Monday, 20 June 2011

Large Blue Country



Hi All, Pardon the departure from Calderdale. I took a visit to the National Trust site of Collard Hill near Glastonbury the other day to see the large blue. Our very own Christine Tansy is warden at the site and is doing great work down there. Due to the habitat of meadow / Downs and quarry area which as well as being ideal for the large blue supports some interesting moths. Well worth a visit. Win x

Pics

1495 Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
and Large Blue

Sunday, 19 June 2011

EGPits

Had a quick hour today so headed for low ground as the wind was very blustery at northowram.Not much about down there with the wind but did manage 2 Ringlet ,10 Meadow Brown, 1 speckled wood, 1 Brown China Mark , 1 yellow shell and hundreds of 5 spot burnets flying around.

Saturday, 18 June 2011

Hardcastle Craggs Fri 17 06 11


Although worn a combination of features and size show this to be a May Highflyer,July usually shows a strong diagonal streak at 2, never 2 or 3 dark straight streaks at 1,and usually out much later july/august.Ruddy usually shows a longer diagonal streak at 2,and can show 2 or 3 straight dark streaks as in May Highflyer. also forewing size of this specimen is 13mm,. in July its 14mm to 18mm,Ruddy its 14mm to 17mm with May 13mm to 16mm,hope this all makes sense regards Bri/Andy

17th June hardcastle Craggs

Despite heavy rain and stong winds all around us ,under the large Oak near Hollins hall it was calm and dry for a couple of hours.
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1

18 Hepialus fusconebulosa Map-winged Swift 4
148 Nemophora degeerella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 12
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 3
1501 Platyptilia gonodactyla 1
1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom 1
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 2
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 21
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 1
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet 1
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 17
1778 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1954 Bupalus piniaria Bordered White 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 7
2098 Axylia putris Flame 2
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 11
2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 3
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 2
2176 Cerapteryx graminis Antler Moth 1
2205 Mythimna comma Shoulder-striped Wainscot 2
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 1
2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 5
2422 Pseudoips prasinana Green Silver-lines 1
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 12

Friday, 17 June 2011

Small to very large

Had a walk along Green Lane off Beacon Hill the other day, in 20 yards I had 3 "smalls"

Small Magpie
Small Heath
Small Tortoiseshell

And just to go to the other end of the scale, in the Jungle Experience at Manor Heath today, 2 Atlas Moths have emerged from their cocoons, apparently there are more on the way. Well worth the £1 entrance fee to see these HUGE moths.

Midgley Moth for id..???

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Weekly round up

 Figure of eighty
 Metzneria lapella
 Pug sp (maybe worn V ??)

 An excellent week at Northowram with the full moon coinsiding with the peak Ghost Moth emergence on Wednesday with over 300 males lekking and females flying between the lekks looking for a decent male.
 In the trap Burnished Brass,Plain Golden Y,Beautiful Golden Y,Silver y ,Dark Spectacle,Spectacle,small angle shades,Common Footman,Green Carpet ,Figure of eighty (pic above)brightened up the rather grey skies , a strong emergence of Freyer'pugs,,loads of Ingrailed Clays(all shapes and sizes) and more Heart and Darts than Ive seen for years.This pug above is interesting but no idea what it is.??This  Metzneria lapella  is a first for me here of this family.
Hardcastle Craggs tomorrow night weather permitting.???

Monday, 13 June 2011

Hardcastle Craggs.......Celebration

Woodland Celebration Weekend


2 & 3 July 2011

Special Saturday evening event 7.30 – 10.30 (onwards)pm


BBQ and Bat walk with West Yorkshire Bat Group

And moth trapping with Calderdale Moth Group!
I will be running a trap at Gibson Mill from 10.00pm onwards..it would be good if we could get a few traps going around the mill area..all welcome to join in..

Friday, 10 June 2011

Chimney sweeper

Had a walk through the meadows at Beechwood Park this morning, lots of chimney sweepers and grass moths around. A bit dull for butterflies but the meados are developing well and on a sunny day it should be quite a good spot.

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Leaf Miner Hunt

http://leafminer.wordpress.com/My name is Laura, I am an MSc student from the University of Glamorgan in South Wales and am conducting my research project on the invasive Horse-Chestnut Leaf-Miner (Camararia ohridella). The caterpillars of this moth live inside the leaves of the Horse-Chestnut tree.


