Derbyshire Macro Moths VC57 – Part 2 – Noctuidae to Nolidae

 

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DERBYSHIRE MACRO MOTHS – Part 2 – Noctuidae – Nolida

In August 2023, I completed a list of the Macro Moths that have been recorded in Derbyshire. Based on current available data at the time, and along with help from DANES, (Derbyshire and Notts Entomological Society), and other local moth recorders, the list has finally been agreed upon. To my knowledge no other Derbyshire Macro Moth list is currently in existence, and more importantly, up to date, so this is a major step forward for the Derbyshire moth recorders to use as a source of reference. The list will be updated as necessary.

As at October 2024, there are 574 species that have been recorded in VC57, and the spreadsheet is now published here –  Macro Moths – Derbyshire Checklist 

The Macro Moth photo galleries on this website are in two parts –

PART 1 340 Species listed from HEPIALIDAE to EREBIDAE (288 species photographed

PART 2 235 Species from NOCTUIDAE to NOLIDAE (211 species photographed) 

TOTAL 575 for Derbyshire (Total photographed 499 species to October 2024).

Latest Photos – Tawny Marbled Minor / Gypsy Moth / The Mallow / Poplar Kitten /White-line Dart / Pale Oak Beauty 

Recent new species for the county – Gypsy Moth August 2024 / Brindled White Spot May 2024 / Dotted Chestnut April 2024 (not for the VC57) / Blossom Underwing April 2021 / Square Spot May 2016 / Bilberry Pug July 2023 / Great Prominent – May 2023 / Dark Crimson Underwing – August 2023 / Rannoch Looper – June 2023 / Light Brocade – May 2023.

There are 29 species on the checklist that are now thought to be extinct in the VC57 and in Derbyshire.

Guide to The List – The first number is the “new” decimal-style checklist number, corresponding to “A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles” by Agassiz, D.J.L., Beavan, S.D. & Heckford R.J. 2013, from now on referred to as the “2013 checklist”.The next sequence of numbers refer to the Bradley & Fletcher Checklist – CLICK on the species to take you to the Species Page, with Status in the County & ID Guide…..

References:

Derbyshire Moths 1986 Harrison & Sterling / DANES Journals / Moths of Great Britain & Ireland, Waring, Townsend,Lewington / British Moths & Butterflies, Manley / Moths of Great Britain & Ireland, Clancy, Top-Jensen, Michael Fibiger / A Gateway Guide – British Moths by James Lowen, Atlas of Britain & Ireland’s Larger Moths.

My thanks go to the following photo contributors:-

Bryan Barnacle / Simon Roddis / Will Soar / Ashlin Bower / Bill Grange / Steve Thorpe / Andy Butler/ Jane & Phil Lester/ Brian & Jean Hallam/ Dave Evans / Gary Wain / Steve Orridge / Mark Gash / Paul Buxton / Roger Nash/ Mike Dale/ Iain McGowan/ Simon Moody/ Steve Adams/ Emily Louise Milnes / The late Claire Miles/ Rowan Wakefield/ Keith Peach/ Clive Ashton/ Stephen Plant/ Doug Aston / Nikki Mahadevan / Adrian Watson/ Sam Goddard/ Anne Butler/ Nadine Snowshill/ Jonathan Bradley/ Martin Roome / Christian Heintzen/ Marion Bryce / Graham Finch / Neil Ward / Ian White / Brian Hobby.

KEY TO COLOUR CODES THROUGHOUT THE SITE.

  = SPECIES PHOTOGRAPHED /  = SIGNIFICANT RECORD / VERY RARE / VAGRANT /  = EXTINCT SPECIES /  = MIGRANT /   = RARE/ UNCOMMON / SCARCE /  = GENERALLY COMMON / WIDESPREAD /  = RED DATA SPECIES /

The List is Copyright to Tony Davison and may not be reproduced without prior permission

