Mick Ball, moth officer for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, has prepared a complete list of the macro moths recorded in Derbyshire over the 30 years up to 2018. The table also gives a guide to the status of each species.
The following table represents species typically recorded in the East Midlands Region.
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Abraxas sylvata | Clouded Magpie |
| Abrostola triplasia | Dark Spectacle |
| Acasis viretata | Yellow-barred Brindle |
| Acleris forsskaleana | |
| Acleris holmiana | |
| Acleris logiana | |
| Acleris lorquiniana | |
| Acronicta alni | Alder Moth |
| Acronicta leporina | Miller |
| Actebia praecox | Portland Moth |
| Adela reaumurella | |
| Adscita geryon | Cistus Forester |
| Adscita statices | Forester |
| Aethes cnicana | |
| Aethes piercei | |
| Aethes smeathmanniana | |
| Agapeta zoegana | |
| Agonopterix propinquella | |
| Agriphila latistria | |
| Agriphila straminella | |
| Agrotis cinerea | Light Feathered Rustic |
| Agrotis clavis | Heart & Club |
| Agrotis vestigialis | Archer's Dart |
| Amphipyra berbera subsp. svenssoni | Svensson's Copper Underwing |
| Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing |
| Anaplectoides prasina | Green Arches |
| Ancylis achatana | |
| Ancylis badiana | |
| Anticollix sparsata | Dentated Pug |
| Antitype chi | Grey Chi |
| Apamea anceps | Large Nutmeg |
| Apamea oblonga | Crescent Striped |
| Apamea ophiogramma | Double Lobed |
| Apamea scolopacina | Slender Brindle |
| Apamea sublustris | Reddish Light Arches |
| Apeira syringaria | Lilac Beauty |
| Aphelia unitana | |
| Aphomia zelleri | |
| Aplocera efformata | Lesser Treble-bar |
| Aplocera plagiata | Treble-bar |
| Aporophyla lutulenta | Deep-brown Dart |
| Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic |
| Apotomis lineana | |
| Archanara dissoluta | Brown-veined Wainscot |
| Archiearis notha | Light Orange Underwing |
| Arenostola phragmitidis | Fen Wainscot |
| Argyresthia retinella | |
| Argyresthia sorbiella | |
| Atolmis rubricollis | Red-necked Footman |
| Autographa bractea | Gold Spangle |
| Autographa gamma | Silver Y |
| Batrachedra pinicolella | |
| Bembecia ichneumoniformis | Six-belted Clearwing |
| Biston strataria | Oak Beauty |
| Brachionycha sphinx | |
| Brachylomia viminalis | Minor Shoulder-knot |
| Cacoecimorpha pronubana | Carnation Tortrix |
| Callistege mi | Mother Shipton |
| Caloptilia betulicola | |
| Caloptilia rufipennella | |
| Caryocolum tricolorella | |
| Cataclysta lemnata | Small China-mark |
| Catarhoe rubidata | Ruddy Carpet |
| Celaena haworthii | Haworth's Minor |
| Celaena leucostigma | Crescent |
| Celypha striana | |
| Cepphis advenaria | Little Thorn |
| Cerastis leucographa | White-marked |
| Charissa obscurata | Annulet |
| Chloroclysta miata | Autumn Green Carpet |
| Chloroclysta siterata | Red-green Carpet |
| Chortodes extrema | Concolorous |
| Chortodes fluxa | Mere Wainscot |
| Chortodes pygmina | Small Wainscot |
| Coleophora frischella | Small Clover Case-Bearer |
| Coleophora serratella | |
| Coleophora sylvaticella | |
| Colocasia coryli | Nut-tree Tussock |
| Comibaena bajularia | Blotched Emerald |
| Commophila aeneana | |
| Cosmia affinis | Lesser-spotted Pinion |
| Cossus cossus | Goat Moth |
| Crambus uliginosellus | |
| Craniophora ligustri | Coronet |
| Cucullia absinthii | Wormwood |
| Cucullia chamomillae | Chamomile Shark |
| Cybosia mesomella | Four-dotted Footman |
| Cyclophora albipunctata | Birch Mocha |
| Cyclophora linearia | Clay Triple-lines |