LEAF-MINER HUNT - Saturday the 25th of June 2011

I need help in collecting data about the distribution of the Moth in the UK and wondered if you might be able to pass this message onto your staff, volunteers or members to see if they are interested in getting involved in leaf-miner hunting.

Everyone would need to find their nearest Horse-Chestnut tree on the 25th of June and have a look at the middle 'finger' (leaflet) of 10 different leaves from a single tree.

I need to know how many 'mines' there are in each of these leaflets (these are small brown circles or lines on the leaf, easiest to see when the leaf is held up to the light) and the location of the tree (post code, town etc.), even if there are no mines.
This information will then be put into a map to show the geographic distribution, this will help with my research project into the distribution of the moth and it's parasites.
More information can be found on My Blog http://leafminer.wordpress.com if anyone is interested. I will keep it updated as we approach the big day, with information on how to send your results.

Monday, 6 June 2011

A surprise with me pint...

Went for a walk around the Red Beck valley this evening, all we really saw was 1 peacock, however when we got to the Shoulder of Mutton in Southouram and were sat outside, sipping gently on a beverage, a darting motion caught my eye. Braving the rat run drivers, I crossed the road (left my pint on the table so it must have been a good find) and there was a hummingbird hawkmoth feeding on the flowers growning out of the wall. I think they were red valarian (not sure if that is the correct spelling or even if they are the correct flower). It hovered around for a few minutes but would not hold still enough to get a photo. Then a passing car sent it on its way over the fence and into the gardens.

Also had a Red Admiral in the garden last week.

Cunnery Wood saw a load of Speckeld Wood, Orange Tip, Peacock and a Comma about 2 weeks ago.

All being well (and weather and electricity dependant) I am going to run one of my traps outside the rear of Clay House on Wednesday night. We have access to the old Ranger hut behind house so if we still have power to it I will be able to run the trap. Will confirm tomorrow after i find out for definate.

Ghost Moth displaying.........

There were upto 140 male Ghost moths last night at Northowram with 5 females flying between the lekking males.There were 15 males together at one point .I have collected some eggs from a female, when I looked at them this morning they were all white but this afternoon most had turned black.??anyboby know why.?

Sunday, 5 June 2011

Blue Burnet Moth

Spent the weekend blogging around Tag Loop in search of Common Blues and Broad-bodied Chasers to film. Sadly the drop in temperature put a bit of a damper on things with no sign of any dragons, only 3 or 4 Common Blues, a few Skippers and Speckled Woods, but I did come across a newly emerged Burnet that was Blue rather than Dark Green. Anyone come across these before?

Assembling Northern Eggers

Great stuff........

http://wildyorkshire.blogspot.com/

Saturday, 4 June 2011

Hardcastle Craggs Fri 03 06 11




Denisia similella ,Rivulet and Nortern Eggar olivacea Tutt form,Hardcastle Craggs 03 06 11,And 3 more DEVON CARPETS which is an amazing 13 so far this year Bri.



Hepialus fusconebulosa Map-winged Swift 2
Denisia similella 1
Agapeta hamana 1
Aethes cnicana 5
Eulia ministrana 2
Celypha lacunana 4
Epiblema cynosbatella 2
Crambus lathoniellus 50
Scoparia ambigulis  20
Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 100
Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 3
Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 2
Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 6
Perizoma affinitata Rivulet 1
Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug 1
Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 4
Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 2
Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
Bupalus piniaria Bordered White 3
Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 1
Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 10
Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 5
Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 4
Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 3
Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 4
Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 1
Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1
Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2

Thursday, 2 June 2011

Calderdale Moths,Butterflies and Dragonflies




One of my favourite places at this time of the year is  Tag loop in hot June sunshine.Today was perfect,Common Blue (7)Small Heath (15+)Small Copper (2)Large white(1)Speckled wood (4)Cinnabar (3)Mother shipton(1)Burnets, and 2 male amd femle Broad Bodied Chaser on the small pond.

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Heath Royd Last Week in May



Not over busy but some new ones for the year including what I believe to be "brunnea" variation of Lime Hawkmoth pictured with more usual "tilliae" pictured, correct me if I am mistaken.
Amongst others
Common Marbled Carpet 1
Silver -ground Carpet 1
Garden Carpet 2
Flame Shoulder 2
Dark Arches 3
Silver Y 1
Beautiful Golden Y 1
Common Swift 1
Phoenix 1

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Hardcastle Craggs Friday night

This Friday meeting at 9.30 hopefully running 3 traps around Hollin Hall,bring midge repellant....All welcome.

