Lee Mount 28th May

From last night 28th May - another challenge of one of those pugs - think this top one might be Foxglove Pug (?) but looks quite a bit paler than I expected from the books  !

 

Small Phoenix (I think)

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Not  a lot doing last night when I put the trap on - it was quite windy then it  settled down again about 11:00 so left the light on until midnight but not a lot else turned up.

The one below was a new one for us and suspect it's a Clouded Silver ?

Also
Brimstone Moth x 1
Twenty-plume Moths x 7 - mainly on the Honeysuckle

Micro Moth of Heather 35.017 BF797 Neofaculta ericetella

An interesting day scoping for new sites potentially of interest for recording  on the way stopping off elsewhere on the way back this moth was found flying over Heather and Bilberry a small skittish moth moving form heather to heather and merging inconspicuously. Pennistone Hill   Unfortunately my camera is duffed and could only react quick enough to get these .Thanks to Richard for confirmation

0797  Neofaculta ericetella ABH  35.017 

Also notable in passing at this location to all Yorkshire Folk is a miraculous village that suddenly appeared from nowhere !!!! Made of Wood . Its there for about a week or 10 days if you are up that way Pennsitone Hill Filming

Slightly of the theme of Moths this Tephritid Fruit Fly about 4- 5 mm was seen displaying on Marsh thistle Cirsium palustre

Holly Blue

A Holly Blue flying round the garden this afternoon , Small White , Small Tortoiseshell , Peacock , Large White and Orange Tip seen also.

This moth just landed on our window pane, it has 20mm wingspan and happily let me measure it. I wonder what species it is; possibly a pug? The sunlight has made the iridescence bluer on one of the wings.

Three Micros Cromwell LNR

Two small micros at Cromwell today apologies poor imaging flash on the way out

19.007 BF391 Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciella

Epiblema  sp Possibly Epiblema scutulana

Nettle Tap

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2 moths last night including a Light-brown Apple Moth and another one of those 'testing' pugs !!
Wondering about Common Pug - do we expect them around here ?

Hardcastle Crags and Blake Dean

We just found one moth today - pretty confident its a Brown Siler-lines - a lovely moth on the banking's of heather and bracken at Blake Dean.
There were plenty of Orange-tip Butterflies in the crags (20+), 1 Peacock at Blake Dean and maybe 20+ G V Whites mainly in the crags. Some fantastic swathes of Bluebells throughout the crags.

Brown Silver-lines

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Not a lot doing this week with the trap but a couple I did get are posing some questions on i d...

 I think this one above is a Brindled Pug - maybe the dark form.


This one below was very pale grey, looking slightly smaller than the above with a different wing shape, a very distinct spot and a black 'kinked' line down the forewing ! There seem to be  a few options in the book but that don't seem to quite 'fit the bill'. Maybe Ash Pug ?

Cromwell 15th May 2016

Quick Walk

Common Carpet
Light Brown Apple Moth
Plume Moth probably Common

Feathered Bright Incurvaria masculella

This one was taken at Catterick yesterday ABN 8.002 BF/30 Feathered Bright Incurvaria masculella  and I believe common on Hawthorn in Calderdale this one not so feathered as a female only the males having the Pectinate antennae

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Not a lot this week so far - except a good few of these tiny ones with various gold markings and not easy to get decent photos. Not even sure which group they are in !
Also Garden Carpet x 1 last night

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From 6th May
Common Quaker x 9
Small Quaker (I think, smaller than Common Quaker but they are very similar. Is it still time to get them?) x 2
Brindled Pug x 2
Agonopterix hert x1
Twenty-plume Moth x 1 (first time here)
Oak Nyc ? x 1
Unidentified x 1

 

Twenty-plume Moth (2 poses of same moth)

V Pug

 Oak Nycteoline maybe - not sure ?

Not sure about this one - quite a large moth but not sure if it's just worn or what ?

This is the best I got from the side !

Friday....

Sorry guys but I am not going to be able to make it on Friday or Sat this week  ,,but I am planning to run the trap on Norland Moor on Sunday night for a few hours.. Looks like its gonna be hot on Sunday.. I can give anyone a lift if they wish to join me.. Cheers

Lee Mount

Last night May 4th - first time this year with the moth trap outside.
Hebrew Character x 2
Common Quaker x 6
Double-striped Pug x 2 (very small)
Iron Prominent - a lovely moth x 1 (a first for us - that's what we think it is)

 Clouded Drab (think) from 3rd May - the spider was just resting !