| Cyclophora punctaria | Maiden's Blush |
| Cymatophorima diluta subsp. hartwiegi | Oak Lutestring |
| Dahlica inconspicuella | Lesser Lichen Case-bearer |
| Dasypolia templi | Brindled Ochre |
| Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth |
| Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth |
| Deileptenia ribeata | Satin Beauty |
| Deltote uncula | Silver Hook |
| Diacrisia sannio | Clouded Buff |
| Diarsia dahlii | Barred Chestnut |
| Diarsia florida | Fen Square-spot |
| Dichonia aprilina | Merveille Du Jour |
| Dichrorampha gueneeana | |
| Dioryctria abietella | |
| Discoloxia blomeri | Blomer's Rivulet |
| Ditula angustiorana | Red-barred Tortrix |
| Donacaula forficella | |
| Donacaula mucronellus | |
| Drepana falcataria | Pebble Hook-tip |
| Drymonia dodonaea | Marbled Brown |
| Drymonia ruficornis | Lunar Marbled Brown |
| Dryobotodes eremita | Brindled Green |
| Dypterygia scabriuscula | Bird's Wing |
| Dyscia fagaria | Grey Scalloped Bar |
| Earias clorana | Cream-bordered Green Pea |
| Ectoedemia atricollis | |
| Ectropis crepuscularia | Small Engrailed |
| Eilema complana | Scarce Footman |
| Eilema depressa | Buff Footman |
| Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman |
| Eilema lurideola | Common Footman |
| Elachista littoricola | |
| Elachista regificella | |
| Elachista revinctella | |
| Elophila nymphaeata | Brown China-mark |
| Enargia paleacea | Angle-striped Sallow |
| Endothenia gentianaeana | |
| Endothenia quadrimaculana | |
| Ennomos erosaria | September Thorn |
| Ennomos quercinaria | August Thorn |
| Entephria caesiata | Grey Mountain Carpet |
| Epiblema foenella | |
| Epiblema rosaecolana | |
| Epinotia demarniana | |
| Epinotia nisella | |
| Epione repandaria | Bordered Beauty |
| Epirrhoe tristata | Small Argent & Sable |
| Epirrita filigrammaria | Small Autumnal Moth |
| Eremobia ochroleuca | Dusky Sallow |
| Eriogaster lanestris | Small Eggar |
| Esperia oliviella | |
| Ethmia dodecea | |
| Ethmia quadrillella | |
| Euchoeca nebulata | Dingy Shell |
| Euclidia glyphica | Burnet Companion |
| Eucosma pupillana | |
| Eugnorisma glareosa subsp. glareosa | |
| Euhyponomeuta stannella | |
| Eupithecia absinthiata form goosensiata | Ling Pug |
| Eupithecia dodoneata | Oak-tree Pug |
| Eupithecia fraxinata | Ash Pug |
| Eupithecia haworthiata | Haworth's Pug |
| Eupithecia indigata | Ochreous Pug |
| Eupithecia insigniata | Pinion-spotted Pug |
| Eupithecia inturbata | Maple Pug |
| Eupithecia lariciata | Larch Pug |
| Eupithecia pimpinellata | Pimpinel Pug |
| Eupithecia plumbeolata | Lead-coloured Pug |
| Eupithecia pygmaeata | Marsh Pug |
| Eupithecia satyrata | Satyr Pug |
| Eupithecia subfuscata | Grey Pug |
| Eupithecia tantillaria | Dwarf Pug |
| Eupithecia tenuiata | Slender Pug |
| Eupithecia tripunctaria | White-spotted Pug |
| Eupithecia trisignaria | Triple-spotted Pug |
| Eupithecia valerianata | Valerian Pug |
| Eupithecia venosata | Netted Pug |
| Eupithecia virgaureata | Golden-rod Pug |
| Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail |
| Euxoa cursoria | Coast Dart |
| Euxoa tritici | White-line Dart |
| Evergestis pallidata | |
| Falcaria lacertinaria | Scalloped Hook-tip |
| Furcula bicuspis | Alder Kitten |
| Furcula bifida | Poplar Kitten |
| Furcula furcula | Sallow Kitten |
| Gastropacha quercifolia | Lappet |
| Geometra papilionaria | Large Emerald |
| Grapholita compositella | |
| Gynnidomorpha alismana | |
| Gypsonoma dealbana | |
| Hadena confusa | Marbled Coronet |
| Hadena perplexa | Tawny Shears |