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NOCTUIDAE

Plusiinae

73.001 BF2450  The Spectacle   Abrostola tripartita

73.002 BF2449  Dark Spectacle     •  Abrostola triplasia – Steve Thorpe photo

73.003 BF2432  The Ni Moth    • Trichoplusia ni 

73.010 BF2436  Dewick’s Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa – Steve Thorpe photo

73.012 BF2434  Burnished Brass  –  Diachrysia chrysitis

73.014 BF2437  Golden Plusia     Polychrysia moneta – a species in decline 

73.015 BF2441  Silver Y       Autographa gamma 

73.016 BF2442  Beautiful Golden Y  Autographa pulchrina

73.017 BF2443  Plain Golden Y  Autographa jota

73.018 BF2444  Gold Spangle  –    Autographa bractea

73.021 BF2447  Scarce Silver Y   Syngrapha interrogationis

73.022 BF2439  Gold Spot   Plusia festucae

73.023 BF2440  Lempke’s Gold Spot      Plusia putnami

Eustrotiinae

73.024 BF2410  Marbled White Spot  –    Deltote pygarga 

Pantheinae

73.032 BF2425  Nut-tree Tussock  –    Colocasia coryli – Simon Roddis photo

Dilobinae

73.033 BF2020  Figure of Eight     Diloba caeruleocephala – Jonathan Bradley & Martin Roome photo

Acronictinae

73.034 BF2277  Scarce Merveille du Jour  –    Moma alpium 

73.035 BF2290  Reed Dagger      Simyra albovenosa 

73.036 BF2281  Alder Moth  –  Acronicta alni – Bryan Barnacle photo

73.037 BF2283  Dark Dagger   Acronicta tridens

73.038 BF2284  Grey Dagger  Acronicta psi

73.039 BF2279  The Sycamore  –    Acronicta aceris

73.040 BF2280  The Miller  Acronicta leporina

73.042 BF2286  Light Knot Grass   –    Acronicta menyanthidis – Simon Roddis photo

73.045 BF2289  Knot Grass  Acronicta rumicis

73.046 BF2278  Poplar Grey  Subacronicta megacephala

73.047 BF2291  The Coronet      Craniophora ligustri – Ian Viles photo

Metoponiinae

73.048 BF2397  Small Yellow Underwing   Panemeria tenebrata

Cuculliinae

73.050 BF2211  The Wormwood  –   Cucullia absinthii

73.052 BF2216  The Shark  Cucullia umbratica – Brian Hallam photo

73.053 BF2214  Chamomile Shark      Cucullia chamomillae

73.058 BF2221  The Mullein  – Cucullia verbasci

Oncocnemidinae

73.059 BF2223  Toadflax Brocade  – Calophasia lunula – Steve Thorpe photo

73.061 BF2394  The Anomalous  –   Stilbia anomala 

Amphipyrinae

73.062 BF2297  Copper Underwing  Amphipyra pyramidea

73.063 BF2298  Svensson’s Copper Underwing  Amphipyra berbera

73.064 BF2299  Mouse Moth   –  Amphipyra tragopoginis

Psaphidinae

73.065 BF2227  The Sprawler  – Asteroscopus sphinx

73.068 BF2245  Green-brindled Crescent   Allophyes oxyacanthae

73.069 BF2243  Early Grey    Xylocampa areola

Heliothinae

73.070 BF2399  Bordered Sallow –  Pyrrhia umbra – photo by Simon Roddis

73.074 BF2403  Bordered Straw      Heliothis peltigera Dave Evans photo

73.076 BF2400  Scarce Bordered Straw     Helicoverpa armigera 

Bryophilinae

73.082 BF2292  Tree-Lichen Beauty –    Cryphia algae – Steve Thorpe photo

73.084 BF2293  Marbled Beauty    Bryophila domestica

Xyleninae

73.087 BF2385  Small Mottled Willow   • Spodoptera exigua 

73.092 BF2387  Mottled Rustic  Caradrina morpheus

73.095 BF2389  Pale Mottled Willow   Caradrina clavipalpis

73.096 BF2381  The Uncertain   Hoplodrina octogenaria

73.097 BF2382 The Rustic Hoplodrina blanda

73.099 BF2384  Vine’s Rustic     Hoplodrina ambigua 

73.100 BF2391  Silky Wainscot      Chilodes maritima 

73.101 BF2380  Treble Lines  –    Charanyca trigrammica

73.102 BF2302  Brown Rustic  Rusina ferruginea – photo by Steve Orridge

73.105 BF2301  Bird’s Wing    Dypterygia scabriuscula

73.107 BF2300  Old Lady     Mormo maura

73.109 BF2303  Straw Underwing   Thalpophila matura

