Another cracker.....

We dont get many but when we do they are worth the wait! Found this Elephant Hawkmoth in the trap this morning, and the Peppered Moth was on the windowsill on Sunday morning and is still hanging round the area.

Monday morning Northowram

The Snout

Peppered Moth

Lesser yellow Underwing
Far too much work at the moment so it was good to be out this morning,The Lesser yellow Underwing emerged overnight from a cat found in the garden earlier in the year(that makes 10 breeding species now for the garen).The Snout and Peppererd Moth were seen this morning near the local wood ,the full list below from usual walk
Common Carpet 1
Snout 1
Peppererd Moth 1
Meadow Brown 15 +
Painted lady 1
Speckled wood 20+
Garden Grass Veneer 20+
Crambus lathoniellus 10+
Celphya Lacunana 3
Nemophora degeerella 3
Pseudaryrotyrotoza conwagana 8+

Langfield Common,21 06 09

Hi all.2 Grey Scalloped Bars finally ,12 true lovers knot ,10 dark brocade,8 broom,neofaculta ericetella,dark arches,pic of broom moth included,at heath trap last night.All the best Bri.

Centre Vale Park Moth Night,25 06 09

Hi all,Centre Vale Park Moth Night will be on thursday 25 june 09,turn left off burnley rd into ewood lane,and park at Sports Centre car park,and walk through to 1,memorial gardens where a light will be situated,and 2,bandstand where another light will be situated.9 30/10 pm ,people can stay as long as they wish.If any one could help with manning the lights for a couple of hours or so that would be great,if enough response,possibly run another light.photos will be displayed in the memorial gardens the following weekend,hopefully!you can email me on brianleecy@gmail.com

langfield edge,16 06 09

Hi all had a couple of hours with heath trap,map winged swift,2 true lovers knot,dark brocade,c b brindle pale form,2 broom,narrow winged pug,3 dipleurina lacustrata,eudonia pallida,blastobasis decorolla.also last night at m edge garden 18 06 09,at mv ,3 map winged swift,iron prom northern form,3 flame shoulder,flame carpet,c b brindle pale form,broken barred carpet,small clouded brindle,flame,6 b golen y,purple clay,and 1st record of lychnis and pseudargyrotoza conwagana.all the best Bri.

Micro id

I had given this up as lost until Mike took it into photoshop for some trimming and sharpening.?Been a bit quiet with all this wind but managed 50+ Chimney Sweepers by Widdop Gate today,with Green silver lines,Smoky wainscot,Slender Brindle and Bright Line Brown eye in the trap last night.

Mystery Moth

Hi All, whilst things are rather busy with me and I haven't had much time to trap / search for moths I have really enjoyed everyones postings of brilliant descoveries and pics. This pic is of a moth found last week in Gayana! sent to me by my friend who is staying out there for a while. Any ideas?

Broad-Barred White Headshot

Just a head shot of the Broad-Barred White

moth , as it just looked like a bull with its head

down ready to charge. I know , I need to get

out more

Broad-Barred White

Another first for our garden with this Broad-Barred White last night. Went into trap , out of trap, then back in again. Lucky us .

whiteholme drain,15 06 09

Hi all,heres a side view of that micro,forgot to mention i found this cat feeding on heather ,i just assumed svensons copper underwing,but looking at it closely im not so sure,its 18 mm long and feeding well on heather.Cheers Bri,ps theres too much going on !!

Figure of Eighty

Just in case anyone is interested this is a picture of a Figure of Eighty from last night.

A first for us

Midgley Moth Session Friday

Following on from Andy's offer to bring an MV lamp up to Midgley one evening this week to try and improve on what little we have been catching we have decided on this coming Friday evening. If anyone is interested in joining us you are most welcome, tea, coffee, beer or whatever will be provided and if enough people are interested maybe a chilli or something? Let me know if you fancy it and if you need directions.

Nick

micros

Hi all,got 2 of these micros on heather at whiteholme drain yesterday ,15 06 09.5 mm from snout to wing tip,prob common but only saw 2 all day,didnt find a single grey scalloped bar,wonder weather they have struggled with our dreadful early spring, as they over winter as small larva,and yet common heaths seem more abundant then ever,and they overwinter as a pupa,obviously a very successful stratedgy ! would be grateful for out on the micros .all the best Bri.

