Bramham YNU Lepidoptera Group meeting

Hi all ,I am going to try and make the YNU meeting at Bramham this year I think its in March usually,If anyone else fancies it, we could try and get a car load together.??

National Moth Night 2010 + gen det

National Moth Night is on Sat 15th May at Shibden/Cunnery Wood. We will have a couple of moth traps going(hopefully more) + a bat walk. All welcome to this event.Lets hope its not snowing.?
Had a go at a bit of gen det today and id a male Grey Pug caught at light at Cunnery Wood on the 6th May 2009.And 1 Copper Underwing caught at light Northowram in September.The 5 female type pugs I could not id.

Early Moth...??????

1960 Early Moth Theria primaria (Haworth)
There are 4 old records the last in 1963 and recent records from Park road elland between mid january and mid march.The flight time for this species is January and February when few light traps are run.The foodplant is hawthorn and a careful search may reveal this species to be present.They can be seen at dusk at rest on bare open twigs of foodplant.The female is flightless

Happy new year

Lets hope its a great year for all interested in local natural history.

Many Thanks and merry X-mas

Many thanks to everyone who has conributed to this site over the last year,some excellent records have been gathered and a steady picture is arising of the wealth of calderdales moths and butterfly species.White Letter hairstreaks ,Leopard moths,Broad Barred White, Blacknecks,Double Dart,Puss Moths,Scarce silver Y's,Muslin footman200 Psychoides filicivora(a first for Yorkshire well done CS)Eriocrai sangii and many many more.Look forward to meeting up with you all next year on a field trip near you,all the best for X-mas and the new year.I hope this blogg has help you enjoy this fasinating subject. Andy

Work in progress 2.

I have added a link to a list of moths recorded in Calderdale.It still need a lot of work but you will get the idea.

Last Night in Hebden Bridge

Big fat zero I'm afraid. Seemed like a decent night and hope for something but alas no. Winston

National Moth Night 2010

National Moth Night 2010 will take place on Saturday 15 May 2010 and the theme will be Moths
and Bats. This will enable us to stress the importance of moths and highlight the links between
these two groups of much maligned creatures, both of which are in decline. Joint moth and bat
events would also be highly appropriate. As usual it will be jointly organised by Atropos and
Butterfly Conservation (through the Moths Count team), but we will also be joined for NMN2010
by the Bat Conservation Trust. You can record moths as usual for NMN, but if you are
organising an event for family, friends or the public, you could incorporate bat recording as an
added feature. You can make contact with local bat groups via www.bats.org.uk/bat_group.php.

News from Todmorden 3 12 09

Hi all,found this 1811 acleris hyemana while gardening today in Tod,quite a few types of heather,which prob accounts for it,as its usually moorland/heathland species,apparently.

Is this the final find of 2009

I found this moth today (3/12) clinging to the hanging basket outside the visitor centre at Ogden Water. Any ideas what it might be?

Not much of a result!

Trap ran as promised but all we got was one moth, to make matters worse we aren't sure what it is! Can anyone help please?

Traps out?

Sandra reports three flying moths seen whilst she was cycling home this evening, our trap is out!

Leaf Mines on Willow

Hi all, a very wet trudge from Hebden to Sowerby Bridge on Wednesday revealed two diffenent signs of activity on willow near Ludenden foot. In the first the usual 'stigmella style' mining in the second the edge of the leaf has been rolled over. Any ideas?

Last call for records

Hi all,been a busy with work of late and little to reportbut I have been collecting records and have amassed 4,000 for this year so far(many thanks to everyone who has forwarded records).If any body has any records please e-mail me ,,,I can then forward them to the Yorkshire recorder.Cheers

News from Todmorden 12 11 09

Another Red Admiral seen today 12 11 09, by Ros Berrington,also 4 Plume moth adult, species disturbed from leylandii hedge ?

Leaf Mine on Oak

Hi All

found this leaf mine on oak today, Any ideas anyone? Winston

Project Tityrella

Hi All
Found another of these leaf mines today... Had even more od a 'Green Island' effect than Charlie's. It seems that the way the larvae mine the leaf, their food supply is prolonged? Cleaver. I am assuming the larvae fall to earth to pupate or simple crawl out of their leaf once it has fallen?
Win

News from Todmorden 11 11 09

Saw a Red Admiral today at Meadows Edge garden.

Dry Night Tonight?

Looks like a dry night is forecast. Only light winds and about 3 deg. Not great but the best forecast for a while overnight. Might be worth putting the traps on and see ifanyone can actually post a trapped moth on the blog! Lets see.
Win

It's been quiet

Not posted for quite some time for several reasons not least we have been away quite a bit of late, having said that very little on the few nights we have run the actinic at home . Highlights for us were Mottled Umber, Red Line and Yellow Line Quaker.