Blackneck

Now I know that this Blackneck looks to be falling in bits (well not only looks it is!) but I believe it is a pretty rare moth in Yorkshire, are there any other local records?



Now for something that does make a good picture, I also had this Buff Arches last night


is anyone else having lots of Snout, I have had eight in one night this week


I'm also getting a few Small Fan-foot this year


don't be put off by the poor weather, I often find the good Moths turn up in poor conditions

Walk

Took a walk today up Dark Lane, over Beacon Hill, down Marsh Lane (via Sunny Banks Farm) and down to Sunny Vale.

Dark Lane
lots of large yellow underwings
2 ringlet
1 gatekeeper
1 speckled wood
lots of meadow browns

Marsh Lane to Sunny Bank Farm
1 Yellow shell

Fields between Sunny Bank Farm and Sunny Vale
Meadow brown
Small heath
Small skipper
Gatekeeper
Ringlet
All of the above in large numbers, I estimated at least 50 plus of each species. It might be worth having a look at these fields in more details.

Sunny Vale
Comma

Hi All,

I am still busy~busy but managed to put the trap out last night and had had enough time this morning to look at the catch! Quite a variety. I have also seen lots of fritillary's, Clouded Yellow, Purple Emperor etc but these shot past as I traversed the Pyrenees by bicycle (18 mountain Colls, 720km, 100hrs, 11,000m of ascent)

The snout 2
Common Footman 1
Light Emerald 4
Swallow-tailed Moth 1
Marbled Minor agg 1
Green Pug 1
Magpie 1
Poplar Hawkmoth 1 (Pictured)
Dark Arches 3
Small Yellow Wave 1 (Pictured)
True lovers knot 1
Purple Bar 1
Large Yellow Underwing 2

Winston

Last nights moths

1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
An excellent night -
Dark arches 19
Large Y Underwing 13
Heart and dart 21
Ghost Moth 1 male
Dusky Brocade 3
Gothic 2
Swallowtailed moth 1
Common footman 2
Beautiful Golden Y 1
Burnished Brass 1
Snout 2
Green carpet 1
Common White wave 1
Brimstone 1
Ribband wave 6(3 banded 3 not)
Bramble shoot moth 1
Agapete hamana 1
Scoparia ambigulis 2
Pandemis cerasana 3
Phlyctaenia coronata 1
Light brown apple moth 10
Clysoteuchia culmella 6
1 Ingrailed Clay
1 Uncertain(I think)
Garden Carpet 2
Bee Moth 1 female
Tawny marbled minor 2
Not bad lets hope tonight is as good

Cheers and good luck

Paul and Sue reported another Ringlet on Norland Moor this morning it is turning out to be a fantastic year for this species.Paul and Sue have moved to the Llyn peninsular today and we wish them all the best in there new home.I would also like to thank Paul and Sue for all there posts on this blogg and for there sheer enthusiasm for wildlife in calderdale and I know this has rubbed off on us all.
Cheers and good luck

Unknowns and new records

Here is the photo (sorry about the quality and clarity) of the mothy creature found up at Ogden (top). Any ideas?

Also found a number of these caterpillars in the garden this afternoon, does anyone know what they might be? (middle)

Finally 1 ringlet at Jerusalem Farm today (bottom)

Tag Loop today

Ringlet

Shaded Broad Bar
Tag loop this morning was in full sunshine and only a slight breeze which is unusual this year.!it was a good morning with 150+ Meadow Brown,200 + Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet moths,7 Latticed Heath,1 Shaded Broad bar,7 Ringlet,3 Small Heath,small and Large Skippers in good numbers and 6 Speckled Wood but no Blues at all which is what I went to look for.

Couple of records

Ogden Water 8/7/08
Painted lady on Withens Road
Small skippers in grassland at side of Withens new road

Also found a strange moth like creature under one of the reptile tins, clear wings about 15-20mm long. I have a poor photo if anyone would like to try to ID it. It might not even be a moth...

Stainland recreation ground 9/7/08
2 Large yellow underwings
Peach blossom (right)

Cromwell Bottom today

Ringlet and Five spot Burnet(or 6)

Cromwell Bottom today

Male Meadow Brown

Ringlet

Yellow shell
6 Ringlet,1 Common Blue,10 Speckled Wood,30 Meadow Brown,3 Yellow Shell and 4 Large skippers

Llyn Blog

Hi Andy
Just set up the Llyn blog. Nothing posted yet but a link would be appreciated. Blog is at http://wildllyn.blogspot.com/

Interesting Day

Hi..
4th site for Ringlet Butterfly today, Boothwood Res, Embankment.

Later on Turley Holes Moor, Crag Vale, found Northern Egger (male) in flight and a 2nd year caterpiller of same, sunning on a boulder. While looking at the cateriller a Beautifull Yellow underwing flew past and landed briefly on our legs, then flew again. A few Common heaths around as well.

Colin Duke

Good day for Butterflies

On my usuall walk today i counted.
81 Meadow Brown
13 Speckled wood
2 Painted lady(first migrants of the year)
1 Red Admiral
2 Large Skipper
6 Small Heath
1 Ringlet
Also E.jolly reports 13 Ringlet at Hove Edge Quarry on the 1st July

Whiteholme Drain

1073 Olethreutes schulziana,Grey Scalloped Bar and this Caterpillar which I think is an Emperor moth.

Hebble Hole

Spent the day working on footpaths in Hebble Hole, Colden Clough LNR. During the day managed to spot the following:-
Red Admiral
Chimney Sweep
Ruby Tiger
Elephant Hawkmoth

Lots of other moths around but I did not hane the butterfly net with me.
Also a pair of little owls up around the top of the clough giving good views all day.

