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IMAGES BELOW – Melbourne- May 2014 and Kings Newton. – Images by Tony Davison©
Epermeniidae -Epermeniiae – Epermenia falciformis – Streaked Ridge-back STATUS – Uncertain – Only five records, one from Foremark Reservoir in 2007 and four from Markham Vale, 3 in August 2023
Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Acleris logiana – Pale Birch Tortrix STATUS – Uncertain – These are the first accepted records for VC57. A species which only reached Yorkshire in 2010.
IMAGES BELOW – Buxton, Derbyshire – Ian White© – Cromford, Derbyshire – Clive Ashton©
Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter messaniella – Ilex Leaf-miner STATUS – Uncertain, very few records. Fairly common across the British Isles. Probably locally common in Oak, Beech or Sweet Chestnut
Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Aethes hartmanniana – Lesser Marbled Straw STATUS – A rare species in the county, that is easily confused with A.piercei. Found on Small Scabious & Field
Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella tityrella – Small Beech Dot Status – National Status – A widespread and fairly common species throughout the British Isles. Well spread in Derbyshire. ID
Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella perpygmaeella – Least Hawthorn Dot Status – National Status – Common – Derbyshire status unknown – This photo of the leaf mine represents the first
Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter maestingella – Beech Leaf-miner STATUS – Common across most of the British Isles. Derbyshire status, unknown but most probably common where the food plant exists.
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
Yponomeutidae – Yponomeutinae – Yponomeuta sedella – Orpine Ermine STATUS – Uncertain – Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988) – Probably a new species for VC57 & Derbyshire. A
Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Neocochylis molliculana – Ox-tongue Conch STATUS – Uncertain – August 2023 (2) and one on 8th & 10th August from Staveley (could refer to same individual)
Tineidae – Teichobiinae- Psychoides filicivore – Common Fern Moth STATUS – Unknown in Derbyshire with only a handful of records. ID POINTERS – An orange-brown head, with dark brown broad forewings
Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Thaumatotibia leucotreta – False Codling Moth STATUS – A specimen of this Afrotropical species was light trapped by Tony Davison in his Melbourne garden on 27th August
Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae – Common Thorn Leaf-miner STATUS – Common on Hawthorn (Crataegus). ID POINTERS – A Leaf-miner – The mine is on underside of a leaf, usually
Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Enteucha acetosae – Sorrel Dot Status – National Status – Very local throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Not known from Northern Scotland – Derbyshire status unknown.
Epermeniidae -Epermeniiae – Epermenia chaerophyllella – Garden lance-wing STATUS – It should be relatively common on Hogweed. ID POINTERS – Forewing is a blackish-brown, usually showing one to three white
Gelechiidae – Anacampsinae – Anacampsis blatariella – Birch Roller STATUS – Uncertain with only 16 records to 2010 and then one in August 2024 from Breaston. A local species over
Gelechiidae – Anacampsinae – Anarsia innoxiella – Maple Snout STATUS – Last recorded June 2023 – This species was recognised as new to science in 2017, and it is thought
Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Neocochylis hybridella – White-fronted Straw (White-bodied Conch) STATUS – Unsure as this is a first record for VC57 and Derbyshire, 2nd August 2024, followed by a
Depreesariidae – Depressariinae – Depressaria ultimella – Marsh Brown STATUS – Unknown as I can only find one modern day record – Kings Newton 2/5/2004 ID POINTERS – Thorax and tegulae
Gelechiidae – Apatetrinae – Helcystogramma rufescens – Common Zebra Moth STATUS – Presumably a common species in the county in grassy places. ID POINTERS – Forewing yellowish-brown, sometimes darker between
Pterophoridae – Pterophorinae – Gillmeria ochrodactyla – Tansy Plume STATUS – Uncertain with so few records received. Seems to be very localised despite plenty of the food-plant (Tansy) being fairly
