Wainstalls

Red admiral

Crimsworth Dean

Tried the upper end of the dean around Grainwater Bridge and Lumb Falls this morning in hail, rain, wind and sunshine. Very hardy butterflies Red Admirals x 2 and a Small Tortoiseshell x 1 and all sheltering on stone walls. No moths found.

Rishworth

Does everyone agree with dark Brocade?

Cold Edge

Ear Moth species on Ragwort this afternoon. Photo is from the phone so it's a bit of a trial and hope it comes out ok .

Lee Mount - 2nd September

Hardly anything in the trap this morning.
Centre-barred Sallow x 1
Square-spot Rustic x 1
Large Yellow Underwing x 2
Lesser Yellow Underwing x 1
............and that was it !

Also keep seeing what could be a Vapourer Moths flying around in the daytime. Just can't get enough on them to be sure especially when they head off over the trees !

Rishworth

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Sorry I have so Many.....

                                                 ?????? Wainscot       Old Lady Below (Sugar mixture Had 8 Of them)

                                                         Dark Brocade or Arches other Brocade is sure as a Brocade

Rishworth

ID Anyone?

Rishworth

Anyone For ID?

Thought about a Rustic but still not sure... Above

                                                           ID Above

                                                   Frosted Orange Above

                                             Buff Footman Above    Id Below

Rishworth

Pictures From Friday Night

                                           Everyone sure with an Angle-Striped Sallow?

                                          Looking good for Small Wainscot? Forewing c12mm

Rishworth

Saturday 31st August 2019 Moth Trapping Session


Angle Shades was the highlight but a few other good species were present.


List of Species:
Square-Spot Rustic
Dark Arches
Rosy Rustic
Frosted Orange
Large Yellow Underwing
Autumnal Rustic
Copper Underwing Agg.
Dark Brocade
Small Wainscot
Lesser Common Rustic
Angle Shades

Lee Mount - 1st September

Little doing overnight but this beauty was a bit special with it's coloration. There was another a few days ago but  that did not have the colour this one has.

Autumnal Rustic

September 1st and 2nd Butterflies

Hard going in the wind and rain today in Sowerby Bridge...1st

Comma x 1
Red Admiral x 1
Painted Lady x 2
Green - veined White x 2
Small White x 3
Speckled Wood x 2
Silver Y x 1

September 2nd Hollas Bridge

Painted Lady x 8
Red Admiral x 4
Small White x 3
Common Blue x 1

Elm Groundling

Trapped at CB on Aug. 24th. Gen Det (CS)

Elm Groundling (Carpatolechia fugivitella)

Lee Mount

This one is puzzling me... any help appreciated.
It was here 2 nights - 23rd and 24th August.. but can I work it out ? c18 mm wing length and quite a sheen to it , though it fails to show this on the photos.

Cromwell Bottom moths - Aug. 24th

One or two bits of interest but nowt too wonderful:


http://cromwellbottom.blogspot.com/2019/08/moth-night-aug-24th.html

VC 63 Garden Moths Sunday 25th August 2019

Sun 25th August 2019

Weather Hot 16-18 0 pm Still Moon 1/4

Actinic 20 W

ABH  73.219 BF2269  Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago x2

ABH  28.010 BF 647   Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella

ABH  73.169 BF2343  Common /Lesser Com Rustic Mesapamea secalis agg

ABH  73.342 BF2107  Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
ABH  63.038 BF1405  Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis

ABH  73.107 BF2300  Old Lady Mormo maura
ABH  73.084 BF2293  Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica
ABH  73.325  BF2092  Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta

ABH  49.039 BF0998   Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
ABH  70.049 BF1728   Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
ABH  70.061 BF1738   Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata

Sunday 25th/27th , Northowram

Small Copper x 12 /16
Small Tortoiseshell x 3 /10 (
Painted Lady x 15 / 22
Peacock x 3 / 2
Holly Blue x 1 / 0
Gatekeeper x 3 / 1
Small White  x 20
Large White x 4
Speckled Wood x 2 /4
Red Admiral x 1 /1

                                                                     Gatekeeper

                                                               Small Copper  abb blue dots

                                                  Small Tortoiseshell freshly emerged

Ogden Lane / Rocks Lane

1 Wall
2 Small copper

Also, an unidentified moth seen through the window of Morrisons cafe

VC 63 Garden Moths Friday 23rd August 2019

Weather Warm circa 12-15 o

Method Actinic 20 W Robinson

Friday 23rd August 2019

Other Entomology   Tipula maxima ( Cranefly )

The Predominant Moth was the LY  Under Wing Totalling about 40 or more ,. these really meritted closer inspection as there were likely other Underwing Species amongst them. I am pretty certain there was a Least Yellow with the forewings being a bright fulvous-brown colour and yellow flash on release but in haste was released without imaging

Check this LINK for a quick Pictorial overview and Guide to Identification of Underwings

ABH 73.357  2134   Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

ABH 73.107  2300   Old Lady Mormo maura   x2

ABH 49.039  0998   Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

ABH 16.001  0424   Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella

ABH 73.169  2343   Common / Lesser Rustic Mesapamea secalis agg +

ABH 73.062  2297 Copper/Svennson  Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea
ABH 73.342  2107   Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
ABH 73.345  2109   Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
ABH 73.348  2111   Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
ABH 73.346  2112   Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta

ABH 49.091 1011  Pseudargyrotoza conwagana TBC +++

ABH   73.343  2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata ++

  + dark form  with almost white stigmata tend to be likely M didyma.
  ++ I 've included below for completion taken at CB LNR a few weeks ago
+++ One Query For Comment last below

ABH 73.345  2109    Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes TBC

• smaller than both Large and Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings.

• Forewing colouration   consistant,    light sandy brown and both oval and kidney-marks are usually quite conspicuous.

• When resting often a horizontal, well-spaced row of black dots near the base of the forewings and the edge of the forewing is characterised by a row of black marks, found on none of the other Underwings.

ABH 73.348  2111   Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe








ABH 73.342  2107   Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

Variable in its form










ABH  73.343  2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata

ABH 73.357  2134   Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa






ABH 73.169  2343   Common / Lesser Rustic Mesapamea secalis agg +




ABH 73.062  2297 Copper/Svennson  Copper Underwing agg Amphipyra pyramidea




ABH 73.107  2300   Old Lady Mormo maura







Query  7-9 mm

ABH 49.091 1011  Pseudargyrotoza conwagana TBC

Cold Edge dams

Small heath 2