Brimstone Butterfly 31 08 10

Saw a Male Brimstone Butterfly at riverside near Todmorden Market today,1st ive seen locally for ages ! as anyone else seen many about locally ? regards Bri.

Black Darters

Lots of Black Darters about at the top end of Cragg Vale last week.

Cromwell Bottom Sun night....

A cold and clear night with some excellent net work keeping us warm. thanks to Bri ,marion ,Ian and Tina.

Acleris emargana 3

Straw Dot 1

Orange swift 1

Clouded border 1

Sq Spt Rustic 8

Flame Sh 1

Flame carpet 1

Canary Shouldered Thorn 2

Sallow 2

July Highflyer 1

Dark Barred Twin spot Carpet 1

Angle Striped sallow 1

Small Phoneix 1

Autumnal Rustic 2

Dotted Clay 1

LYU 6

Lesser YU 2

LBBYU 2

More Devon Carpets

Seems like Devon Carpet is well established at hardcastle craggs with more records from Elena this week.

Small Coppers

So I haven't seen any Small Coppers since I moved over here 5 years ago.....now I'm seeing them everywhere. After filming them first at Jay House Lane on thistles, followed by Tag Loop on White Clover , I found some at Oxenhope railway crossing just below the Railway Children 3-Chimneys house, and now I'm finding them at Roils Head. Here, they were feeding on Heather.
Red Admirals were also on heather at Roils Head - a first for me in Calderdale -  and loads of Speckled Woods.

More Purple Hairstreaks

Tricky little blighters to photo,only seem to fly in bright sunshine.reports today from Knot wood Heden Bridge and Only House wood Northowram.

Sallow

Sallow last night at Pellon.

Red Underwing

Allways nice to see Red Underwing not scarce just awesome..This Wall brown was in the greenhouse sheltering from the rain and some good moths about in the trap this week included my latest ever lesser swallow Prominent and Currant Pug also Sallow ,Centre barred sallow,Antler,Campion ,Lychins Copper and Svennsons Copper Underwings and Dark Marbled carpet

Purple Hairstreaks

Its there honest........

I watched about 5/6 Purple Hairstreaks today at Only House wood Northowram,from about 2.00 -2.30,did'nt manage to get any decent photos (see above) as they were up and around the canopy,two did come down to eye level but I was unable to get any decent shots.5 speckled woods,1 small copper and a Gatekeeper.Also seen were a Common carpet and Ypsolopha sequella flushed from a nettle patch.

Sunday 29th field Trip at Cromwell Bottom

Hi all planning a trip to Cromwell Bottom this Sunday night ,target species Wainscots.Meet 8.30 all welcome.

Devon Carpet

Many thanks to Elena GIacometti for the photos of this very rare moth in Yorkshire,It was taken at light in hardcastle Craggs and only the second record for yorkshire.

Langfield Edge

Some great local species last night,even though it went a bit clear and chilly,well worth the effort getting up there.pics of grey mountain carpet/neglected rustic.regards Bri,Andy,Marolyn,Ian,Tina.

Langfield Edge(sat night)

Small Wainscot

Lime - speck Pug (swept from thistles)

Another good night despite clear skies and cool n/w wind.

1 Broom Moth larvae feeding on juncuss

Antler 24

Small wainscot 1

Small fan - foot wave 1

Square spot rustic 8

Anomalouse 4 male 2 female

Lime speck Pug 1

Grey Mountain Caret 1

Lesser Y U 4

large Y U 8

Dark arches 5

Silver Y 1

Autumnal Rustic 1

Howarth's Minor 1

Neglected rustic 1

L/C Rustic 1

Luddenden Mothing

Flounced Rustic














Anomalous

August has been pretty good with a good variety of Moths as well as the usual mass of Large Yellow Underwings, with these being the pick of the bunch














Common Lutestring














Rosy Rustic














Centre Barred Sallow














Copper Underwing ?

Cloaked minor.??

Found this small macro on outside window just before dusk last night and ideas...Cloaked Minor.??

sat night

Hope this explains where to meet.

Devon Carpet

A Devon carpet has been recorded in Hardcastle craggs ..which is a second for yorkshire and a first locally ....details to follow hopefully..

mothing on tuesday night

mothing on tuesday night with my dads new home-made moth trap! to say it was only out for about two hours but it still came out with some good results

antler moth, a local speciality! we even had one fly into the bathroom

sadly the rest are all a mystery to me. please could anybody help!

Micro ID

Found on a chestnut leaf, with numerous blotch mines, but this may be coincidental. Hampshire. Anyone know what this is ?

Langfield Common sat night

Meeting with Bri at the pub car park near langfield Common and running trap under cliffs at langfield edge on saturday night meet about 8.30 all welcome.