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70.292 BF1969 – Grey Scalloped Bar – Geometridae – Dyscia fagaria

Grey Scalloped Bar – Geometridae – Ennominae – Dyscia fagaria – colour code • STATUS – A scarce resident that is locally distributed in Derbyshire. Despite considerable areas of moorland in the north of the county, this moth is rarely seen and seems to favour the eastern moors. During the period 2019-2023 only four reports. ID POINTERS – Quite a distinctive moth. As the name suggests, there is a curved scalloped cross-line running through the outer forewing running into hindwing and another smaller curved cross-line near the wing base. A dark spot is located in between the two forewing […]

70.215 BF1897 – V Moth – Geometridae – Macaria wauaria

V Moth – Geometridae – Ennominae – Macaria wauaria – colour code • STATUS – Generally uncommon in Derbyshire, despite being recorded from all areas of the county. Associated with allotments and gardens where there are current bushes. ID POINTERS – The diagnostic feature is a black V mark on the greyish-brown forewing. A large triangular shaped moth at rest. There are also three other black marks along the leading edge of the forewing. FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June – August IMAGES – Darley Dale, Derbyshire – Images by Simon Roddis© V Moth Back to Moth List […]

70.193 BF1868 – Lesser Treble-bar – Geometridae – Aplocera efformata

Lesser Treble-bar – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Aplocera efformat – colour code • STATUS – A resident species that is widely distributed and locally common in Derbyshire. It seems this species is a recent colonist in the county with the first record in 1970. Likely to be encountered at a wide range of sites in southern, central and eastern Derbyshire. ID POINTERS – Very similar to Treble-bar but slightly smaller and the cross bands are usually paler and less intense. The tip of the abdomen is blunt. The angle of the basal cross band is usually acute, thin […]

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 […]

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