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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 […]
Jump directly to the list below ↓ INDEX OF DERBYSHIRE MACRO MOTHS VC57 – Part1 part1 KEY TO STATUS COLOUR CODES THROUGHOUT THE SITE SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO VC57 & DERBYSHIRE MOTHS: = SPECIES PHOTOGRAPHED / = SIGNIFICANT RECORD/ VERY RARE/ VAGRANT / = EXTINCT / = MIGRANT / = SCARCE, UNCOMMON, RARE / = GENERALLY COMMON, WIDESPREAD / =RED DATA
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.
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©
IMAGES BELOW: Breaston, Derbyshire – Steve Thorpe ©
IMAGES BELOW: Sandiacre, Derbyshire – Marion Bryce ©
IMAGES BELOW: Cromford, Derbyshire 2/8/2024 – Clive Ashton© – Staveley 7/8/2024 – Sid Morris©
