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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 23rd October 2024, there are 575 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 – 341 Species listed from HEPIALIDAE to EREBIDAE (290 species photographed
PART 2 – 235 Species from NOCTUIDAE to NOLIDAE (213 species photographed)
TOTAL 576 for Derbyshire (Total photographed 503 species to November 2024).
Latest Photos – Tawny Shears / Small White Wave / Cream Wave / Large Ranunculus / Tawny Marbled Minor / Gypsy Moth / The Mallow / Poplar Kitten /White-line Dart / Pale Oak Beauty
Recent new species for the county – Blair’s Mocha / 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/ Sid Morris.
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 Wainscot – • Globia 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 – photo by Dave Evans
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-latinum – photo by Dave Evans
73.264 BF2158 Pale-shouldered Brocade – • Lacanobia thalassina
73.265 BF2156 Beautiful Brocade – • Lacanobia contigua – last recorded in 1987
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 – photo by Sid Morris
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 albipuncta – photo 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
