The 3rd record for the VC57 and Derbyshire of Cypress Carpet was recorded by Will Soar (one of the verification team members) in his garden light trap at Kings Newton on 3rd May 2025.
I ran my 20W UV Skinner Moth Trap overnight on 10th May 2025 from my garden in Melbourne, Derbyshire. The results are as follows – Green Carpet (1); Chocolate-tip NFY (1); Knot Grass NFY (3); Pale Tussock-male NFY(1); Rivulet NFY (1); Mottled Pug NFY (1); Foxglove Pug NFY (1) Shuttle-shaped Dart (1); Chinese Character (1);
Update May 2025 – The website now has maps, charts and moth record data for all macro and micro species that have been recorded in VC57 and Derbyshire. They are located on each species page. Above each map there are three TABS – The Charts are behind the CHART TAB, and a sensible limit of
On 3rd/4th April Clive Ashton discovered a Blossom Underwing in his Cromford garden light trap. This was to be the 2nd record of this species for the recording area. The amazing thing was that I had sent out a message to the Derbyshire Moth Facebook Group a few days prior, suggesting that Blossom Underwing was
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.
Clive Ashton recorded the 2nd record of Square Spot for VC57 and Derbyshire whilst running a light trap at Cromford Moor overnight on 1st May 2025. This species is very difficult to separate from Engrailed, but there are subtle differences, so Clive was very cautious with his identification.
I ran my 20W UV Skinner type garden moth trap overnight on 27th April 2025, Melbourne – results as follows: Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) (2); Muslin Moth (1); Pale Prominent (1); Chinese Character (1); White Ermine (male) (1):
Another Blossom Underwing, the 3rd VC57 record, was recorded on 26th April 2025 again by Clive Ashton from his Cromford garden light trap. Two records within 3 weeks of each other is not bad going!! Difficult to say whether this species is trying to establish itself in the county or whether the two that Clive
A new micro moth species for VC57 and Derbyshire, Depressaria daucella, was confirmed to-day by Steve Orridge (one of our verifier team members) when he received Gen Det confirmation of the species. He trapped the moth on 26th March 2025 from his garden in Buxton. This takes the VC57 & Derbyshire Micro list to 883
I ran my 20w UV Skinner type moth trap overnight in my Melbourne garden – results as follows – Waved Umber (1); Common Quaker (3); Muslin Moth (2); Brindled Beauty (2); Double-striped Pug (2); Brindled Pug(1); Oak-tree Pug (1); Shuttle-shaped Dart (2): 8/14.
I ran my 20w UV Skinner Type moth trap overnight from my Melbourne garden. Results were – Lunar Marbler Brown (1); Early Thorn (1); Purple Thorn (2); Muslin Moth (1); Common Quaker (3); Small Quaker (2); Red Chestnut (1); Double-striped Pug (1) Common Pug (1) (an early one); Brindled Beauty (1); Flame Shoulder (1); Red-green
I ran my garden light trap, a 20w UV Skinner type, in Melbourne, Derbyshire overnight on 8th April 2025. Results were Early Thorn (2) (NFY); Hebrew Character (3) and Eudonia angustea (1) (NFY):
I spent yesterday (7th April) afternoon with one of our recording team members and local Moth-er Christian Heintzen, he took me around his local patch near Glossop, on the moors and at a local woodland, in search of Emperor Moth and a micro moth called Pammene giganteana, (Early Oak Gall Moth) both of which were
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
The late Dave Budworth (who was the CMR for Derbyshire at the time) recorded the first Blossom Underwing on 2nd April 2021 from his garden in Swadlincote. Almost 4 years to the day, and incredibly after I had mentioned to look out for this species amongst Common Quakers, Clive Ashton attracted the 2nd to his
The first modern day record (to my knowledge) of Pammene giganteana was recorded today on the upland moors above Glossop. Christian Heintzen recorded as many as 15 individuals that were attracted to the SKI/FUN lures. The last recorded date was from 1928, but undoubtedly this species is most probably well spread across the recording area,
A new micro moth species has been recorded for the VC57 & Derbyshire, a Caloptilia falconipennella (Dark Alder Stilt) The first record was an individual that was attracted to a MVLight Trap on 24th March 2025 at Long Clough NR, Glossop and recorded by Christian Heintzen. A rare species and one that over winters and is
I ran my 20wUV Skinner Type Moth trap overnight in my Melbourne garden on 31st March 2025 – results are as follows: Agonopterix arenella -NFY (1); Brindled Beauty -NFY (3); Double-striped Pug -NFY (1); Clouded Drab -NFY (3); Common Quaker (14); Hebrew Character (3)
A new micro moth species has been recorded for the VC57 & Derbyshire, a Caloptilia falconipennella – Dark Alder Stilt. It was attracted to a MVLight Trap on 24th March 2025 at Long Clough NR, Glossop and recorded by Christian Heintzen. A rare species and one that over winters and is on the wing in early
Christian Heintzen recorded his first male Emperor Moth of the year today (24th March 2025) on the moors near Glossop. The moth came to EMP Lure and settled in the heather. A stunning moth and the season for them has only just started. This appears to be the first one for the VC57 of the
I ran my 20W actinic moth trap overnight on 20th March 2025 from my garden in Melbourne, Derbyshire – Results are as follows – Oak Beauty (5); March Moth (9 males); Engrailed/Small Engrailed NFY (1); Common Quaker (15); Hebrew Character (5); Small Quaker (1); Common Plume (1) – 7 species/ 37 moths
Clive Ashton recorded a Dark Sword-grass from his overnight garden moth trap in Cromford, 20th March 2025 – A very early record of this species in the county and almost certainly a migrant.
One of our verifiers accepted a record of 39.005 – Chrysoclista linneella (Lime Flame) from Matlock 23/6/2024, that was submitted to iRecord. At the time it was thought to be the first account of this species since 1863. Whilst I was updating species pages, I discovered two previous records that have recently been submitted to
I ran my 20W Actinic moth trap overnight on 8th March 2025 in my garden, Melbourne, South Derbyshire. Results as follows – Oak Beauty (6); Hebrew Character (2); Early Grey (1), Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume) (1); Acleris schalleriana (1); Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth) (1); Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella agg (2), were all NFY, plus March Moth
I ran my 20W Actinic moth trap overnight on 6th March 2025 from my garden in Melbourne, Derbyshire, results were – 1 Yellow Horned (New for the garden); 1 March Moth; 1 Common Quaker; 1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella agg:
