Skircoat Green allotments.

I had a 656 Tachystola acroxantha floating in the water tub yesterday - a bit worn and crumpled but still alive. One to watch out for as it appears to be expanding its range in to Yorkshire.

Charlie.

Calderdale Wildlife Blog--PROBLEMS?

I have just tried to open the Calderdale Wildlife Blog and I have been warned by my computer security not to open the page as it is a well known fraudulent website! Has anyone else received this message and is there a problem?

Thanks, Philip

Moth Night Cancelled

To nights moth night at Cromwell Bottom has been cancelled due to the RAIN,..I will try and do it next sat night if this weather ever improves.Many apologies for any inconvenience..Andy,Bri  and robin

I know it's rained a lot but a shark in the garden!

I found this resting on my outside thermometer on the 19^th June and passed it off as a Pale Pinion. I took a couple of photos though and have just gotten around to looking at them. Although the moth is very worn it seems to me to be a late Chamomile Shark (a first for me) - anybody have any thoughts?

 There is a patch of Chamomile just a few yards from where the moth was found – I’ll have to have a good search for larvae if it ever stops raining.

Wood Tiger

Heres a few pics of the Wood Tiger emerged on 18 06 12 from a Larva


found on Whiteholme Drain on 05 05 12.only the 2nd ive ever seen both

were larva.it emerged 3 weeks after pupating,superb moths.regards Bri.

Batings in the rain

managed to get out between the showers today ,1 Chimney sweeper,1 Yellow shell,1 Small white,2 Speckled wood,1 silver Y and a few grass moths....

Malachite Beetle

Found this little chap this morning, malachius bipustulatus, the Malachite Beetle, always nice to see them. Win

Bufftip larvae from Todmorden

Bufftip larvae found by Brian leesey. A good night at the craggs on Sat (lots of midges)30 species the pic being 4 devon Carpets , a very late Red Green Carpet and eudonia pallida.10+ Cockchafers

Sat night

Craggs this sat night weather permitting,top car park about 9.30..all welcome

National Moth Night

23 rd June is National Moth Night, cromwell Bottom at 9.30..all welcome bring torch ,net and lets hope its good moth weather for a change.These organised nights allways seem to be a damp squid....If any one has a spare trap brig it along... I am planning to be there till dawn and will leave traps running all night....

Hi all, Found this smart chap yesterday near the trees with the beetle holes (see previous thread from feb - http://calderdalemoths.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/beetle-holes_10.html) Is it a longhorn beetle? and I wonder if he and his mates could be responsible for the holes? Any id help appreciated. Win P.S. the tree with the holes was a sycamore

Its Arrived

In the post today the Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great britain and Ireland .On first glance it looks great especially the ..at a glance guide to micro moths ..to put them into familys.and the plume moth section looks excellent as they all have common english names.Brilliant drawings by Richard lewington and very informative teat bySterling and Parsons.A bit thin on Nepticulidae and Eriocraniidae but these are best reared through .Hours and Hours of fun......essencial reading for all moffers

Craggs last Night and id help

Red Twin spot Carpet(thanks CF) A great night at the craggs with 23 species more than the whole of april.Got stuck on the micro .?? 2 Devon,1 water,1 Common,2 Flame Carpets,8 lesser swallow,2 coxcombe prominent,1 yellow Barred brindle , 1 Purple Thorn,1 small Square spot,1 hebrew Character,1 tawny Barred angle,hebrew Character,flame shoulder,Brindled,Common,V , and Oak tree Pugs,Bee Moth,Brown silver lines and 16 Scalloped hazel,1 Yellow Barred brindle ..

Foxglove Pug?

Not the best of photos but we think this is a Foxglove Pug? We also had 2 White Ermine, a Scalloped Hazel and a Light Knot Grass last night. The previous night we managed a Herald, the mystery moth (see earlier post) and a White Ermine. Shouldn't there be more??

Craggs Friday Night

Meeting in the top car park at 9.30 all welcome.....hopefully run a couple of traps

Summer day

what a great day to be out,went round Northowram looking for day flyers and was not dissapointed.First of was a Holly Blue,first one here for a few years then 6 Small Tortoiseshell and a couple of Peacocks.large and Small whites and 4 Orange tips.The first small Copper of the year closely followed by 5 speckled woods.The best of the day went to a small yellow Underwing in a new location nectaring on Common Mouse ear allways one of my favourite moths of the year. Last night in the trap was a good Pug night with 3 Foxglove,2 Brindled,1 Double striped and a common.Looks good over the weekend any one up for the craggs on Friday night.??

Moth ID help please

We caught this moth last night up here in Midgley and are uncertain about its ID. Initial impression was of a very large Rustic type but clearly not one of those, checking books, UK moths etc has led us to think it might be a Dark Brocade but someone else has suggested it might be Glaucous Shears, can anyone help please?

Found this female Emperor up at Scammonden dam on Monday,didnt have my camera so stopped a passer by who took this pic on his i-phone and has just e-mailed it(thanks Gary ).Tecnology is great when it works.Brian found 14 Northern eaggar cats and saw lots of Common Heath egg laying on white holme drain.

Common Heath egg laying by Brian

It's been a bit quiet

Very few posts on here and I guess the poor weather has something to do with that. We've not run our trap much at all, just didn't seem to be much point (coupled with being away a lot), however, correct me if I'm wrong but tonight looks promising? Our trap is out already.