Angle Shades Caterpillar.

First cat of the season for me, an Angle Shades Caterpillar. For some reason, since 2016, I've only seen green Angle Shades cats in the garden. I wonder what the conditions are that create brown ones (as well as green)?

There is a small brown ring with a whitish centre, near it's head. It's visible in the second image. It seems to be diagnostic, but I'm happy to be corrected.

Angle Shades Caterpillar.

Angle Shades Caterpillar.

Counters revisited.

Colin, thank you for the information. I took a look at it, unfortunately, it's not the one I was looking for. My blog has an "sum total of visitors" counter at the bottom.

It's the Day, week, month, year" counter top right of the screen  that stopped working months ago. See below.

I' get the feeling for digging about, that there isn't a way to get it working again. As Andy, said, I'll have to live with it. Still thanks for the help, I hope you are in good health.

Second Dotted Border.

Anne spotted this Dotted Border today, I'd missed it somehow. It's a different form than the one I posted nine days ago. It's always nice to have a few forms of the same moth. I'm hoping for a third form now (Greedy!)

Dotted Border

Orange Underwing

Had my first Orange Underwing today flying around by the Cabin and newt ponds ....and one Dotted Border in the evening,,,

Oak Beauties

A fantastic find by Matt Fawcett and Aziza Mills at Crimsworth Dean on Sunday, A pair of Oak Beauties 'in cop' .Also one Mottled Grey to an outside light...

Question.

Hi, I know this is not the place for this question, sorry. However, I have looked on the net for an answer and spoken to several people  but I still have no answer.

Some months ago, my blog stopped counting page hits. It stuck at 12 for months, then two weeks ago moved to 13 hits. Having had almost 50 hits on the latest post, I know the counter is broken but can't find out how to get it working. Does anyone know please? Thanks in advance.

Ogden & Copley

Had a good few moths at the light at Ogden, just working through ID, but the one below is really giving me issues - was going with Northern Dart or Nut Tree Tussock but not convinced on either, any help appreciated.

Also found this pupa in the garden, it was in the soil at the bottom of a rotting large wooden barrel/pot. As you can see it is rather large (1.5 inches at least). Any ideas what it might be or what to do with it. At the moment it is under some soil in a bucket in my garage. Really would like to know that this is.

Shibden

This afternoon

 Herald

This Small Tortoiseshell (I think) must be well dead as it seemed to be covered in some sort of fungus growth 

Lee Mount

Some from earlier this week...and an i d check !

 Common Quakers with a Small Quaker

 Dotted Border - melanic form but this one still shows the 'dots'

Ypsolopha ustella 

Grey Shoulder Knot.

Just one this morning, a Grey Shoulder knot. As it's the 1st of March, I'm hoping this will be a good sign of plenty moths this year. Nonsense I know, but one can hope.

Grey Shoulder Knot.

28.02.19

Only House Wood

Diurnea Fagella x 2

Cromwell Bottom ...sugared tree

Satellite x 20
Chestnut x 1

Lee Mount - 28th Feb

An interesting catch this morning
Common Quaker x 1
Chestnut x 2
Common Plume x 1
March Moth x 3
Twin-spotted Quaker x 1
Hebrew Character x 1
Dotted Border x 1
Satellite x 1

Twin-spotted Quaker

Not too good a photo - it seemed reluctant to come out of the egg-box so I left it under the shrubbery and it soon disappeared !

Another Phyllo...........

Seem to have been photographing these for ever......


This one's London Midget (Phyllonorycter platani), it emerged this morning from a mine found on London Plane at Spring Hall sports ground last autumn. They appear to be spreading in Calderdale.

Lee Mount - 26th and 27th February

Still up to 4 March Moths about this last few days. Might get around to posting some photo's when I get round to it !!

26th
Common Quaker x 4
Small Quaker x 1
Dotted Border x 1
Agonopterix heracliana x 1
Common Plume x 1

This morning - 27th
Common Quaker x 4
Chestnut x 1
March Moth x 2
Dotted Border x 1
Agonopterix heracliana x 1

Crimsworth Dean

Just 2 Small Tortoiseshells in the dean today though we were on the look-out for more !

Moth Trap Intruders

This might interest all you moth trappers out there. You'll have to join the group to see all the posts, comments etc.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/119091688719071/

Ogden Lane.

My first butterfly of the season; a small tortoiseshell was nectering on a daffodil on Ogden lane. The only butterfly I saw all day.

Only House Wood

Dotted Border x 4
Dotted Border melanic x 3
Dotted Border female x 1
Diurnea fagell x 1
Agonopterix Her x 1

An hour in the wood with torch and net

Ogden Water light

A few moths on the light today at Ogden Water.

1x March moth
1x Dotted border
2x Mottled grey

Also one butterfly taking its life in its wings as it fluttered across the A629 - looked like a red admiral but could not get a clear look.

Garden Moths 25th February 2019

Clear Sky. Temps low . Cooling towards 3-4 o

UV 20W


Two this evening

73.244 BF2187    Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi

70.245 BF1663    March Moth Alsophila aescularia