73.265 BF2156 – Beautiful Brocade – Noctuidae – Lacanobia contigua
IMAGES BELOW: No images
Macro
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Geometridae, Macro, Moths, Orange - Migrant, Photographed
70.033 BF1678 – Blair’s Mocha – Geometridae – Cyclophora puppillaria
IMAGES BELOW: Belper – Dave Newcombe © Blair’s Mocha – Geometridae – Sterrhinae – Cyclophor puppillaria – colour code •
2024, Macro, Moth Of The Month
Moth of The Month- October 2024 – Another rare migrant moth, a first record for VC57
Whilst checking his garden moth trap during the evening of 23rd October 2024, Dave Newcombe discovered a moth clinging to the side of an egg tray on the outside of one of his two light traps he was running from his Belper garden. It was a species he was not familiar with, and so he
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Lymantriidae, Macro, Orange - Migrant, Photographed
72.011 BF2034 – Gypsy Moth – Erebidae – Lymantria dispar
IMAGES BELOW: Allenton, Derby, Derbyshire – Joe Goddard © per Sam Goddard
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Geometridae, Macro, Moths, Photographed
70.273 BF1950 – Brindled White Spot – Geometridae – Parectropis similaria
IMAGES BELOW: Rosliston Forest Centre, Derbyshire – Image by kind permission of Neil Ward ©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Photographed
73.197 BF2260 – Dotted Chestnut – Noctuidae – Conistra rubiginea
IMAGES BELOW: South Wood, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Macro, Moths, No Images, Noctuidae
73.243 BF2183 – Blossom Underwing – Noctuidae – Orthosia miniosa
IMAGES BELOW: Unfortunately, no images of this specimen are available.
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Geometridae, Macro, Moths, Photographed
70.272 BF1949 – Square Spot – Geometridae – Paradarisa consonaria
IMAGES BELOW: Hartington, Buxton, Derbyshire – Image provided by Stephen Moores ©
Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Geometridae, Macro, Moths, Photographed
70.218 BF1894 – Latticed Heath – Geometridae – Chiasmia clathrata
IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar © / Belper (2024) Dave Evans©
Geometridae, Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Macro, Moths, Photographed, Pug Moths
70.145 BF1861 – Bilberry Pug – Geometridae – Larentinae – Pasiphila debiliata
IMAGES BELOW: 1st July, Long Clough, near Glossop, Derbyshire – Images by Christian Heintzen ©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Macro, Moths, Notodontidae, Photographed
71.016 BF2005 – Great Prominent – Notodontidae – Peridea anceps
IMAGES BELOW: Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans ©
Black - Extinct Species, Macro, Moths, No Images, Noctuidae
73.309 BF2100 – Eversmann’s Rustic – Noctuidae – Actebia fennica
IMAGES BELOW: No images
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Erebidae, Macro, Moths, Photographed, Red - Red Data Species
72.081 BF2455 – Dark Crimson Underwing – Erebidae – Catocala sponsa
IMAGES BELOW: Images kindly provided by Nikki Mahadevan © – Shirland – August 11th 2023.
Erebidae, Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Macro, Moths, Photographed
72.037 BF2035 – Round-winged Muslin – Erebidae – Arctiinae – Thumatha senex
IMAGES BELOW: Breaston 2020 and Breaston 2023 – By Steve Thorpe ©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Photographed
73.263 BF2157 – Light Brocade – Noctuidae – Lacanobia w-latinum
IMAGES BELOW: Sandiacre, May 2019 – Ian Viles©; Breaston, June 2021 – Steve Thorpe; Belper, May 2023 – Dave Evans©
Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Photographed
73.297 BF2194 – White-point – Noctuidae – Mythimna albipuncta
IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne – September 20th 2-24 – Tony Davison / Chaddesden – Sept 2024 – Martin Roome / Melbourne – Sept 2023 – Tony Davison© / Hathersage – the late Claire Miles© – 22/10/22 – Hathersage, Derbyshire / Steve Thorpe© – High Leas 26/8/23
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Orange - Migrant, Photographed
73.010 BF2436 – Dewick’s Plusia – Noctuidae – Macdunnoughia confusa
IMAGES BELOW: Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans © / Breaston, Derbyshire – Steve Thorpe ©
Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Photographed
73.188 BF2265 – Flounced Chestnut – Noctuidae – Agrochola helvola
IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne – Tony Davison© / Darwin Forest – Dave Evans© / Glossop – Christian Heintzen©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Geometridae, Macro, Moths, Orange - Migrant, Photographed, Pug Moths
70.159 BF1855 – Cypress Pug – Geometridae – Eupithecia phoeniceata
IMAGES BELOW: Belper, Sandiacre, Kirk Hallam, Sheffield (VC57), Allestree – Images by kind permission of Dave Newcombe ©, Emily Louise Milnes ©, Brian Hobby ©, Malcolm Tait ©, Stephen Plant ©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Geometridae, Macro, Moths, Photographed
70.295 BF1970 – Grass Wave – Geometridae – Perconia strigillaria
IMAGES BELOW: Newhall, Derbyshire – trapped 16th June 2022 – Image by Keith Peach ©
Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Orange - Migrant, Photographed
73.082 BF2292 – Tree-Lichen Beauty – Noctuidae – Cryphia algae
IMAGES BELOW: Sandiacre, Derbyshire – Ian Viles © / Breaston, Derbyshire – Steve Thorpe ©
Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Macro, Moths, Notodontidae, Photographed
71.001 BF2022 – Oak Processionary – Notodontidae – Thaumetopeinae – Thaumetopoea processionea
IMAGES BELOW: Long Eaton, Derbyshire – Images by Paul Buxton©
Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Photographed
73.294 BF2197 – Southern Wainscot – Noctuidae – Mythimna straminea
IMAGES BELOW: Breaston, Derbyshire – Steve Thorpe©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Erebidae, Macro, Moths, Photographed
72.030 BF2067 – Jersey Tiger – Erebidae – Euplagia quadripunctaria
IMAGES BELOW: Clowne, Derbyshire – Theresa Floyd Sperry © – per Mick Ball. / 2nd record 30th July 2024 – Chaddesden – Martin Roome ©
Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Photographed
73.151 BF2373 – Webb’s Wainscot – Noctuidae – Globia sparganii
IMAGES BELOW: Findern, Derbyshire – Roger Nash per Brian Hallam© / Allestree, Derby Stephen Plant©