The Forester – Zygaenidae – Procridinae – Adscita statices – colour code • STATUS – A scarce species, and up until 2018, there were only three known colonies in Derbyshire. During period 2013 – 2018 there were 10+ individuals recorded from these three sites. In the following period 2019 – 2023, six records of nine individuals from five new sites were recorded. ID POINTERS – There are two species of British Forester moth found in Derbyshire. The Cistus is the smaller of the two, and therefore more easy to identify. The upper wing is a bright emerald green, although the […]
Derbyshire Macro Moths VC57 – Part 1 – Hepialidae to Erebidae
DERBYSHIRE MACRO MOTHS VC57 – Part 1 – Hepialidae – Erebidae In August 2023, I finally completed a list of the Macro Moths that have been recorded in Derbyshire. Based upon current available data at the time, and along with help from DANES, (Derbyshire and Notts Entomological Society), and other local county 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 […]