Derbyshire Moths News Posts

The Derbyshire Moth Team have taken on a new challenge. We have been invited by the National Trust Rangers at Hardwick Hall to help them conduct moth surveys, within the grounds of the Hardwick Estate, throughout 2026. The first session took place last night (10th April 2026) when the “Hardwick Hall Moth Team” ran…

I ran my 20W Actinic moth trap overnight 7th April 26 from my garden in Melbourne – Results were Pine Beauty 1; Least Black Arches 1; Early Tooth-striped 1; Streamer 1; Oak-tree Pug 2; Brindled Pug 1 were all NFY, also Double-striped Pug 8; Hebrew Character 4; Common Quaker 3; Early Grey 2 Brindled…

Derbyshire Moth News March 2026Download

I ran my Actinic moth trap in my Melbourne garden overnight 31st March 2026 – results as follows – Brindled Beauty (3); Early Grey (1) (NFY); Common Plume (1) (NFY); Small Quaker (1); Hebrew Character (1);  7/5. Brindled Beauty – ©Tony Davison Brindled Beauty – ©Tony Davison Brindled Beauty – ©Tony Davison Early Grey…

Not directly Derbyshire Moth News but something VC57 Derbyshire moth recorders and verifiers should be aware of. Steve Mathers has kindly allowed me to use his recent posts that have featured on Derbyshire Moths Facebook Group (DMFG) and on the Nottinghamshire Moths and Butterflies Facebook Group. Steve wrote as follows – 23rd March 2026…

I ran my 20w Actinic moth trap from my garden in Melbourne for 4 hours before temperature plummeted, results were Common Quaker (3); Small Quaker (5); Clouded Drab (2). 10/3 Clouded Drab – Tony Davison© Clouded Drab – Tony Davison Small Quaker 1 – Tony Davison© Small Quaker 2 – Tony Davison©