Hipperholme

Yesterday had a small skipper in the garden

Trapped last night

1 Herald

1 Miller

1 Lesser Swallow Prominent (bottom)

2 unknowns (top), I think they are darts but am having trouble pinning them down.

If anyone can ID them it would be appreciated. Also manythanks for ID the moths I had yesterday.

News From Todmorden 12 06 09

Hi all,much improved last night,29 species of macros,including my 1st small elephant of the year,pic.among the pick,3 pop hawk,shears,green silverlines,iron prominent,3 clouded silver,4 small clouded brindle,2 slender brindle,broken barred carpet3 bright line brown eye,10 rustic shoulder knot.all the best Bri.

Mad Friday,12thJune 2009

Northern Eggar(b.Leesey)
With well over 75 species of Macro recorded last night at 8 different sites at light traps throughout Calerdale it turned up some great local records.Green Arches ,Coxcombe Prominent,Ruby Tiger,Northern Eggar,Peach Blossom (at least 7), Pale tussock(5)3 species of hawkmoths and many more.Thanks for everyones records,the next few days look just as good ....(who needs sleep)...so look forward to every ones posts.dont forget there is no hierarchy on this site just help in identifing local moths,everyone makes mistakes and I make more than most.

Photos from last night

A few of the photos from the trap last night in my garden

Beautiful Golden Y, Red-Green Carpet, Small White Wave (I think) and Herald. If I have mis ID the small white wave can someone correct me.

Is This Toadflax Pug ?

Is this Toadflax Pug or Foxglove. It looks like Toadflax but isnt it a bit early?

Last night

A great night last night at Cragg Vale, I was also running a trap at home and another at Luddenden



any ideas please, it's a small carpet (21mm) and looks awfully like a Mottled Grey to me, or is it a big Pug?

first at home

Garden Carpet 7
Scalloped Hazel 3
Brimstone 10
Pug spp 3
Marbled Minor 5
Dusky Brocade
Clouded Bordered Brindle 12
Silver Ground Carpet 4
Common Swift
Peppered Moth
Common Marbled Carpet
Silver Y
Heart and Dart


LUDDENDEN

Peach Blossom
Elephant Hawkmoth
Ghost Moth
Coxcomb Prominent
Small Square Spot
Ingrailed Clay
Silver Ground Carpet 3
Common Marbeled Carpet 2
Garden Carpet 2
Flame Carpet



Peach Blossom


Elephant Hawkmoth


Ghost Moth


Coxcomb Prominent

withens clough

Sorry with my lack of kip,didnt put names on last post,ruby tiger,female northern eggar and knotgrass,great night .all the best Bri.

Withens Clough,12 06 09

Hi all,perfect mothing conditions finally !

Last nights moths

If anyone who trapped last night could e-mail, me a list of what they caught i will total it up for a total catch for Calderdale ,,,,many thanks

Hipperholme garden

After a while of only having a 1 or 2 moths in the trap, last night produced my best results so far.

2 Pale tussock
2 silver ground carpet
Miller
Small white wave
Brown silver line
White ermine
Herald
Red Green Carpet (I think)
Straw dot
Beautiful Golden Y

There were a few micro moths but I think I will stay with the bigger boys for the moment.
I have photos of all these and will post later, the camera battery died and is charging at the moment.

Centre Vale Park Moth Night,Todmorden

Hi All,moth night at centre vale park is on thursday 25 june,i know its not the best day,but if anyone can help for a couple of hours or so,that would be great.il put details on the blog nearer the time .all the best Bri.ps il see some of you tonight at Hinchcliff.

Northowram Painted lady's

Lime Hawk Moth

Only one in the trap last night , but what a beauty.

Field Trip Friday 12th June

Withens Clogh area near Hichcliffe arms(same place as before)trying a bit further up for Bloodvein.

New One for the Garden

Had six last night inc Scalloped Hazel ,Garden Carpet , Timothy Tortrix , Common Marbled Carpet , Heart and Dart and the final one new for our garden was Ochreous Pug

Moths at last!

After a very lean spell we were delighted to have a couple of Millers (?), a Spectacle and a Clouded Bordered Brindle (?) last night.

News from Todmorden

Hi all,i dont know how people are supposed to do their work ,when theres moths like this flitting about, elachista argentella,also clouded silver ! all the best Bri.

This emerged from Wood Sage this morning.?

Hi all,this emerged from wood sage this morning,click on pics for a better view,any ideas.?

Ogden beastie

One of the school kids found this today at Ogden, I'm not sure what it is, any help would be appreciated. As it was a Spanish child I have no idea what type of vegetation it was found on.

Coin is a 1p piece by the way.

