Struggling with these - AND the photography at night on glass! So apologies for the quality as well.
I think this is a Vapourer ??
Struggling with this one ??
Thanks
Dave
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Saturday, 24 August 2013
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Back at soil hill
There were fewer clouds today than on Tuesday and this was reflected in the fact that I recorded 3 dragonfly species, not just 2...
-Common Hawker
-Black Darter
There were also dragonflies on other pools today, not just the biggest pool in the middle of the track:
-At least 4, possibly 5, Common Hawkers, including 1 female which was ovipositing
-2 male Black Darters, though they had moved pools
-2 male Common Darters also
Butterflies:
-Meadow Brown
-Large White
-Small White
-Small Tortoiseshell
-Peacock
-Small Copper
Small Copper
Had a site meeting at Beechwood Park LNR, north Halifax this morning. One highlight was a small copper feeding happliy of the plethora of thistles near the top end of the site.
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Soil Hill
Went for a quick walk up to soil hill this afternoon. I was surprised to find that the largest pond on the main track was occupied by dragonflies, the first time I have known of them on the hill. There were:
2 male black darters
1 male common hawker
all the dragonflies looked in good condition.
There were also a few butterflies:
Small Copper
Meadow Brown
Peacock
Small Tortoiseshell
Small White
Large White
Green Veined White
Monday, 19 August 2013
Dragonfly and Darter
This immature female Southern Hawker was on the ground motionless. It was barely alive and didn't survive unfortunately.
Also seen yesterday on same hillside at Sunnybank Todmorden this male Common Darter, although not a regular sighting with us.
Also saw a female Purple Hairstreak low down on an Oak but not able to photo.
Also seen yesterday on same hillside at Sunnybank Todmorden this male Common Darter, although not a regular sighting with us.
Also saw a female Purple Hairstreak low down on an Oak but not able to photo.
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Moth Night @ Riddlesden, near Keighley
Here is the list from Moth night last week in our garden adjacent to East Riddlesden Hall.
I'm a beginner at Moffin so please forgive any mistaken ID. My method is to take a photograph of every moth captured and then ID it via the Waring guides and confirm any I'm struggling with UK moths website. Last week I took 160 images some with multiple moths caught in or around my new Skinner MV trap.
Here is the list as I have identified them, if there is owt that raises the eye-brows please let me know and I can send you or post an image;
I'm a beginner at Moffin so please forgive any mistaken ID. My method is to take a photograph of every moth captured and then ID it via the Waring guides and confirm any I'm struggling with UK moths website. Last week I took 160 images some with multiple moths caught in or around my new Skinner MV trap.
Here is the list as I have identified them, if there is owt that raises the eye-brows please let me know and I can send you or post an image;
Large Yellow Underwing | 75 |
Willow Beauty | 6 |
Brimstone Moth | 5 |
Common Rustic Ag. | 16 |
Bird Cherry Ermine | 28 |
Willow Ermine | 1 |
Common Carpet | 2 |
Early Thorn | 1 |
Clouded Border | 1 |
Lesser B-bordered Yellow Underwing | 15 |
Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 |
Dark Arches | 3 |
White-shouldered House-moth | 1 |
July Highflyer | 2 |
Acleris forsskaleana | 4 |
Argyresthia semitestacella | 1 |
Burnished Brass | 1 |
Dun-bar | 21 |
Eudonia lacustrata | 1 |
Eudonia Truncicolella | 1 |
Flame Carpet | 1 |
Mother of Pearl | 6 |
Phoenix | 4 |
Scalloped Oak | 3 |
Small Fan-footed Wave | 1 |
Small Phoenix | 1 |
Spindle Ermine | 1 |
Monday, 12 August 2013
Grey Chi.
I found this today at Norland (Rishworth) golf course resting openly on a dry stone wall - a new one for me. Looked in pristine condition so may have just emerged.
Moth for confirmation
This moth was in the kitchen and I think it is a Silver Y Autographa gamma. Can you confirm that my Readers Digest field guide to Butterflies has not lead me astray?
Sunday, 11 August 2013
Saturday, 10 August 2013
NMNight at Cromwell Bottom 2013.......Great night.