73.113 BF2306  Angle Shades    Phlogophora meticulosa

73.114 BF2305  Small Angle Shades  Euplexia lucipara

73.118 BF2367  Haworth’s Minor  Celaena haworthii – photo by Steve Orridge

73.119 BF2368  The Crescent  –    Helotropha leucostigma – photo by Steve Orridge

73.120 BF2352  Dusky Sallow  –    Eremobia ochroleuca

73.121 BF2364  Frosted Orange   Gortyna flavago

73.123 BF2361  Rosy Rustic  –  Hydraecia micacea

73.124 BF2362  The Butterbur      Hydraecia petasitis

73.126 BF2358  Saltern Ear    Amphipoea fucosa 

73.127 BF2357  Large Ear  Amphipoea lucens – photo by Mike Dale

73.128 BF2360  Ear Moth   Amphipoea oculea

73.131 BF2353  Flounced Rustic   Luperina testacea

73.134 BF2375  Large Wainscot  –    Rhizedra lutosa

73.136 BF2369  Bulrush Wainscot   Nonagria typhae

73.137 BF2377  Fen Wainscot       Arenostola phragmitidis  – Simon Roddis photo

73.139 BF2370  Twin-spotted Wainscot • Lenisa geminipuncta – Brian Hallam photo

73.141 BF2371  Brown-veined Wainscot      Archanara dissoluta 

73.142 BF2379  Small Rufous    •  Coenobia rufa 

73.144 BF2350  Small Wainscot  –  Denticucullus pygmina

73.147 BF2345  Small Dotted Buff   Photedes minima

73.151 BF2373  Webb’s WainscotGlobia sparganii – Roger Nash photo per Brian Hallam

73.153 BF2332  Union Rustic   Pabulatrix pabulatricula 

73.154 BF2330  Dusky Brocade  –  Apamea remissa

73.155 BF2327  Clouded Brindle  –  •  Apamea epomidion 

73.156 BF2326  Clouded-bordered Brindle  Apamea crenata

73.157 BF2333  Large Nutmeg  –    Apamea anceps – Simon Roddis photo

73.158 BF2334  Rustic Shoulder-knot  –   Apamea sordens

73.159 BF2331  Small Clouded Brindle   Apamea unanimis – Ashlin Bower photo

73.160 BF2335  Slender Brindle  –    Apamea scolopacina – Ashlin Bower photo

73.162 BF2321  Dark Arches   Apamea monoglypha

73.163 BF2322  Light Arches    Apamea lithoxylaea

73.164 BF2323  Reddish Light Arches      Apamea sublustris 

73.165 BF2329  The Confused Apamea furva – photo by Rowan Wakefield

73.168 BF2336  Double Lobed      Apamea ophlogramma

73.169 BF2343  Common Rustic  Mesapamea secalis

73.170 BF2343a  Lesser Common Rustic   Mesapamea didyma – photo by Claire Miles

73.171 BF2342  Rosy Minor  Litoligia literosa – photo by Steve Orridge

73.172 BF2341  Cloaked Minor   Mesoligia furuncula

73.173 BF2337  Marbled Minor    Oligia strigilis

73.174 BF2339   Tawny Marbled Minor  Oligia latruncula

73.175 BF2338  Rufous Minor   Oligia versicolor

73.176 BF2340  Middle-barred Minor   Oligia fasciuncula

73.179 BF2271   Orange Sallow      Tiliacea citrago

73.180 BF2272  Barred Sallow    •  Tiliacea aurago

73.181 BF2273  Pink-barred Sallow  –   Xanthia togata

73.182 BF2274  The Sallow  –  Cirrhia icteritia

73.183 BF2275  Dusky-lemon Sallow      Cirrhia gilvago Red data species 2002

73.186 BF2267  Beaded Chestnut   Agrochola lychnidis

73.187 BF2266  Brown-spot Pinion  Agrochola litura

73.188 BF2265  Flounced Chestnut   –  Agrochola helvola 

73.189 BF2263  Red-line Quaker  Agrochola lota

73.190 BF2264  Yellow-line Quaker  – Agrochola macilenta

73.192 BF2262  The Brick   Agrochola circellaris

73.193 BF2270   Lunar Underwing  Omphaloscelis lunosa

73.194 BF2258  The Chestnut  –  Conistra vaccinii

73.195 BF2259   Dark Chestnut  Conistra ligula

73.197 BF2260  Dotted Chestnut   Conistra rubiginea – first county record 10/4/2024

73.200 BF2235  Tawny Pinion  –    Lithophane semibrunnea – Brian Hallam photo

73.201 BF2236   Pale Pinion  –    Lithophane socia – Bryan Barnacle photo

73.202 BF2237  Grey Shoulder-knot  –    Lithophane ornitopus 

73.206 BF2240  Blair’s Shoulder-knot   Lithophane leautieri

