Stainland.

There was a Red-Green Carpet sheltering from the rain at 3am. I tried to take a shot at it with Anne's camera. It's a miserable photo but enough to get a positive ID from. It had gone this morning. Shame I couldn't get a better photo, it's the first one of these I've seen and looks very fresh.

Red-Green Carpet.

Stainland.

A Small Dusty Wave to show this morning.

It must have been fairly cold last night, the Large Yellow Underwing that I posted here on the 10th of this month, is still with me and in the same place. The longest period of time a moth has stayed here was five days. I assume they can put themselves into a sort of suspended animation, as they tend not to change position once they settle. I'd like to sleep like that sometimes, all through the winter, for instance.

Small Dusty Wave.

Stainland.

This little beauty was on the door this morning. It must be fairly fresh, the markings are almost perfect. I think it's a Flounced Rustic. If anyone knows any different, please correct me. Thanks.

Flounced Rustic. TBC.

Northowram today

2 freshly emerged Small Copper today , 2 Speckled Wood , 1 Red Admiral , 1 large and 2 Small Whites............. 1 Small Tortoiseshell Shibden Valley (thanks P.Smith)

Exley Bank Wood

Had a quick wander through the wood yesterday and saw three adult leps:

 

Speckled Wood x 1

Acleris sparsana x 1

Stenolechia gemmella x 1

 

The last one was resting on an oak trunk doing a great impression of a bagworm.

 

 

And the customary indoor shot below.

Mothing on Norland - Wed 12th September

Chris & Robin from the Countryside Service have a public moth trapping event on Norland Moor on Wed 12th September. We will be meeting from 7pm in the car park at the recreation area. Hopefully have a few moths about and the weather will be better than last year!

If anyone wants to join us, call in etc. then feel free to do so.

Saturday 16th and Wednesday 19th September 7pm-9pm Moth trapping

Wednesday 19^th September 7pm-9pm  at Hardcastle Craggs , Gibson Mill with Nat
Saturday   16th Cromwell Bottom 8pm  onwards with Barry

Stainland

Just one Large Yellow Underwing - noctua pronuba, this morning.

Large Yellow Underwing.

Fly Flatts

Blowing a strong westerly wind today up there but it didn't stop a Red Admiral flying through straight past the car heading east though it didn't have much choice in that wind.

Lee Mount - 8th September

Two new ones for me here from overnight. Pretty sure I have the correct identification !

 Small Dusty Wave on the door frame from overnight on 7th and still there on the 8th briefly. I thought at first it was a 'pug'. Quite a small moth.

 

 Pink-barred Sallow

Underside through a container

Mixenden Reservoir

Just 1 Speckled Wood this morning but a lot cooler and breezy.

Update - Speckled Wood at home along with a Large White this afternoon

Hag Lane and Pepper Hill

Above the Shibden Valley this afternoon on the track behind the ski-slope.
1 Red Admiral
4 Speckled Woods (around the holly bushes)

Lee Mount - 6th September

A 'first' for here this morning.

 Turnip Moth (20mm wing length)

Also
Heath Rustic x 1
Lesser Yellow Underwing x 1
Silver Y x 1
Lesser B-b Yellow Underwing x 1
Large Yellow Underwing x 7
Copper Underwing agg x 2
Svensson's Copper Underwing x 2

Fly Flatts

This afternoon along the top road.
3 Green-veined Whites
2 Small Tortoiseshell
2 Red Admirals
1 Small Heath

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Luddenden Dean

We walked both sides of the valley, around 3 hrs, from Jerusalem Farm to Castle Carr Lower Lodge and return this morning. Still a few butterfly's about in the warmth of hazy sunshine
30+ Speckled Wood seen throughout the Dean but the remainder were mainly thanks to a few Buddleia bushes in the gardens
3 Red Admirals
4 Small Tortoiseshell
2 Large White
15+ Small White but no Green-veined to confirm.

Also 2/3 Vapourer Moths suspected as fly-by but not confirmed unfortunately. They are tricky 'so and so's' in flight !!

Lee Mount 4th September querie !

Any thoughts on this moth from this morning ?

Thought at first it was a Shuttle-shaped Dart with the wings folded though it looked longer and darker but I don't think it's that now and I've not seen either of the other possibilities which could be (Heart and Club or Dark Sword-grass) ??? Wing length similar to L Y Underwing.

Turnip Moth

Mixenden and Hunter Hill

This afternoon 10 Speckled Wood butterfly's along the west side of Mixenden Reservoir.

1 Small Tortoiseshell on Hunter Hill.

Also on Hunter Hill I found 2 Fox Moth caterpillars, one footpath casualty and another seemed to be feeding on grass on the short turf.
I also found one moth along a hawthorn hedge by Ogden golf course which I'm pretty sure must be a Rhomboid Tortrix - Acleris rhombana. Photo not that good as it was taken on the phone !

 Rhomboid Tortrix

 

Fox Moth caterpillar

I understand care has to be taken at some stages of the instars as confusion can arise with Oak Egger caterpillars. I'm pretty sure this is Fox Moth but have never seen or found Oak Egger cat's for comparison. Has anyone else ?



Lee Mount

This morning - 2 immaculate looking Autumnal Rustics probably freshly emerged showing a pink tinge on the upper and on the underside.


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 Autumnal Rustic's

September Butterflies

Off to a good start with 6 species so far. Red Admirals and Speckled Woods are about in good numbers as are Large and Small Whites , A Comma in a light trap at Luddenden Foot was a surprise and 1 Peacock at Fly flatts.

Small Autumnal Moth

Another great moth from Luddenden Village. The Epririta moths are impossible to separate without dissection but this early flier is undoubtedly this species .Thanks Martyn
Rosy Rustic seen on Soil Hill last week thanks Nigel Kerwin..