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| In the UK Butterflies are relatively few in number, whereas there are over 2500 species of Moths. There are more daytime flying Moths than there are Butterflies in total. Pro-rata the numbers reduce in the Goyt Valley. There will be far more, certainly of moths in the Goyt Valley than I have records of. The trick and the interest is finding them. |
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| Starting in 2026 I am becoming more involved with Lepidoptera species, Butterflies in particular initially. By more involved I mean submitting reports of sightings to the Derbyshire recorder, who is acting on behalf of the organisation Butterfly Conservation. In support of this I have set up a small section on the website. The new recording link below delivers that section. |
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| Narrow-bordered Five-spotted Burnet Moth (Goyt Valley): July 7th. |
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| Essex Skipper Butterfly (Goyt Valley): July 18th. 2026 |
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| Page last reviewed: October 13th. 2026 |
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