VC63 Garden Moths 15 June 2018 Post Hectar

Weather: Rescinding breeze to Occ Light Breeze  / Still  Temp 17o aprox Air Warm Dry  Post Storm Hectar gale. Dawn.



MV125 Robinson

Moth For ID means unknown for identification
Moth TBC  means The embedded image contains a plausible ID TBC

Despite radical contrast in the winds it is now still this pm and there appears to be  a lot on the move. Annoyingly a cat strike early in the pm part emptied the trap on its side . A list species of Tree that light was reaching from this trap

Birch, Apple , Cherry , Leylandi, Various garden Conifers , Elder , Beech
The location would also be in easy reach of  JW where there is predominant Oak and Beech

The predominant Moth was the Heart and Dart with upward of 12 released. Buff Ermine also had a good Innings

72.019 BF2061   Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea   x4
72.020 BF2060   White Ermine Spilosoma lubriciped  x1
63.018 BF1378   Elder Pearl   Anania coronata
63.025 BF1376   Small Magpie Anania hortulata  x4
73.333 BF2120   Ingrailed  Clay Diarsia mendica

73.264 BF2158   Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina

70.226 BF1906   Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

70.252 BF1931   Peppered Moth Biston betularia  x2

73.317 BF2089   Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis  x12

73.342 BF2107   Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

70.280 BF1958   Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata x1
73.267 BF2160   Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

73.328 BF1209   The Flame Axylia putris x2
73.329 BF2102   Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta

73.264 BF2158   Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina

72.019 BF2061   Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea








73.328 BF1209   The Flame Axylia putris

73.329 BF2102   Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta

73.317 BF2089   Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis






73.267 BF2160   Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

Dark / Common arpet Dysstroma citrata / truncuata

Difficult to separate but more angular post medium line would point to Dark markable Carpet

One to Look out for this month................

This is a Smoky Wave  I found on Marsden Moor yesterday there were about 30 + . Its rare in Calderdale with very few recent records. Its seen around heather and bilberry ,and looks white when its flushed , most other day flyers at the moment look brown.. It has been recorded all over Yorkshire in large numbers at the moment.............

Ogden Water

Quite a number of male nemophora deerella around the edge of the reservoir today. Also 2 large yellow underwing in the grass (they survived the cutting).

Speckled Wood

Some really smart looking Speckled Woods the last few days. We found 5 on Pepper Hill above Boothtown/Claremount yesterday but only managed to get a decent photo of one this morning at Mixenden plantation.

Lee Mount - 13th June

I turned the trap off at 11:30 pm as the forecast was not good with strong winds. I did manage one or two nice moths as I closed it down.

 Not too sure about this one - maybe Blastobasis

lacticolella ?

 

 Map-winged Swift

 

 Middle-barred Minor

 

 Pale-shouldered Brocade

 

Riband Wave

Mixenden Surprise

I checked the reservoir area this morning and the lower end of Ogden golf course. No a lot in the way of butterflies or day flying moths though it was quite overcast and breezy.
Golf Course
 1 Small Heath
 1 Large Skipper

On the way back, past the reservoir I came across this surprise which conveniently posed nicely, though I did have the wrong lens on !

 Wall Butterfly

 

No good on wild flowers but these were the ones it was nectering on. Just a small clump though the reservoir bankings are full of wild flowers which I guess will get mown down before too long. Also there, just one Small White.

Lee Mount

One from last night on the door frame. Baffled me for a while (doesn't take much !) - where would we be without the reference books especially with species that we don't get very often. Think I've got it right.

 Rustic Shoulder-knot

 

And one from this morning in the trap - which is not giving much away but think I have the right identification

Common Swift

Ogden Water

One of the bird cherry around the edge of the reservoir is getting covered in caterpillars and silk - suspect it will be the bird cherry ermine. Normally get them at Cunnery Wood too - will try to check that site this week.

Blood-vein

A nice, pristine one at Cromwell Bottom yesterday morning - they seem to be on the increase in Calderdale?

Lee Mount

Recent ones not sure about ?

 This one looks like Eudonia/Scoparia though a bit baffled why it should look so faded at this time of year - or is it something else ?

 Pug ?

Cabbage Moth from 9th June

Swales Moor

Along Ringby Lane in the hot sunshine this afternoon for an hour.
No sign of any Wall butterflies today unfortunately.
1 Meadow Brown
1 Small Tortoiseshell
10+ Small Heaths in the top field
14 + Large Skippers mostly on clover flowers
2 Timothy Tortrix
1 Silver- ground Carpet
1 Cinnabar

Fri 8th - Copley garden

A nice trapping session that, in the morning, culminated in two little boys running around in their PJs happy release the moths (if a bit rought with one or two of them).