Double-striped Pug

2 above of the same moth in different postures - Iron Prominent

Cromwell 5th May 2016

 A brief look in the area near Tree Sparrow boxes

70.052 BF1725  Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata

The two spots on the wing are visible but faded similars include Xanthorhoe
spadicearia(Red -barred Twin-spot Carpet) The main wing bar in the main looks more red than Dark see Brian  / Andy's comments

 Caddisfly Limnephilidae Looks Like a newly emerged Stenophylax permistus

Bagworm Hunt 02 05 2016

Had a thorough search in Common Bank Wood on lots of lichen covered walls and Trees, and also Stoodley Glen but no Lichenella Cases found,they must be very localised ! I did find 6 cases of Diplodoma laichartingella at the base of Beech Trees facing South though !

Warm Weather at last

The week ahead is starting to warm up..so on Friday I will be running the trap some where..Any suggestions welcome. I will be doing Norland Moor later in the month...

Jumble Hole

We had a good search of one side of the valley today looking for bagworms...we drew a blank but the habitat looked perfect.? We found 1 Common Footman larvae , 1 eriocrania  sp , a couple of empty coleophora cases and an old Northern Eggar cocoon......We will be out again soon....thanks to Charlie and Bri...

Bare Head Tunnel

Had a walk up the Shibden Valley today, not much happening in terms of butterflies (a few bumblebees though). Eventuallly wound my way to Bare Head Tunnel and had 20 mins exploring. Normally I forget my torch but this time I had one with me. 7 Herald sheltering in the tunnel, some nice spiders and a birds nest!

Jumble Hole Monday 10.30

I am meeting Bri Monday at 10.30 at Jumble Hole...if any one would like to join us then put a message below.Charlie I can pick you up at yours if you want...Cheers  all welcome

Lee Mount

2 from this week, both on 19th April I've been struggling with....

Thought maybe this first one was a washed out Common Quaker but it looked marginally larger - not sure as the pale dark lines running down the wing have thrown me a bit (it don't take much doing)!!

This pug below was much smaller and a different shape from a Brindled Pug that I had the same night. This is only 2 cm across - wondered about Double-striped Pug which seems to fit the date ?
Best shot I could get !

Bits and bobs

Plenty of Butterflies out these last few days with my first Green Veined White and Speckled Woods today and lots of Peacocks and Small Tortoiseshell about the last few days. Found this case above on a dry stone wall today some sort of Coleophora.??
   Good to see more bagworms emerging a great find that area Charlie.....
  Trying to sort Bagworm hunt at Jumble hole but proving a bit tricky Bri working sat , so trying for Sunday but not definite yet..will keep you posted..

Ovenden Moor

We went yesterday to check a spot where, a few years ago, we found a female Emperor Moth. The weather was a bit cool with the easterly wind though the sun was shining. We did have sight of an unidentified largish moth 50m or so away but we lost it !

We did find one small area with these beetles, maybe 20+, scattered in clumps of heather near the path and which we have identified fairly confidently as Green Tiger Beetles - Cicindella campestris  (?)  As soon as they were disturbed they either dived into the base of heather or took flight for a short distance before disappearing back in the heather - they looked fluorescent in flight.

More bagworms.......

The first of Andy's bagworm finds emerged a couple of days ago (top) as did another one of mine (middle) and the first one (below).

Tiny Micro on Hedge Mustard

This small Micro Moth was found on Garlic Mustard (Hedge Mustard) during the day at CB LNR unfortunately not the best shot but the only one . I would say it would have been about 5 mm or So 

Not at all sure about this one ?

Slightly more recognisable this Orange Tip male was seen with peacock , Tortoise also flying today

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Not sure on this one - thought maybe Clouded Drab but it looks quite different from the other ones earlier this week ?

Lee Mount

This week so far one or two struggling with !!
Amended - thanks to the lads !

 Chestnut

 Clouded Drab - with 2 of these on 12th and 2 again on 13th

 Clouded Drab

 Beautiful Plume ?

 Common Plume

Same as above - Common Plume wing folded !

 

Also from last night

Hebrew Character x  1

Early Thorn x 1

Agonoperix hert.. x 1

 



More Bagworms ( Lichen Case - bearer.... Dahlica lichenella... ?? )

 Had a walk with Charlie today looking for more Bagworms. The area we covered in Stainland was about a mile long with dry stone walls to either side of the path, The walls were covered in various Lichens and mosses indicating very good air quality . We found 6 cases 4 were of the pale green type,   1 was black and white and the first one we found was black / dark. It is a hard job to concentrate for long periods so we were pleased that the final score was 3 - 3 .

Last night

Ran the trap at Northowram last night : -
Hebrew Character    x  5
Common Quaker     x 2
Small Quaker          x 2
Early Grey            x 1
Diurnea Fagella    x 1

Orange tip

First Orange Tip of  the year for me today, driving through King Cross and waiting to turn to Warley a male came flapping along the line of cars. Nice to have a bit of sun and the promise of more to come.