Just for Dishfish

A fine moth indeed

wow

elephant hawkmoth at my school today. was going to ask my mum to bring the camera but has already left. my first-beautiful specimen. =)

Ringlet

Found this Ringlet on Tag meadow this morning,It was first recorded in Calderdale in 2006 by C.Duke at Lightcliffe quarry.I recorded it at Northowram last year and I think this is the first record for Cromwell Bottom.They look very similar to Meadow Brown in flight but appear almost black with a white trailing edge to the lower wing.Keep an eye out for this new species to our area.Golden plusia at Northowram last night and 56 Meadow Brown,5 large Skipper,5 Small heath and 14 Speckled Wood today at northowram.

Burnets & Stuff

Anyone with time this week should visit Tag meadow at Cromwell Bottom. The burnetts have started to emerge in the last few days and I counted hundreds this morning. If you look over one of the bush vetch patches you will sometimes see as many as a 1000+ burnets on one patch of plants, its truly spectacular. Lots of Meadow Brown on the meadow along with many differant grass and tortrix moths. I also recorded Small Copper and Small Heath on the meadow this morning.

I have a tips sheet with lepidoptera to be found on Ragwort. If anyone wants a copy contact me and I will email it too you. Ragwort is a cracking plant for many types of lepidoptera and "other" orders of insects.

Vapourer

Went out looking for some leafmines today and found this Vapourer caterpillar on bramble, its a beaut.The leaf mine was on beech and i presume the tennant has moved on,what is the white and is there an egg anywhere.? Also 16 Speckled wood,3 Small Heath and 14 Meadow Brown.

Last nights Moths

White Ermine

Anyone know what this is.?
At least 30+ species on tuesday night with Dark Spectacle,Spectacle,Beautiful Golden Y,Small fanfoot,Green Pug(green not melanic) being the best of the haul(100+moths) and also the first Dark Arches and Large Yellow Underwings.

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Ogden moths & Butterflies

Up on the moors today I came across the two moths below, having sat with the book and scratched my head for half an hour, can anyone identify them.

Also bottom picture is a small heath I found on the Withens Road.

Keep an eye out

Received this from E.jolly(BAP coordinator) the other day.
There are a couple of easily-identified BAP insect species flying now that you
could look out for when out and about.
Small Copper butterfly and Chimney Sweeper (day-flying moth). They both breed in
unimproved grassland. Small Copper breeds on sorrel and the Chimney Sweeper on
pignut.All records will be passed on to Eddie.
Also after collecting information on nearly 390+ species of the larger moths and 25 + of Butterfly species,I am now starting to collect information on the micro's of Calderdale if any body has any information or lists please could they send them to my e-mail address.
The Caterpilla below is a Golden Rod Brindle and I think it has not been recorded locally for many years,so keep an eye out for this species



Cheers andy

Only House wood

1 Nemophora degeerella (very long horns)1 Celypha lacunana,1 Yellow shell(first of year)Common Carpet,3 Small Heath,1 Speckled wood and 1 Peacock

Can anyone help identify this caterpillar

I found this on the moorlands above Ogden Water this moring. It was about 2.5-3cm in length and sheltering under a tin.

If anyone can identify it I would be grateful.

Withens Clough Car park

Hi all,Brian and myself will be running the trap at 9.30 on Sat 14th June all welcome(should be less midges and we can hide in cars if it gets bad)I can give anyone a lift if they would like.Cheers

3 micros for id

hi Charlly i think this is the agonopterix sp.from NMN.House moth and Glec type?

Help!!!!!!!!!!

A bit quiet last night but it did produce these two goodies that I cannot id, any ideas?

Could this be Small Clouded Brindle? (18mm long)

No idea for this one (21mm long)

What a night !!!!!!!!!

I decided to run my Mercury Vapour trap all night, last night, I usually only run it for an hour or two, using my Actinic instead and what a night it was including these three that were new for me

Spectacled


Bright-line Brown-eye

The Miller

Last Nights Moths ......... as well

Things are finally getting going now, a few goodies for me were

Pale-shoulderd Brocade

Green Silver Lines

Poplar Hawkmoth

Spruce Carpet

Freyer's Pug (?)

and Narrow-winged Pug amongst others with 7 Brimstone caught - also plenty of Pugs to id if anyone would like to try.........


Freyer's Pug (???????????)

Narrow-winged Pug

Last few Days

Mother Shipton(pic from uk moths .ta)1 near Coley garden centre today ,could'nt get a pic as it would'nt stay still for long enough.10 small Heath and 6 speckled wood also.In the moth trap i have had 30 + species the highlights being The Herald,White ermine,Poplar and small elephant hawkmoth and my first Pepperd moth(melanic)of the year.
Keep an eye out for Silver Y's during the day as there were 300+ at Spurn yesterday.
Brian Leesey recorded an Eyed hawkmoth last week only our 3rd recent record.

NMN Moths

Couple of these are the same as ones in the post below but after a good night on Friday a very poor night for the NMN - only 3 in the trap!