My first moth trap for 2026 was on 11th February when I ran my 20W actinic in the garden from 17:30 – 22:30hrs – One Chestnut and one Common Quaker (possibly my earliest ever in the garden)
I ran my 20w Actinic moth trap from my garden in Melbourne, Derbyshire on 2nd November for just over five hours and recorded a single Brick. A new species for the year so not a waste of time. A well worn individual.
I ran my 20w Actinic moth trap in my Melbourne garden overnight on 17th October 2025. Results are as follows in no particular order – Red-line Quaker (1); Black Rustic (5), Turnip Moth (3), Shuttle-shaped Dart (2), Beaded Chestnut (1), Large Yellow Underwing (1), Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth) (3), Carcina Quercana (1). 17/8
I ran my 20w actinic moth trap in my Melbourne garden overnight on 30th September 2025. Warm overcast with early morning light drizzle. – Results were as follows and in no particular order – Large Yellow Underwing(8); Lesser Yellow Underwing (4); Box Tree Moth (7); Light Emerald (1); Swallow-tailed Moth (1); Shuttle-shaped Dart (2); Double-striped
I ran my 20w actinic moth trap in my Melbourne garden overnight on 19th August 2025. Overcast with very light drizzle. – Results were as follows and in no particular order – Setaceous Hebrew Character (18), Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (4), Lesser Yellow Underwing (4), Brimstone Moth (2), Willow Beauty (5), Common Wainscot (8), Box
My good friend Will Soar called me this afternoon to say he had trapped a few good moths overnight (27th July 2025) from his garden light trap at Kings Newton, recording 254/63. Sure enough one of the micros was a first record since 1987 and Small Mottled Willow is a rare migrant in Derbyshire, with
I ran my 20W actinic Skinner Moth trap overnight 19th July 2025, Melbourne, Derbyshire. Results are as follows in no particular order – Water Veneer 52; Ruby Tiger 4; Willow Beauty 4, Riband Wave 25, , Lime-speck Pug 2, Dark Arches 4, Elephant Hawk-moth 2, Spectacle 2, Dusky Sallow 1, Bright-line Brown-eye 1, Broad-bordered Yellow
I ran my 20W actinic Skinner Moth trap overnight 13th July 2025, Melbourne, Derbyshire. Results are as follows in no particular order – Swallow-tailed Moth (1); Ruby Tiger (5); Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (3); Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth) (4); Pyrausta aurata (Mint Moth) (5); Willow Beauty (7); Least Carpet (6); Riband Wave (17); Chrysoteuchia
I ran my 20W actinic moth trap from my garden in Melbourne, Derbyshire overnight on 1st July 2025 – Results as follows in no particular order – Box Tree Moth (17 inc a melanic individual); Swallow-tailed Moth (4); Ruby Tiger (1); Common Footman (18); Scarce Footman (10); Snout (1); Riband Wave 18); Willow Beauty (7);
I ran my 20W actinic moth trap from my garden in Melbourne, Derbyshire overnight on 15th June 2025 – Results as follows in no particular order – Riband Wave (10); Peppered Moth (1) Buff-tip (1); Brimstone Moth (1); Dark Arches (3); Marbled Minor agg (3); Buff Ermine (1); Heart and Dart (8); Willow Beauty (2);
I ran my 20W UV Skinner Moth Trap overnight on 30th May 2025 from my garden in Melbourne, Derbyshire. The results are as follows – Common Marbled Carpet (2); Heart and Dart (13); Bryotropha affinis (Dark Moss Moth) (1); Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) (1); Flame (1); Small Dusty Wave (1); Common Wainscot (4); Chrysoteuchia culmella
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);
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):
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 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)
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
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:
I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap in my garden overnight on 22nd February 2025, results were – 1 Agonopterix heracliana; 2 Dotted Border, 1 March Moth, 1 Common Quaker.
I ran my garden 20w actinic light trap overnight on 30th November 2024 – results were 1 December Moth, 2 Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth) 1 Acleris schalleriana:
I ran my 20w Actinic Moth Trap from my garden in Melbourne, overnight on 4th November 2024 – results were my very first garden Merveille du Jour; 3 Red-green Carpet, 1 Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth); 1 Spruce Carpet; 1 Beaded Chestnut; 1 Acelris variegana (Garden Rose Tortrix):
I ran my 20w Actinic light trap from my garden in South Derbyshire overnight on 20th September – results as follows – Lesser Treble-bar (1) (NFG); White-point (2); Short-cloaked Moth (1); Brimstone Moth (6); Box Tree Moth (9); Large Yellow Underwing (19); Lesser Yellow Underwing (4) Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing-female (1); Willow Beauty (2) – male
I ran my 20w actinic garden moth trap overnight on 16th September 2024. Overnight temperature dropped and by 11pm it was quite cold. Results were – Large Yellow Underwing 3; Box Tree Moth 3; Pale Mottled Willow 2; Brimstone Moth 1; Small Blood-vein 1; Small Dusty Wave 1; Light Emerald 1; Dusky Thorn 1; Stigmella
