32.011 BF704 – Agonopterix scopariella – (Broom Buff)Â
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Micro
Day-Flying Moths, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Nepticulidae, No Images, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.061 BF83 – Stigmella atricapitella – (Black-headed Dot)
Selected Images: Staunton Harold Res 2/11/2025 Tony Davison© / Markham Vale 6th and 8th Nov 2025 – Mark Radford©/ Longdendale 12/11/2025 & Hayfield 13/11/2025 Christian Heintzen©
2024, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.085 BF23 – Nepticulidae – Ectoedemia argyropeza – Aspen Dot
Selected Images: Enter any image details or other information for the images, etc. Grange Wood – Graham Finch© / Markham Vale South Tip Oct 2025 – Mark Radford© / Hayfield 13/11/2025 Christian Heintzen©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Epermeniidae, Micro, Moths, Photographed
47.006 BF481 – Epermeniidae – Epermeniiae – Epermenia falciformis
Selected Images: Markham Vale CP, Derbyshire – Sid Morris© / Chaddesden 29/7/2025 – Neil Loverock© / Chisworth 12/8/25 – Christian Heintzen©
Micro, Moths, Photographed, Tortricidae, Tortrix Moths, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
49.086 BF1051 – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Acleris logiana – Pale Birch Tortrix
Selected Images: 1st VC57 record – Long Clough, Glossop – 3rd November 2023 & Wildboar Clough, Longdendale, – 16th November 2023 – Christian Heintzen© – 25th November 2024 – Long Clough -Christian Heintzen
Gelechiidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
35.159 BF760 – Gelechiidae – Gellechiinae – Exoteleia dodecella
Selected Images: Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans© / Markham Vale Jan 2025 – Mark Radford©
Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Gracillariidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Photographed
15.04 BF321 – Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter messaniella
Selected Images: Staunton Harold Reservoir, Derbyshire – Tony Davison © / Belper – Dave Evans©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Micro, Moths, Photographed, Tortricidae, Tortrix Moths
49.114 BF941 – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Aethes hartmanniana
Selected Images: Pin Dale, Castleton, Derbyshire – Ben Smart© / May 2025 Gang Mine- Clive Ashton©/ Chee Dale June 2025 – Ian White© / Gang Mine June 2025 – Clive Ashton©
Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.034 BF77 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella tityrella – Small Beech Dot
Selected Images: Dave Evans, September 2024, Wyver Lane, Belper / Christian Heintzen, November 2024, Gnat Hole / Steve Orridge©/ Staunton Harold Res Oct 2025 – Tony Davison
Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.054 BF79 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella perpygmaeella
Selected Images: Dave Evans – 1st September 2024 – Wyver Lane, Belper/ Rose End Meadows (2009) – Steve Orridge©
Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Gracillariidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Photographed
15.063 BF341 – Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter maestingella
Selected Images: Leaf Mine – Dave Evans © – September 2024 & October 20th 2019 – Wyver Lane, Belper.
Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Micro, Moths, Photographed, Tortricidae, Tortrix Moths
49.138 BF964a – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Neocochylis molliculana
Selected Images: Findern, Derbyshire – Brian Hallam©
Day-Flying Moths, Micro, Moths, Photographed, Tineidae, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
12.048 BF200 – Tineidae – Teichobiinae – Psychoides filicivora
Selected Images: Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge © / Larva and Sporangia mass – Calke Park – Graham Finch© / Long Clough – Christian Heintzen©
Micro, Moth Of The Month, Moth Traps - Derbyshire, Pyralid Moths, Pyralidae
Moth of The Month – A Rare migrant moth from the Mediterranean !
On the evenings of 26th & 28th August 2024 Dave Evans ran his light trap from his Belper garden and managed to record the superb Pyralid moth, Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl) a species that is most common in the southern Mediterranean. These two individuals represent the 6th & 7th records for VC57 & Derbyshire.
Derbyshire Moth News, Micro, Moth Of The Month, Moth Traps - Derbyshire, Moth Traps General, Olethruetinae
New Micro moth species for VC57 & Derbyshire !
I ran my usual garden light trap overnight on 27th August 2024 in Melbourne, South Derbyshire. Whilst processing the trap on the morning of 28th August I discovered an unfamiliar Olethreutinae species. I managed to pot it and put it to one side for viewing later. I had a second Olethruetinae species, this time one
Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Gracillariidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Photographed
15.043 BF323 – Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Selected Images: Belper – Dave Evans ©
Day-Flying Moths, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.001 BF118 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Enteucha acetosae – Sorrel Dot
Selected Images: Ben Smart – August 2022 – Pin Dale, Castleton – Ben Smart
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Gracillariidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Orange - Migrant, Photographed
15.0131 BF291a – Gracillariidae – Gracillariinae – Caloptilia honoratella
Selected Images: Norton Lees, Sheffield, Derbyshire – Pete Mella ©
Epermeniidae, Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Micro, Moths, Photographed
47.005 BF483 – Epermeniidae – Epermeniiae – Epermenia chaerophyllella
Selected Images: Cromford, Derbyshire – Clive Ashton© / Allestree – Stephen Plant© / Glossop (2025) Christian Heintzen© / Lower Gamesley – Aug 2024 – Steve Hind©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Gelechiidae, Micro, Moths, Photographed
35.012 BF0854 – Gelechiidae – Anacampsinae – Anacampsis blattariella
Selected Images: Breaston, Derbyshire – Steve Thorpe ©