On the evening of 6th/7th September2024 Stephen Moores ran his light trap from his Darley Bridge garden and managed to record a Small Mottled Willow, an immigrant species from mainland Europe, and the first to be recorded in Derbyshire since 2003. This specimen was trapped during a period of high migrant moth activity on the east coast of England.
On 28th September, Martin Roome recorded the rare Dusky-lemon Sallow from his Chaddesden garden light trap. The first since 2022, and then prior to that only several single specimens, since 2002. A moth that frequents Elm and appears to be suffering badly due to Dutch Elm disease. We can only hope that this beautiful autumn moth will make a comeback and remain a Derbyshire species.
