Copper Underwing agg

A few recent photo's of the above and wonder from some of these is it possible to separate the two -  Copper or Svennson's ? - or does it need more detail of other parts of the moth to be conclusive ?
In the meantime I am just recording them as agg

 3 above different moths look to have darkish palps and pale tips !

maybe Svensson's ?

 

 

 2 above are the same moth - pale palps - maybe Copper ?

 

 

2 above look to have different underwing !

 

Comments welcome - oh, just remembered the link on the front page of the blog.

Saturday 17th September

Hi all

Just a heads up that the Square Chapel  are using Cunnery Wood on Sat 17th September for a screening of the Blair Witch Project as part of their "Other Rooms" project.

Therefore the normal trapping areas in the theatre or down by the pond will be out of bounds. There will also be lots of cables etc and technichans in the woods over the day/evening as well.

Might be best to avoid it that night - perhaps Roils Head Moor or Beechwood Park might be a different trapping option for anyone running a trap!

Thanks
Chris

Lee Mount - 24th August

16c after a very hot and humid day. Overcast and calm at 21:00 with wind increasing by 23:00 when I shut the trap down.

 Wonder if this is Buff Footman ? - new one for here if it is

 

 

 Iron Prominent

Struggled with this one till Jen put me right !!

A fantastic looking moth though we have had them here before.

 

 

 

 

 Not sure about this one - first thought was Lesser Yellow Underwing but those red veins have thrown me and the moth is a bit worn out anyway but the black dots on the wing corners would discount Lesser Yellow Underwing I guess though it was about that size !

 

 Antler Moth

 

Garden Carpet

 

In addition to the above..

Large Yellow Underwing x 39

Willow Beauty x 1

Square-spot Rustic x 3

Copper Underwing agg x 1

Riband Wave x 1

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x 1

Small Phoenix x 1

Lesser Yellow Underwing x 4

Single-dotted Wave x 1

Brown China-mark x 1

 

Cunnery Wood 23 August 2016

Cunnery Wood LNR

Weather . Very warm Still and Humid T = 16 -18 aprox

MV 120

Notes

There were no outstanding large macros but later in the pm a few interesting micros presented. In the main Birds Cherry ermine as expected of this site and the Proverbial Large Yellow Underewings.

There was a diversity of entommology attracted to  MV which included Forest Shieldbug, Common Wasp , Green Lacewing,  Tipulids and of course 3 species of the Great British Caddis fly







70.234 BF1913  Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria x3
70.235 BF1914  Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria  x1

70.053 BF1722  Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata
70.052 BF172    Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata

16.001 BF424    Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella   x50+
73.342 BF2107  Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba    x50+
70.226 BF1906  Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata     x2
70.016 BF1713  Riband Wave Idaea aversatax 1 
63.038 BF1405  Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis  x 1

49.062 BF1036  Maple Button Acleris forsskaleana  x 1 

31.001 BF658    Long Horn Flat Body Carcina quercana

41.002 BF873    Blastobasis adustella x3
70.258 BF1937  Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria  x3
49.039 BF998    Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
49.071 BF1062  Acleris emargana  x 1 
49.066 BF1038  Acleris laterana (caution with commaria) x 1 
49.144 BF1113  Eudemis profundana Query x 2

Cosmopterix Query
63.089 BF1305  Agriphila tristella Query
70.270 BF1947  The Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia Query


16.001 BF424 Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella





70.235 BF1914 Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria

Flame Carpet


70.052 BF172    Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata

Similar  species from the  Red Twin-spot Carpet



Willow beauty





70.016 BF1713  Riband Wave Idaea aversata

63.038 BF1405  Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis 

40.013 BF882  Mompha locupletella





49.062 BF1036  Maple Button Acleris forsskaleana



1062 Acleris emargana ABH 49.071 & 49.066 BF1038   Acleris laterana

1062 Acleris emargana ABH 49.07




49.066 BF1038   Acleris laterana

31.001 BF 0658   Long Horn Flat Body Carcina quercana 

49.144 BF1113  Eudemis profundana Query

49.039 BF998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana




Twin Spot Carpet Query



63.089 BF1305  Agriphila tristella Query

Lee Mount - 23rd August 2016

Weather a little more favourable at 16c, partly cloudy and calm after a very hot day.
Slow and steady - apart from the Large Yellow Underwings !
Large Yellow Underwing x 37+
Willow Beauty x 1
Parsnip Moth x 1
Barred Fruit -tree Tortrix x 1
Small Phoenix x 2
Phoenix x 1
Bird-cherry Ermine x 1
Silver Y x 1
Square-spot Rustic x 4
Brimstone Moth x 2
Marbled Beauty x 1
Dunbar x 5 and all looking very worn
Shuttle-shaped Dart x 1
Least Yellow Unerwing x 1
Lesser Yellow Underwing x 2
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x 2
Small Fan-footed Wave x 1
Riband Wave x 1
Copper Underwing agg x 4 - (checking through photos is a bit of a challenge so will probably come back on this one after taking photos of underwing and palps !)

 Silver Y I think though I have never noticed these lovely head markings before !

 

Willow Beauty

Lee Mount

Not a lot these last few days but a couple I can't just confirm

 Above ? minor type I think c13mm (13th August)

 

 

 Another tester for me (13th Aug) c11mm

 

 

Gold Triangle micro (I think) 15th Aug

Moth ID please

Hi, this is my first post on this site. I had a Veneer of some sort yesterday,  on the wall by our door, it's a bit of a gathering place for moths. I thought it was a Garden Grass Veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella at first. It does not have the grey/silver band near the tip of it's wings. I've looked thought Manley's 2nd edition and on the net. I'm stumped. Could anyone help please? Thank you. 

Garden Moths 13th August 2016

Weather Warm 13 - 15 oC   Dry . Light breeze

MV 120 W

73.169 BF2343 Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis x3

73.348 BF2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe   x2 Query 

73.342 BF2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba  x25  Underwings

70.258 BF1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria   x1

41.002 BF873   Blastobasis adustella x2

28.009 BF648  White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella x2
31.001 BF658  Long Horn Flat Body Carcina quercana  x2 Query  (below)

Willow Beauty

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe

QUERY


31.001 BF658 Carcina quercana

White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrell

Vapourer Caterpilars Red Admirals

72.017 BF2026   The Vapourer Orgyia antiqua


Currently found throughout (this one at Adel Dam)

Red Admiral

Lee Mount - 12th August

15c with wind easing then light rain curtailed use of the trap !
Orange Swift x 1 - a new one for here
Large Yellow Underwing x 15
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x 4
Willow Beauty x 2
Lesser Yellow Underwing x 2
Phoenix x 1
Small Fan-footed Wave x 1
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix x 1
Large micro still to indentify
Several other micro's I didn't get around to !

 Above and below I think these are both Willow Beauty though they were very different shades

 Orange Swift

 

 

One still to identify looked different from the recent Udea lutealis though a similar type of moth..

Lee Mount -12th August

I was just having a sarny outside at lunchtime when I spotted this little gem nectering on Verbena flowers in the planters. It was just there about half a minute at the most but fortunately I did have the camera to hand (that was in case a Red Kite went over !!). Just managed 3 quick shots below.

Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Swales Moor yesterday 11th August

Along Ringby Lane. Very windy conditions bit I did manage a Red Admiral - record shots as I couldn't keep the camera still in the wind. It was trying to find shelter hence the shot with the closed wings.

My first Painted Lady for 2016 today.

Picture over on Calderdale-wildlife blog.