Saturday, 26 June 2021

Rishworth - 13th June - What a scorcher!

 A belated post from the 13th, a really good night with some scarcer moths kicking around.

Moth trap 13th June:

Marbled Minor Agg x4 [NFY]

Coxcomb Prominent x2

Clouded Border x1 [NFY]

Scorched Wing x1 [NFG and rare in Calderdale I think]

Flame Shoulder x5

Small Phoenix x1

White Ermine x1

Common Marbled Carpet x1

Rustic Shoulder Knot x1

Bright Line Brown Eye x1 [NFY]

Pale Tussock x3

Ruby Tiger x1 [NFY]

Clouded Bordered Brindle x1 [NFY]

Miller x1 [NFY]

Small Angle Shades x1 [NFY]

Marbled White Spot x6

Scalloped Hazel x1 [NFY]

Clouded Silver x1 [NFY]

Silver Ground Carpet x7

Green Silver Lines x2

Lesser Swallow Prominent x1

Silky Wainscot x1 [NFG and I think scarce in Calderdale]

Poplar Hawk Moth x1

Elephant Hawk Moth x1 [NFY]

Silky Wainscot

Scorched Wing

2 comments:

AndyC said...

great moths..

AndyC said...

Scorched wing is only second record in Calderdale and Silky Wainscot has a good population at Cromwell but rare elsewhere in Calderdale...