Swales Moor 25th May

It's a struggle keeping up with 'blogging' when the weather has been so good. Who want's to be on the computer inside when it's fine. (or even when it's wet for that matter)!!

Wall Brown - Ringby Lane seems to be  a spot for them, though they are still scarce even there and take some finding. Yesterday turned up trumps with three found including a pair 'in cop' and also a single Silver Y Moth on the top.

Wall Brown

 

We also checked the area around the top of Claremount and Pepper Hill today (26th) but without success though we have seen them in that area in recent years. Think the fresh >SE wind was  a factor today as even though the weather was 'scorching' we did not see many butterflies as they were probably keeping low down in the, as yet, unmown meadows.

Garden Moths 24th May 2017

Garden Moths  24th May 2017

Weather Warm, circa 17o , Still, MV 120

71.012 BF2000  Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
70.226 BF1906  Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
71.013 BF2003  Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac
63.025 BF1376  Small Magpie Anania hortulata
70.100 BF1776  Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
70.061 BF1738  Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
70.097 BF1764  Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata

70.252 BF1931  Peppered Moth Biston betularia
62.001 BF1428  Bee Moth Aphomia sociella



70.061 BF1738  Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata



71.012 BF2000  Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius



70.100 BF1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria

63.025 BF1376  Small Magpie Anania hortulata



70.252 BF1931  Peppered Moth Biston betularia



71.013 BF2003  Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac





70.226 BF1906  Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata



62.001 BF1428  Bee Moth Aphomia sociella

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Bee Moth, Aphomia sociella

Only one moth this morning. A rather nice Bee Moth - Aphomia sociella. Photos of side and top of the moth.

Bee Moth - Aphomia sociella

Lee Mount - 23rd May

A very nice moth in the actinic trap this morning. I put it in the Buddleia bush and it's still there tonight, not moved all day. Only the second one I've had at this location but the previous one did not hang around !. An amazing looking moth.

Poplar Hawkmoth

 

 Also this moth (including one of the underside) not yet identified...though I initially thought maybe Spruce Carpet type ??

 

BF150 Green Longhorn Adela reaumurella ABH 7.006

Thought it might BE of interest to post this day flyer seen abundantly swarming on Oak at the moment The males have long, whitish antennae, the females shorter, Larva feeds on leaf litter, living within a movable case which I have not yet found !! Wingspan 14-18 mm.

It was AKA as Adela viridella (Scopoli, 1763) Adela reamurella Linneaus

Images Bog Standard Canon 18 - 55 mm lens

Lee Mount - 22nd May

Scalloped Hazel x 2
Common Swift x 1
Small Magpie x 1
Small Phoenix x 1
Silver-ground Carpet x 1
Foxglove Pug x 1
Twenty-plume Moth x 1
Ancylis badiana ( I think) x 1
plus another  micro not yet identified (?)

 Ancylis badiana ?

I don't often get near with micro's but think this might be nearer than I usually am with them !

 

 Common Swift

 

 2 of the same Scalloped Hazel

Small Magpie


I would appreciate any help with this one below of the same micro

 

20th May 2017 Stainland

I've not been doing much of late, as I'm still struggling to walk. It's a remarkably painful thing to do. Still at long last, I had some moths visit me.

First a twenty plume. The only reason I'm posting it is that it is so worn you can easily see the wing structure. I thought a spider had been at it but it flew off a little while later. I've had two more twenty plumes  since then.

Worn Twenty Plume

I'm not sure about the next two. I searched online and through Chris Manley's second edition, in the micro section twice for the first one. All I could guess at was a Common Slender Gracilaria syringella, I'm not certain however. I've added 2 shots to help it's ID.

Gracilaria syringella TBC

I think I'm out of touch, this should have been easy but... I think it could be a Common Carpet - Epirrhoe alternata TBC.  I looked at Garden Carpet too, nothing quite matched either try at naming.

Common Carpet - Epirrhoe alternata TBC

All I need now is some genuine IDs.

Lee Mount 18th May

One or two nice moths in the trap today

 Brown Silver-line (this is one I didn't expect as it's usually seen in bracken areas and none around here !)

 

 Common Pug (I think)

 

 Peppered Moth

 

 Small Phoenix (1)

 

 Small Phoenix (2) above and below

 

Also a Twenty-plume Moth and a Light-brown Apple Moth in the trap

Lee Mount 17th May

Just a single moth and nothing else but this was very nice !.

Silver-ground Carpet

Lee Mount

A selection of a few of the moths in the last week or so - with any corrections welcome !

 Tachystola acroxantha (1 on 12th and 13th May)

 

 Above and below I am pretty sure this is Lesser Swallow Prominent - (19mm wing length showing the shape of the white wedge) - it's the same moth showing better markings on the left rather than the right fore-wing. (12th and 13th May)

 Struggled with this one above on 13th May but am going for Pale Mottled Willow. It does show some small white dots around the kidney mark on the left fore-wing bit I can't pick them out on the right !

 Shuttle Shaped Dart

 

 Small Phoenix

 

V-pug

 

Other moths have included a few White-shouldered House-moths, Bee Moth, Twenty-plume Moths and a Brindled Pug.

Beechwood Park

A morning in Beechwood Park grasslands saw a newly emerged Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell & lots of Orange Tips. There were also a number of small grass moths but I leave them until later to identify!