Derbyshire Macro Moths VC57 – Part 2 – Noctuidae to Nolidae

DERBYSHIRE MACRO MOTHS – Part 2 – Noctuidae – Nolida

In August 2023, I finally 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, a 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 of April 2024, there are 573 species that have been recorded in Derbyshire VC57, and the spreadsheet is now published here – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11YVJr3vw92c8OJ8sHrYaUOVEQlCZ9Mtph4jAGfMgT54/edit#gid=457208972

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

PART 1 – 339 Species listed from HEPIALIDAE to EREBIDAE (278 species photographed

PART 2 – 235 Species from NOCTUIDAE to NOLIDAE (209 species photographed)

TOTAL 574 (Total photographed 488 species to April 2024).

Latest Photos – Dotted Chestnut / Treble Brown Spot /Larch Pug / Minor Shoulder-knot / Netted Pug / Square Spot / Latticed Heath / Northern Winter Moth / Early Moth / Spring Usher / Welsh Wave / Bilberry Pug / Golden-rod Brindle / Great Prominent.

Recent new species for the county – 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.

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.

KEY TO COLOUR CODES THROUGHOUT THE SITE.

VIOLET Number = SPECIES PHOTOGRAPHED / YELLOW = VERY RARE / VAGRANT OR EXTINCT SPECIES / ORANGE = MIGRANT / GREEN = UNCOMMON / SIGNIFICANT RECORD / RED = RED DATA SPECIES / BLUE = COMMON / WIDESPREAD

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

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

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 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

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