| Hedya nubiferana | Marbled Orchard Tortrix |
| Hedya salicella | |
| Heliophobus reticulata | Bordered Gothic |
| Hemaris fuciformis | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth |
| Hemistola chrysoprasaria | Small Emerald |
| Hepialus fusconebulosa | Map-winged Swift |
| Hepialus hecta | Gold Swift |
| Homoeosoma sinuella | |
| Horisme tersata | Fern |
| Horisme vitalbata | Small Waved Umber |
| Hydraecia petasitis | Butterbur |
| Hydrelia flammeolaria | Small Yellow Wave |
| Hydrelia sylvata | Waved Carpet |
| Hydriomena ruberata | Ruddy Highflyer |
| Hypena crassalis | Beautiful Snout |
| Hypena rostralis | Buttoned Snout |
| Hypomecis roboraria | Great Oak Beauty |
| Idaea emarginata | Small Scallop |
| Idaea fuscovenosa | Dwarf Cream Wave |
| Idaea rusticata subsp. atrosignaria | Least Carpet |
| Idaea straminata | Plain Wave |
| Idaea subsericeata | Satin Wave |
| Idaea sylvestraria | Dotted Border Wave |
| Ipimorpha retusa | Double Kidney |
| Ipimorpha subtusa | Olive |
| Jodis lactearia | Little Emerald |
| Lacanobia contigua | Beautiful Brocade |
| Lacanobia suasa | Dog's Tooth |
| Lacanobia w-latinum | Light Brocade |
| Lampropteryx suffumata | Water Carpet |
| Larentia clavaria | Mallow |
| Lasiocampa quercus | Oak Eggar |
| Laspeyria flexula | Beautiful Hook-tip |
| Leucoma salicis | White Satin Moth |
| Leucoptera malifoliella | Pear Leaf Blister Moth |
| Ligdia adustata | Scorched Carpet |
| Lithomoia solidaginis | Golden-rod Brindle |
| Lithosia quadra | Four-spotted Footman |
| Lobophora halterata | Seraphim |
| Lycophotia porphyrea | True Lover's Knot |
| Lygephila pastinum | Blackneck |
| Lymantria monacha | Black Arches |
| Macaria alternata | Sharp-angled Peacock |
| Macrothylacia rubi | Fox Moth |
| Melanthia procellata | Pretty Chalk Carpet |
| Mesoleuca albicillata | Beautiful Carpet |
| Mompha propinquella | |
| Mompha terminella | |
| Monochroa lucidella | |
| Monopis weaverella | |
| Mormo maura | Old Lady |
| Morophaga choragella | |
| Myelois circumvoluta | Thistle Ermine |
| Mythimna flammea | Flame Wainscot |
| Mythimna pudorina | Striped Wainscot |
| Mythimna straminea | Southern Wainscot |
| Nebula salicata subsp. latentaria | Striped Twin-spot Carpet |
| Nematopogon schwarziellus | |
| Noctua interjecta subsp. caliginosa | Least Yellow Underwing |
| Noctua orbona | Lunar Yellow Underwing |
| Nola confusalis | Least Black Arches |
| Nonagria typhae | Bulrush Wainscot |
| Notodonta dromedarius | Iron Prominent |
| Nudaria mundana | Muslin Footman |
| Nycteola revayana | Oak Nycteoline |
| Ochsenheimeria vacculella | Cereal Stem Moth |
| Odezia atrata | Chimney Sweep |
| Odontosia carmelita | Scarce Prominent |
| Oligia versicolor | Rufous Minor |
| Orgyia recens | Scarce Vapourer |
| Orthonama vittata | Oblique Carpet |
| Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker |
| Orthosia opima | Northern Drab |
| Orthosia populeti | Lead-coloured Drab |
| Pachycnemia hippocastanaria | Horse Chestnut |
| Pammene aurana | |
| Pancalia leuwenhoekella | |
| Pandemis dumetana | |
| Panemeria tenebrata | Small Yellow Underwing |
| Papestra biren | Glaucous Shears |
| Paradarisa consonaria | Square Spot |
| Parasemia plantaginis | Wood Tiger |
| Parastichtis suspecta | Suspected |
| Parastichtis ypsillon | Dingy Shears |
| Parectropis similaria | Brindled White-spot |
| Pechipogo strigilata | Common Fan-foot |
| Pelurga comitata | Dark Spinach |
| Perconia strigillaria | Grass Wave |
| Peridea anceps | Great Prominent |
| Perizoma albulata | Grass Rivulet |
