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Selected Images: Midway – 15th September 2006 Account of this record taken from DaNES Journal 160 – 2006 ©. / June 2015 Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans ©
Selected Images: Kings Newton & Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison ©
Selected Images: South Wood, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Selected Images: Will Soar – February 12th 2024 & May 2025 – Kings Newton, Derbyshire. The mine is shown on the left. Adult female egg laying
Selected Images: Ben Smart – August 2022 – Pin Dale, Castleton – Ben Smart
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Selected Images: Melbourne – Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©
Selected Images: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Selected Images: 16th may 2025 adult – Chunal Moor – Christian Heintzen© / 18th & 19th January 2025 – Bray Clough – Christian Heintzen©
A new micro moth species for VC57 and Derbyshire has been recorded from Glossop on 24/25th May 2025 by Christian Heintzen – Ancylis upupana – Southern Hook-wing
The first modern day record (to my knowledge) of Pammene giganteana was recorded today on the upland moors above Glossop. Christian Heintzen recorded as many as 15 individuals that were attracted to the SKI/FUN lures. The last recorded date was from 1928, but undoubtedly this species is most probably well spread across the recording area,
This months Moth of the Month goes to the Spring Usher, one of the harbingers of spring. Dave Evans and Christian Heintzen were the only moth-ers to have recorded this species in February. The moth is very variable in colour, ranging from black and white to brown and orange, to a drab grey brown. Can
