Devon Carpet - Clough Wood

Having taken the second Derbyshire record of Devon Carpet in Clough Wood last August Brian Statham and I were keen to see if it was a pure vagrant record or if the moth was established in the wood. Last night we caught two more confirming that we have a breeding colony in the area. Brian swept the first individual at about 21:15 and we caught the second at light about half an hour later. We also caught two of the similar but larger Water Carpet but much later in the evening.
Added quite a few moths to the year list; Map-winged Swift, Chinese Character, White-pinion Spotted, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Brimstone, Chinese Character, Broken-barred Carpet, Common White Wave, Clouded Silver, Silver-ground Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Coxcomb Prominent. Plus the Marbled White Spot noted below.. not a bad evening! 

Devon Carpet