A very rare for Yorkshire moth in the trap this morning, it was trying to get out, so I took a picture through the plastic baffles, and when I tried to pot it, it flew off. Bugger. But I did get a record shot (If it even meets that standard) as you can make out the moth and it's markings. It was an absolutely beautiful moth.
Update: CF says that this is a superb record, and may have possibly come over from a population in Lancashire. He also says there are no Yorkshire records nearby, and this is the 3rd ever in VC63 and first for 51 years since 1 at Thorne Moors in 1970. I, personally hope they start to breed here!
Elsewhere in the trap:
Pale Tussock x2
Peppered Moth x3
White Ermine x3 [NFY]
Silver Hook x1 [NFG] And Calderdale .......
Buff-tip x2
Silver Ground Carpet x3
Rustic Shoulder Knot x1
Pebble Prominent x1 [NFY]
Flame Shoulder x1
Marbled White Spot x1
Coxcomb Prominent x1 [NFY]
Lesser Swallow Prominent x1
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| Silver Hook, Rishworth |
This is Saturday night's moths and it was quite busy, with another Muslin turning up.
Moth Trap 5th June:
Brimstone Moth x1 [NFY]
Green Silver Lines x1 [NFY]
Common Marbled Carpet x2
Marbled White Spot x1
Brown Silver Lines x1
Diamond Back Moth x1 [NFY]
Silver Ground Carpet x5
Purple Bar x1 [NFG]
Common White Wave x1 [NFY]
Muslin Moth x1
Bee Moth x1
Lesser Swallow Prominent x1
Buff-tip x2 [NFY]
Rustic Shoulder Knot x1 [NFY]
Flame Shoulder x1
May Highflyer x1 [NFG]
Latticed Heath is very noticable on the moor with hundreds seen every day as I cross the moor and Manshead with the dog on our daliy hikes
Butterflies seen so far this year on the moor are : Green Hairstreak (one only) Small Heath and Small copper in small numbers most days, a few Orange tips and whites, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell
A nice varied mix in the garden MV so far but very very few micros and nothing of especial note so far in the macros. A better year to be honest than I was expecting up here after 4 months of snow and the deluge in May after the frosts in April.
Going through the trap here in Rishworth right now and there is a Silver Hook!!!, I only have a blurred picture but it should be enough
My second ever Flame Carpet is on the fanlight at the moment. This has a richer colour than the one I posted on the 25th May. Such a nice moth.
Flame Carpet
A nice surprise this morning on the fence by the trap with a first for me. A really striking moth still on the fence at 20:15.
Luddenden this week 1st to 5th June
Finally got going with these species this week
Common Pug
Autumn Green Carpet
Knot Grass
Poplar Hawkmoth
Rustic Shoulder Knot
Scalloped Hazel
Small Phoenix
White-spotted Pug
Foxglove Pug
Pale Tussock
Grey Pine Carpet
Tawny-barred Angle
White Ermine
Buff Ermine
Ingrailed Clay
Bufftip
Green Carpet
5th June
Clouded Border
Foxglove Pug 2
Bufftip
Brown Silver-line 2
Common Pug 6
Flame Carpet
Knot Grass 2
Common Swift
White-spotted Pug
Lime Speck Pug
Double meaning of courtship song in a moth:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4100508/
Also, last night at 8:30 pm, Anne and I were sat in the the garden enjoying a glass or two of a very fine wine. We saw about ten Light Brown Apple moths, flying around each other, not two feet from Anne's head. Some of you may remember that one of Anne's brothers used to pretend he had a moth in his hands and was going to let it go in her face. She was very young, and terrified. This went on for a few years, she became frightened of moths.
Very slowly over the last ten years or so, I would show her moths sleeping in the garden. Last night was a break through, she held her hand out near the moths, hoping one would settle on her finger. As they moved a way, she put her hand near them again. Isn't that wonderful?
Right, I think I saw a post recently by Andy (?) mentioning moths dancing a courtship dance. I think he called it, "lecking". I'm not sure of the spelling and can't find the term online. Could someone please verify the term and give it's etymology? (Is it a local term, or an accepted one, in the moth world?). I'd be grateful, as I can't find a mention of it.
We had one LBA on the door this morning.
Poplar Hawk just one on 1st was nice to show my neighbours
Green Silver lines was also nice to have as I would not have expected them this high up.