73.207 BF2233  Golden-rod Brindle  –    Xylena solidaginis – image by Christian Heintzen

73.208 BF2242  Sword-grass      Xylena exsoleta 

73.209 BF2241  Red Sword-grass      Xylena vetusta – Simon Roddis photo

73.210 BF2256  The Satellite  Eupsilia transversa

73.211 BF2313  Angle-striped Sallow      Enargia paleacea – Simon Roddis photo

73.213 BF2312  The Olive –    Ipimorpha subtusa

73.214 BF2317  White-spotted Pinion      Cosmia diffinis

73.215 BF2316  Lesser-spotted Pinion  –    Cosmia affinis – Clive Ashton photo

73.216 BF2318  The Dun-bar   Cosmia trapezina

73.217 BF2319  Lunar-spotted Pinion      Cosmia pyralina 

73.219 BF2269  Centre-barred Sallow  Atethmia centrago

73.220 BF2225  Minor Shoulder-knot  Brachylomia viminalis – Jane Hewitt photo

73.221 BF2268  The Suspected      Parastichtis suspecta 

73.222 BF2314  Dingy Shears  –    Apterogenum ypsillon

73.224 BF2247  Merveille du Jour    •  Griposia aprilina

73.225 BF2248  Brindled Green       Dryobotodes eremita

73.228 BF2254  Grey Chi  –    Antitype chi

73.232 BF2231  Deep-brown Dart    Aporophyla lueneburgensis

73.233 BF2232  Black Rustic  Aporophyla nigra

73.234 BF2229  Brindled Ochre  –  •  Dasypolia templi – Ashlin Bower photo

73.235 BF2255  Feathered Ranunculus     Polymixis lichenea – Jane & Phil Lester photo

73.237 BF2252  Large Ranunculus  –    Polymixis flavicincta

73.238 BF2250  Dark Brocade  – Mniotype adusta – photo by Rowan Wakefield

Hadeninae

73.241 BF2179  Pine Beauty   Panolis flammea

73.242 BF2188  Clouded Drab  –  Orthosia incerta

73.243 BF2183  Blossom Underwing Orthosia miniosa –  First county record 2/4/2021

73.244 BF2187  Common Quaker   Orthosia cerasi

73.245 BF2182  Small Quaker  Orthosia cruda

73.246 BF2185  Lead-coloured Drab  –    Orthosia populeti

73.247 BF2186  Powdered Quaker   Orthosia gracilis

73.248 BF2184  Northern Drab  –   Orthosia opima

73.249 BF2190  Hebrew Character  Orthosia gothica

73.250 BF2189  Twin-spotted Quaker   Anorthoa munda

73.252 BF2177  Hedge Rustic  – Tholera cespitis Red data species – Bryan Barnacle photo

73.253 BF2178  Feathered Gothic  Tholera decimalis

73.254 BF2176  Antler Moth  –  Cerapteryx graminis

73.255 BF2145  The Nutmeg  Anarta trifolii

73.257 BF2142  Beautiful Yellow Underwing  Anarta myrtilli

73.261 BF2150  Grey Arches   Polia nebulosa 

73.263 BF2157  Light Brocade –  Lacanobia w-latinumphoto by Dave Evans

73.264 BF2158  Pale-shouldered Brocade  Lacanobia thalassina

73.265 BF2156  Beautiful Brocade  –    Lacanobia contigua 

73.266 BF2159  Dog’s Tooth  –    Lacanobia suasa 

73.267 BF2160  Bright-line Brown-eye   Lacanobia oleracea

73.270 BF2155  Dot Moth   Melanchra persicariae

73.271 BF2163  Broom Moth   Ceramica pisi – Jane & Phil Lester photo

73.272 BF2162  Glaucous Shears  –    Papestra biren – photo by Steve Orridge

73.273 BF2147  The Shears   Hada plebeja – Ashlin Bower photo

73.274 BF2154  Cabbage Moth   Mamestra brassicae

73.276 BF2166  The Campion  Sideridis rivularis

73.277  BF2153  Bordered Gothic     Sideridis reticulata 

73.279 BF2164  Broad-barred White  Hecatera bicolorata

73.280 BF2165  Small Ranunculus     Hecatera dysodea 

73.281 BF2173  The Lychnis  Hadena bicruris

73.282 BF2170  Varied Coronet   Hadena compta

73.283 BF2171  Marbled Coronet      Hadena confusa – photo by Bryan Barnacle

73.286 BF2167  Tawny Shears    •  Hadena perplexa

73.289 BF2196  Striped Wainscot    Mythimna pudorina

73.290 BF2192  Brown-line Bright-eye   Mythimna conigera

73.291 BF2199  Common Wainscot  –  Mythimna pallens

73.293 BF2198  Smoky Wainscot   Mythimna impura

73.294 BF2197  Southern Wainscot  Mythimna straminea – photo by Steve Thorpe

