Day time hunting

Brian found this Engrailed(bottom photo) at Broadhead Clough and I found this Diurnea Fagella today in the local wood by searching the base of tree trunks.

Tuesday night

These are the two posts Ive been sugaring in pixie wood,If you go in before dusk you will easily spot them.These is a sallow in the far north corner in full bloom as well.Unfortunatly I am working so I hope its a good outing.

Hebden Bridge This Week

From 23rd to 29th inclusive

Diurnea Fagella 1
Common Quaker 4
Hebrew Character 2
March Moth 1

Oak Beauty 1

Total - 9

A blustey / showery week with frosty nights improved last night. (All of the above except 1 HC, pictured arrived last night)

Winston

Billberry

Brian found loads of these on billberry yesterday any ideas.??

Midgley GMS

Nothing, just a wet trap, anyone else get owt?

Sallowing Trip

To make things clearer I am starting this thread. Does anyone fancy going Sallowing at Cromwell Bottom on Tuesday night. Forcast at the moment - Light wind (5mph), Dry and 8 deg c (until 9pm). The sallow is now out. Bring walking boots / a good torch / a net if poss / plenty of patience!

Anyone interested?

Winston

Hebden Bridge Moths This Week

16th - 22nd March inc

Oak Beauty 3
Chestnut 2
Dotted Border 2
(New for year)
March Moth 7
Common Quaker 23
Clouded Drab 1
(New for year)
Diurnea Fagella 3 (inc Melanic 2) (New for year)
Yellow Horned 1
Hebrew Character 7
White-shouldered House-moth 1 (New for Year)

Total – 50

Inc on GMS Week 3 (22/3/09)
1 Common Quaker

Garden trapping

I set up my moth trap in the garden on Saturday night,
1 March Moth
1 Common Quaker
2 Hebrew Character

At last a Stigmella emerges .2

At last I have success on the Stigmella front ,I can say I am well pleased ,thanks to Charly for his tips and encouragement.Its a poor photo but they are very small indeed.The larvae and leaf were found at Cromwell Bottom on the 11th Feb 2009.

Midgley GMS

GMS last night

1 Early Grey

1 March Moth

1 Chestnut

1 Common Quaker

and this one which we reckon is a Mottled Grey?

Gorpley Clough

Great tunrnout for March cheers everyone but More Moffers than moths on a very clear and cold night.
Total catch :-
Small quaker x 1
Clouded Drab x 1
March Moth x 1
Satellite x 3
Chestnut x 5
Twin Spot Quaker x 1

Midgley last night

We think two of these are Early Greys but the other one??? A Drab of some kind or a dark Quaker type?

Also had a single Hebrew Character in addition to these.

Last nights moths

i was'nt expecting much with the cold night and clear skies but turned out to be one of my best in March
Pale Pinion x1
Small quaker x1
Early Grey x1
Mottled Grey x1
Common quaker x5
Hebrew Character x 7
Clouded Drab x2
Chestnut x2
satellite x1

Mystery Moth

Hi all, can anyone help me with the id of this one from last summer. I am struggling between Small Square-spot and Ingrailed Clay. If you think you can please say why you have made your choice. Many thanks, Win

Chestnut?

Not a brilliant photo but caught last night along with a single Hebrew Character

1055 Acleris hyemana

.I found this today out by the trap in the back garden and it shows some characteristics of A.hyemana any comments would be appreciated

Field Trip 1 and news from tod

Brian reports finding two 726.Metzneria metzneriella lavae on common knapweed seedheads and 2 larvae on hogweed which he has yet to id(will keep you posted).
Common & Small quakers , Early Greys and Hebrew Characters in trap.
Also planning running the trap at Gorpley Clough on Friday evening if anyone wants to join us.(target Oak Beauty,+ Small brindled Beauty)

Its getting more difficult!

Nothing in the trap last night but found this dead nearby, not sure what this is but think its a Yellow Horned?

This weeks moths in Hebden

9th-15th March inclusive

Pale Brindled Beauty 3
Oak Beauty 9
Small Quaker 1
Common Quaker 9
Yellow Horned 4
Chestnut 4
Agonopterix sp 1
Twin-Spot Quaker 1
Hebrew Character 2
March Moth 2

Winston

Last nights moths

Clouded Drab,a selection of Common Quaker and a couple of Hebrew Character ,Emmelina monodactyla, at Northowram.Early Grey,Common Quaker and Red Sword Grass at Todmordenand 4 Mottled Grey resting on billberry near the trap(BL)