Peppered Moth (not melanic)
Small Elephant Hawkmoth saved in a pot in the fridge to show my neighbours later was the first one I have seen for years though I know its not uncommon
Micros have been noticable by their absence
Nematopogon schwarziellus 2 of these on the 1st
Plutella xylostella one last night probably on its way from the huge rapeseed fields around Wakefield/ Mirfield :)
Very quiet last night but very pleased with one of the moths.
Silver Ground Carpet x1
Muslin Moth x1 (NFG)
I believe Muslin Moth isn't particularly common here. If that's true, should I add a picture?
Small copper outside the classroom today, lots of whites fluttering about but no chance to firmly ID
Expected more than I got overnight but still some nice moths..
Somewhat quiet throughout the end of May but everything picked up last night. A year ago today I was getting Small Elephant Hawk Moths.
Moth trap 28th May:
Autumn Green Carpet x1 [NFY]
Lesser Swallow Prominent x1 [NFY]
Brown Silver Lines x3 [NFY]
Brindled Pug x2
Buff Ermine x1 [NFY]
Pale Tussock x1 [NFY]
Common Quaker x1
Moth trap 30th May:
Flame Shoulder x1 [NFY]
Lesser Swallow Prominent x1
Moth Trap 31st May:
Lesser Swallow Prominent x2
Moth Trap 2nd June:
Barred Hook Tip x1 [NFG]
Spectacle x1
Poplar Hawk Moth x2 [NFY]
Peppered Moth x1 [NFY]
Marbled White Spot x4 [NFY]
Silver Ground Carpet x1 [NFY]
Brown Silver Lines x1
Garden Carpet x2 [NFY]
Flame Shoulder x1
Bee Moth x3 [NFY]
Smoky Wainscot x1 [NFY]
Green Pug x1 [NFY]
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| Barred Hook Tip, Rishworth, 2nd of June |
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| Marbled White Spot, Rishworth, 2nd June |
Although it has been a slow year for butterfly species in general ,it seems that it has been perfect for Green Hairstreak with good numbers recorded from 18th April to 2nd June and still on the wing now with DJS reporting 10 yesterday it only shows for a couple of weeks some years ....!! ..Many thanks for all the records .
Another first for me - a Scalloped Hazel. It's a good thing that the markings made it easy to ID. This sample has an upturned abdomen, it's been like that since 11.00 pm last night. I haven't found a photo online with one doing that. Is it quite common for them to rest with an upturned abdomen? I'm simply curious. It's a lovely moth.
We went searching the known spots for Mother Shipton's this afternoon but failed...
Small Copper
Green Carpet , Brown Silver Lines , Flame Shoulder , Mottled Pug , Common Pug , Silver Ground Carpet , Red Green Carpet , ,Garden Carpet , Heart and Dart , Peppered Moth , White Spotted Pug , V - Pug , Scalloped HAzel , Clouded Bordered Brindle , Square Spot Rustic , 20 Plume ,
Sitting in the conservatory a Small Copper x 1 landed on a double daisy in a garden pot. Don't often get those in our garden.
Just one moth in the trap this morning though I did expect a few more with it being so much warmer and overcast last night and a bright morning today !
BARRYS MOTH NIGHT THIS SATURDAY AT CROMWELL BOTTOM ,ALL WELCOME
One Bee Moth this morning.
The moths are starting to come, slowly. Once the weather starts to warm up, it should get more lively.
Spectacle x1 (NFY)
Double Striped Pug x1 (NFY)
Brown Silver Lines x1 (NFY)
Finally some vaguely summery moths and weather!
Flame Carpet x 1 in the trap this morning and nothing else. Hopefully a start of better things to come if the temperature starts to increase !
Nettle tap on pink forget me nots now here in the garden. Green hairstreak on great manshead 2wks ago. trap will be on tonight for the first time in what feels like ages
A new moth for me, (whatever it is). I have spent several hours trying to get an ID on this. I think It's a Flame Carpet - Xanthorhoe designata. Could someone please ID it for me? Thanks.
There is a book titled, "Dragonflies and Damselflies: A Natrural History by Dennis Paulson", £25 now £10. It's available from :
www.bibliophilebooks.com
It's in this months Bibliophile Books catalogue. The book covers them from all over the world, as well as UK. It's described as comprensive and beautifully illustrated. It covers classification, evolution, place in the food chain, mating, life cycle, and their relationship with humans. It's a comprehensive natural history resource, (it says here).
It sounds like a bargin.