Links

Hi all

As its getting towards that time of year when just about any vegetation you look over is full of interesting insects as well as moths I thought I would post a few links to "other" orders that should prove useful.

Sawflies
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/sawfly/?yguid=354302906

http://www.kean.edu/~symphytos/Photo.html

Bugs
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/hets/?yguid=354302906

http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/index.html

moth night centrevale park todmorden

Hi all,hopefully trying for thurs 25 jun 09,i know its not the best night with people working etc,but there is security concerns for fri/sat,if any one could help out for a few hours i would be grateful,they will put some pics on display,in the centre so people can see over the weekend,Paul,i could maybe do some leaflets for books which could be bought from your Pennine bk company,if thats ok.will finalise the time and date by this thurs evening.all the best bri.

Last nights moths

Ingrailed Clay or Small Square Spot

Gold Spot

Pug 22mm long,caught at light last night in Northowram.?
Sorry to hear your news Paul and Im working all day so just a few from last night.Will be out and about tomorrow.

Cat i d ?

Ros and me found this larva yesterday ,08 06 09,on the underside of turkey oak we think,it was about 13 mm long,at first sight thought sawfly,but it didnt react like all the usual sawfly species,i e curling its body outwards ! any info would be appreciated,all the best bri.

Workshop

Identification and separation of the Pugs via genitalia workshop led by Jon Clifton in Liverpool on 3 oct 2009.If any one fancies going please leave contact below.

Monday morning Northowram

Usual walk in cloudy and cold conditions for 'flaming 'June produced
3 Micropterix aruncella
15 Nemophora degeerella(in display flight)
1 Chimney Sweeper(first for the year and Northowram)
1 Foxglove Pug
1 Silver Ground Carpet
2 speckled wood
3 Crambus lathoniellus
And at last 2 skin Moths from the nesting material gathered by the HxBCC from Hardcastle craggs.

glyphipterix haworthana,06 06 09

Just got g haworthana emerged from cotton grass seed head langfield common on 21 03 09,superb !

cat I d ?

Hi all, Found this larva at ramsden wood clough walsden 05 06 09,in a rocky gorge,its 31 mm long,and was on a grass stem,between patches of woodsage, in daylight,nearest i can find is black rustic on cat i d link,but it still dosnt look quite right,and larval stage is a bit behind for its size,i suppose bad weather in May might have something to do with it,or is it just another colour form of a common moth ! any info would be appreciated.all the best bri.

More from today

Larvae in Sorrel(lep or not?)

1st instar 453 Honey suckle Moth

Tort.? any help will be appreciated

Last few Days in Northowram

Campion

Cat feeding on Sorrel.?
Last few days in Northowram have seen a few new ones in the trap with pale shouldered Brocade,Heart and dart,Campion(above)Buff ermine.Yesterday I had my first 148.Nemophora degeerella,1301 Crambus lathoniells,and 1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella(garden grass- veneer)of the year and also this below on Gorse.Which looks a bit like 1255 Cydia succedana.?The cat above was feed in on sorrel.?

Cragg vale

With the wind increasing and rain we moved from Withens Clough to the relative calm of cragg vale for 2 hours trapping.
Silver Ground Carpet 50+
Flame Shoulder 30+
Common White wave 1
Brimstone 4
Pale Tussock 1
Small Phoneix 2
Clouded Bordere Brindle 3
Silver Y 1
Flame Carpet 2
Buff ermine 1
Herald 1
Angle Shades 1
Scalloped Hazel 1
Broom Moth 1
Rustic Shoulder Knot 1

news from todmorden

Hi all,found this caloptilia syringella on a clump of iris in a small pond,there is some lilacs nearby,which i think is one of foodplants,i know they are common,but very striking.all the best bri.

Assembling Trap

Hi all
I mentioned a couple of weeks back about a cheap and easy assembling trap for use in trapping the smaller macros and micros using artificial pheromones or female moths. Ian Smith has very kindly sent me a link to the design and construction made using plastic water bottles. Although primarily used to attract moths you can use it to attract other insects by the placing some suitable bait inside. I am currently using a couple to attract carrion beetles and as we have a resident hedgehog in the garden it keeps the beetles safe from being scoffed before I have chance to ID them ! Please remember if you pass on the tip to mention its been designed by Ian and the actual plan and instructions are copyright of Ian Smith.

Link to the plan
http://www.angleps.com/Assembling_Trap_by_Ian_Smith.pdf

I would be good if anyone who tries the trap for various insect orders could post their results on the blog

White Pinion Spotted

Apologies for the poor quality photo but it was nearly dark and the moth was in a tube. We netted this at the junction of Cragg Vale and Withens Clough not far from the Hinchliffe Arms last night whilst trying to refind the possible Blood Vein we had further up the valley earlier in the week, Brian tells us its a good 'un!