Derbyshire Moths News Posts

Derbyshire Moth News February 2026Download

I ran my 20W actinic moth trap overnight in my Melbourne garden. Results as follows – Acleris literana (NFG) 1; Common Quaker 9; March Moth 3; Clouded Drab 3; Satellite 1; Small Quaker 1; Oak Beauty 1. 19/7 Acleris literana – Tony Davison© Acleris literana – Tony Davison© Common Quaker – Tony Davison© March…

The larval cases of Dahlica triquetrella were discovered by Mark Radford on 8th and 10th February 2026, whilst he was searching local cemeteries and churchyards for this species and for Luffia lapidella. On 8th February larval cases were found at Eckington Cemetery and on 10th February more were discovered at Bolsover Churchyard. Winged males…

My first moth trap for 2026 was on 11th February when I ran my 20W actinic in the garden from 17:30 – 22:30hrs – One Chestnut and one Common Quaker (possibly my earliest ever in the garden)  Chestnut – Tony Davison© Common Quaker – Tony Davison©

Derbyshire Moth News January 2026Download

A new species of micro moth was discovered on 4th January 2026 by Will Soar. He recorded the larval case/s of Luffia lapidella at Willington. A species of “bagworm”, commonly known as the Ramshorn Bagworm, which is one of the most commonly recorded in England and Wales, so this came as somewhat of a…