Mad Friday,12thJune 2009..results

Sorry its taken so long and I know I've missed a couple off so please let me know.A good selection of whats about at the moment.I think we will make this an annual event...Calderdale Moth Nite(CMN)
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 2
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
18 Hepialus fusconebulosa Map-winged Swift 8
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 3
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 2
970 Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 5
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 2
1115 Ancylis achatana 1
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 2
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 3
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 8
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1637 Lasiocampa quercus f. callunae Northern Eggar 1
1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom 7
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 4
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 4
Silver ground Carpet 120
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 25
1773 Electrophaes corylata Broken-barred Carpet 5
1817 Eupithecia pulchellata Foxglove Pug 4
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 2
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 3
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 2
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 6
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 37
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 4
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 2
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 3
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 2
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2006 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 1
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 6
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 6
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 6
2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 22
2122 Diarsia brunnea Purple Clay 1
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 2
2138 Anaplectoides prasina Green Arches 1
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
2158 Lacanobia thalassina Pale-shouldered Brocade 2
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 3
2166 Hadena rivularis Campion 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 2
2280 Acronicta leporina Miller 2
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 2
2305 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades 6
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 10
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 8
2330 Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade 4
2331 Apamea unanimis Small Clouded Brindle 4
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 15
2335 Apamea scolopacina Slender Brindle 2
2339 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor 5
2422 Pseudoips prasinana Green Silver-lines 1
2439 Plusia festucae Gold Spot 4
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 4
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 5
2469 Scoliopteryx libatrix Herald 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1
2492 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot 2

Out & about

Sunday

Lots of whites and Green Veined whites in the garden, also red damselfly

Monday

Colden Clough - lots of dueling speckled wood

Rodmer Clough - Painted lady

Jerusalem Farm - did some sweep netting in the grasslands and found mating gold swift (bottom) and what I'm pretty sure is a carpet (top) - but cannot nail down which one. Also had peacock caterpillar and lots of greeny coloured caterpillars.

Whiteholme Drain,15 06 09

Hi all,got 2 of these superb olethreutes schulziana from heather near whiteholme drain,and a cracking male northen eggar landed near where i was sat sarnies and flask went everywhere ! got two other interesting micros to i d yet.all the best Bri.

More from Wood sage

Another emergence from Wood sage this afternoon???another Cnephasia ??I think the one this morning may have been a Nettle Tap.??

Aliens !

Hi all

The photo shows parasites of some sort emerging from a final instar Northern Egger. This is a larvea I found on Norland Moor a couple of years back and reared through to final instar. I had a few larvea of Northern Egger and they did the usual cat thing of getting restless and roaming around the container looking for pupation sites when they finished feeding. I popped them in seperate containers and spotted this one would still not spin up when suddenly these white grubs started eating their way of the poor cat. When ever I see this photo it reminds me on John Hurt in Aliens ! Notice how the emerging larvae seem to be appearing just above the spiracular line on the cat.

Who Dun It ?

Bad micros shots

The thing with micros is i carnt get any decent photos,The tiny 1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana is a real gem and the other crippled one emerged from wood sage overnight,the only thing of note is its long snout and black/white coloration.???

Midgley

In contrast to just about everyone else we are having a lean time of it up here, Friday's moths were

Flame Shoulder 1
Heart and Dart 1 (our first up here)
Cl Bd Brindle 1
Flame 1 (another first)
Green Carpet 1 (we think but was very worn)
Common Swift 1
Magpie Moth 1

Plus three as yet unidentified, photo has gone to Andy, I know we had them at Withens Clough but can't remember their name!

Last night just brought us 1 Miller.

Getting jealous!!!

Last night

another great night in Pellon but the star Moth was a Bufftip in Luddenden, one of my favourite Moths.

I was up half the night trapping Moths in the garden and instead of leaving the common species until the morning, ie to see what is in the trap or hidden in the amongst the vegetation, I kept all the Brimstone in tubs overnight. I had caught 16 by 1.30 and had another 8 in the trap this morning giving a total of 24. A few more than my previous high count of 11.



other goodies were,

The Flame
Small Angle Shades 3
Clouded Bordered Brindle 15
Smoky Wainscot
Beautiful Golden Y 2
Rustic Shoulder Knot 4
Small Clouded Brindle 2
Spectacle
Small Fanfoot

I've now got 11 pugs to try and id


The Flame


Bufftip

Grey Scalloped Bar,13 06 09

Hi all took heath trap up on langfield common last night,4 dark brocade,2 broom,true lovers knot and found 2 grey scalloped bars on heather after dark,its great when you get your target species.all the best Bri.

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.