73.295 BF2195   Delicate  Mythimna vitellina – photo by Bryan Barnacle 

73.297 BF2194  White-point Mythimna albipunctaphoto by Claire Miles

73.298 BF2193  The Clay   Mythimna ferrago

73.301 BF2205  Shoulder-striped Wainscot  – Leucania comma – Brian Hallam photo

73.302 BF2204  Obscure Wainscot  Leucania obsoleta 

73.304 BF2208  The Cosmopolitan     Leucania loreyi 

Noctuinae

73.307 BF2119  Pearly Underwing     Peridroma saucia – Adrian Watson photo

73.309 BF2100  Eversmann’s Rustic  –  Actebia fennica 1 record from 1850 – currently in York museum

73.312 BF2080  Square-spot Dart      Euxoa obelisca

73.313 BF2081  White-line Dart      Euxoa tritici

73.314 BF2082  Garden Dart  –    Euxoa nigricans – Clive Ashton photo

73.316 BF2084  Light-feathered Rustic  –    Agrotis cinerea – Simon Roddis photo

73.317 BF2089  Heart and Dart   Agrotis exclamationis

73.319 BF2087  Turnip Moth   Agrotis segetum

73.320 BF2088  Heart and Club   –    Agrotis clavis – Simon Roddis photo / Tony Davison photo

73.325 BF2092  Shuttle-shaped Dart   Agrotis puta

73.327 BF2091  Dark Sword-grass  –    Agrotis ipsilon 

73.328 BF2098  The Flame  –  Axylia putris

73 329 BF2102  Flame Shoulder  Ochropleura plecta

73.331 BF2121  Barred Chestnut  –    Diarsia dahlii – Clive Ashton photo

73.332 BF2122  Purple Clay  Diarsia brunnea – Ashlin Bower photo

73.333 BF2120  Ingrailed Clay   Diarsia mendica

73.334 BF2123  Small Square-spot   Diarsia rubi

73.336 BF2139  Red-Chestnut  Cerastis rubricosa

73.337 BF2140  White-marked  –    Cerastis leucographa 

73.338 BF2118  True Lover’s Knot   Lycophotia porphyrea

73.339 BF2105  Dotted Rustic     Rhyacia simulans 

73.341 BF2104  Northern Rustic  –    Standfussiana lucernea – Simon Roddis photo

73.342 BF2107  Large Yellow Underwing   Noctua pronuba

73.343 BF2110  Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing  Noctua fimbriata

73.345 BF2109  Lesser Yellow Underwing   Noctua comes

73.346 BF2112  Least Yellow Underwing      Noctua interjecta

73.348 BF2111  Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing   Noctua janthe

73.349 BF2113  Stout Dart  –    Spaelotis ravida 

73.350 BF2137  Great Brocade      Eurois occulta – Scarce migrant – Simon Roddis photo

73.351 BF2114  Double Dart      Graphiphora augur – Steve Thorpe photo

73.352 BF2138  Green Arches  –    Anaplectoides prasina

73.353 BF2130  Dotted Clay   Xestia baja

73.354 BF2131  Square-spotted Clay  –    Xestia stigmatica 

73.355 BF2132  Neglected Rustic      Xestia castanea – Bryan Barnacle photo

73.356 BF2135  Heath Rustic      Xestia agathina – Simon Roddis photo

73.357 BF2134  Square-spot Rustic   Xestia xanthographa

73.358 BF2133  Six-striped Rustic   –  Xestia sexstrigata

73.359 BF2126  Setaceous Hebrew Character   Xestia c-nigrum

73.360 BF2127  Triple-spotted Clay   Xestia ditrapezium

73.361 BF2128  Double Square-spot      Xestia triangulum

73.364 BF2115  Rosy Marsh Moth  –    Coenophila subrosea 

73.365 BF2117  Autumnal Rustic  –  •   Eugnorisma glareosa – Red Data species

73.368 BF2136  The Gothic   Naenia typica

NOLIDAE

Nolinae

74.003 BF2077  Short-cloaked Moth  Nola cucullatella

74.004 BF2078  Least Black Arches      Nola confusalis

Chloephorinae

74.007 BF2421  Scarce Silver-lines      Bena bicolorana

74.008 BF2422  Green Silver-lines      Pseudoips prasinana

74.009 BF2423  Oak Nycteoline      Nycteola revayana

74.011 BF2418  Cream-bordered Green Pea    Earias clorana – Nationally Scarce B Species 

 

©Tony Davison – www.derbyshiremoths.org

 


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