Cork Moth



Hi All, Found this 216 Cork Moth Nemapogon cloacella behind the wireless on Sunday. Win x

Monday, 30 May 2011

Beyond Calderdale

Hi all,

Could somebody tell me what the below moth is? It was in my trap last week, I didn't measure it, but wondered if it was an early Pinion-streaked Snout (Schrankia costaestrigalis)?

sorry for the blurriness...


I'm due to leave Calderdale tomorrow, to take up a position as the Volunteer Ranger for the Large Blue Butterfly at Collard Hill in Somerset. If anyone is interested in hearing how the flight season goes, I'll be writing a daily update for the Large Blue Blog. Do come and visit if you get the chance, it'll be great to welcome some Northern 'moffers' to the hill!

A couple of weeks ago I spent a happy day at Strumpshaw Fen in Norfolk, Swallowtail chasing. We saw at least 10, and spent a good hour with one patrolling a huge blossom laden blackthorn. Thought you might like a couple of the pics from the day.

A favoured perch - it returned repeatedly to this vantage point.

On vegetation adjacent to the path.

See you back in the Crags later this year. Christine.

Crags 290511



Devon Carpet and Peeble Hooktip, Crags 290511

Craggs 29th May

14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1

1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 1
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 25
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 20
1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 1
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 3
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 45
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1751 Lampropteryx otregiata Devon Carpet 4
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 6
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet 1
1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 1
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 3
1817 Eupithecia pulchellata Foxglove Pug 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 2
1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 3
 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 2
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 5
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 24
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 3
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 3
2330 Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 2




I thought this was an ocherous pug (21mm) last night but now I think its a very worn Currant..(thanks Brian)

Blake Dean Fri 27 05 11



2305 Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara 1
2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta 7
1759 Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata 1
2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma 1
2158 Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina 2
2190 Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica 1
1902 Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata 1
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata 2

So, At a most excellent private party at Blake Dean hostel, the moth trap and generator were set up just below the ‘Rave tent’. The night felt chilly and quite breezy but the rain held off. Trapped between 9:30 and 10:55. What was nice about the session was that partygoers kept popping by to see if anything had arrived yet and there were many interesting and varied questions from all ages. Just like a national moth night in fact, but in this case there were to be some moths!

I had a glass of red wine on the ground propped up against the trap, which seemed the safest place to avoid the feet of the young ‘tig’ players who kept racing by. First moth of the night (Flame shoulder) dived straight into the glass! And later on whilst I was distracted by other activity 2 more of the same in there too (P.S. All were unharmed. P.P.S. I still drank the wine).

A steady stream of common macros till nearly 11pm. 16 moths and some interesting ones to talk about. Also a Buff tip in the morning with a damaged wing. By midnight gazebos were lifting and things were getting a bit hairy. The rain came and so to bed at 12:20 …

This link has been posted to any interested partygoer and so a big thankyou for letting me trap there and hopefully giving you an insite into the world of moths. Please browse through the pages of this blog for more interesting posts or give me a call if you want to join us in the woods for a nights trapping. Win x (07986 222678).

Sunday, 29 May 2011

Large Skipper butterfly

My first Large Skipper (male) this year, Sunnybank Todmorden

Philip

Saturday, 28 May 2011

Hardcastle Craggs Fri 27 05 11




Pics of Small Phoenix with Devon Carpet for comparison unfortunately s phoenix wouldnt behave in closing wings up,also this freshly emerged Male Bordered White,regards Bri Andy Martyn.report as follows.


17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 2

18 Hepialus fusconebulosa Map-winged Swift 5
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 2
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 2
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 26
1751 Lampropteryx otregiata Devon Carpet 5
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 2
        Dark Barred twin spotted carpet 1
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 2
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 1
1954 Bupalus piniaria Bordered White 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2006 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 2
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 28
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 2
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1

More Devons

A cold wind blew up the valley at the Craggs last night but with winston somewhere at the top of the valley with his trap and increasing cloud cover we set two traps around Hollin Hall.No less than 5 DEVON CARPETS to light and a lot to sort out yet(mainly Pugs0full list and photos to follow,.Heavy rain and stong winds at 12.00 stoped us a bit early...

Friday, 27 May 2011

More Pugs

 Common Pug
 Freyers Pug
Grey Pug



Another good night for Pugs on wednesday with therse  species above and a very fine Green silver Lines.

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Midgley Moth

Looks like The seraphim to me what does anyone else think..dont know what size it was .???