656 Tachystola acroxantha
998 Light Brown apple moth
1728 Garden carpet
1764 Common marble carpet
1906 Brimstone moth (why dso they never stay in the trap until morning?)
1931 Peppered moth x4
1961 Light emerald
1991 Elephant hawkmoth
2089 Heart & dart x 4
2098 Flame
2102 Flame shoulder
2120 Ingrailed clay
2122 Purple clay
2160 Bright-line brown-eye
2450 Spectacle
2492 Small Fan-foot

VC 63 Garden Moths 08th June 2018

Weather Warm preceding days sunny . Still . No Breeze. Dry

MV125 W Robinson

Moth For ID means unknown for identification
Moth TBC  means The embedded image contains a plausible ID TBC

Last nights incoming

69.001 BF1979  Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae  x1

69.017 BF1992  Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus

70.226 BF1906  Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata. x5+ 

63.018  BF1378 Elder Pearl Anania coronata

63.025 BF1376  Small Magpie Anania hortulata

73.317 BF2089  Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis x4
73.333 BF2120  Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica

71.012 BF2000  Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius

73.113 BF2306  Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa

73.015 BF2441  Silver Y Autographa gamma
73.156 BF2326  Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata

62.001 BF1428  Bee Moth Aphomia sociella

73.329 BF2102  Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
70.054 BF1727  Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montana
TBC  Query (end)

Images To Follow

69.001 BF1979  Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae







73.113 BF2306  Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa







63.018  BF1378 Elder Pearl Anania coronata







71.012 BF2000  Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius






73.333 BF2120 Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica.







62.001 BF1428  Bee Moth Aphomia sociella



73.329 BF2102  Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta



73.015 BF2441  Silver Y Autographa gamma






TBC Confirmation on This One

Stainland.

Hello
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Thanks for all the good wishes.

Oh, The Knot Grass is still here, along with a pale brown, delta shaped one. It's too high up for ID. WS is about 1 inch, possibly a little more.

Ghost Moths

Had a quick look at the Ghost moths last night and a quick estimate was 50 + males and 3 Females, + 50 Small Magpies and 3 SG Carpets .

Lee Mount - recent micros

Wondering about these..........

 Not doing well with this one ?? not a good photo but quite strong markings

 

 Cherry Bark Tortrix

 

maybe Epinotia bilulana

Northowram

Walk in the sun this afternoon -----
Speckled wood x 4
Orange Tip x 2 (males)
Large White x 2
Small White x 1
Meadow Brown x 1
Small Tortoiseshell x 2

Stainland, Nice Noctuid for ID, Underside of White Ermine

Here is a rushed last post before I set off to hospital, (very soon now). There is a  nice looking Noctuid by there door at the moment. It has some lovely blue and green colours in it's wings. This is a new moth to me, which is always nice. I did spend a while trying to find out what it is, but ran out of time. Could someone ID it please? Thanks.

Also, sadly, the White Ermine that was by the rose bush, was dead on the floor today. I don't know what happened, poor thing. It seemed a bit callous to me, but I thought I should take a photo of it's underside.

Noctuid for ID

Noctuid Detail

White Ermine Underside

Beechwood Park Meadows

A walk through the meadows at Beechwood Park yesterday morning, up to 10 chimney sweepers on the wing and in the grass. Would guess there will be more there when the sun came out later in the afternoon.

Wheatley Valley

Just had an hour on the landfill site adjacent to Shroggs Road this afternoon. The damp grassland area was pretty full of buttercups and flowering grasses.
2 Silver Y’s but no photos of these, they were off !

 Large Skipper - found around 6 of these

 Several of these Orchids

 Plenty of buttercups

Timothy Tortrix

Lee Mount - 5th June

Not a lot in the trap this morning after a cool breezy night
Flame Shoulder x 1
Knot Grass x 1 (well I think I've got the i d correct) !
Angle Shades x 1
Cinnabar x 1
Scalloped Hazel x 1

 Angle Shades

 

Knot Grass

Broadhead Clough - 4th June

With Alan T, we went looking for Woodcock - and we were not disappointed with 3 birds roding together (maybe an adult with young birds (??) plus possibly one other individual. They didn't show till around 9:30 pm then we walked back down - nearly dark.

We were surprised to come across a small colony of Ghost Moths with the males 'dancing' around as if on a piece of string. Maybe 15++ ? perhaps a good few more, though the bats were showing a keen interest with several sorties in among them. It was just after 10 pm by now and really difficult to get any photo's in the dark, even with the flash. But no matter we enjoyed the spectacle all the same.

If anyone goes up then it's on the walk up from Dauber Bridge towards Broadhead Clough in Cragg Vale. With the woodland on the left, continue up the track to where the woodland bears to the left and it's the field on the left just about where the first cattle grid is. The fields up from there also look good with plenty of wild flowers and grasses so there could be a lot more natural surprises there.

Lee Mount - 4th June

Synergetic light from overnight
Garden Carpet x 2
Many-plumed Moth x 1 (some books refer to it as Twenty-plume)
Bee Moth x 2
Light-brown Apple Moth x 1
Common Pug x 1
Brown House-moth x 2
Tachystola acroxantha x 1 (up to 14 of these on 3rd June)
White-shouldered House-moth x 2
Flame Shoulder x 1
Buff-tip x 1 (amazing looking moths)

 Buff-tip

 

 Flame Shoulder