| Perizoma bifaciata | Barred Rivulet |
| Perizoma sagittata | Marsh Carpet |
| Philedone gerningana | |
| Philereme transversata | Dark Umber |
| Philereme vetulata | Brown Scallop |
| Phtheochroa rugosana | |
| Phyllonorycter roboris | |
| Plagodis dolabraria | Scorched Wing |
| Plagodis pulveraria | Barred Umber |
| Platyptilia pallidactyla | |
| Platytes alpinella | |
| Plemyria rubiginata | Blue-bordered Carpet |
| Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl |
| Plusia festucae | Gold Spot |
| Polia bombycina | Pale Shining Brown |
| Polia trimaculosa | Silvery Arches |
| Polymixis lichenea subsp. lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus |
| Polyploca ridens | Frosted Green |
| Psamathocrita argentella | |
| Pseudoips prasinana | Green Silver-lines |
| Pseudopanthera macularia | Speckled Yellow |
| Pseudotelphusa scalella | |
| Pseudoterpna pruinata subsp. atropunctaria | Grass Emerald |
| Ptilodon cucullina | Maple Prominent |
| Ptycholomoides aeriferanus | |
| Pyrausta aurata | |
| Pyrrhia umbra | Bordered Sallow |
| Rheumaptera cervinalis | Scarce Tissue |
| Rheumaptera hastata | Argent & Sable |
| Rheumaptera undulata | Scallop Shell |
| Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot |
| Rhyacia simulans | Dotted Rustic |
| Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot |
| Saturnia pavonia | Emperor Moth |
| Schrankia costaestrigalis | Pinion-streaked Snout |
| Schrankia taenialis | White-line Snout |
| Scopula floslactata | Cream Wave |
| Scopula imitaria | Small Blood-vein |
| Scopula immutata | Lesser Cream Wave |
| Scopula ornata | Lace Border |
| Scopula ternata | Smoky Wave |
| Scotopteryx bipunctaria subsp. cretata | Chalk Carpet |
| Scotopteryx chenopodiata | Shaded Broad-bar |
| Scotopteryx mucronata | Lead Belle |
| Selenia lunularia | Lunar Thorn |
| Selenia tetralunaria | Purple Thorn |
| Sesia bembeciformis | Lunar Hornet Moth |
| Sideridis albicolon | White Colon |
| Sophronia semicostella | |
| Spaelotis ravida | Stout Dart |
| Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth |
| Spilosoma urticae | Water Ermine |
| Stauropus fagi | Lobster Moth |
| Stenolechia gemmella | |
| Stigmella crataegella | |
| Stigmella speciosa | |
| Stilbia anomala | Anomalous |
| Synanthedon culiciformis | Large Red-belted Clearwing |
| Synanthedon myopaeformis | Red-belted Clearwing |
| Synanthedon tipuliformis | Currant Clearwing |
| Synanthedon vespiformis | Yellow-legged Clearwing |
| Syncopacma larseniella | |
| Syngrapha interrogationis | Scarce Silver Y |
| Tethea ocularis subsp. octogesimea | Figure of Eighty |
| Tethea or | Poplar Lutestring |
| Thera firmata | Pine Carpet |
| Thera juniperata | Juniper Carpet |
| Thumatha senex | Round-winged Muslin |
| Triaxomera fulvimitrella | |
| Trichiura crataegi | Pale Eggar |
| Trichophaga tapetzella | Tapestry Moth |
| Triphosa dubitata | Tissue |
| Tyria jacobaeae | Cinnabar |
| Tyta luctuosa | Four-spotted |
| Udea lutealis | |
| Venusia cambrica | Welsh Wave |
| Watsonalla cultraria | Barred Hook-tip |
| Xanthia citrago | Orange Sallow |
| Xanthia gilvago | Dusky-lemon Sallow |
| Xanthorhoe biriviata | Balsam Carpet |
| Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata | Large Twin-spot Carpet |
| Xestia castanea | Neglected Rustic |
| Xestia ditrapezium | Triple-spotted Clay |
| Xestia rhomboidea | Square-spotted Clay |
| Xylena exsoleta | Sword-grass |
| Xylena vetusta | Red Sword-grass |
| Ypsolopha parenthesella | |
| Zeuzera pyrina | Leopard Moth |
| Zygaena trifolii | Five-spot Burnet |