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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
This months Moth of the Month goes to Nikki Mahadevan, who recorded the only macro moth species during January. It was a Dotted Border of the form fuscata. Nikki ran her 20W actinic in her garden at Shirland on 14th January. The trap produced a nil return, but the Dotted Border was discovered on a wall behind
This months Moth of the Month goes to Christian Heintzen from Glossop, who recorded a fresh example of Acleris hastiana on 31st December 2024. whilst running his final moth trap of the year at Long Clough. There are only a handful of this scarce and variable coloured tortrix species in the county. This one is
Index of Derbyshire Macro Moths VC57 – Part 1 – Hepialidae to Erebidae Basic Anatomy of a Geometrid Moth ( male Mottled Umber ) Jump directly to the list below ↓ part1 KEY TO STATUS COLOUR CODES THROUGHOUT THE SITE SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO VC57 & DERBYSHIRE MOTHS: = SPECIES PHOTOGRAPHED / = SIGNIFICANT RECORD/ VERY RARE/
This months Moth of the Month goes to Dave Evans from Belper, who recorded a Gem from his garden light trap on 6th November 2024. A very rare immigrant to Derbyshire, with less than 12 records. Two in one year (2024) is unprecedented, with Martin Roome recording one on 28th October 2024. The last Gem
IMAGES BELOW: Belper – Dave Newcombe © Blair’s Mocha – Geometridae – Sterrhinae – Cyclophor puppillaria – colour code •
IMAGES BELOW: Markham Vale CP, Derbyshire – Sid Morris©
IMAGES BELOW: 1st VC57 record – Long Clough, Glossop – 3rd November 2023 & Wildboar Clough, Longdendale, – 16th November 2023 – Christian Heintzen© – 25th November 2024 – Long Clough -Christian Heintzen
IMAGES BELOW: Staunton Harold Reservoir, Derbyshire – Tony Davison © / Belper – Dave Evans©
IMAGES BELOW: Pin Dale, Castleton, Derbyshire – Ben Smart©
IMAGES BELOW: Dave Evans, September 2024, Wyver Lane, Belper / Christian Heintzen, November 2024, Gnat Hole
IMAGES BELOW: Dave Evans – 1st September 2024 – Wyver Lane, Belper/ Rose End Meadows (2009) – Steve Orridge©
IMAGES BELOW: Leaf Mine – Dave Evans © – September 2024 & October 20th 2019 – Wyver Lane, Belper.
In June 2003 I launched my personal website www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk. as a place to show-case my wildlife photography. I also wanted to start and create a central data base for Derbyshire Moths, which was another avid interest of mine; this was something that didn’t exist at the time. Over the years my personal website has grown
IMAGES BELOW: Findern, Derbyshire – Brian Hallam©
IMAGES BELOW: Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge © / Larva and Sporangia mass – Calke Park – Graham Finch© / Long Clough – Christian Heintzen©
IMAGES BELOW: Belper – Dave Evans ©
IMAGES BELOW: Ben Smart – August 2022 – Pin Dale, Castleton – Ben Smart
IMAGES BELOW: Cromford, Derbyshire -Clive Ashton© / Allestree – Stephen Plant©
IMAGES BELOW: Breaston, Derbyshire – Steve Thorpe ©
IMAGES BELOW: Sandiacre, Derbyshire – Marion Bryce ©