516 Large Clover Case-bearer Coleophora trifolii

Hi All, Look out for these at the moment in clover fields, a sleek micro with a silvery sheen to the wings tipped in copper an white ends to the antenae. This one found yesterday afternoon in Pecket Well. Win

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Todmorden 23 05 11


Found 1 of these beauties in a Todmorden garden yesterday,3 Micropterix aureatella,regards Bri,also 15 or so Argyresthia trifasciatus on a garden Juniper.

Bradford Ermine Video

Last week I went to Frizinghall to film the Bird Cherry Ermine Cats and uploaded the edited piece last night.......

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBaldIbis?feature=mhee#p/c/1793C8A30060D976/3/6EZf7ar68Tk

Sunday, 22 May 2011

Weekly round up


A poor night at the Craggs on Friday with only 7 moths caught.Lots of larvae collected from oak with pic showing above  for id.??
  Again at home in the trap a poor week with winds,clear skies and  rain.highlight have been 966 Cocylis atricapitana (pic above)Campion,Gold spot ,Beautiful Golden y and first elephant Hawkmoths of the year.
   Small Copper,orange Tip ,Red Admiral and speckled wood on the butterfly front.
    Trapping at the Craggs on friday and Sunday next weekend weather permitting.
Help Please.
Anyone know a sight in west Yorkshire for Brown argus????

Saturday, 21 May 2011

Mystery Cat?

Friday, 20 May 2011

Adonis?

This Blue that I filmed down EGP on Thursday, I thought was a Common, but isn't the white border diagnostic for Adonis? Commons have black borders, surely? Undersides are similar in these two species, even down to the spear shaped mark in the centre of the underwings. Any thoughts?

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Pugs...Mid March - Mid May at Northowram


White Spotted Pug(top)and Common Pug (bottom)

This year so far I have been studying the pugs at light in the back garden and trying hard to id them.So far the results are as follows----
Brindled pug   22
V-Pug             1
Double striped Pug  3
Common Pug     13
Foxglove Pug     2 (1 on 18th april very early record)
Oak -tree pug  3
White Spotted Pug   1
Pug sp...7

1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 19 05 11


Quite a few of these very attractive common micros on the wing today,the names a bit of a mouthful !! regards Bri.

Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Friday evening

Craggs at 9ish ...all welcome..gonna try and run 2 traps if bulbs and gennys let us..................Andy and Bri

Heath Royd 10th May - 18th May

Despite the wind' I've had a few moths over the past few days.

2 Brimstone
1 Pale Tussock
4 Scalloped Hazel
3 Poplar Hawkmoth
1 Elephant Hawkmoth
1 Lime Hawkmoth
1 Clouded- bordered Brindle
1 Heart and Dart
1 Shuttle Shaped Dart
1 Dark Spectacle

Ermine Moth "infestation"

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/9028253.Families_boyc/See
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-13425031

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Agonopterix Sp


Hi All, Sheltering from the rain painting in the shed today when this one popped out from under the workbench, proceeded to dive to the floor and spin round on its back for ages. Surprisingly intact I believe it is 697 Agonopterix arenella. Am I right (Don't see many of these). Win

Sunday, 15 May 2011

SUNDAY NIGHT CANCELLED

Sorry all cacelled tonight rain,wind and cold temp.We are planning next Friday night weather permitting.

Friday, 13 May 2011

Hardcastle Craggs thurs 12 05 11



A stark contrast from last weeks temperatures of 17 degrees ! 8 degrees this time reaching no more than 9 degs.only saw 4 moths to light ,Pale Tussock 1 pic,Water Carpet 1,2 Longhorn Moths 140 Nematopogon swammerdamella 2,and a 1007 Capua vulgana 1 found on Alder after dark pic,also a Pale Brindled Beauty larva On Norway Maple and Winter Moth larva also on Norway Maple.regards Andy,Martyn,Bri.

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

the other night in Hebden Bridge


Pale Tussock 1
Brindled Pug 1
Pug 1
Cherry Blossom 1
Buff Tip 1
Alucita Haxadactyla 1
Clouded Drab 1
Powdered Quaker 1
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1
Flame Shoulder 1
Ruby Tiger 1
Grey Birch 1

Hardcastle Craggs thurs 12 05 11

Having a try Thurs night 8 30 ish meet at top car park,lets hope weathers ok.regards Bri Andy.

Butterflies in Tod

Saw a Wall Brown and 2 Small Copper butterflies at Sunnybank wood, Todmorden yesterday, plus Speckled Wood, Orange Tip, Green Veined white and a Large Red damselfly.

