Emperor Moth - Castle Carr Road 100425

 I took a newly emerged female to Castle Carr Road (where I found the Caterpillars last June) 

I had only been there a few minutes before she attracted three males

Stump Cross

Orange Tip 1 male

Hardcastle Crags

 

Lee Mount - 1st April

 A warmer night and slightly better results !

Diurnia fagella x 4

Early Thorn x 1

Early Grey x 1

Common Quaker x 6

Hebrew Character x 2

Double-striped Pug x 2

Oak Nycteoline x 1

Acleris literana x 1 NFM

Acleris literana

Early Thorn

Oak Nycteoline

Also on the last day of March

Dotted Border x 1

Early Grey x 1

Hebrew Character x 1

Common Quaker x 1

Clouded Drab x 2

Twin-spotted Quaker x 1

Common Plume x 1

Falcon Moth Traps

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Hebden Bridge

1 Peacock

Hardcastle Crags last night...

 

Luddenden 260325

 Still doing pretty well despite the clear nights

Oak Beauty 5

Common Quaker  18

Small Quaker  4

Twin-spot Quaker 1

Hebrew Character  4

Clouded Drab  3

 

Luddenden 220325 - Grey Shoulder-knot

 A much cooler night with heavy rain, still a good variety of Moths though

Oak Beauty 19

Mottled Grey 1

Dotted Border

Common Quaker 5

Clouded Drab 2

Grey Shoulder-knot 1 - only the second record here

Luddenden 210325 - Oak Beauty Invasion

 Another great night for Oak Beauty here with a massive 45 caught

Engrailed 1

March Moth 3

Oak Beauty 45

Early Grey 1

Common Quaker 27

Clouded Drab 3

Chestnut 1

Earl-toothed Striped 1

Engrailed

Early-toothed Striped

Luddenden 20th March 2025 - Night of the Oak Beauty

 A great night last here

Oak Beauty 20

Twin-spot Quaker 2

March Moth 2

Common Quaker 11

Small Quaker 1

Clouded Drab 1

Chestnut 1

18 of the twenty Oak Beauty

Hebden Bridge 20th March 2025

 I ran an LED trap in our friends wood in Hebden Bridge last night and what a great night it was

Brindled Pug 3

Oak Beauty 19

Yellow Horned 7

Common Quaker 41

Clouded Drab 5

Mottled Grey 4

Hebrew Character 4

Chestnut 3

Twin-spot Quaker 2

Engailed 3

Small Quaker 1

the highlight was the 19 Oak Beauty

Lee Mount - 20th and 21st March

Slight improvement after two milder nights

Oak Beauty x 2

Clouded Drab x 1  (and a Grey form x 1)

March Moth x 2

Hebrew Character x 1

Common Quaker x 5

Satellite x 1

Early Grey x 2

Dotted Border x 1

Common Plume x 2

Agonopterix heracliana x 1

Clouded Drab (above and below)

Common Plume

Hebrew Character

Oak Beauty

Early Grey

Micro.....puzzler

This was on the fence post near the trap yesterday and at a funny angle to photograph.

I have had one of these previously, checked by CF - must look up the date.....19th March 2024

It seems it is one that needs Gen Det to be sure of identification. I don't have it but I will look out for this sp again and pot it.

I'm suspecting - Caloptilia (elongella or betulicola) c7 mm

Lee Mount - last few days....

Still pretty slow here, not a lot going on - just a few !

Beautiful Plume

Chestnut

 

Common Quaker

March Moth

Marmalade Hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatus

Shibden Valley

2 Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) in the garden today, feeding on Pulmonaria (Lungwort) flowers. A welcome return. 

A great start to the year at Hardcastle Crags

 

Cold Edge

1 Peacock

Stainland

 Hello

Back from the grave, (really, very nearly.) I've been seriously ill since August. I'm told that I will be unwell until July(ish), so that's a whole year written off. I'm struggling with my cognitive functions, which come and go, along with weakness and being short of breath. 

I  found a moth on the door three days ago. I had to wait until I was able sort it all out. If I come and go, you know why!

Winter Moth

Lee Mount - 21st - 24th Feb

First moths of the year...

Pale Brindled Beauty x 2 (also the dark form x 1 on 24th Feb but I failed to get a photo of that one tucked in the fence)

Peacock Butterfly

 Had one fly across the road at Booth Wood Reservoir today and 1 reported yesterday in Hebden Bridge...HNY

Shibden Valley

Small Tortoiseshell flying around today!

Lee Mount - last few days

 Nothing too exciting but enough to keep the interest going....

24th Oct - Red-green Carpet x 4, Silver Y x 3, Feathered Thorn x 3, November Moth agg x 3

25th Oct - November Moth agg x 6, Tachystola acroxantha x 2, Acleris sparsana x 1, 

Light-brown Apple-moth x 1 and a Twenty-plume Moth.

Also a Svennson's Copper Underwing found dead indoors so I was able to check the underside of the hindwing to be certain of the species.

Silver Y

Lee Mount - 22nd October

 A new and  beautiful looking moth for me this morning was a bit special.

Grey Shoulder-knot (NFS)

Also a Spruce Carpet, Light Brown Apple-moth and a November Moth agg

1 Speckled Wood butterfly fluttering around in the sunshine then landed on the neighbours house wall.

Spruce Carpet

Shibden Valley

This Small Tortoiseshell was in our sitting room today. We've nowhere suitable for it to hibernate, and it's a bright day (temp 13 degrees), so I released it outdoors.

Lee Mount - 15th October

Been a quiet few days with no returns then just a few this morning.

November Moth agg x 4, Light-brown Apple-moth x 2. 

One each Ypsolopha sequella, Yellow-line Quaker, Silver Y and a Common Marbled Carpet.

Ypsolopha sequella (always nice to find this micro even though it's looking a little worn)

Lee Mount

 I double checked this late Pug from 5th October with CF.

Just the second record for this site.

Golden-rod Pug (20mm wing-span)

Lee Mount - 6th October

 Beautiful Plume, Orange Sallow, 3 Common Marbled Carpets, November Moth and a Pug (still to check).

Orange Sallow

Lee Mount - 5th October

Quite a surprise to find a Light Emerald on the window last night and in the trap this morning. Fading a little and quite late for this species.

Light Emerald

Yellow-line Quaker (also this morning)

Lee Mount and then Soil Hill etc.

 Nothing doing at all lately even though the trap-light has been on most nights.

Just 2 moths this morning - a Silver Y and a Light-brown Apple-moth. 

One Common Marbled Carpet this evening so far.

2 butterfly's on Soil Hill this morning (thanks to NK for the Red Admiral) and then I had a flypast 'white' with no idea to species level !

Yesterday was a little better for late butterfly's with 2 Speckled Woods in Lee Mount and a Red Admiral and 2 more Speckled Woods at Ogden.