I ran my 20W garden actinic moth trap overnight on 5th March 2024 – Results were -Agonopterix heracliana 1; March Moth 3; Oak Beauty 2; Clouded Drab 1; Common Quaker 16; Hebrew Character 4.
The March 2024 Bulletin features an official announcement with regards to the way forward with Derbyshire Moth Records. An excellent ID photo panel on Dusky Brocade & The Confused. Plus all the latest March Moth News.
The February 2024 Bulletin features an article on the migrant moths that arrived in Britain during the month. An article on photography tips for photographing micro moths and moth highlights from our Derbyshire moth recorders.
I ran my 20W Actinic garden moth trap overnight on 16th February 2024. Results were – 3 Oak Beauty; 3 Common Quaker; 2 Dotted Border; 2 Hebrew Character; 1 March Moth.
I ran a garden moth trap overnight 9th February 2024 – results as follows:- 5 March Moth; 2 Common Quaker and singles of Oak Beauty, Pale Brindled Beauty, Hebrew Character, Tortricodes alternella (Winter Shade).
The January 2024 Bulletin covering Derbyshire Moth News. A feature on the introduction to Leaf Miners. Two new species of moth to VC57 and info relating to the status and future recording of Deep Brown Dart.
Mild conditions on 28th January persuaded me to run an overnight moth trap. Return was just 1 Pale Brindled Beauty, slightly disappointing. Nevertheless, the earliest date that I’ve ever recorded a moth in my garden in 20 odd years of moth recording.
A report on the Moth highlights in Derbyshire during 2023
Latest Moth News for December includes an interesting article by one of the County’s young up and coming Moth Recorders. The December round-up . News update on latest situation re county Moth Recorder.
Latest Moth News for November includes Moth of the Month, the December Moth. The fourth of a series of ID Guides – Chestnut v Dark Chestnut . News update on latest situation re county Moth Recorder.
I ran a garden moth trap over night on the 22nd October 2023. Just 4 moths of 4 species, a Juniper Carpet, a Red-green Carpet, a Light-brown Apple Moth and a November Moth agg outside the trap and one that got away. Totals – 4/4
I ran a garden moth trap overnight on 9th October 2023. Highlight was a Clifden Nonpareil, a new moth species for me and obviously a new one for the garden. It’s been a good year for this species in Derbyshire. Other notables were a Green Brindled Crescent, a Yellow-lined Quaker, 14 Box Tree Moth, 3
I ran a garden moth trap overnight on 14th September 2023. The main highlights were a Northern Deep Brown Dart agg, which was new for the garden, along with my second Brindled Green. Other notables were Black Rustic (7); Beaded Chestnut (1); Large Wainscot (1); Burnished Brass (1); Vine’s Rustic (4); Box Tree Moth (9):
I ran a garden moth trap overnight on 10th September. Several new species for the garden were Box Tree Moth and White-point, also my second garden record of Orange Sallow. Totals were 123 moths of 36 species. Other notables were Silver Y (3); Dusky Thorn (2); Centre-barred Sallow (2); Vine’s Rustic (4); Lesser Wax Moth
I ran my garden moth trap, first one for some time, overnight on 11th August. Pleasantly surprised with 116 moths of 37 species. No surprises, but a few nice ones, amongst the commoner moths for the time of year.
Latest Moth News for October includes the Merveille du Jour, two more Scarce Bordered Straw, and a range of superb autumnal species. The third of a series of ID Guides – White-point v The Clay.
Latest Moth News for September includes unprecidented records of Clifden Nonpareil and a Scarce Bordered Straw, the first since 2022. The second of a series of ID Guides – The Copper Underwings
Latest Moth News for August includes two records of Dewick’s Plusia and first of a series of ID Guides
Latest Moth News for July includes the Dark Red Underwing a first record for the county.
Latest moth news for June, includes the Rannoch Looper influx. A new geometrid moth species for Derbyshire. Also Pretty Chalk Carpet in a garden moth trap in Belper.
The first edition of a monthly news bulletin on the moths of Derbyshire, in conjunction with the Derbyshire Moths Facebook Group.
A quite remarkable record of a Reddish Light Arches was trapped overnight (30th June/1st July 2023) in a garden moth trap in Sandiacre, just inside the Derbyshire boundary. It is the first modern day record, to my knowledge, since 1910, when the species disappeared from the southern lowland sites where it was classed as a
During June 2023, unusual numbers of Rannoch Looper (Macaria brunneata) moth were arriving in the UK, with Records being reported from a number of inland counties, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and even as far wide as Cambridgeshire, Northumberland and Hampshire. Most counties were recording their first records of this species, and I’m sure
During my mornings visit to my local patch at Staunton Harold Reservoir, I discovered a juvenile Black-necked Grebe. A rare bird for the site, with the last ones, I found, recorded in March 2018. Later in the day I received a phone call from Will Soar advising me of a new species of moth he
I ran a garden moth trap overnight on 28th September – results as follows in no particular order:- Setaceous Hebrew Character 1; Brimstone Moth 3; Black Rustic 3; Lesser Yellow Underwing 3; Large Yellow Underwing 5; Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 (female); Lunar Underwing 9; The Snout 1; Shuttle-shaped Dart 2; Red-green Carpet 1; Common Marbled
