Harcastle Crags
A good night for NAt Moth night produced 27 species plus one to id (photos below).The highlight were the Devon Carpet and the variety of Dark Marbled Carpets with at least 4 colour forms of this scarce species. One with red spots ( col did you get a pic of that one.) The Caddis was good to get a positive id (Colin)
Weather :
Preceding days warm Evening temperature 12 Degrees Sky mixed cloud Generally Warm for time of year. Rain on the Way.
Present AC, CD, BL, DF Thanks to
Brian Andy and Dave with assistatnce on image placement
Fig 1 Variation in the DMC Dark Marbled Carpet
Fig 2 Variation in The CMC Common Marbled Carpet
2265 Flounced Chestnut Agrochola helvola ABH 73.188
1762 Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata ABH 70.098
1751 Devon Carpet Lampropteryx otregiata ABH 70.104
2117 Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa ABH 73.365
1767 Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata ABH 70.077
1858 The V-Pug Chloroclystis v-ata ABH 70.142
2477 The Snout Hypena proboscidalis ABH 72.003
1764 Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata ABH 70.097
1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria ABH 70.100
2134 Square Spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa ABH 73.357
2318 The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina ABH 73.216
1777 July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata ABH 70.074
1767 The Northern spinach Large , Lesser and LBB Y Underwing
0411 Golden Argent Argyresthia goedartella ABH 20.012 TBC
Eudonia / Scoparia , Yp Sequela
Other Entomology Present from the Caddis Club was none other than
Caddidfly, Agrypnia varia AKA Speckled Peter, this distinguished black and white Caddis had almost momentarily sneaked into Andys Moth Notebook until "Spotted" by Brian. A number of Craneflies also presented
Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator as well as othe smal Ground Beetles
Caddis Fly Speckled Peter Agrypnia varia
The First Moth is a Small Micro. Patternning and colour was evident with difficulty it had a whitish head and mauve colour , rolled wings with an edge pattern just evident A possible 1261 Codling Moth Cydia pomonella ABH 49.338
Query Micro
2265 Flounced Chestnut Agrochola helvola ABH 73.188
1762 Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata ABH 70.098
1767 Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata ABH 70.077
Larva feeds on Scots Pine and Corsican Pine.
1751 Devon Carpet Lampropteryx otregiata ABH 70.104
1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria ABH 70.100
2117 Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa ABH 73.365
2477 The Snout Hypena proboscidalis ABH 72.003
1858 The V-Pug Chloroclystis v-ata ABH 70.142
1764 Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata ABH 70.097
A common and variable species
0411 Golden Argent Argyresthia goedartella ABH 20.012 TBC
