Lee Mount and Ringby Lane

3 Small Coppers up the lane this morning but very few flowering plants up there now!

Lee Mount - up to 12 Red Admirals and 4 Small Tortoiseshells on Buddleia and Sedum the last few days and still here today.
Great weather for butterfly's !

Stainland.

Just one moth again, it's a new one to me. I think it's a Strawberry Tortrix - Acleris comariana. I also looked at A. laterana, but the moth below was smaller that the stated size A. laterana, probably 5 or 6mm tip to tail.

Strawberry Tortrix - 

Acleris comariana. TBC.

Lee Mount - 28th September

Some very unexpected moths last night and in the trap this morning. All looking freshly emerged and bright. Think I've got identification correct ?

 Above and below 2 different November Moth agg

 Blair's Shoulder-knot

 

 Merveille du Jour (what a stunner)!

 

Red-green Carpet

 

Also

Copper Underwing agg x 1

Red-line Quaker x 1

Light-brown Apple-moth x1
Silver Y x 1
 

Small Coppers

I can not believe that there were 30 Small Coppers feeding on ragwort today at Northowram , its the last week of September.......?? 3 Red Admiral and 3 Small Whites also today.......

Recent butterfly records

Shelf Hall Park - Tuesday 25th September
2 x Speckled Wood
1 x small tortoiseshell


Ogden Water - Thursday 27th September
2 x Speckled Wood
1 x Comma

Lee Mount 26th/27th September

A new one for here last night and still here this morning - Red-line Quaker and also a Green Carpet. Not had many 'carpet sp' all year so this was very nice for a change, though looking a little worn.
1 Silver Y was nectering last night on the Buddleia as well, nice to see in the torch-light.

 Green Carpet

 

Red-line Quaker

 

Also in the trap this morning

Large Yellow Underwing x 1

Svensson's Copper Underwing x 1 (found dead)

Copper Underwing agg

Light-brown Apple-moth x 3

Also a pug which I'm working on !!!

10 Red Admirals on the Buddleia and Sedum  yesterday and just one Small Tortoiseshell

Lee Mount -25th September

Moth trap empty this morning (2 days running) not used to this !!

Butterfly's made up for it though. At one time just across lunch time we counted a minimum of 12 Red Admirals and 4 Small Tortoiseshells. All on the few remaining flowers on the Buddleia and now making good use of the Sedum.

Lee Mount

Not a lot on the Moth front this last few days but this Mottled Umber on the fence by the trap on Sunday was still there this morning.

Mottle Umber

Stainland.

It's a lovely, mild sunny day and one small tortoiseshell was feeding from a pansy in the garden.

Hardly groundbreaking news in view of other posts about butterflies, However, we have not seem very many in the garden this year and it's the first tortoiseshell I have seen in the garden.

Late September

A warm sunny day at Hedge Top Lane , Northowram today...The week ahead looks good for Butterfly's please post any records.....all are important at this time of year. Looks like we are in for a large Red Admiral influx....

Small Copper x 7
Red Admiral x 10
Small Tortoiseshell x 1
Small White x 5
Silver Y x 3

Caterpillar ??

A strange looking caterpillar found by Steve Blacksmith today at Kebroyd on a beech near the river. Any ideas ??

Update from Steve - he found it on wildlifeinsight.com -  Pale Tussock Moth after a search for 'white hairy caterpillar'.

Ogden - Thursday 20th

Red admiral x1
Speckled Wood x2

But all gone by 1pm!!

Fly Flatts

Red Admiral x 4
Small Tortoiseshell x 1
White sp x 1

stainland.

A brave, solo moth was sheltering from the wind and rain this morning. How it flew here in the wind we had last nigh,t I don't know. It's a rather sad looking Lesser Yellow Underwing.

Lesser Yellow Underwing.

Lee Mount - 17th September

Four really nice moths this morning.

These three are the same moth with a very pink abdomen underneath. I can't figure it out from the 'sallows' or possibly Brick type/Flounced Chestnut. I'm not sure if it's a faded individual or that's it's natural state ? so any help appreciated..!

 Lunar Underwing

 

Pale Mottled Willow

 

Also a Black Rustic but didn't get a decent photo of that one !

Out and about - 17th September

Lee Mount - Red Admiral and Small White
Ringby Lane - Small White
Ogden - Speckled Wood x 2

Stainland.

I'm reasonably sure the moth below is a very worn Common Marbled Carpet. The poor thing looks to be on it's way out.

Common Marbled Carpet. TBC.

Castle Carr Road etc - 16th September

Small Heath on gorse bushes in the afternoon. I wasn't expecting any butterfly's but it was a welcome sight.

 Small Heath

 

Also a query from Lee Mount with this ? Marbled Carpet. Can't decide whether or not it is Common Marbled or Dark Marbled as only limited experience of Dark Marbled ?

Stainland.

Three moths at 3am when I let our cat out. All had gone at 8am. I must miss so many moths by not staying up half the night. (As if!) One of these moths I'm not certain of. Conditions for taking the shots were not good. I won't bore you with an explanation.

Light Brown Apple.

Small Dusty Wave.

I think the moth below is a very worn Small Dusty Wave. It was noticeably bigger than the Wave above. As they don't vary  much in size, I wasn't sure. The lack of markings doesn't help either.

Small Dusty Wave. TBC.

Lee Mount - 15th September

2 'gems' today

 Black Rustic in the trap this morning

 

Later in the morning I looked out of the window and saw this hovering around the Buddleia (in the drizzle) !!! - camera to hand - not often that happens. It didn't stay long around 3 minutes then it just disappeared !

 Hummingbird Hawkmoth