Philip

Monday, 9 May 2011

More Small Yellow Underwings 09 05 11

Saw a small yellow underwing while mowing a garden at Mankinholes today it was nectaring on Daisy,felt bad for mowing the Common Mouse Ear its food plant nearby !also saw another at Rodwell End near Todmorden in the meadows there,and lots of Orange Tip eggs on Ladies Smock/Cuckoo flower.regards Bri.

Heath Royd weekend Moths

Better last two evenings given the rather poor start I've had so far. A mixed bag for a change. Amongst others, Lime Hawkmoth in Fridge preparing for photo shoot!

Peppered Moth ( 1 )
Ruby Tiger ( 2 )
Flame Carpet ( 1 )
Poplar Hawk Moth ( 3 )
Lime Hawk Moth ( 1 )
Bright Line Bright Eye ( 1 )
Shuttle Shaped Dart ( 1 )
Early Grey ( 1 )
Flame Shoulder ( 1 )

Sunday, 8 May 2011

last night in Luddenden

Engrailed
Coxcomb Prominent
Small Elephant Hawkmoth

after a great (and wet) night in Hardcastle Crags I had a great night in Luddenden with the following, with the highlight for me this stunning female Engrailed

V-Pug
Foxglove Pug
Brindled Pug 2
White Spotted Pug
Common Pug 2
Garden Carpet
Common Carpet 2
Dark Bordered Twin-spot Carpet
Small Phoenix 3
Flame Carpet
Common White Wave
Engrailed
Small Elephant Hawkmoth
Coxcomb Prominent 4
Lesser Swallow Prominent
Pale Tussock
Early Grey
Ruby Tiger 2
Knot Grass
Light Knot Grass
Grey Dagger
Flame
Flame Shoulder

Small yellow underwing

I found this in the garden this afternoon, thought it was a nice little moth.

Hardcastle Craggs Sat 07 05 11





What a FANTASTIC night,2 lights were run at Gibson Mill and Hollin Hall and it was the latter where it all happened as Andy said,Devon Carpet 1, 1st record of 1st generation in Yorkshire,Grass Rivulet 1,Alder Moth 1,Figure of Eighty 1,Light knotgrass 1,Autumn Green Carpet 2,Purple Thorn 1,Lesser Swallow Prominent 5,Iron Prominent 1,Coxcomb Prominent 1,Pale Tussock 2,Clouded Bordered Brindle 1,Scalloped Hazel 1,Eriocrania subpurpurella 2,Twenty Plume 1,Ruby Tiger 1,Flame shoulder 22,Brown Silverlines 19,Dark Barred Twin Spot Carpet 2,Foxglove Pug 1,Brindled Pug 10,SmallPhoenix 3,Common Wave 1,Common Carpet 1,Oak Tree Pug 1,and quite a few Pugs to be identified yet.although very heavy rain proved trying for both electrics and us !! it was certainly worth the soaking we got,thanks to Andy,Martyn,Nick Dawtrey and myself regards Bri. ps other pic is Light Knotgrass.

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Hardcastle craggs .Turns up trumps again..

Another good night at the craggs with Alder Moth ,Figure of Eighty, Light knot grass and this Grass Rivulet which is a first for calderdale and a DEVON CARPET wich is a first spring record for Yorkshire.......full report to follow-----------

6 Eriocrania subpurpurella 1

150 Adela reaumurella 1
150 Adela reaumurella
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 2
1654 Tethea ocularis Figure of Eighty 1
1725 Xanthorhoe ferrugata Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 2
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1750 Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet 7
1751 Lampropteryx otregiata Devon Carpet 1
1761 Chloroclysta miata Autumn Green Carpet 2
1802 Perizoma affinitata Rivulet 1
1807 Perizoma albulata Grass Rivulet 1
1817 Eupithecia pulchellata Foxglove Pug 1
1852 Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug 11
1853 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 37
1919 Selenia tetralunaria Purple Thorn 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 2
1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave 1
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2006 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 5
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 2
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 22
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2281 Acronicta alni Alder Moth 1
2286 Acronicta menyanthidis Light Knot Grass 1
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 1

Last Nights Moths


647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 2
892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
966 Cochylis atricapitana 1
986 Syndemis musculana 1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 2
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet 1
1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 2
1852 Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug 5
1853 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug 2
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 5
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 11
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2166 Hadena rivularis Campion 2
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1