Garden Moths - Sat 25th August 2017

Sat 25th August 2017

Weather . 15 o C . Dry. Still

MV 120 Robinson

Other Invertebrates  Caddis x2 Sp Neolygus viridis ( Mirid) . Harvestman (x2 Sp ) First moth of the evening pre light  was a Mint fresh Vapourer on the shed door.

Neolygus viridus - a mirid



Comments on Copper Underwing agg and labial Palps looks pale enough to exclude Svennson


72.017 BF2026  The Vapourer Orgyia antiqua

41.002 BF873    Blastobasis adustella x10

65.003 BF1647  Barred Hook-tip Watsonalla cultraria  x1
73.062 BF2297  Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea agg

49.039 BF998    Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

70.226 BF1906  Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata  x1

73.342 BF2107  Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba x18

70.258 BF1937  Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
73.107 BF2300  Old Lady Mormo maura  x2

70.097 BF1764  Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata

3.001   BF15      Orange Swift Triodia sylvina
70.016 BF1713  Riband Wave Idaea aversata ab remutata ( Non Banded)
16.001 BF424    Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella

Tortrix

73.062 BF2297    Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea agg

70.016 BF1713    Riband Wave Idaea aversata ab remutata ( Non Banded) 



70.258 BF1937    Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria




49.039 BF998      Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana



70.226 BF1906    Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata



65.003 BF1647    Barred Hook-tip Watsonalla cultraria  



73.107 BF2300    Old Lady Mormo maur



16.001 BF424      Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella

Todmorden

In the house this evening. Wing span about 15mm and lovely markings.

Lee Mount

Mouse Moth from 23rd August - can't recall ever having seen one of these before though it is one I have been expecting !

 Mouse Moth

 

 

This striking moth was in the trap this morning - I can't think I've seen one with such black oval and kidney marks before, but think it must be a Lesser Yellow Underwing

Lee Mount (queries)

Three moths which am just not 100% certain about

 I think this one above from 22nd August is probably Pyrausta aurata - but never had one of these before.

 Always struggle with Least Yellow Underwing but think this could be one from 23rd August ?

This one from 15th August- such a dark looking moth even though I tried to lighten it up a bit to make the markings clearer-  maybe Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix ?

Norland moor and a cat for ID

Had a very pleasant and informative walk around Norland moor yesterday with the Halifax Scientific Society. As usual, micros were few and far between on the higher part of the moor - infact I only saw three all day, one Agapeta hamana, the other two being new ones to me :-) 

Eupoecilia angustana - larvae feed on flowers and seeds of Heather amongst other plants. A titchy tort at 6mm in length.

Epinotia trigonella at the base of a birch tree - the larvae feed on the leaves. Much larger than the previous species at 10mm.

Anyone know this one - should be easy. About 40 mm long, found scurrying across the towpath at Salterhebble and is now feeding on Ribwort Plantain...........

Painted Lady

Seen in our garden at Todmorden today. First Painted Lady that I've seen in Tod for a few years.

Which species

Standing patiently on our window bottom in Todmorden the other evening. Love to have a name.

Hardcastle Craggs - Life on The Rocks -19th August 2017

Weather :circa 16 o  intermittent light breeze

5 Present AC , CD,  BL, DS, Natalie .

Some micros to follow


1751 Devon Carpet Lampropteryx otregiata ABH 70.104 



1767 Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata ABH  70.077




1647 Barred Hook-tip Watsonalla cultraria ABH 65.003




1645 Scalloped Hook-tip Falcaria lacertinaria ABH 65.001

( Not Found on the evening but added here for comparison )




1648 Pebble Hook-tip Drepana falcataria ABH 65.005





2134 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa ABH 73.357 



1756 Northern Spinach Eulithis populata ABH 70.091



1344 Eudonia mercurella 63.074  TBC  

Last Nights Cat 19th August 2017

Last Nights Caterpillar 19th August 2017, Craggs

It looks to me like an Angle Shades Moth 2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa ABH 73.113  see this link  One Mature fresh Adult also found nearby

Hardcastle Crags

What  a great night with just a quick selection below (all new life moths for me + a few more) of some of the fantastic looking moths that turned up.
With thanks to Andy, Colin and Brian for all the encouragement and knowledge and to Natalie and the National Trust for their welcome and use of their facilities.

