411 Argyresthia goedartella

Found this golden micro in my bedroom on Sunday morning, a nice way to start the day. Winston

Lime hawkmoth

Allways nice to see.

damselfly I.d please!

Just a quick I.d problem! Went to holiday in norfolk over the holiday and on thursday we went to pensthorpe. plenty of damselflys but me and my dad are unsure about this one. It is obviously a red eyed or a small red eyed but I cant decide. look hard enough and you should see some blue on segment 1 (a feature of small red) plus there is some red sheen on the back (also a feature of small red) but there is no blue on segment 8 (red eyed feature) nor is there a noticable ammount of blue behind the head (a feature of red eyed). please could somebody help me. Cheers
p.s. also had my first swallowtail, black tailed skimmer and banded demoiselle

Knott Wood sat night

Green Arches

Rivulet

Bri report a real night at Knott wood with 42 sp of macro including a mega Marbled white Spot,19 Green Carpet,6 White Pinion Spotted,9 Purple bar,22 Common white wave ,1 Green arches,1 Rivulet,....Lime, Poplar and Elephant Hawkmoths,6 Pale tussocks and 20, 1015 Eulia mimistrana 131 Incurvaria oehlmanniella ,Bri is off line again for the moment

Last Night in Hebden Bridge

Whilst I am on a roll of not been abl to identify almost anything I see out of the ordinary I will have a stab at these two from last night.

Clouded-bordered Brindle 1
Dusky Brocade 1

There companions were a good assortment -

Buff Ermine 1
White Ermine 2
Brimstone 1
Silver-ground Carpet 3
Common Swift 2
Buff Tip 1
Scoparia ambigualis 1
Poplar Hawk-moth 2
Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 1
Water Carpet 1
The Flame 1
Flame Shoulder 2
Pale Tussock 1
Flame Carpet 1
Unidentified pug 1
Unk Macro 1

I blieve teh Brocade may well be a pale-shouldered !

Last night Northowram

Pug sp ?

Seraphim

A real night with 34 sp of macro recorded including The Miller,Campion,Pale tussock and this Seraphim also this distinctive pug if any one would like to guess.

Painted Lady

Painted Lady butterfly seen yesterday at Sunnybank Todmorden. Also Broad Bodied chaser dragonfly, male and female at pond same location during the last week.

Small Copper

Found a small copper on the hillsides above Walsden today, also lots of whites around over the moorlands towards Gaddings Dam and Warland res.

Knottwood sat 05 06 10

We are having a mothing session tomorrow night at knottwood,if anyone fancies it,it will probably be Manic !! hopefully some great moths.maybe bring some repellant !!prob get there about 9ish.

Elland gravel Pits Last night(Wainscot night)

Common Waiscot

Looper ??

Silky Wainscot

Silky wainscot

Met with Bri last night at EGP and went looking for Southern wainscot larvae ,we had a quick walk acrooss tag meadow which produced 100's of Burnet moth cocoons and 3/4 straw dots and a lot of Crambus sp.Silver Ground Carpets were in good numbers and a Herald caught in the net was a bonus.Entering the reed bed we found the looper on Phragmites (??}above and immediatly found what I think was a southern waiscot larvae but as i tried to pot it it fell to the ground never to be seen again(drat).We then found what we think is a Silky waiscot which will be a first for calderdale if confirmed(carnt think what else it could be).The other cat looks like Common Wainscot.

636 Denisia similella

I know its good weather for trapping but I have had a great time this week sneaking off for a couple of hours now and then to look in woods and meadows. Didn't see much today in Pecket Well till I bent down to tie my laces and this good looker seemed to pop out of a dry stone wall. Distinctive markings so I thought I would be able to track this one down. Spent too long looking now and eyes are now boggling! Now correctly identified by Charlie Streets as 636 Denisia similella. seems to be relativly scarce.

Tonight

Bulrush waiscot empty cocoon from todmorden
Meeting with Bri in the car park at Elland Gravel Pits looking for larvae etc about 9ish all welcome,

Elephant Hawk Moth

Local population boosted by one !! Emerged this a.m. Flew off an hour ago, heading south.

News from Todmorden 01 06 10

Hi all,finally back on line ! im doing well for parasitica,even wasps emerged from an emperor cocoon ! is nothing sacred,thats nature.at least a Sallow Kitten emerged on 30 05 10,course it was the middle of the night,anyway thought id make a collage of most of the stages,regards Bri.

Glaucous shears ?

Anyone dissagree with Glaucous shears.?? All you trappers out there should be getting plenty of moths now and looks like an excellent week ahead.

516 Large Clover Case-bearer Coleophora trifolii

Found this little chap nectering on dandelion a few days ago and unfortunately he has had to wait until today for the weather to be bright enough to take his photo. Can't seem to find this one on UK Moths, anyone any ideas? At first it looked like a rather bland specimen but the lens has revealed his beauty. A shimmering golden black sheen to the wings and white ends to the antenae. (About 9mm long).

See latest comment for id notes.

win

Mothless Midgley

Ran both the actinic and an MBT lamp tonight with Brian, too clear and too cold we think, nothing caught and just four distant unknown moths seen in flight. Leaving the actinic running all night in case things improve, fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Monday Night

Im thinking of going to elland GPits on Monday night looking for southern wainscot larvae.if any one would like to join me ................................
late May to early June
The reedbeds should be swept after dark for the larvae. I have seen the larvae near the tops of the reeds in large numbers, where they are rather conspicuous, and used to pick off those within reach, and sweep for the more distant ones with a net. The larva pupates in or on the soil, and emerges without much trouble [Tutt]

Last night Northowram

Been a bit cool again this week but had my first Silver y's(2) and 1 dark Spectacle , 1 Spectacle,small square spot and a Scalloped Hazel(melanic) last night.

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