Only House Wood 26th Nov 2018

Winter Moth x 336
          female  x 5
Northern Winter |Moth x 8
Mottled Umber x 4
           Female x 1
Scarce Umber x 1
Blasto lactico..x 1

Collinson's Collection again

I bumped in to Laurence earlier this week and he invited me up to view the collection. As I had my camera on me I decided to photograph each drawer before the whole lot gets shipped over to Leeds to be housed indefinitely.


It would have been better to photograph them outdoors without the glass casing but the results weren't too bad.


I've put a post on my blog with all the photos:


https://charlielepidopteraofcalderdale.blogspot.com/p/collinsons-cabinet-collection.html

Stainland.

The moth below was on the door at 6 am today. I've tried to ID it, in fact, I'm sure I know it, but can't concentrate very long.

As with the last knee operation, my mind is very cloudy and confused. I was a bit concerned about it, so asked what was going on in hospital. The surgeon explained that this operation, one of the most serious one performed on the body, affects ALL the bodily organs. Basically, there are a huge number of nerves in the knee, they all get disturbed, and send "odd" messages to the brain. Plus, the enormous about of trauma the body experiences. So now I, and you know.

Please could someone ID it for me? Thanks.

ID Needed.

Friday 23rd Only house wood

 A grim night with dense fog and drizzle

Winter Moth x 135
   female       x 1
Scarce Umber x 1
Lacto  x 1

One to look for next year..Galium Carpet

More Only House Wood

Winter Moth x 238
          females x 6
Northern Winter moth x 1
Scarce Umber x 2
Blasto lato x 2

Angle Shades taken by B.Sumner on his dustbin today ..(thanks Bri)

Only horse wood 17.11.18

Winter  Moth x 142
            female x 3
Northern Winter Moth x 1
Scarce Umber x 4
Yellow Line Quaker x 2
Mottled Umber x 2

Hebden Moths

1 x Scarce Umber
1 xYellow Line Quaker
1 x Brick

To lighted Window ,many thanks A .Mills

Only Hose Wood 15/11/18

Winter Moth male x 115
                      female x 2
Blastobasis lacticolella x 1
Yellow lined Quaker  x 1
Scarce Umber x 6

A few more

Collinson's Collection

Many thanks to Steve Blacksmith for helping me , to finally get to see this magnificent collection. More to follow...

Only house wood 10/11/18 (5 - 6)

Winter Moth x 127
           female x 5
Scarce Umber x 6
Chestnut         x 1
Blasto Lacto   x 2

11/11/18 (5 - 6)

Winter Moth x 153
           female x 2
Northern Winter Moth x 2
Scarce Umber x 6
Mottled Umber x 5

                                            Winter Moth in cop

                                                Mottled Umber ..melanic

Only Hose Wood 7/11/18

                                                               Scarce Umber

                                                             Scarce Umber

                                                    Winter Moth inflating wings

                                                         Male and female winter moths incop

                                                          Scarce Umber

                                                            Blastobasis lacticolella
Winter moth x 30 +
Scarce Umber x 7
Blastobasis lacticolella x 1





 Bare Head Tunnel at lunch time 

Herald x 11
Small Tortoiseshell x 4 (Hibernating)
Peacock x 2 (Hibernating)

8th November.....5.00 - 6.00

Winter Moth male x 23 female x 2
Blastobasis lacticolella x 1
Barred Sallow x 1

Lee Mount - 6th Nov

Not a bad start to the day...
Mottled Umber x 7 including a very black one - all attracted to light but none in the trap, preferring the fence !
Blair's Shoulder-Knot x 1
Tachystola acroxantha x 1
Red-line Quaker x 1
Silver Y x 2 in the trap
Feathered Thorn x 1

Eventually managed to get around to these images from this morning....

 Feathered Thorn

 

 Mottled Umber  - they are so variable !

 

 Red-line Quaker

 

Mottled Umber - another very variable one, so dark, though the shape seems to suggest Mottled Umber though I still need to get to grips with Scarce Umber !

Only House Wood

Had half an hour just after dusk tree searching....

4th November (6 -6.30)
Scarce Umber x 1
Mottled Umber x 2
Winter Moth x 5
Agonopterix sp x 1


November 5th (6.30 - 7.0)

Winter Moth x 11
Scarce Umber x 2

November 6th  (7.00 - 7.30)

Winter Moth x 5
Blastobasis lacticolella x 1

Stainland.

Back again, you can't get rid of me so easily. I forgot to say that in a few hours, I will be putting a new post on my blog. It is a selection of what I think, are my best Natural History macro photos, taken over the last three years.

For anyone interested, please wait for about 4-5 hours after reading this. I need to add some text to the images. Unless, of course, any wants a browse around the site anyway. I mounted a new post in Late September. All welcome, tell your friends.

http://gordonartphotoand3dsci-fi.blogspot.co.uk/

Stainland.

I found the following moth, (Blastobasis lacticolella) on the door, it was 10:30 p.m. on Friday. I've not been in a position to post it before now. I was very surprised to find a moth at all with the rain, wind and cold in the village at the time. It's hardier than it size suggests.

Blastobasis lacticolella.

This will be my last post for a week or two, (I can hear the sighs of relief). I'm going into hospital for the knee operation tomorrow, at 8 am. Goodbye cruel world. *smile*

Northern Winter Moth

Photographed this male at Pixie Wood/Sphagnum Bog at Cromwell Bottom yesterday. Always nice to see any moths at this time of year. Just wish all the fungi were as easy to ID :-(