25th May and 29th May.
25th May
ID updated 10th June 2020
29th May.
1 x Common Marbled Garden Carpet
1 x Foxglove Pug
The Pug was moving it's wings when I found it in the sunlight. I knew it was about to fly, so I grabbed a quick shot. It flew off and I have one blurred photo. It isn't good enough to show, unless anyone wants to look at it. However, Colin taught me that it's always good to have a record.
23rd May. 2022.
A nice surprise for me;
2 x Light Brown Apple
1 x Small Phoenix
1 x Garden Carpet (My first this year)
1 x Green Carpet (The best of the lot. It must be very fresh, it has a lovely, vibrant colour.)
This week in Luddenden
still pretty quiet here with few Moths nightly, however I've had some real beauties
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Still not doing well for moths here in Lee Mount. Just one moth this morning - but it was a good one.
Later in the day spent some time at Ogden / Ovenden Moor and later on along Castle Carr Road.
Two moths today. Both taken at 4:30am this morning, they'd gone before 8am.
1 x Bee Moth - male (It must be very fresh, I've never seen such a vividly coloured one before.)
1 x Common White Wave - Cabera pusaria
Just one Light Brown Apple this morning. I realise that most of us know of what they look like. However, at this time of year, we don't get a lot of visual stuff, often just a list of was what found. Personally, I like visuals (I would, being an artist), so I often post images of what I find. Also, I know at least one member here, who doesn't know much about moths, being a butterfly person. I think it's nice to be aware of things like that.
1 X Light Brown Apple (LBA)
It's been a bit quiet for Moths in Luddenden this week with 4 - 5 nightly but with some real beauties
Thought last night might have been more productive - just 4 moths.
I was just locking the gate and door about 11 p.m. last night and found four moths on the door. It was a mild night. Not a bad find, considering the cold nights we've been having.
2 x Twenty Plumes.
1 x Small Phoenix
1 x Worn Double Striped Pug. TBC.
The Small Phoenix start to show in May. Arriving on May Day was impressive.
I had to use a zoom lense to get the photos, it's not perfect, but better than nothing. I'm not 100% sure that the pug is a Double Striped, as it's quite worn. It was the most likely, given it's condition and time of year. I'd like a second opinion on it please.
Lots of Orang-tip butterflies all over the site this morning in the warm sunshine. Also a good show of Peacocks and Small Tortoiseshells and 2 Green-veined Whites identified.
Just two moths in the trap..... better than nothing at all !
Still too cold at nights and still nothing in the trap - it must warm up for moths soon !!
Small whites been flitting around last few days. Orange tips as well. Just had holly blue fluttering around the ivy.
Peacock x 7 this morning was the only species on the grassland landfill - mostly on Dandelions. Orange-tip x 2 on the edge of the woodland
This week to 16th April
Just one moth this morning. I was hoping for more, as it was a mild night.
1 x Twenty Plume.
Grey Shoulder Knot x 1
Oak Nycteoline x 1
Oak Beauty x 1
Diurnea Fagella x 1
Common Quaker x 12
Twin Spotted Quaker x 4
Small Quaker x 6
Early Grey x 2
Hebrew Character x 13
Brindled Pug x 2
Early Thorn x 1
Clouded Drab x 3
A really good night on the 24th
Moth trap 25th March
Oak Beauty x7
Chestnut x3
Common Quaker x11
Hebrew Character x4
Red Sword Grass x1
Clouded Drab x2
Small Quaker x4
Mottled Grey x1
Common Plume x 1
Beautiful Plume x 1
Diurnea Fagella x 1
Common Quaker x 11
Twin Spotted Quaker x 3
Small Quaker x 7
Early Grey x 2
Hebrew Character x 7
Double Striped Pug x 1
Early Thorn x 1
Clouded Drab x 2
Lots of butterflies around the garden and on the street.
Small tortoiseshell
Peacock
Comma
Orange tip(female)
24th March, Brackenbeds
Lots of small tortoiseshell and peacocks along with plenty of queen bumblebees.
25th March, Ogden
Eastern side of reservoir path, lots of tortoiseshell, peacock and 1x brimstone.
As is quiet just now, I thought I'r mention my latest blog post. One of my older posts got nice comments from a few people here, it was all tree photos. This post is all natural history and landscapes which I've taken over the last year. Some you you will have seen the moth photos but not the rest.
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Yep, I haven't mothed a lot recently, but last night I gave it a go, with a really nice moth to top the lot for me.
Moth trap 18th March 2022
Hebrew Character x5
March Moth x1
Common Quaker x1
Brindled Ochre x1
Things are looking up. two days ago I found an adult Green Shieldbug in the garden. It was starting to change from it's winter colour of brown, to the summer colour of green.
Today, at the Giant's Tooth, I found a large, hairy, brown caterpillar walking through the dried grass. I haven't seen this one before. I wondered if it was a Fox Moth caterpillar? It was about two and a half inches long.
I also saw two Red Admirals on the wing at about the same time (2pm).
March So far at home...
Common Quaker x 4
Small Quaker x 1
March Moth x 1
Hebrew Character x 1
Chestnut x 1
Double Striped Pug x 1
Beautiful Plume x 2
Agonoptrix sp x 3
Satellite x 1
