Moth Traps – Derbyshire

Moth Traps - Derbyshire

Moth Trap – 19th July 2024

I ran my 20W Actinic Moth trap from my garden, overnight on 19th July – Results as follows – Scarce Silver-lines (1); Uncertain (3); Riband Wave (6); Marbled Beauty (6); Chinese Character (1); Common Footman (4); Scarce Footman (1); Dingy Footman (3); Willow Beauty (1); Least Carpet (1); Common Carpet (3); Yellow Shell (1); Dark […]

Moth Traps - Derbyshire

Moth Trap – 16th July 2024

I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 16th July, the results as follows – Silver Y (1); Common Footman (3); Buff Ermine (1); Uncertain agg (9); Uncertain (1);  Heart & Dart (1); Riband Wave (1); Common Rustic agg (2); Dark Arches (2); Spectacle (1); Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth (3); Crambus

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Moth Trap – 7th July 2024

I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 7th July 2024 – Results as follows – Scalloped Oak (3); Brimstone Moth (2); Buff Ermine (1); Uncertain/Rustic agg (4); Elephant Hawk-moth (2); Pine Hawk-moth (1); Spectacle (1); Willow Beauty (2); Scarce Footman (1); Common Footman (1); Dingy Footman (1); Heart & Dart

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Moth Trap 25th June 2024

I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 25th June 2024 – Results as follows – Box-tree Moth (4); Brimstone Moth (1); Short-cloaked Moth (1); Riband Wave (10 inc 3 f. aversata); Poplar Hawk-moth (1); Uncertain (5); Buff Ermine (1 male); Willow Beauty (2); Heart & Dart (3); The Snout (1);

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Moth Trap – 22nd June 2024

I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden overnight on 22nd June 2024 – Results as follows – Swallowtail Moth (1) Bright-line Brown-eyes (1); Willow Beauty (2); Heart & Dart (2); Dark Arches (1); Buff Ermine (1); Riband Wave (1); Uncertain (1);  Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth) (4); Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) (1); Eudonia

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Moth Trap – 3rd June 2024

I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 3rd June, the results, in no particular order, are as follows – Lime Hawk-moth (1); Sallow Kitten (1); Heart & Dart (1); Setaceous Hebrew Character (1); Large Yellow Underwing (1); Marbled Minor agg (3); Freyer’s Pug (2); Light Emerald (1); Riband Wave (1);

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Moth Trap 27th May 2024

I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight 27th/28th May 2024 – Results, in no particular order, as follows –  Turnip Moth (1); Sandy Carpet (1) NFG; Silver Y (1); Foxglove Pug (1); Common Pug (1); Pale Mottled Willow (1); Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House Moth) (1); Bryotropha affinis (Dark Moss Moth) (1);

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Moth Trap – 6th-7th May 2024

I ran my 20W actinic light trap from the garden on 6-7th May 2024. Results as follows: Muslin Moth(1); Ruby Tiger(1); Waved Umber(1); Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth)(1); Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth)(3); Shuttle-shaped Dart(2); Tachystola acroxantha(Australian Orange-tip). 2 x Cockchaffer & 1 x Sexton Beetle.

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Moth Trap – 4th – 5th May 2024

I ran my 20W garden actinic light trap overnight on 4th May 2024, results are as follows – Poplar Hawk-moth(1); Least Black Arches (1); Yellow-barred Brindle(1); Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth(2); Early Grey(1); Waved Umber(1); Brindled Beauty(1); Oak-tree Pug(1): 9/8

2024, Moth Traps - Derbyshire

First Moth Trap of 2024

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.

2023, Moth Traps - Derbyshire

Moth Trap – 10th October 2023

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

2023, Moth Traps - Derbyshire

Moth Trap – 15th September 2023

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):

2023, Moth Traps - Derbyshire

Moth Trap – 11th September 2023

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

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Another Rare Moth in Derbyshire

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

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28th August – Kings Newton Moths

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

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