Moth for identification

I saw this moth amongst grass in Todmorden today. I don't know the species but hoping someone can help.

Swales Moor

Along Ringby Lane this afternoon again with a target of finding Wall Butterflies in the hot sunshine  and trying to find a sheltered area out of the east wind. No luck with the Wall (try again another day!) but a Painted Lady was a surprise, battling it out with 2 Small Tortoiseshells.

Also present in the top field were at least 4 Small Heath's and  9 + Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Green-veined White and 1 female Orange-tip.

Small Tortoiseshell left and the Painted Lady

Lee Mount - 27th May

Cool, clear and quite breezy overnight with just 2 in the trap this morning..

 Cinnabar

 

 Heart and Dart

Hairy noctuid larva update

This emerged overnight from the larva I posted here about 3 weeks ago. I think it may be an Uncertain but as it's not one I've seen before I'm not so sure (pun avoided there :-)

FW length and hindwing are okay, I can't see what else it could be - anyone have any ideas?

A couple from spring larvae on Blackthorn.

Two new ones for me: A Plum Tortrix from Norland and a Green Pug From Park Wood Crematorium. Thought the pug would have been a much richer green with it being freshly emerged but just a few traces. The pug pupa was about the same size as the "bird dropping" micro.

Small Copper

Steve Blacksmith reports a Small Copper today  at Dudwell Lane on his  broad beans. Many thanks Steve. That is the 13th  species so far this year , with the browns , Skipper 's  and more Hairstreaks to come it could be a very good year. had a Holly blue today at Smith house lane brighouse .................

VC 63 Garden Moths 21 May 2018

Habitat  Urban Garden nr Adjacent Beech Oak Woodland

Weather : Warm Intermittent to light Breeze. Moon Half.  Cool 14 o circa

MV120


73.274 BF2154   Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae

73.317 BF2089   Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis

73.156 BF2326   Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata
73.267 BF2160  Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

73.274 BF2154   Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae

73.317 BF2089   Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis

73.156 BF2326   Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata






73.267 BF2160  Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

Last One for Comment looks like a worn spec ........

Out and About

A visit to Walden Resevoir,

Some Bilberry on the Northern Stream feed and on the bare ground onto top path Green Tiger Beetle . There was Bilberry where a quick walk through looked to have raised Green Hairstreak but to flighty for an image . Technically Kirklees but a  VC Records nevertheless

Seraphim.......

The Seraphim a rare moth for me here in Northowram and only seen one before . This morning there were 3 in the trap ,,along with Poplar Hawkmoth , Clouded Bordered Brindle , White Ermine , Cabbage Moth ,  Shuttle Shaped Dart , Common Pug and Shuttle Shaped Dart

Stainland, White Ermine.

A nice, male White Ermine today.

White Ermine 

White Ermine 

Last week........

Finally managed a reasonable side on shot of Grapholita compositella from Hollas Lane NR. Also a Mompha locupletella there (Sunday) and plenty of Endothenia marginana by the numerous Thistle plants there.

Thought this was yet another greenfly crawling up my bedroom window but it turned out to be a (probable) Ectoedemia septembrella. Will see what Harry says.

Lee Mount - 20th May

Narrow-winged Pug x 1
Bee Moth x 2
Iron Prominent x 1
Brindled Pug x 3
Small Phoenix x 3
Garden Carpet x 1
Clouded Silver x 1
White-shouldered House Moth x 1

Possible White-spotted Pug ? - photo below as I'm not sure

 

and this one below ?

 

Sowerby Bridge Moths

Back Wakefield Road Sowerby Bridge Saturday 19 May

Pebble Prominent
Lesser Swallow Prominent x 2
Pale Tussock
Bright line Brown Eye
Small Phoenix
Flame Carpet
Sallow Kitten x 2
Spectacle
Shuttle Shaped Dart
Pebble Hook Tip
Pale Shouldered House Moth

Lesser Swallow Prominent

Shuttle Shaped Dart

Pebble Hook-tip

Spectacle

Sallow Kitten

Pebble Prominent

Pale Tussock

Small Phoenix

Stainland.,Brimstone Moth.

Hi

At 2 am today there was a single Brimstone Moth. I wasn't able to climb ladders to photograph it, but I'm recording it here.

Lee Mount - 19th May

A little better last night with warmer conditions
Iron Prominent x 1
Peppered Moth x 1
Clouded Silver x 1
Brindled Pug x 3
Light-brown Apple Moth x 1
Bee Moth x 1
Red-green Carpet (I think) looks pretty worn is probably one that overwintered (?)
And a micro ?? about 10mm long but it was off before I got a better shot - perhaps not enough to go on ?

 Unidentified micro

 

 Clouded Silver

 

 Iron Prominent

 

 Peppered Moth

 

Possibly Red-green Carpet

Swales Moor

Ringby Lane this afternoon. I thought maybe a chance of Wall Brown but not to be. The earliest date I have had them in this area was in 2017 on 25th May so I did have a chance.
2 Small Tortoiseshell together
Several 'whites' maybe 20+ - all on the wing but no firm identification.

Also, this day flying micro which I haven't got to grips with yet... Pretty small, and a poor picture as it settled on a grass stem with the breeze blowing. Maybe enough on the photo to i d ??

Lee Mount - 19th May

Just one moth in the trap this morning which I think must be Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentate f nigra

 

And from the 17th - a nice Angle Shades but very little else this week !

 

Butterfly records (and a moth)

Walks the Calderdale Way from Norwood Green to Brighouse today, I thought there would be more butterflies around but they seemed scarce.

Bailiff Bridge
1 x orange tip
2 x large white

Birkhouse area
1x Speckled Wood

Also a twenty-plume moth on the window at home.

Coleophora lusciniaepennella

A tenanted case from Copley village on Goat Willow.

last nights moths

White Ermine x 1
Pale Shouldered Brocade x 1
Pale Tussock x 1
Bright line Brown Eye x 1
Early Grey  x 1
Common Pug x 1
Double Striped Pug x 1
Currant Pug x 1
Brindled Pug x 1
Light Brown Apple Moth x 2
Scalloped hazel x 1
Common Carpet x 1
Flame Carpet x 1

Lee Mount - 15th May

Just one moth in the trap this morning, with a first for the year - a Garden Carpet.