one to look out for... 666....Semioscopis avellanella

Not recorded locally to my knowledge ,,but must be here http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=5714 found in the same habitat as yellow Horned..

Sunday night

Meeting at hardcastle craggs sunday about 6.30 all welcome...Went to bare head tunnel today and found only 10 heralds..1 small quaker and 5 Common Q's tonight so far......

THE SEPARATION OF MALE BRINDLED BEAUTY (Lycia hirtaria), PALE BRINDLED BEAUTY (Phigalia pilosaria) & SMALL BRINDLED BEAUTY

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/4BOCTSVvQzOttoyjsYbbDHU0dSiaHDeppWPNVh2UCbg_2PEQdGvdpCFWJ1pzIyhKZfuEG5bFfQSTSW9MWnQFXTCuu1Q51lUCzM5B/Keys/Separation%20of%20SBB%20-%20PBB%20-%20BB.pdf
An excellent article  by Jon Clifton  on the above species can be see here
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/0CSBTSsKDxIxdc2F33Kdy2_ypPYQo7vri1_rZStASDebU5Xah0ZGPwceajUyl7bAWCWGHgsLxHTljqT_aa0SuGfkdmyg96xdmpq2/Keys/Separation%20of%20SBB%20-%20PBB%20-%20BB.pdf
Thanks to Charlie Fletcher and Yorkshire moths for the link.

Saturday night in Luddenden

at last some Moths in the warmer weather included one of my faves,
this Red Sword Grass

plus


Common Quaker 4
Clouded Drab
Hebrew Character
Chestnut 2
March Moth 3




















also this cat for i.d,

I found this crawling up my trap last week any ideas?

GMS and a 1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

688 Agonopterix heracliana

1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Did my GMS last night as I had a few electrical problems on Friday.
12 common Quaker
2 Clouded drab
2  Hebrew Character
3 March Moth
1 Satellite
1 Chestnut
1 Dotted Border
4 Agonoptix heracliana

Yellow horned

As Winston pointed out, more orange horned than yellow?

Midgley GMS

1 Yellow horned
2 Clouded Drab
1 Hebrew Character

Hardcastle craggs last night and Mad March Moffers

A good turn out of moths and Moffers despite the cold , wet and windy weather.
Satellite  4
Common Quaker  12
Twin Spotted quaker   5
March moth    5
Small quaker   1
Engrailed        1
Dotted Border   2 (tree searching)
Diernea Fagella  1
Agonoptrix Arnella  1
Totricodes alternella  3
Ypsolopha ustella      1,
Winston, Nick,Nick,Bri ,Sandra,Christine and Andy..Cheers all

Migrating moths and songbirds travel at similar rates

An interesting study was published on speeds of migrating moths yesterday


showing that Silver Ys migrate at the same speed as Willow Warblers if they have

a favourable wind:(thanks Charlie fletcher and yorkshire Moths )

http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/food-security/2011/110309-pr-migrating-moths-songbirds.aspx

Basic Moth Trapping...Part one from Birdguides

http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=2578

One to look for....Luffia lapidella f.ferchaultella ..

http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds2/mothimagesluffialapidellaferchaultella.htm
Needle and Haystack

Friday evening

This fine Dotted Border landed on the house window last night a real suprise with  temps at - 2 .Meeting in Hardcastle Craggs car park on friday evening about 6.30 weather permitting...all welcome

Bare Head Tunnel ...2

Went back to Bare Head tunnel today with camera and torch and found 12 Heralds in the tunnel.there were a four a three and 5 singles.

Bare Head Tunnel..Shibden

(Pic by Darrel ...nicked from The With Blogg)
Had a walk down Bare head Tunnel today at the top of Shibden and found 2 Heralds inside..Fantastic to see them in natural hibernation. Also lots of sallow/catkins just starting to show....Also 2 ....688 Agonopterix heracliana...to the housse window last night.
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GMS

Poor start up here in Midgley, no moths at all. Anybody else get anything?

Clouded Drab

Hi All, Parking the car in Hebden last night this Clouded Drab fluttered down in front of the car. After rescuing it before parking on top of it It proved to be not so drab after all.

Tiny Yellow Underwing

Can anyone i.d. this micro, I've named it a Tiny Y.U. because of the yellow underwings, I caught two on Monday night, the only Moths I've had this week

Eriocrania

If any one is interested in local micro's ..charlies blogg is a real treat at the moment.The eriocrania are a well represented family locally and a good way to start an interest in local micros..They are a small group but all very beautifully coloured..


http://charlielepidopteraofcalderdale.blogspot.com/

Hardcastle Craggs

Tree searchring with torch..

Dotted border  5
Spring Usher    1
Chestnut          2
Pale Brindled Beauty   1

At Light

Satellite 1

2 moths in the road at luddenden 2 Mottled Grey..AC,BL and NCD

Luddenden - this week

Pretty good in Luddenden this week with eight species of Macro and two Micro (I'm not sure if these are the same species), can anyone i.d. the Micro's please