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
I ran my 20w actinic light trap from my garden overnight on 9th September 2024 – Results as follows – A cool and windy night affected numbers – Flounced Rustic (NFY) (1); Setaceous Hebrew Character (3); Lesser Yellow Underwing (3); Large Yellow Underwing (5); Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth (1):
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.
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
I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 28th August 2024 – Results as follows – Subject to verification a Thaumatotibia leucotreta (False Codling Moth) a potential first record for VC57 & Derbyshire of this Afrotropical species; Brimstone Moth (12); Copper Underwing agg (4); Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth) (3); Dusky
I ran my 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden, overnight on 23rd July 2024 – Results as follows – Dusky Sallow (1); Leopard Moth (1); Pale Prominent (1); Small Phoenix (1); Riband Wave (18); Chinese Character (1); Marbled Beauty (4); Common Carpet (2); Brimstone Moth (1); Common Rustic agg (2); Uncertain/Rustic agg (3); Scalloped
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
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