 Pine Carpet

 

 Barred Hook Tip

 

 Pebble Took Tip

 

 Devon Carpet

 

 Sallow

 

Purple Thorn

 

I guess there will be a few more photo's to follow in due course.....and below a Pug for identification

 

Craggs 19.08.17

Another cracker last night , ( more to follow)

Purple Bar   x 1
Buff Footman x 12
Dingy Footman x 3
Common Footman x 2
Large Y U     x   104
Lesser YU   x 4
LBBYU     x 9
BBYU x 1
Least Yellow Underwing x 1
Antler  x 4
Square spot Rustic x 16 ( 2 feeding on Ragwort)

Small Phoneix  x 44

Dunbar  x 8
Gold Spot x 3
Mother of Pearl x 8
Yellow Shell x 5
Eudonia Mercuella x 20
Swallow Tailed Moth x 1
Devon Carpet  x 3
Common Carpet x 14
Pine Carpet x 1
Early thorn x 1
Purple thorn x 3
Barred Hook Tip x 3
Pebble Hook Tip x 5
L/C Rustic x 7
Slender Pug x 1
Flame Carpet x 11
Smoky Wainscot x 2
Single dotted Wave x 1
Small fan footed Wave x 1
Light Emerald x 2
Lesser Swallow Prominent x 3
Iron prominent x 1
Pebble prominent x 1
Northern Spinach x 2 ( 1 feeding on Ragwort)
Sallow x 1
Dark Marbled Carpet x 2
Angle Shades x 1 (1 cat feeding on Ragwort)
Marbled Beauty x 1
Dark Arches x 1
Clouded Bordered brindle x 1
Silver Y
Small Wainscot x 2 ( 1 red form 1 normal)
Dotted Clay x 2
Six striped Rustic x 4
Bramble Shoot Moth x 1
Pinion Streaked Snout x 1
Snout x 1
Minor sp x 3
Carcina quercana x 2
Agriphila tristella x 10
Aptomis turbidana  x 5
Blastobasis adustella  x 2
Blastobasis lacticoella x 4
Stenolechia gemmella x 1

Stainland 18 Aug. 2017

1 x Udea lutealis
3 x Blastobasis a.
3 x Garden Rose Tortrix
1 x Light Brown Apple  moth
1 x Bee Moth

Udea lutealis

It took me a while to recognise the Bee Moth for what it was. All the others I've seen have had their wings folded over them. Also, the green shading was more obvious than on this one, particularly round the lower part of the wing costa.

Bee Moth

I'll be away in a few hours time, gigging at the week long, Whitby Folk festival. I've spent all day re-stringing and polishing the stringed instruments I'm taking. Cleaning and polishing the squeeze box and related instruments and finally oiling, waxing and polishing a large range of flutes. There's a pile of instruments waiting to be packed safe. I'm worn out, and aching but it's worth it. Who'd be a musician?

I shall be looking in on the blog via my phone or tablet during the week, to see what I've missed.

Copley, 15.8.17

Another nights trapping int he garden, and bombarded early on by LYU.

1405 Mother of pearl
1712 Riband wave
1722 Flame carpet (below)

2000 Iron Prominent

2017 Large yellow Underwing x26

2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing x2

1 micro that I cannot seem to pin down (below)

For Charile, below is the one I thought was Udea fulvalis, can you confirm or give me a correct ID, thanks.

Stainland 17 Aug 2017

4 x Blastobasis adustella.
4 x Light Brown Apple.
3 x Marbled Beauties.
3 x Garden Rose Tortrix.
1 x unidentified moth.

15 moths is a record for me. The Light Brown Apples all have different markings. I've made a single image of all four, for ease of comparison.

Light Brown Apple moths.

This Garden Rose Tortrix has different marking to the other two so I'm showing that. For  some reason, the three I have here today, all have, (more or less) the same markings.

Garden Rose Tortrix.

Now for the unknown one. It's a poor old veteran of several battles, but it  has survived so far. I thought it may be a Lesser Yellow Underwing at first. As I could see no noctuid kidney marks, I dismissed the idea. Does anyone recognise it?

Unknown.

Stainland 16 Aug. 2017

A photo of a Garden Rose Tortrix, with a different pattern than the last one.

Garden Rose Tortrix

Also, as we were going to bed last night, Anne found a moth on the hall floor. She isn't keen on them flying round her, so I caught it in a jam jar we keep by the door for this purpose. It was late, I was very weary and never thought about taking a photo for some reason. (Stupid). It was about 1.5 cm tip to tail, dark brown, with a tuft of scales at the back of it's head, like fur. It didn't seem to have any real markings in that light but it might have been a Purple Clay.

Lee Mount - (Grey Chi ?)

2 Grey Chi (I think) from 15th August. Never had any of these before so just need a check !
One looked really good and the other a bit worn but they were both close together.

 Grey Chi (1)

 Grey Chi (2)

  Grey Chi (2)

Thought this size comparison was interesting between the large Willow Beauty with a Blastobasis adustella. Reminded me, comparison wise, of seeing a Stonechat land next to a Raven on a fence line on Warley Moor some time ago. Unfortunately I didn't manage to get a photo of that pair !

 

Stainland 15 Aug. 2017

3 Blastobasis a.
1 Marbled Beauty.

It hardly seems worth reporting. However, someone once told me that it lets others know what is around at the time.