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Erebidae, Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Macro, Moths, Photographed
72.037 BF2035 – Round-winged Muslin – Erebidae – Arctiinae – Thumatha senex
Selected Images: Breaston 2020 and Breaston 2023 – By Steve Thorpe © / Glossop 29/6/2025 – Christian Heintzen©
Crambidae, Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Micro, Moths, Photographed
63.120 BF1328 – Crambidae – Schoenobiidae – Schoenobius gigantella
Selected Images: Sandiacre, Derbyshire – Image by Emily Louise Milnes© / Breaston, Derbyshire – Image by Steve Thorpe© / Barlborough, Derbyshire – Image by Dan Martin©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Micro, Moths, No Images, Yponomeutidae
16.009 BF432 – Yponomeutidae – Yponomeutinae – Euhyponomeuta stannella – (Red-capped Ermine)
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Moth Traps General, Moths
Invasion of the Rannoch Looper
During June 2023, unusual numbers of Rannoch Looper (Macaria brunneata) moth were arriving in the UK, with Records being reported from a number of inland counties, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and even as far wide as Cambridgeshire, Northumberland and Hampshire. Most counties were recording their first records of this species, and I’m sure
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Micro, Moths, Photographed, Tortricidae, Tortrix Moths
49.251 BF1146 – Tortricidae – Olethruetinae – Epinotia rubiginosana
Selected Images: Bakewell – Doug Aston©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Photographed
73.263 BF2157 – Light Brocade – Noctuidae – Lacanobia w-latinum
Selected Images: Sandiacre, May 2019 – Ian Viles©; Breaston, June 2021 – Steve Thorpe; Belper, May 2023 – Dave Evans©
Crambidae, Micro, Moths, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
63.017 BF1377 – Crambidae – Pyraustinae – Anania lancealis
Selected Images: Cromford, Derbyshire – Clive Ashton© / Cromford 29/6/2024 Clive Ashton© / Belper 13/7/2025 and 26/6/2024 – Dave Evans©
Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Macro, Moths, Noctuidae, Photographed
73.297 BF2194 – White-point – Noctuidae – Mythimna albipuncta
Selected Images: Melbourne – September 20th 2-24 – Tony Davison / Chaddesden – Sept 2024 – Martin Roome / Melbourne – Sept 2023 – Tony Davison© / Hathersage – the late Claire Miles© – 22/10/22 – Hathersage, Derbyshire / Steve Thorpe© – High Leas 26/8/23 / Rosliston Forest 25/7/25 Neil Ward©
Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Micro, Moths, Photographed, Tortricidae, Tortrix Moths
49.185 BF1109 – Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Lobesia littoralis
Selected Images: Allestree, Derbyshire – Stephen Plant©
Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.018 BF80 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella ulmivora – Barred Elm Pigmy
Selected Images: Dave Evans – September 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper.
Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.035 BF68 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella salicis
Selected Images: Dave Evans – September 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper. / Norton Lees (August 2025) Pete Mella© / Longdendale 12/11/2025 – Christian Heintzen©
Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.043 BF63 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella lemniscella – Red Elm Pigmy
Selected Images: Dave Evans – September 2024 & September 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper.
Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.007 BF112 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella luteella – Short-barred Pigmy
Selected Images: Glossop Oct 2025 – Christian Heintzen©/ Staveley 29/10/2025 – Mark Radford©
Day-Flying Moths, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.002 BF116 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella lapponica
Selected Images: Dave Evans – September 2024 / August 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper/ Glossop 28/8/2025 – Christian Heintzen©
Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.025 BF103 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella nylandriella – Common Rowan Pigmy
Selected Images: Dave Evans – September 2024 & September 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper. / Glossop Sept 2025 – Christian Heintzen©
Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
4.010 BF111 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella microtheriella
Selected Images: Dave Evans – September 2024 & August 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper. / Long Clough 7/11/2025 – Christian Heintzen©
Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Nepticulidae, Photographed
4.003 BF117 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella confusella
Selected Images: Dave Evans – September 2024 & September 2018 – Wyver Lane, Belper. / Steve Orridge©
Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Day-Flying Moths, Eriocraniidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Photographed
2.007 BF13 – Eriocraniidae – Eriocrania semipurpurella – Early Purple
Selected Images: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar © / undetermined so either/or with 2.008 / Leaf Mines (2024) – Wyver Lane, Belper – Dave Evans©
Blue - Generally Common / Widespread, Gelechiidae, Micro, Moths, Photographed
35.038 BF789 – Gelechiidae – Anomologinae – Bryotropha domestica
Selected Images: Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans © / Melbourne (2024) Tony Davison© / Melbourne (2020) Tony Davison©
Day-Flying Moths, Heliozelidae, Leaf-Miners, Micro, Moths, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
6.001 BF158 – Heliozelidae – Antispila metallella – Shining Dogwood Cutter
Selected Images: Belper, Derbyshire (2018)- Dave Evans ©
Brown - Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant, Micro, Moths, Oecophoridae, Photographed, Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
28.017 BF641 – Oecophoridae – Oecophorinae – Batia lambdella
Selected Images: Darwin Forest, Derbyshire – Dave Evans ©
Green - Rare / Uncommon / Scarce, Micro, Moths, Photographed, Tortricidae, Tortrix Moths
49.155 BF1086 – Tortricidae – Olethreutinae – Hedya salicella
Selected Images: Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans© / Willington (2025) Neil Loverock©