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 1 |
424 | Yponomeuta evonymella | Bird-cherry Ermine | 8 |
460 | Ypsolopha parenthesella | 2 | |
701 | Agonopterix ocellana | 1 | |
1348 | Parapoynx stratiotata | Ringed China-mark | 1 |
1388 | Udea lutealis | 3 | |
1390 | Udea prunalis | 2 | |
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 17 |
1546 | Gonepteryx rhamni | Brimstone | 2 |
1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 12 |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 8 |
1715 | Idaea straminata | Plain Wave | 3 |
1725 | Xanthorhoe ferrugata | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet | 6 |
1732 | Scotopteryx chenopodiata | Shaded Broad-bar | 4 |
1738 | Epirrhoe alternata | Common Carpet | 2 |
1756 | Eulithis populata | Northern Spinach | 1 |
1758 | Eulithis pyraliata | Barred Straw | 1 |
1759 | Ecliptopera silaceata | Small Phoenix | 4 |
1777 | Hydriomena furcata | July Highflyer | 10 |
1809 | Perizoma didymata | Twin-spot Carpet | 2 |
1811 | Eupithecia tenuiata | Slender Pug | 6 |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 2 |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 |
1887 | Lomaspilis marginata | Clouded Border | 22 |
1913 | Ennomos alniaria | Canary-shouldered Thorn | 1 |
1917 | Selenia dentaria | Early Thorn | 3 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 |
1955 | Cabera pusaria | Common White Wave | 5 |
1956 | Cabera exanthemata | Common Wave | 4 |
1997 | Furcula furcula | Sallow Kitten | 1 |
2000 | Notodonta dromedarius | Iron Prominent | 2 |
2003 | Notodonta ziczac | Pebble Prominent | 1 |
2049 | Eilema depressa | Buff Footman | 5 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 1 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 15 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 2 |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 5 |
2112 | Noctua interjecta | Least Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2122 | Diarsia brunnea | Purple Clay | 2 |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 2 |
2130 | Xestia baja | Dotted Clay | 4 |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 2 |
2176 | Cerapteryx graminis | Antler Moth | 3 |
2197 | Mythimna straminea | Southern Wainscot | 6 |
2198 | Mythimna impura | Smoky Wainscot | 1 |
2300 | Mormo maura | Old Lady | 1 |
2313 | Enargia paleacea | Angle-striped Sallow | 2 |
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 20 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 7 |
2343x | Mesapamea secalis agg. | Common Rustic agg. | 4 |
2381x | Hoplodrina alsines/blanda | Uncertain/Rustic ag. | 2 |
2391 | Chilodes maritimus | Silky Wainscot | 28 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 5 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 8 |
Friday, 9 August 2013
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
The return of the Small Tortoiseshell
With a count of over 1,200 around Cold Edge Dams (thanks Pete Smith and Dave Sutcliffe ) today and at least 200 + number around Northowram last week it looks like its fortunes have changed this year at least., if any one else has any counts of over 50 + I would like to hear from them,, a number and where they were seen will be fine. Areas of creeping thistle or budlia are good areas to cheque..................Also today at least, 85 Small whites, 45+ Peacocks , 16 Comma , 6 Small Copper in and around Northowram.........
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
White Letter Hairstreak
Dingy Footman
I think this may be a Dingy Footman (I had two like this last night). After seeing quiet a few in Norfolk around lights I've been checking all my Footmans this last week.
Cinnabar
Saw my first caterpiller of the year yesterday. One single caterpiller on one isolated Ragwort plant in Mythomroyd.
Sunday, 4 August 2013
First Real attempt as we wait for the trap to arrive
Hope you don't mind these being just out of area in Littleborough, all picked off a Buddleia using pots and a head torch. Also present and id'd on the plant Silver Y, Dark Arches and Large Yellow Underwing.
Dark Brocade?
Dot
Purple Clay
Marbled Beauty?
Six Striped Rustic
July Highflyer
Gold Spot but is it a Lempke's
Mottled Beauty?
Slender Brindle
Saturday, 3 August 2013
Plenty More Buterflies today
Comma 7
Red admiral 1
Purple Hairstreak 3
Holly Blue 1
Small Tortoiseshell 47
Peacock 6
Small white 27
Green veined white 4
large white 2
Meadow Brown 30
Gatekeeper 2
Ringlet 4
Friday, 2 August 2013
More Butterflies today..
Small tortoiseshell 67
Peacock 16
Small White 42
Large White 8
Meadow brown 26
Green veined White 5
Comma 7
Gatekeeper 10
Ringlet 4(looking faded now)
Small Copper 2
Speckled Wood 1
Large Skipper 1
A spectacular year........................My 21st species for this year Small Copper..
National Moth Night...next week
http://www.mothscount.org/text/29/moth_night.html
All being well with the weather,,,,etc I will be running a trap or two at Cromwell Bottom on the 9th August to celebrate National Moth Night.......usual spot by the lagoon.........all welcome...would be nice to see you all
..If not make sure you have your traps on at home and record your data and add it to the national count ...follow link above...
All being well with the weather,,,,etc I will be running a trap or two at Cromwell Bottom on the 9th August to celebrate National Moth Night.......usual spot by the lagoon.........all welcome...would be nice to see you all
..If not make sure you have your traps on at home and record your data and add it to the national count ...follow link above...
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Northowram today
Small Tortoideshell 142
Small Skipper 1
Comma 6
Peacock 8
Red Admiral 1(first of the year here)
Ringlet 3
Gatekeeper 2
Purple hairstreak 1
Meadow Brown 23
Small white 34
Large White 8
Must be one of the best days/years here that I can remember............. Red Admiral is new for the year, which is my 20th species in Calderdale this year,Wall Brown, Small Heath, Holly Blue Common Blue, Large Skipper, GV White, Orange tip, Speckled Wood and Green hairstreak have been seen elsewhere in Calderdale........................Now where are Painted lady or Clouded Yellow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(always miss Brimstone : ))
Small Skipper 1
Comma 6
Peacock 8
Red Admiral 1(first of the year here)
Ringlet 3
Gatekeeper 2
Purple hairstreak 1
Meadow Brown 23
Small white 34
Large White 8
Must be one of the best days/years here that I can remember............. Red Admiral is new for the year, which is my 20th species in Calderdale this year,Wall Brown, Small Heath, Holly Blue Common Blue, Large Skipper, GV White, Orange tip, Speckled Wood and Green hairstreak have been seen elsewhere in Calderdale........................Now where are Painted lady or Clouded Yellow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(always miss Brimstone : ))
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