March Tubic CB LNR

CB - Lagoon

A quick 10 mins at CB LNR revealed this species of March Tubic and a nocturnal beetle  The Bronze Ground Beetle Carabus nemoralis hunting, its presence coinciding with the appearance of slugs one of its prey

x1 BF663 March Tubic diurnea fagella ABH 29.001 

Update ** The Bronze Ground Beetle Carabus nemoralis  is a common beetle found in gardens, farmland and meadows. Ground beetles are active, nocturnal predators, chasing and catching smaller invertebrates;

Lee Mount

Last night 3rd April - nothing doing till it started drizzling, then a few came in onto the window though I am still working on them !!

Hebrew Character x 1
Common Quaker x 1 - plus maybe this one below ?
1 Brindled Pug x 1 as well as this darker form below ?
Agonopterix hert x 2

 Maybe a worn looking Common Quaker but couldn't get a better photo so might need to give this one up. 

 

 Maybe a Brindled Pug (hirschkei)

 

 No idea - yet !

 

 

No idea - yet !

wing length c17mm

Lee Mount

Just 2 moths last night both late on.
Think I've got i d correct (?)

 Common Quaker

Brindled Pug ?

BAGWORMS!

Hi all,


I had a productive walk around Stainland yesterday and found a few things of interest - the highlight being a couple of Narycia duplicella cases both with larvae inside so hopefully there'll be some adults to follow. They only took about seven years to find...............

 Above (dorsal) and below (lateral) are different views of the same case, around 6mm long. Tapered at both ends, wider on the ventral surface with flanges down both sides and covered with tiny algae particles.

 A second case below.

Also this 4mm long case and larva of a presumed Coleophora lutipennella agg, found on the leaf buds of oak.

And a quick wander around Norland moor a few days ago with a sweep net produced this 16mm long Northern Eggar and a neglected Rustic larva (bottom).

Orange Underwing

First one seen today at Pixie Wood , Cromwell Bottom...............

Grey Pug Cat

One from 14th August 2013

Lee Mount

A quiet week but that cold blast won't have helped.
3 Agonopterix heracliana together in the porch on the evening of 20th March.
Last night a Hebrew Character was half hiding under a window ledge and was still there this morning.

Hebrew Character

ID Help

Anyone help with this................

March so far at Northowram

2 Small Tortoiseshell in and around the garden today  Hebrew Character and 1 Brindled Pug to the outside light last night and  1 Spring Usher and 1 female Dotted Border emerged from pupae I collected last year at Harcastle Craggs............

Lee Mount

Tonight 12th March - I hope i d is correct ?
1 Chestnut
1 Pale Brindled Beauty
1 March Moth
1 (maybe Common Quaker)?
Another I think maybe a micro still to i d (?)

 Chestnut I think (but a different one from this morning)

 Pale Brindled Beauty

 Unidentified ( micro ?)

Common Quaker maybe ?

LIfe At the Craggs 12 th March 2016

Counts Andy C

March Moth 8
Pale brindled Beauty 1
Dotted Border 4
Chestnut 1
Clouded Drab 1
Agonoptrix her 1

Weather 

Cool Still Previous days weather wet / damp / rain. Many Thanks to Andy for Setting up

Other Entomology

Large colonies of Orange Ladybird abundant - these are a fungal eating species which agregate in large numbers

73.242 BF2188 Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta

32.018 BF688 Agonopterix heracliana ( Worn Specimen)

70.247 BF1926 Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria

70.255 BF1934 Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria

70.245 BF1663 March Moth Alsophila aescularia

Craggs 11th March

March Moth                8
Pale brindled Beauty  1
Dotted Border            4
Chestnut                     1
Clouded Drab             1
Agonoptrix her          1

It was good to be out for the first time this year, a little cool but well worth the effort Cheers
    

Lee Mount

Another one I found this morning- looking a bit worn. Maybe a Chestnut ?

Lee Mount

Sorry I didn't make it to the crags this evening but I did get the light on in the conservatory and managed 4 moths of 3 species - need help with two species please !!

First two photo's are of the same moth forewing c20 mm (there were 2 of these but this was the better marked one)  - struggle to i d but maybe a ?? Small or Pale Brindled Beauty...? but I might be way off the mark!!!

 Satellite

Maybe a Brindled Pug ?? - length of forewing 10 - 12 mm

Hardcastle Craggs 11 .March.2016

With the weather looking a bit warmer for the weekend .I am planning to run the trap at the car park at the crags from 7 till 11 ish..All welcome..target  species will be the Spring Usher and the early Orthosia species.Cheers....

Shibden Head - Bare Head Tunnel

Still 7 Heralds there this morning in the tunnel but nothing else showing !

Pammene regiana

After searching on and off over the years I finally found quite a few cocoons and a couple of larvae of this species.

They were all on one Sycamore tree under loose bark - this larva was disturbed from its cocoon when I pulled the bark off - I've "re-housed" it.

The tree was by the towpath near Cromwell Bottom.

Most pieces of bark had cocoons under them but only two were found to contain live larvae - I'll try and rear them through.

Early Small Tortoiseshell 15 02 16

Hi all saw a Small Tortoiseshell flitting about over the ice and frost in the afternoon Sunshine at Langfield Common,on 15 02 16 ,looked a bit out of place on a Winters Day !

Map Mate..

If anyone has map mate I can get a group subscription for £ 4.40 a year all I need is your CUK and £4.40....and e mail address....

Diplodoma laichartingella Pecket Well Clough 13 02 16

Checked a Large Beech Tree in Pecket Well Clough for Diplodoma laichartingella Cases today 13 02 16,and was Amazed to find at least 15 Larval Cases,all on one Tree ! 5 were about a 3rd the size of the majority perhaps indicating Yearlings ? With upto 5 in one recess at the base of the tree,and they were positioned all the way round the tree facing all points of the compass ! Regards Bri.