August 2024 – Results as follows – Subject to verification a Thaumatotibia leucotreta (False Codling Moth) a potential first record for VC57 & Derbyshire of this Afrotropical species; Brimstone Moth (12); Copper Underwing agg (4); Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth) (3); Dusky
Moth Trap – 23rd July 2024
I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 23rd July 2024 – Results as follows – Dusky Sallow (1); Leopard Moth (1); Pale Prominent (1); Small Phoenix (1); Riband Wave (18); Chinese Character (1); Marbled Beauty (4); Common Carpet (2); Brimstone Moth (1); Common Rustic agg (2); Uncertain/Rustic agg (3); Scalloped
Moth Trap – 19th July 2024
I ran my 20W Actinic Moth trap from my garden, overnight on 19th July – Results as follows – Scarce Silver-lines (1); Uncertain (3); Riband Wave (6); Marbled Beauty (6); Chinese Character (1); Common Footman (4); Scarce Footman (1); Dingy Footman (3); Willow Beauty (1); Least Carpet (1); Common Carpet (3); Yellow Shell (1); Dark
Moth Trap – 16th July 2024
I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 16th July, the results as follows – Silver Y (1); Common Footman (3); Buff Ermine (1); Uncertain agg (9); Uncertain (1); Heart & Dart (1); Riband Wave (1); Common Rustic agg (2); Dark Arches (2); Spectacle (1); Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth (3); Crambus
Moth Trap – 7th July 2024
I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 7th July 2024 – Results as follows – Scalloped Oak (3); Brimstone Moth (2); Buff Ermine (1); Uncertain/Rustic agg (4); Elephant Hawk-moth (2); Pine Hawk-moth (1); Spectacle (1); Willow Beauty (2); Scarce Footman (1); Common Footman (1); Dingy Footman (1); Heart & Dart




















