Gorpley Clough

Great tunrnout for March cheers everyone but More Moffers than moths on a very clear and cold night.
Total catch :-
Small quaker x 1
Clouded Drab x 1
March Moth x 1
Satellite x 3
Chestnut x 5
Twin Spot Quaker x 1

Midgley last night

We think two of these are Early Greys but the other one??? A Drab of some kind or a dark Quaker type?

Also had a single Hebrew Character in addition to these.

Last nights moths

i was'nt expecting much with the cold night and clear skies but turned out to be one of my best in March
Pale Pinion x1
Small quaker x1
Early Grey x1
Mottled Grey x1
Common quaker x5
Hebrew Character x 7
Clouded Drab x2
Chestnut x2
satellite x1

Mystery Moth

Hi all, can anyone help me with the id of this one from last summer. I am struggling between Small Square-spot and Ingrailed Clay. If you think you can please say why you have made your choice. Many thanks, Win

Chestnut?

Not a brilliant photo but caught last night along with a single Hebrew Character

1055 Acleris hyemana

.I found this today out by the trap in the back garden and it shows some characteristics of A.hyemana any comments would be appreciated

Field Trip 1 and news from tod

Brian reports finding two 726.Metzneria metzneriella lavae on common knapweed seedheads and 2 larvae on hogweed which he has yet to id(will keep you posted).
Common & Small quakers , Early Greys and Hebrew Characters in trap.
Also planning running the trap at Gorpley Clough on Friday evening if anyone wants to join us.(target Oak Beauty,+ Small brindled Beauty)

Its getting more difficult!

Nothing in the trap last night but found this dead nearby, not sure what this is but think its a Yellow Horned?

This weeks moths in Hebden

9th-15th March inclusive

Pale Brindled Beauty 3
Oak Beauty 9
Small Quaker 1
Common Quaker 9
Yellow Horned 4
Chestnut 4
Agonopterix sp 1
Twin-Spot Quaker 1
Hebrew Character 2
March Moth 2

Winston

Last nights moths

Clouded Drab,a selection of Common Quaker and a couple of Hebrew Character ,Emmelina monodactyla, at Northowram.Early Grey,Common Quaker and Red Sword Grass at Todmordenand 4 Mottled Grey resting on billberry near the trap(BL)

Midgley GMS

Just three moths last night, a Common Quaker, Red Green Carpet (another belter) and Hebrew Character

Last nights moths

5 Common Quaker,3 Hebrew Character,1 March moth and a Clouded Drab.

Lancashire & Cheshire Ent. Soc. Annual Exhibition

Hi all

You might wish to attend this event even though its outside our area. I have been a member of the society for a few years now as many of the moffers I have taken field trips with or advice from are members and attend this event. If you come along you are sure of a warm welcome and will meet people like Ben Smart who brings his vast collection of larval images, Ian Smith, Steve Hinds and Ian Kimber of UK Moths fame. The exhibition is held in a modern hall (unlike the YNU event which is in a draughty old church hall) with plenty of facilities for drinks and food. Its dead easy to get to in Frodsham which is only a good hours drive from Calderdale on the motorway. Sue and I will be running a large well stocked book stal on the day. The blurb below is from another excellant moffer, Shane Farrel, who organises the event each year. Hope to see you all at the event.

The Lancashire & Cheshire Ent. Soc. annual Exhibition is on SATURDAY 4thApril 2009 from 11.00 am until 4.00 pm (Open 10.00 am for exhibitors to setup) at FRODSHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire WA67QN (01928) 732222, SJ521777.

If you attend please help to make this event successful by bringing along anexhibit for others to enjoy. This can include anything and should hopefully interest others and promote discussion of insects and related orders. Field equipment, photographic apparatus, display boards, computer demonstrations,record files, larval rearing items, livestock, study equipment, books,photographs, videos and specimens, including unidentified species, are some possibilities. Other organisations will be welcome to attend and arrange a display - please contact the organiser. There will be an L&CES table attended throughout the day to assist new and existing members if required or speak with any of the society officials – ask anyone and they will direct you. Entrance is free and all are welcome. Light refreshments will be available all day for a small fee.Our regular book sellers Paul and Sue of Pennine Books will also be attending again and will have a wide range of Natural History books.You are requested to contact Paul or view the catalogue or website and inform him of your requirements before the exhibition if you wish to ensurethe items you want to inspect or buy are brought along.Bryan Formstone will be providing a talk on some of the beetles found in North Wales and continuing the Coleopterous theme, Jeff Clarke will be speaking on the new recording scheme in Cheshire for those attractive beetles, the Ladybirds. Thanks very much to both for agreeing to provide a talk. I will welcome approaches from other speakers willing to providestalks at future events.
We have again hired the large hall and the small hall where the talks will take place. If you exhibited last year, we hope you will do so again thisyear. If you did not, please consider bringing along something. Pleaseencourage interested non-members to come along. It will be greatlyappreciated if you can pre-book a display table but if not come on spec aswe’ll always fit you in!

Midgley

We think this is an Oak Beauty? Whatever it is its a cracking moth, came to the actinic overnight.

Last Night in Hebden (11th March)

Best catch of the year last night –

Oak Beauty 1
Pale Brindled Beauty 1
Common Quaker 1 (First for year)
Small Quaker 1 (First for year)
Yellow Horned 1 (First Ever)
Chestnut 3

Agonopterix heracliana 1

Yellow (or orange) Horned was exciting. First one of these for me. I know this micro is prob Agonopterix heracliana but never really looked into this species before. UK Moths mentiones that A. ciliella is similar but has five brownish lines in the cilia. I must confess to not being able to see these in the photos on there so bit confused. Marks at the base of the wing, yes (in both species) but not in the cilia? Can we say my photo is def. Heracliana. Any advice?

Winston

Sugaring at Cromwell Bottom(Sat eve)Cancelled

Due to work I have to cancell this.
Sugaring at Cromwell Bottom(Sat eve)
I am planning a trip to Cromwell Bottom on Sat evening about 6 - 8ish as Ive been sugaring a few trees this week and Sat is the only day I will be able to cheque them.If anyone wants to join me? meet at 6 by the feeding station car park.Weather looks terrible,but hey - ho(remember last time at Gorpley).: )

Calderdale Species List

I have an upto date list of species recorded in Calderdale since 1999,Its Micro,Macro,pyralids and Butterflies.I am sure it is not complete but its pretty comprehensive if anyone would like a copy please leave a comment below.

We seem to have a few Problems.??

Hi all,Blogg seems to be playing up at the moment hopefully sort it out soon.??
Many thanks to everyone who has sent in records recently Paul T, Winston and Nick D we are up to 33,000 records so many thanks again.

Birds nests anyone?

The Calderdale Bird Conservation Group have cleaned out the 40+ nestboxes in Hardcastle Crags today, there was a very high occupancy rate and we have removed all used nests. In the past we passed these on to Paul Talbot for him to study the contents, apparently there are moths that use nests and if I remember correctly some interesting records came from these. Is there anyone currently in the area that might be interested in these nests? I have them all individually bagged up for anyone that wants them.

Last Night in Hebden

Chestnut x 4 (with this particularly rich coloured specimen)

March Moth x 1

Winston (My GMS Night is on Sun Though)