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Ectoedemia heringella – Speckled Holme Oak Dot - egg laying - May 2025 - Kings Newton - Will Soar

Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed

4.088 BF36a – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Ectoedemia heringella – Speckled Holm Oak Dot – test

Admin-1024-rp / 14/10/2025

Selected Images: Will Soar – February 12th 2024 & May 2025 – Kings Newton, Derbyshire. The mine is shown on the left. Adult female egg laying

4.001 BF118 - Nepticulidae - Nepticulinae - Enteucha acetosae - Ben Smart

Day-Flying Moths, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data

4.001 BF118 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Enteucha acetosae – Sorrel Dot – test

Admin-1024-rp / 14/10/2025

Selected Images: Ben Smart – August 2022 – Pin Dale, Castleton – Ben Smart

Stictea mygindiana - 16th May 2025 - Chunal Moor - Christian Heintzen©

Micro, Moths, Photographed, Tortricidae, Tortrix Moths, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data

49.178 BF1070 – Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Stictea mygindiana – Cowberry Marble

Admin-1024-rp / 12/08/2025

Selected Images: 16th may 2025 adult – Chunal Moor – Christian Heintzen© / 18th & 19th January 2025 – Bray Clough – Christian Heintzen©

Caloptilia_falconipenella - 24th March 2025 - Long Clough NR, Glossop - Christian Heintzen

Gracillariidae, Micro

15.011 BF289 – Gracillariidae – Gracillariinae – Caloptilia falconipennella – Dark Alder Stilt

Richard Pittam / 26/03/2025

Selected Images: Glossop (2025) first record for VC57 & Derbyshire – Christian Heintzen©

Phyllonorycter leucographella -24th February 2025 - Belper - Dave Evans

Derbyshire Moth News, Leaf-Miners, Recording

Verification Guidelines for Leaf Mines

Admin-1024-rp / 25/02/2025

Phyllonorycter quercifoliella - 4th February 2025 - Gnat Hole, Glossop - Christian Heintzen

Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Gracillariidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Photographed

15.039 BF320 – Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter quercifoliella

Richard Pittam / 08/02/2025

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Gypsonoma opressana - 17th June 2022 - Allestree - Stephen Plant

Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Micro, Photographed, Tortricidae

49.280 BF1170 – Tortricidae – Ollethreutinae – Gypsonoma oppressana

Richard Pittam / 02/02/2025

Selected Images: 17th June 2022 – Allestree – Stephen Plant

Carpatolechia-proximella-25th-May-2024-Breaston-Steve-Thorpe

Gelechiidae, Micro, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data

35.151 BF770 – Gelechiidae – Gelechiinae – Carpatolechia proximella

Richard Pittam / 02/02/2025

Selected Images: Breaston 2024 – Steve Thorpe© ; Wildboar Clough (2024) Christian Heintzen©; Glossop (2025) Christian Heintzen©

Scrobipalpa acuminatella_- 24th July 2024 - Melbourne - Tony Davison

Gelechiidae, Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Leaf-Miners, Micro

35.109 BF822 – Gelechiidae – Gellechiinae – Scrobipalpa acuminatella

Richard Pittam / 26/01/2025

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Crambus lathoniellus - 4th June 2024 - Melbourne - Tony Davison

Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Crambidae, Micro, Photographed

63.086 BF1301 – Crambidae – Crambinae – Crambus lathoniellus

Richard Pittam / 26/01/2025

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Leaf-Miners, Micro, Nepticulidae, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data

4.032 BF75 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella floslactella

Richard Pittam / 24/01/2025

Selected Images: Monsal Head October 2024 – Martin C.Harvey© ; Lathkill Dale October 2024 – Martin C.Harvey© / Steve Orridge©

Stigmella plagicolella - 20th August 2025 - Wyver Lane - Dave Evans

Leaf-Miners, Micro, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data

4.042 BF67 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella plagicolella

Richard Pittam / 24/01/2025

Selected Images: Wyver Lane – Dave Evans©; Monsal Head – Martin Harvey©; Rose End Meadows – Steve Orridge©/ Sunnyhill Park 2025 – Andrew-John Shervill©

Pammene aurita 31st July 2021 - Birch Vale - Jane Hewitt

Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Micro, Olethruetinae, Photographed, Tortricidae

49.376 BF1233 – Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Pammene aurita

Richard Pittam / 24/01/2025

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Rhopobota ustomaculana - 12th March 2025 - Kinder Scout - Christian Heintzen

Micro, Olethruetinae, Photographed, Tortricidae, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data

49.222 BF1158 – Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Rhopobota ustomaculana

Richard Pittam / 23/01/2025

Selected Images: Bray Clough – January 2025/ Kinder Scout – March 2025 – Christian Heintzen©

Phyllonorycter nicellii on Corylus - Steve Orridge

Gracillariidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data

15.081 BF359 – Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter nicellii

Richard Pittam / 20/01/2025

Selected Images: Martin C. Harvey© / Buxton – Steve Orridge©

Gracillariidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data

15.028 BF303 – Gracillariidae – Gracillariinae – Parornix anglicella

Richard Pittam / 20/01/2025

Selected Images: Martin C Harvey© and Dave Evans©

Gracillariidae, Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Micro, Photographed

15.048 BF328 – Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter junoniella

Richard Pittam / 19/01/2025

Selected Images: Bray Clough (January 2025) Christian Heintzen© / Combs Moss- Steve Orridge©

Agonopterix umbellana - 17/3/2023 - Glossop - Christian Heintzen

Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Depressariidae, Micro, Photographed

32.029 BF705 – Depressariidae – Depressariinae – Agonopterix umbellana

Richard Pittam / 10/01/2025

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Ochsenheimeria urella - 13/7/24 Pleasley Pit CP - Jane Hewitt

Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Micro, Ochsenheimeriidae, Ypsolophidae

17.015 BF252 – Ypsolophidae – Ochsenheimeriinae – Ochsenheimeria urella

Richard Pittam / 01/01/2025

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Acleris hastiana - 24/12/2024 - Long Clough - Christrian Heintzen

Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Micro, Tortricidae, Tortrix Moths

49.080 BF1053 – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Acleris hastiana

Richard Pittam / 28/12/2024

Selected Images: 24/12/2024 – Long Clough – Christian Heintzen© / 12/1/2024 – Markham Vale – Don Cambridge© / Pride Park 6/3/25 – Matt Leedell©

Coleophora potentillae (Larval Case) 12/10/2024 - Buxton- Steve Orridge

Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Coleophoridae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Photographed

37.027 BF513 – Coleophoridae -Coleophora potentillae

Richard Pittam / 18/12/2024

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Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Micro, Photographed, Tortricidae, Tortrix Moths

49.005 BF1006 – Epagoge grotiana – (Brown-barred Tortrix)

Richard Pittam / 03/12/2024

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Hellinsia carphodactyla -Citron Plume - 26th July 2024 - Cromford - Clive Ashton

Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Micro, Photographed, Plume Moths, Pterophoridae

45.039 BF1519 – Hellinsia carphodactyla – (Citron Plume)

Richard Pittam / 03/12/2024

Marasmarcha lunaedactyla - Crescent Plume - 7/7/2023 - Kirk Hallam - Brian Hobby

Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Micro, Photographed, Plume Moths, Pterophoridae

45.023 BF1495 – Marasmarcha lunaedactyla – (Crescent Plume)

Richard Pittam / 03/12/2024

Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Micro, No Images, Plume Moths, Pterophoridae

45.022 BF1496 – Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla – (Rose Plume)

Richard Pittam / 03/12/2024

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