Help with i d !

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

7th September at Cromwell Bottom

Running trap at CB on 7th meet at 8..................

White letter hairstreak

Found by Sean Johnson at Heath Royd Halifax on his bird bath    .......,,,Great find

Two Cats for id?

Hi all, can anyone help with these two distinctive cats?

Spider id please?

Hi all can anyone id this spider for me?

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.

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

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.

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;

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

Painted Lady ,,23rd species this year

Nick D reports Painted Lady at Pellon today.......

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?

Pictures from NMN 2013

http://cromwellbottom.blogspot.co.uk/

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

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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.........

White Letter Hairstreak

First time I've seen this species at Sunnybank, Todmorden. There were 2 of them feeding on Veronicastrum for most of the day.

  White Letter Hairstreak

This moth was also feeding on the same plant; If anyone can supply a name?

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.

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

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

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...

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 : ))